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Statement of Accounts from 1869 to 1879-80.

Receipts. £ s. d. From Trustees, 1869 to 1873 ... ... 410 15 5 Votes by Parliament, 1870-71 to 1879-80 ... 2,700 0 0 Votes by Provincial Council, 1874-75 and 1876-77 ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 Grant from Flax Commissioners ... ... 50 0 0 Grant from Wellington Philosophical Society 50 0 0 City reserve rents, 1873 to September, 1879 853 13 11 Sale of plants ... ... ... ... 269 6 0 Sale of hay ... ... ... ... 201 0 6 Sale of sheep ... ... ... ... 13 15 0 Trespass ... ... ... ... 10 0 £5,149 10 10

EXPENDITUBE. £ ». d. Fencing ... ... ... ... 356 17 6 Paths ... ... ... ... ... 103 11 4 Buildings ... ... ... ... 332 7 4 Nursery ... ... ... ... 134 13 8 Purchase of plants, seeds, &c. ... ... 325 6 O Digging holes ... ... ... ... 84 6 9 Seats ... ... ... ... ... 47 1 4 Wages, labour, &o. ... ... ...3,276 3 4 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 257 19 8 Balance in hand, 21st July, 1880 ... 231 3 11 £5,149 10 10

Accounts of Botanic G-aeden Boaed, 1879-80.

Eeceipts. £ a. A. Balance in hand, 21st July, 1879... ... .84 15 5 Tote for 1879-80 ... ... ... 300 0 0 Share of rents from city reserves, from Ist April to 30th September, 1879... ... 94 8 8 Sale of plants ... ... ... ... 18 5 6 Sale of hay ... ... ... ... 35 0 0 £632 9 7

EXPENDITUEE. £ a. A. Garden work (including keeper's salary, cutting roads, nursery work, &c.) ... ... 304 18 11 Materials, timber, pipes, ironwork, &c. ... 26 1 6 Repair of keeper's cottage ... ... 9 17 3 Hay cutting and making ... ... ... 52 7 0 Purchase of plants ... ... ... 2 12 6 Miscellaneous items ... ... ... 586 Balance ... ... ... 231 3 11 £632 9 1

Abthtje Stock, 21st July, 1880. Hon. Treasurer.

By Authority : Geoug-s Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBo. Price 3d.]

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