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OTAGO. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1886.

ixpeni Utun By Balances on 1st January, 1886 Salaries and allowances to officers Expenses of collection, &c. Expenses of leasing—advertising, &c. ... Legal expenses Payments towards secondary education— Hokitika High School Board Greymouth High School Board Credit balances of account on 31st December, 1886 £ s. a. 15 9 3 14 0 4 0 0 5 16 6 3 10 6 £ s. a. 7 0 0 8 2 0 12 0 0 4 0 0 £ s. a. 15 9 10 14 0 12 2 0 17 16 6 7 10 6 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 24 14 3 24 14 3 Total expenditure ... 43 1 0 331 2 0 374 3 0 Assets. & s. a. 24 14 3 10 0 0 £ a. d. 10 0 0 £ s. 24 14 20 0 a. 3 0 Balance of cash on 31st December, 1886 Arrears of rents, &c. Total assets 34 14 3 10 0 0 44 14 3 Liabilities )ebit balance, Secondary Account 'rimary Account, due to Secondary Account £ s. d. £ s. a. 15 18 10 & s. a. 15 18 10 125 5 9 125 5 9 Total liabilities 125 5 9 15 18 10 141 4 7

Receipts. Primary Education Reserves. Secondary Education Reserves. Total. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. 'o Balances on 31st January, 1886— Bank Fixed deposit Arrears of revenue for previous years Eents, &c, of reserves for current year ... Net proceeds of land sales Repayment of loan Amount of valuation on fencing 2,988 17 9,257 16 0 8 231 3 0 462 10 10 480 2 1,350 0 3,220 0 9,720 7 2,230 11 25 0 34 15 l o o 6 7 0 0 Total receipts 17,060 16 2 Expenditun £ s. a. £ a. a. £ s. a. ly Salaries and allowances to officers—viz., Secretary, £300; clerk, £60 15s. 7d.; commission to Southland agent, £88 11s. lid. ... Commissioners' travelling expenses Office rent, cleaning, &c. ... ... ... Printing, stationery, &c. Expenses of leasing — Auctioneer's commission and travelling expenses Advertising, &c. Incidentals Surveying 449 7 6 70 16 0 128 5 0 34 19 9 38 3 4 115 15 10 21 0 0 169 0 7 1,655 16 2 61 15 4