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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 954, 9 May 1879, Page 2

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS IN BANKRUPTCY. In the matter of JOHN LEWIS, of Maerewheriua, ill the Provincial- District of Otago, Farmer, a Debtor, and in the matter of " The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1576." IS HEREBY GIVEN that by an order made by the District Court of Timaru and Oamaru, holden at Oamaru, on the seventh day of May current tho above-named JOHN LKWIS was adjudged bankrupt; and notice is further given that the Clerk of the above Court has appointed the Courthouse, Oamaru, and WEDNESDAY, the FOURTEENTH day of MAY current, at three o'clock in the afternoon as the place and time for holding a Meeting of Creditors of the above-named John Lewis. Da! 1,1 this Sth day of May, 1579. EDWIN CHARLES SMITH, The Petitioning Creditor.. lIISLOP AND CuiiAGU, Solicitors. WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL. A BSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL for the year ending31st March, 1579. HEVENUE. £ B. d. Balance from 31 March, IS7S 15,351 5 7 Licenses— Publicans ... £5Ol 0 0 Bottle 72 10 0 Billiard 15 0 0 Slaughtering ... 20 10 0 Carriers 9 0 0 CIS 0 0 Receipts from Government— Gold Revenue.. £35 5 6 Gold Duty ... 43 IS 3 Land Revenue. 3979 IS 1 Subsidy ... 20IS 13 10 Rates—lS77-S ... £0 911 Do 1678-9 ... 650 2 9 6077 10 8 650 12 Deposits forfeited 7 7 0 Dog Tax 304 0 0 Poundage fees in deposit ... 312 10 Rene of Reserve ... ... 2 0 0 Bank Interest ... 675 3 3 £23,689 12 0 EXPENDITURE. £ 8, . Konds and Works ... ... 13,556 7 Valuation Expenses Inspector Engineer Advertising Printing and Stationery Col ection of Dog Tax i ,'lcrk aud Treasurer Rent of Office Hangers Members' Travelling Expenses Election Expenses L.cense Court Expenses Incidental •Stamps, Telegrams, &c. Acclimatisation Society Cemeteries Public Libraries Land Estate Chairman l.egal Expenses Charitable Institutions 'ilice Furniture ... ..„ 170 Poundage Fees transferred to Deposit account ... 3 12 10 15,7-19 15 1 Balance in Bank at 31 March 7,939 16 11 £23,65f) 12 J AS. MARTIN, ', ( ' »*->, County Treasurer; \ Vr "" 7 " A ROBERT CAMPBELL, Chairman. I have examined the above abstract and compared it with the Treasurer's books aud vouchers, and with tho Bank pass-book, aud, wit! l the exceptions specified in my report to the Chairman, I certify it to be correct. H. LIVINGSTON, Auditor. PUBLIC DEBT ACCOUNT Of Waitaki County Council at 31 March, 1579. Nil. —l-f.et, " LIVINGTSON, Auditor.

PUBLIC RESERVES AND OTHER REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT Of Waitaki County Council at 31 March, 1579. Freehold Section 6, Block 12, Maheno, Correct, H. LIVINGSTON, Auditor. STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Of Waitaki County Council at 31 March). 1579. % ASfETS. £ 8. i Balance at credit in Colonial Bank 7,939 16 11 Rates outstanding two years 24 5 If Government Subsidy, halfyear ... ... ... 2,018 13 lfr Hampden Road Board, half Contract No. 59 ... ... 84 6 0 Waitaki Road Board ... ... 12 5 0 Office Furniture ... ... 118 15 0 Books. Stationery, &c. ... 30 0 0 Land Revenue—not known ... Tools, &c. ... 66 13 4 £10,294 15 1 LIABILITIES. £ 8. d. Amount due on Contracts ... 1,256 0 2 do do Waitaki Bridge Contract ... 3,000 0 9 Unpresented Accounts ... 188 8 8 4,474 S 10 Government, for School Commissioners of Otago ... 625 7 4 £5,099 16 2 JAS. MARTIN, County Treasurer ; ROBERT CAMPBELL, Chairman, In the Assets, I certify the items balaiics in bank, rates uncollected, and subsidy, to be correct; and in the Liabilities, the items contracts and Waitaki Bridge are correct l>y the Treasurer's books and accepted, tenders produced. H. LIVINGSTON, Auditor. The following extract from the Auditor'J .report to the Chairman is published for public information : "Dunedin, 30th April, 1579Sir, —I have the honor to forward you the accounts for the year ending 3U* MaHi,T.lß!£9, laid before me for audit. _ ( S . " i haVe to report that your Treasurer/ books have been correctly kept and all transactions are in accordance with I**» except the subsidies given to cemeteries to the Acclimatisation Society. I cannw find authority in the Acts by which W® Counties' powers and functions are defio®® for such expenditure, and I have therefor® been forced to exclude these items from tn® certificate.—l have, &c., " H. Livingston, Auditor* " The Chairman, - " Waitaki County Council." 4 ATT - H EW HA* Auctioneer, Laud, Estate, and General Stock and Station Agent, O A M A R U. Horse Sales every Saturday at 2 he Swan Yards, Thames-street.