WATERWORKS ACCOUNTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 295, 14 December 1874, Page 2

WATERWORKS ACCOUNTS.

Below are given the details of the defalcations of the Water Rates Collector from April lsst. From them it will be seen that a regular system of peculation haß been carried ont, displaying great laxity in those whose business it was to supervise the accounts. As ic is rumored that similar liberties have bem taken with the Education rates, it would be well that the report of the Commissioners appointed tt examine the accounts shonld be pnblished withont delay. Tbe followiog are the errors detected by Messrs Goulstone and Scaife:— RECONCILIATION OF CASH BOOK.

Agreeing with amonnt unaccounted for by" Collector. J Cash receired by the Collector during the April, Jnly, and October quarters 1009 7 3 Cash deposited in Bank by the Collector during the same Period 962 3 6 Unaccounted for by Collector ... 47 3j? ' H. Goulstone. . . T , A. W. Soaifb. Nelson, December 2, 1874,

.Receipt for Entered aa Deficiency £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d PUfc 1 IO 10 0 0 10 West 1 16 0 110 0 0 6 0 StaTCTt 618 0 613 0 0 5 0 Stanton 310 0 3 5 0 0' 5 0 Strong 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 Hooper... ... 3 4 6 212 6 0 12 0 Campbell ... 117 6 0 7 6 110 0 Gorrie 7 9 0 519 0 110 fl Fieldes 2 2 0 lio lio Thorn 018 9 0 7 6 011 3 Patching ... 411 0 2 H 0 2 0 0 Everett 3 3 0 119 0 14 0 Wylie 1 16 o 1 10 0 0 6 0 | 1 ivick 514 0 3 7 6 2 6 6 Edwards & Co. 916 0 819 0 017 0 Gilbert 015 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 Akersten ... 290 280 010 Holloway ... 010 6 010 0 0 0 6 Pigeon 015 6 015 0 0 0 6 Shepherd and Carter ... 018 9 0 7 6 0 113 Icckyer 012 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 Durrant... ... 015 0 0 7 6 0 7 6 Sinclair 2 2 0 010 6 111 6 Gilletc 2 2 0 015 0 17 0 Pickett 015 9 013 9 0 2 0 Total deficiency, £1 7 10b 6d. Receipts Omitted in Cash Book. '. Mrs Smith 1 10 0 Mrs Frank ... 0 13 0 Edwards & Co., 60s. 15e, 18s, 3s, 2i5,7«6d,48 6d, 7s 3d, 18s ... 714 3 Edwards &Co — Livick's Wharf 4 8 0 Adams and Pitt 0 18 0 Jarram 0 6 0 Levy, 18s, 9s 17 0 Leach, Collingwood-st _eet ... o 9 o Langford, 12s, 8s ... 10 0 Fisher, account Waimei Boad ... 0 9 0 Sn» u 0 6 0 Webley, Brook-street ;... ...0 6 0 Frank, Tasman-street 2 2 0 E. Everett— Rate in April ... 09 o Allen, Nile-street 1 10 0 Wilsoa ... 0 9 0 Cross— Wharf Account 1 10 0 \£2S 6 3 Receipts entered in Bate BooAdifferent from Cash Book, Bate Entries being correct. s, «*-____. Woy*. ... o 7 6 Harler 0 16 Dr. Cotterell '00 Allport 0 5 0 £1 14 o Errors ix Cash Book. Folio 16, in addition, short ... 3 0 0 Folio 33, in addition, more ...10 0 £2 0 0 Recapitulation of Errors. s"°™ 17 10 6 Kecupts omitted in Cash Book ...25 6 3 Receipts entered in Rate Book dift. rent to Cash Book 114 0 Errors in addition in Cash Book ... 2 0 0 Errors per Rate Book undiscovered 0 13 0 £47 3 9