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Statement of Working-expenses and Revenue for the Period Ist April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897. Working-expenses. £ a. d. £ a. d. Bevenue. £ s. d. Shipping wages .. .. 426 5 7 Inwards revenue .. .. .. .. 590 9 0 Casual-labour wages .. .. 29 8 8 Outwards revenue .. .. .. 235 3 4 Coals and oil .. .. .. 28 19 0 Fat for greasing slip .. .. 4 15 0 One tarpaulin for cargo-boat .. 6 19 0 Ropes and surf-lines .. .. 15 810 Small bolts and sewing-twine .. 0 11 5 Flue-brush .. .. .. 0 3 3 Kerosene and linseed-oil .. 12 0 72ft.6-inch by 2-inch red-pine,and spikes .. .. .. 0 9 5 Block for signal-halyard .. 0 2 0 Six oval eyes .. .. .. 0 3 0 Deferential hoisting-block .. 18 0 Ironbark timber for slip purposes 6 13 9 One ledger .. .. .. 17 6 Way-bill books .. .. 12 6 Stationery .. .. .. 111 3 One labour diary .. .. 0 7 6 526 17 8 Boatmen's wages for time at roadwork .. .. .. .. 207 11 4 Refund of storage on wheat to Stevenson Brothers by order of Cheviot County Council, 18th July, 1896 .. .. .. .. 15 7 1 Credit balance .. .. .. 75 16 3 £825 12 4 £825 12 4 J. Sinclair, Harbourmaster.

Statement of Trade and Revenue for the Period 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897.

John Sinclair, Harbourmaster.

APPENDIX No. 8.

REPORTS ON THERMAL SPRINGS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1897.

ROTORUA. Owing to the death of Mr. C. Malfroy, I took temporary charge of these works early in January last. Rotorua Water-supply. Double settling-tanks have been constructed of concrete, 70 ft. long, with an average width of 4 ft., and branch inlet and outlet flumes of concrete with two flushing 9in. socket pipe drains connecting with open drains, the whole enclosed by 140 ft. of close-boarding fencing 8 ft. high. The 14—C. 1.

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Inwards. Outwards. Totals. Class of Goods, &o. No. Weight. Sup. Ft. Revenue. No. Revenue. ' No. Weight. Sup. Ft. Revenue. /Ierchandise Joals Mmber 'osts Sundries (parcels) Store dues .. 'assengers .. Vool (bales) Vool (bags and fadges) ikins (bales and packages) Wheat (sacks) 'ease (sacks) xrass-seed (sacks) 'roduce : cheese, eggs, butter.. lye corn (sacks) 'otatoes (sacks) Tons cwt. 1,192 9 275 15 £ s. d. 346 13 9 67 3 0 139 10 2 2 13 0 18 6 5 13 8 8 2 14 0 • ■ i Tons cwt. 1,192 9 275 15 £ s. d. 346 13 9 67 3 0 139 10 2 2 13 0 29 i 4 *48 14 3 4 18 0 124 3 0 15 0 4 12 0 *50 14 7 2 9 2 0 19 0 17 4 0 11 3 0 14 6 230^060 .. ' 230,060 636 506 • • ! 636 949 443 10 17 11 35 5 7 2 4 0 124 3 0 15 0 4 12 0 50 14 7 2 9 2 0 19 0 17 4 0 11 3 0 14 6 57 •• ■47 !2,483 45 129 2,063 82 a 69 25 28 104i 2,483i 45| 129 2,063 82 44 69 25 28 " I .. •• .. 590 9 0! I 235 3 4 t!5 7 1 825 12 4 tl5 7 1 Totals 219 16 3 1,468 4 230,060 590 9 0 1,468 4 230,060 810 5 3 * Less refund, £15 17s. Id., to Stet Refund. r enson Brothers o: storage of grain, b; order Cheviot C' lunty Council, 18th July, 18( )6.