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Town of Rotorua. Balance-sheet of the Rotorua Town Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

General Account. Receipts. £ s d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist April, 1907 .. .. .. 225 1 3 Administration— Treasury— Salaries .. ~ 336 19 0 Half-share bath fees .. .. .. 1,294 0 11 Printing and advertising .. .. 51 18 10 Rents of Crown lands .. .. .. 2,276 10 1 Legal expenses .. .. .. 41 3 8 Fees and fines (Magistrates' Court) .. 110 0 Audit ft es .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 Fees— Office expenses, telephone, lighting .. 26 1 8 Nightsoil service .. .. .. 950 3 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 7 6 5 Public pound .. .. .. .. 50 7 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 15 12 11 Dog-registration .. .. .. 33 15 0 j Bank charges .. .. .. 015 0 Licenses— Miscellaneous— Publicans' .. .. .. .. 182 0 0 | Licensing expenses?, Tauranga County .. 22 5 4 Auctioneers' .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Public pound improvements .. .. 24 0 8 Vehicles and drivers' .. .. .. 94 0 0 ■ Dog regis-ration .. .. .. 5 12 0 Building permits .. .. .. 22 5 0 Accident insurance .. .. .. 19 14 0 Show .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Fire insurance .. .. .. 3 5 2 Halls .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Compensation for accident (Burrows) .. 3 0 0 Billiard-rooms .. .. .. 6 0 0 Rait, Section 39, Rotorua Suburbs .. 8 0 0 Hawkers' .. .. .. .. 4 15 0 Whakatane Bridge Commission— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 115 0 Witnesses' expenses .. .. .. 3 3 0 Rents: Real property .. .. .. 29 12 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 48 8 3 Publio Library— Rat-txjermination .. .. .. 2 0 0 Government subsidy .. .. ' .. 14 1 7 Charitable aid .. .. .. .. 5 11 10 Subscriptions, rent of room for meetings, Library— catalogues, &c. .. .. .. 67 2 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 53 13 4 Material sold—Gravel, cement, &o. .. 26 2 6 Books, magazines, &o. .. .. 44 18 3 Lake and wharf— Lighting and fuel .. .. .. 11 7 9 Launch-drivers'licenses .. .. 3 0 0 Section 159, " Municipal Corporations Act, Launch licenses .. .. .. 4 0 0 1900 "— Wharfages .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Band instruments .. .. .. 27 11 6 Boat-shed rents .. .. .. 18 15 0 Dominion Day celebrations .. .. 6 6 0 Dinghy-grid rents .. .. .. 4 15 0 Publio worksWharf telephones .. .. .. 018 0 Streets, labour, material, <fee. .. .. 3,716 19 2 Miscellaneous— Marine Parade improvements .. .. 147 19 5 Legal costs recovered .. .. .. 0 15 0 Nightsoil service— Contributions to work .. .. 010 0 Wages .. .. .. .. 381 10 0 Balanoe, 31st March, 1908 .. .. 456 18 8 Plant and maintenance .. .. 103 0 6 Fire-prevention— New plant .. .. .. .. 133 14 11 Payments to brigade .. .. .. 18 4 8 Lighting station .. .. .. 2 10 0 Refuse-removal .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Street-lighting .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 Isolation Hospital— Rent.. .. .. .. 47 5 0 Nursing and board .. .. .. 31 1 0 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 13 16 9 Lake and wharf— Boat-shed improvements .. .. 325 811 Insurance, boat-shed .. .. .. 4 10 Wharf-maintenance .. .. .. 6 7 7 Nuisance inspection—Salaries .. .. 73 6 8 Maintenance— Electric lighting .. .. .. 2 7 0 Water-supply .. .. .. .. 3 5 0 £5,832 13 2 £5,832 13 2 Separate Account. — Rotorua Cemetery Account, Section 45, " The Cemeteries Act, 1882." £ s - d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist April, 1907 .. .. .. 40 17 8 Repairs and maintenance contract .. 35 0 0 Sales of plots .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Printing .. .. .. .. 0 17 6 Burial fees .. .. .. .. 17 2 0 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 010 0 Balance, 31st March, 1908 .. .. 30 12 2 566J9 8 £66 19 8 Statement of Balances. Cr. Dr. Accounts — £ s. d. Bank— £ s. d. £ ». d. General .. .. .. Dr. 456 18 8 Town Account — Cemetery .. .. .. Cr. 80 12 2 Overdraft .. .. .. 407 1 1 Unpresented cheques .. .. 57 8 6 Cash in hand .. .. 710 11 Cemetery Account— Balance .. .. 18 18 2 Cash in hand .. .. 11 14 0 38 3 1 464 9 7 38 3 1 Dr. 426 6 6 Dr. £426~~6~6 Examined and found correct —J. K. Wakbukton, Controller and Auditor-General.