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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 121, 2 May 1884, Page 3

County Council Notices. COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. IN accordance with see ion 133 of “ The Counties’ Act, 1876,” the following Statement of Accounts for the year 1884 is published for general information. JOHN WABBEN, Clerk and Treasurer. Dated this 28th April, 1884.

STATEMENT OF THE BECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COUTNY OF COOK FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1884. RECEIPTS. 1883. £ s. d. £ s. d. April I.—To Balance in Treasurer’s hands .. ~ .. 18 0 0 1884. March 31,— From Rates— Part General Rate, 1883 .. .. ~ ~ 2745 6 6 Part General Rate, 1882 .. ~ ~ ~ 516 5 8 Part Special Rate Roads and Bridges Act.. ~ 206 1 11 Rates on Crown Lands 1882 and 1883 ~ •. 1110 17 10 4578 11 6 From the Government— Progress Payments Roads and Bridges Act ~ 2441 0 1 Special Grant, Wairoa Road 600 0 0 3Oll 0 0 Fbom Miscellaneous Sources — Hotel Licenses .. ~ .. .. .. 501 0 0 Slaughterhouses .. .. .. .. .. 97 15 9 Dog Registration 303 2 6 Pounds.. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 75 1 5 Ferry Rents 58 15 0 Penalties .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 17 6 Deposits forfeited .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Repayments for Engineer’s services .. .. 3 3 0 Donation East Coast Road 5 0 0 Sale of stationery .. .. .. .. .. 300 1059 15 2 Subsidy by Road Board .. .. .. .. .. 11 10 0 Transfer from Grants Roads and Bridges Act for Engineer’s services .. .. .. .. .. 66 13 4 Ditto Wairoa Road Grant 200 0 0 266 13 4 £8975 10 0 EXPENDITURE. 1883. April I.—By Balance due to Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1333 7 9 Outstanding cheques ~ .. 308 6 0 1641 13 g 1884. March 31— On Public Works— New Roads — Survey and Construction6B6 2 4 L ridges 305 12 9 Existing Roads— Repairs and Improvements 815 13 9 Drains 307 15 0 Ferries .. .. .. .. ~ .. 502 0 0 2617 3 10 On Charitable Institutions— 51 10 On Special Works out of Grants— Wairoa Road .. .. .. ~ .. 472 13 0 Under Roads and Bridges Construction Act .. 2493 3 2 £2965 16 2 On Miscellaneous Purposes— Salaries .. .. .. .. .. ~ 695 9 2 Rents 58 3 0 Buildings .. 69 16 0 Printing and advertising .. .. .. .. 125 22 Dog registration .. .. .. .. .. 63 14 6 Law 916 Licensing Committees—Election and Polls .. 35 10 6 Furniture .. .. .. .. ~ .. 14 0 0 Pounds.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 16 8 Penalty remitted .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Sundries 85 0 0 1176 13 6 Interest on Bank Overdraft .. .. .. .. 125 9 4 Balance in Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 353 2 3 Balance in Treasurer’s hands 44 1 2 397 3 5 £8,975 10 0

BALANCE-SHEET. LIABILITIES. 1884. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Contracts— Ordinary works 801 10 1 Special works under Roads and Bridges Act in progress 708 14 6 Wairoa Road 85 4 0 793 18 6 Ditto for Works under Roads andjßridges Act not undertaken 7566 0 0 Ferry subsidies 8 10 0 Salaries and Licensing Committees 91 19 4 Furniture 58 9 6 Small accounts printing, advertising, &c. 25 0 0 lB3 18 10 First Debentures Roads and Bridges Act 292 11 0 Rates, errors, twice charged, and bad debts, 1881-1882 ... 235 13 6 £9,873 11 11 ASSETS. By Cash in Bank of New Zealand 353 2 3 Cash in Treasurer’s hands 44 1 2 Reported sales of dog collars in out-districts 52 0 0 Subsidy from Arai Board for Oweta Road and Karawa Bridge 84 13 0 533 16 5 Progress payments Roads and Bridges Act for works undertaken 694 0 0 Balance of Roads and Bridges Act grant 7556 0 0 8260 0 0 Outstanding rates, 1882 376 10 7 Ditto 1883 1033 9 6 Slaughter license fees due 42 2 0 Dog collars on issue 29 10 0 Dog collars in store 29 0 0 Rates on Native lands 1093 8 8 2604 0 9 Property— Tools and furniture, less depreciation ~, 250 0 0 Tologa and Pakirikiri Punts, do. ~ .. 400 0 0 Strong room, do. 65 0 0 Railway plant estimated 4500 0 0 5215 0 0 £16,612 17 2

DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. 1883. April I.—To Balance in Bank of New Zealand 17 17 0 1884. March 31.—Deposits with Tenders 458 2 3 Pound Trust Monies .. .. ~ ~ ~ 31 13 6 Refund Temporary Advances .. .. .. ~ 31 18 0 521 13 9 £539 10 9 EXPENDITURE. 1884. March 31.—Deposits Refunded .. .. ~ ... 445 2 3 Deposits Forfeited .. .. .. .. ~ 10 0 0 Refunds owners impounded Cattle 9 16 6 Temporary Advances 31 18 0 496 16 9 Balance in Bank of New Zealand 42 14 0 | £539 10 9 A STATEMENT OF THE RESERVES AND OTHER REAL PROPERTY OF ) COOK COUNTY ON 31si MARCH, 1884. Fourteen acres Waiherere Quarry Not leased. A STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COUNTY OF COOK ON THE 31st MARCH, 1884. Repayment to Her Majesty of the sum of £2,579, being one-fourth of Grant No. 1 under the Roads and Bridges Constructions Act, 1882 2579 0 0 Repayment to Her Majesty of the sum of £385, being the whole amount of Grant No. 2 m der the Hoads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882, for the Karawa Bridge 335 0 q £2,964 0 0 I hereby certify the foregoing statement to be a correct abstract of the accounts of the Cook County Council during the year ended 31st March, 1884. JOHN WARREN, Clerk and Treasurer. Dated this 15th day of April, 1884. Audited and found correct. D. JOHNSTON, Jcxr., County Auditor. 28th April, 1884.