8.—25.

Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL GOVERNING OR ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES IN THE COLONY. (RETURN OF THEIR NAMES, REVENUE, AND AMOUNT PAID FOR SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES.)

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 4th July, 1890. Ordered, "That a Return be laid before this House showing—(l) The names of all local governing o administrative bodies in the colony; (2) the revenue of each such body for the year ending the 31st March, 1889; (3) the annual amount paid by each such local body for salaries and office expenses."—(Mr. Pebcival.)

MUNICIPALITIES.

Name. Revenue. Salaries. Office Expenses. Name. Revenue. Salaries. Office Expenses. ikaroa Alexandra irrowtown Ishbnrton Auckland i venal." 3alclutha.* Blenheim 3irkenhead.* Brunner Cambridge Dampbelltown .. 3arterton Javersham 3hristehurch .. 3romwoll.* 3evonport Dunedin 5ast Invercargill reilding.* ?oxton jisborno Gladstone joro .. ireen Island .. ireymouth Sreytown.* Hamilton lampden Hastings ilawera Uawksbury Hokitika :nvercargill laiapoi iaitangata Cumara jawrenco jyttelton Maori Hill tfarton Masterton.* Melrose £ s. a. 1,134 15 9 317 19 7 598 15 4 2,270 10 0 63,269 6 6 £ s. a. 110 0 0 41 G 0 175 0 0 200 13 6 3,205 12 11 £ s. d. 40 14 4 26 0 1 10 2 10 114 16 0 884 7 8 Milton Mornington Mosgiel Napier Naseby Nelson Newmarket Newton New Plymouth.. North-east Valley North In vercargill Oamaru Onchunga Palmerston Palmers ton North Parnell Patca Petone Picton Port Chalmers .. Queenstown Raogiora Riverton Roslyn Ross Roxburgh St. Albau's St. Kilda South Dunedin.. South Invercargill Sydenham Tapanui Tauranga Thames Timaru Waimate Wanganui Wellington West Harbour .. Westport Winton Woodville £ s. a. 778 19 2 1,451 11 10 659 18 2 16,902 5 9 929 2 10 14,324 18 7 1,681 2 7 1,530 4 5 4,022 0 10 1,4G1 11 9 499 17 9 19,431 13 3 1,465 9 5 779 1 11 1,519 0 G 3,412 15 8 988 5 G 1,438 5 7 G71 19 8 4,218 i 9 809 12 2 1,104 5 8 885 3 2 1,883 15 1 1,402 8 2 430 10 4 4,002 15 8 1,340 16 6 2,942 2 11 1,137 1 11 6,786 15 9 434 12 2 1,037 6 7 8,175 11 0 10,008 3 2 1,090 0 0 8,316 5 2 55,881 7 4 1,040 5 0 4,355 17 3 521 19 8 1,080 16 0 £ s. d. 183 0 0 175 0 0 35 0 0 790 0 0 212 3 0 1,130 17 5 109 3 1 88 6 8 175 0 0 304 6 4 56 7 0 727 0 0 83 10 0 98 3 0 201 8 5 170 0 0 104 0 0 66 10 0 150 0 0 647 1 9 387 10 0 101 0 0 95 10 0 177 2 6 221 10 8 67 1 6 249 10 .8 301 7 0 248 15 7 122 2 0 392 1 2 155 8 0 122 1 8 318 14 8 1,267 6 9 150 0 0 575 0 0 3,440 19 10 132 11 5 377 0 4 78 9 0 107 4 0 £ s. d. 40 0 0 81 G 0 51 14 0 316 0 11 G00 273 5 5 54 19 11 42 15 9 23 9 3 58 12 0 21 9 0 283 1G 3 15 4 2 17 17 9 177 2 11 47 5 2 17 18 G 21 4 4 7 10 9 22 10 0 20 0 0 17 3 3 17 4 0 43 9 9 103 5 2 20 0 0 31 G 7 6 3 5 20 18 11 2 7 0 51 8 11 16 9 8 9 14 0 227 5 3 154 2 10 34 14 3 175 16 10 954 7 3 11 19 6 41 4 7 51 13 8 20 17 6 2,352 17 6 22G 9 0 353 5 1 1,970 0 0 G44 12 G 453 15 1 569 3 1 2,213 13 11 23,021 2 0 279 0 0 55 12 8 158 0 0 G7 13 C 270 0 0 1,712 18 4 80 0 0 11 17 2 14 10 0 7 9 9 58 0 G 550 12 2 1,431 12 11 95,232 2 3 431 12 0 120 0 0 4,317 11 3 37 G 0 C2 17 2 1,393 6 1 54 13 7 1,028 7 10 2,932 9 10 211 16 4 1,359 3 0 261 11 8 3,492 18 6 50 0 0 408 0 0 38 0 0 261 19 4 33 2 0 415 0 0 55 16 11 225 5 5 ■10 0 0 15 8 11 33 11 9 49 6 6 971 0 3 162 17 11 3,338 13 5 1,278 14 0 558 16 10 3,472 G G 11,053 11 11 1,232 9 9 132 0 0 31 14 3 250 0 0 100 0 0 42 10 0 611 13 7 525 0 0 150 0 0 46 5 0 275 0 0 175 0 0 281 13 4 101 2 0 110 0 0 27 5 1 31 9 3 86 16 5 28 10 1 7 17 6 107 2 6 127 G 3 20 0 0 73 19 7 20 3 0 13 3 6 49 2 10 13 9 0 19 16 3 1,549 9 5 1,680 9 2 6,014 16 7 883 1 5 1,363 8 0 816 8 7 100 0 0 75 3 0 iceived.