THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 851

New South Wales.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Sydney, 23rd May, 1878.

I HAVE the honor, at the desire of my colleague the
Secretary for Lands, to transmit to you, for the
information of your Government, a copy of a regula-
tion, which has been published in the Government
Gazette of this colony, with regard to the admission of
stud stock from any other of the Australasian Colonies,
New Zealand included.

I have, &c.,
M. FITZPATRICK.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary,
New Zealand.

Department of Lands,
Sydney, 17th May, 1878.

IMPORTED STOCK ACT OF 1871.

THE following regulation by His Excellency the
Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
for carrying into effect the above Act, is hereby pub-
lished for general information.

JAMES S. FARNELL.

No stud stock will be admitted into this colony from
any other colony unless a certificate, by the Chief
Inspector of Stock for such other colony, be produced
to the Inspector for the port or crossing in this
colony at which it is proposed to introduce such
stock, that they are the produce of some of the
Australian Colonies or of New Zealand, and not of
any colony or country outside of these colonies.

Abstract of Accounts of Lyttelton Harbour Board.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1878.

THE following abstract of accounts of the Lyttel-
ton Harbour Board is published in accordance
with section 41 of "The Lyttelton Harbour Board
Act, 1876."

G. S. WHITMORE.

TREASURER'S STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDI-
TURE FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING APRIL 30, 1878.

REVENUE.
Balance at Bank on 1st May, 1877 £ 541 0 8
Wharfage ... ... ... 19,802 0 4
Pilotage ... ... £3,125 19 0
Port Charges ... ... 1,522 5 7
Harbourmaster's Fees ... ... 458 0 0

Warps ... ... ... 5,106 4 7
Licenses ... ... ... 135 0 0
Refunds ... ... ... 100 15 6
Sale of Plant (2 cranes) ... 750 0 0
Incidental ... ... 108 14 1
Interest on Current Account, 1st April, 1877, to
12th December, 1877 164 2 10
26,732 18 0

Balance to debit of Lyttelton Harbour Fund
Account at National Bank of New Zea-
land, on 30th April, 1878 9,951 17 2
£36,684 15 2

EXPENDITURE.
Secretary and Treasurer's Salary £400 0 0
Printing, Advertising, and Stationery 90 12 3
Members' Travelling Expenses 4 17 6
Contingencies ... ... 137 10 0
Harbour Board Solicitor's Yearly
Retaining Fee ... ... 75 12 6
708 12 3
Debentures-Preliminary Expenses 36 7 2
Grants in aid and Contributions 171 0 0
Interest on Overdraft, 13th December, 1877, to
31st March, 1878 (3 months) 286 13 6
Carried forward ... ... 1,202 12 11

Brought forward ... ... £ s. d. 1,202 12 11
Harbourmaster and Staff-
Salaries ... ... £2,062 1 0
Contingencies ... ... 49 13 10 2,111 14 10
Pilot Station--Maintenance ... 44 13 6
Buoys, Moorings-Maintenance ... 32 17 1
Time-ball, including Additions and Fencing 496 17 7
Steam-tug Subsidy ... ... 1,312 2 10
Steam-tug Purchase, Incidental Expenses 105 11 1
Engineer's Staff-Salaries ... £188 19 6
" Contingencies ... 12 15 0 201 14 6
Officers' Point Breakwater-Maintenance 84 9 8
Wharves and Jetties-Maintenance ... 443 9 3
Wharves and Jetties-Special Repairs and Ex-
tensions 533 12 9
Peacock's Wharf Purchase, including stamp duty 20,850 0 0
Purchase of Section 313 and part of 314 1,800 0 0
Dredge and Barges-Salaries £4,275 2 6
Dredge and Barges-Stores, Coals,
and Current Repairs 2,555 5 3 6,830 7 9
Special Repairs of Dredge and Barges, and New
Plant 602 11 5
Graving Dock-Preliminary Expenses 32 0 0
£36,684 15 2

C. H. WILLIAMS,
Treasurer, Lyttelton Harbour Board.

I have audited this account, and compared the
items with the several vouchers, and find it correct,
and the balance at the Bank is accurately stated.

J. OLLIVIER, Auditor.

Lyttelton, 17th May, 1878.

I hereby certify that these accounts were ex-
amined and allowed at a meeting of the Lyttelton
Harbour Board, held at Christchurch, this 3rd day of
June, 1878.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Chairman, Lyttelton Harbour Board.

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON
30TH APRIL, 1878.

ASSETS.
Wharfage Dues (outstanding), £ s. d.
14th to 30th April, 1878 629 8 11
Refund half Piermaster's Salary,
15th December to 30th April,
1878 67 2 4
Rents ... ... ... 65 16 8
Warps ... ... ... 20 0 0 782 7 11

Estimated value of Breakwaters,
Wharves, Jetties, Breastworks
(exclusive of a valuable Fore-
shore), Time-ball, Buildings,
and Apparatus, as vested in
Board under "The Lyttelton
Harbour Board Land Act,
1877," estimate based on ori-
ginal cost, less 5 per cent. for
depreciation ... 252,311 0 0
Peacock Wharf Property, and Sec-
tions 313 and part of 314 21,900 0 0
Dredge and Barges, actual cost,
less 10 per cent. for depreciation 28,800 0 0
Boats, Buoys, Moorings, &c. 1,500 0 0
Pilot Station Building at Heads... 1,200 0 0
Plant in Store and Yards, Timber,
Iron, Piles, Drain-pipes, Boring-
rods, Fire-prevention Plant,
Rails, Chains, Anchors, Office
Fittings, &c, 2,000 0 0 55,400 0 0

Contingent Assets :-
Tug Steamer ... ... 10,000 0 0
Harbour Light ... ... 320 0 0
Lyttelton Town Section 232 180 0 0 10,500 0 0

£318,993 7 11