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Town Eeseeves. Leased for twenty-one years, at a total annual rental of £26. Rent due for 1879-80 (one year), £26. Jas. F. Healet, Borough Treasurer. 13th May, 1879. Edsall Geubee, Mayor.

BOROUGH OF WESTPORT. Statement of the Eeceipts and Expenditure in the General Account, during the Year ending 31st March, 1879. Receipts. Expendituee. Revenue— £ s. d. £ s. d. Office charges— £ 8. d. £ s. d. Rates of previous years ... 87 19 1 Salaries ... ... ... 212 10 0 Rates of 1878-79 ... 439 9 6 Bent ... ... ... 32 10 0 527 8 7 Printing and advertising ... 85 8 3 Rents — Law expenses ... ... 45 17 6 Municipal Reserve leases ... ... 98 3 5 Contingencies ... ... 34 2 4 Fees— 410 8 1 Publicans, wholesale, auction- Other charges— eers, and brewers'licenses 725 10 0 Election expenses ... ... 6 5 0 Carters and boatmen's licenses 11 10 0 . Dog-tax charges ... ... 3 6 0 Registration of dogs ... 25 0 0 Summonses and Court expenses 911 0 Resident Magistrate's Court Valuation ... ... 28 0 0 fees and fines ... ... 1 18 0 Sir George Grey's visit expenses 30 0 0 763 18 0 | Wellington deputation expenses 58 4 0 Reimbursements of expenditure — Town Hall plans ... ... 710 0 Resident. Magistrate's Court Orawaitai Cemetery,grant ... 10 0 0 costs ... ... 2 3 0 Publicans' license, refund ... 27 10 0 Refund from Deposit Account 2 0 0 180 6 0 4 3 0 Public works— Receipts in aid — Contracts, wages, and surveys ... 702 13 5 Subsidy upon rates from Nuisances — General Government ... ... 303 17 6 Salary of Inspector ... ... 15 4 6 Cash in hand, 31st March, 1878 ... 64 11 1 SubsidiesOverdraft, Bank of New Zealand, Relief Fund ... ... 23 9 7 31st March, 1879 ... 243 11 7 Westport Hospital ... 66 4 O Unpresented cheque, 31st March, Westport Athenaeum. ... 63 13 0 1879 ... ... ... 4 4 0 153 6 7 247 15 7 Bank interest upon overdraft ... 21 15 10 Cash on hand, 31st March, 1879 ... 6 12 11 Dr. Balance, 31st March, 1878 ... 519 9 10 £2,009 17 2 £2,009 17 2 Deposit Account. De. £ s. d. Ce. £ s . d. Balance, 31st March, 1878 ... ... ... 24 19 6 Deposits refunded ... ... ... ... 60 0 0 Amounts received ... ... ... 40 0 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 4 19 6 £64 19 6 £64 19 6 J. S. S. Dempset, Treasurer. Audited and found correct. G. W. Saltee, ") . ~, Westport, 31st May, 1879. W. S. Mundat, $ AudltorsW. E. Haselden, Mayor.

Statement of the Assets and Liabilities on 31st March, 1879. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Unpaid rates, 1, 2, 3, and 4, Town Hall Building Contract, W. Bull ... 585 11 0 Assessment ... ... 359 15 10 Brougham Street Contract, No. 1, Neilson Unpaid rates, 5, Assessment ... 50 3 8 and Co. ... ... ... ... 47 10 0 „ „ 6, „ ... 83 11 6 Palmerston Street Footpath Contract, Cham493 11 0 pion and Murray ... ... ... 126 18 0 Municipal Reserve, rents due ... ... 120 14 7 Buller News ... ... ... ... 5 8 0 Rate subsidy ... 303 17 5 Wages ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 Cash on hand ... 6 12 11 Salaries ... ... ... ... 16 13 4 Balance, deposits on contracts to be refunded 4 19 6 Amount of Auctioneer's license to be refunded 40 0 0 Balance ... ... 220 12 0 Hospital subsidy ... ... ... 44 1 6 Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand ... ... 243 11 7 Unpresented cheque ... ... ... 4 4 0 Town Hall Reserve, Clearing Contract, Summers and Co. ... ... ... 24 10 0 £1,150 7 5 £1,150 7 5 J. S. S. Dempset, Treasurer. Audited and found correct. G. W. Saltee, ") . ... Westport, 31st May, 1879. W. S. Mundat, j AudltorsW. E. Haselden, Mayor. By Authority : Geoege Didsbuet, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB79. Price 2s. 6d.] 9—B. 2a.