THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 139

Statement of Accounts of the Hokitika Harbour Board.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 26th January, 1878.
THE following Statement of Accounts of the Hokitika Harbour Board for the period ended 10th
December, 1877, is published in accordance with section 32 of "The Hokitika Harbour Board Act,
1876."
G. S. WHITMORE.

HOKITIKA HARBOUR BOARD.
STATEMENT and Account of Receipts and Expenditure for the period dating from 15th January to 10th
December, 1877, both inclusive.

RECEIPTS.

To amount of Tonnage Dues
" Wharfage Dues

" Rent of Wharves
" Boat Licenses
" Proceeds of Unclaimed Goods...
" Sale of Condemned Scrub

" Bank Overdraft, including in-
terest computed to date
" Unpresented Cheques

" Balance, deposits on contracts

£ s. d.
429 13 9
1,318 12 10

27 10 0
3 10 0
4 5 6
1 0 0

1,212 2 0
15 0 6

18 15 0

£ s. d.
1,748 6 7

5 5 6

1,227 2 6

£3,030 9 7

EXPENDITURE.

By Salaries
" Expenses of Elections...
" Rent of Office
" Office Furniture and Fittings
Fuel and Light

" Printing, Advertising, and Litho-
graphing Maps
" Travelling Expenses
" Miscellaneous Expenditure

" Protective Works (cross-channels)
" River Survey
" Removing Snags
" River Bank Protection (old Race-
course)

" Repairs to Transit Shed
" New Shed and Offices...
" Scrub, various works
" Sheet Piling, end of Wharf
" Driving Mooring Piles
" Repairs to Wharf
" River Works, including North Spit
" Bank Interest

£ s. d.
220 10 6
21 13 0
18 0 0
74 15 1
7 8 6

91 8 0
50 0 0
106 19 11

163 15 0
437 4 11
167 13 11

247 13 6
152 2 0
525 0 0
87 11 6
177 5 0
121 6 0
141 11 6
176 3 3
42 8 0

£ s. d.
590 15 0

2,439 14 7

£3,030 9 7

We certify the above statement to be correct.

D. W. VIRTUE, Chairman.
EDWARD PATTEN, Treasurer.

We have examined the books, vouchers, and other documents relating to the above accounts, compared
the same with the Bank pass-book, and hereby certify that they are correct.

3rd January, 1878.
The above statement of accounts was finally examined and allowed to be correct by the Board, at the
annual meeting held on Saturday, the 12th day of January, 1878.

WM. G. RUNCIE, } Auditors.
HENRY HARVEY,

D. W. VIRTUE, Chairman.

STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities of the Hokitika Harbour Board, 10th December, 1877.

ASSETS.

To Wharfage and Tonnage Dues
uncollected
" Waste Lands Board, proceeds of
land sold
" Waste Lands Board, refund of
rent for Run No. 8, Arahura
District

" Balance

£ s. d.
44 11 5
85 0 0

58 19 2

143 19 2
1,407 9 6

£1,596 0 1

LIABILITIES.

By amount due Bank of New Zea-
land
" amount due, unpresented cheques

" Salary, Engineer, from 10th
April to date
" Salary, Secretary, from 15th
October to date

" Balance of Contract for Shed
and Offices
" Balance, deposits on contracts

" Miscellaneous Accounts

£ s. d.
1,212 2 0
15 0 6

66 13 4
38 9 3

225 0 0
18 15 0

20 0 0

£ s. d.
1,227 2 6

105 2 7

243 15 0

£1,596 0 1

We certify the above statement to be correct.

D. W. VIRTUE, Chairman.
EDWARD PATTEN, Treasurer.

We hereby certify that the above statement of assets and liabilities of the Hokitika Harbour Board,
as taken from the books and other documents of the said Board, is correct.

3rd January, 1878.
WM. G. RUNCIE, } Auditors.
HENRY HARVEY,
The above statement of accounts was finally examined and allowed to be correct by the Board, at the
annual meeting held on Saturday, the 12th day of January instant.

D. W. VIRTUE, Chairman.