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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Assistant Surveyor appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN INNES, Esq.,
to be an Assistant Surveyor in the Surveyor-General's
Department. The appointment to date from 1st
July, 1878.

J. T. FISHER,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Twenty-second of January a Public Holiday in Wel-
lington Provincial District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1879.

IT is hereby notified that Wednesday, the 22nd of
January instant, is to be observed as a general
holiday in all public departments of the Government
throughout the Provincial District of Wellington.
By command.

G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Third of February a Public Holiday in Nelson Pro-
vincial District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1879.

IT is hereby notified that Monday, the 3rd of Feb-
ruary, is to be observed as a general holiday in
all public departments of the Government through-
out the Provincial District of Nelson.
By command.

G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Statement of Accounts of the Hokitika Harbour
Board.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1879.

THE following statement of accounts of the
Hokitika Harbour Board for the period ended
10th December, 1878, is published in accordance
with section 32 of "The Hokitika Harbour Board
Act, 1876."

G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

STATEMENT and Account of Receipts and Expenditure
for the period dating from 10th December, 1877,
to 10th December, 1878, both inclusive.

RECEIPTS.
To Tonnage dues ... 526 16 6
Wharfage ... 1,301 7 2
Storage ... 7 5 2
1,835 8 10
J. A. Bonar, rent of wharf 20 0 0
J. Reynolds, forfeited deposit
on contract 5 0 0
J. Maunders, sale of iron office 3 0 0
8 0 0
Government grant in aid 1,938 18 9
Waste Lands Board, refund 143 19 2
2,082 17 11
Bank overdraft 426 14 2
Unpresented cheque 50 0 0
476 14 2
£4,423 0 11

EXPENDITURE.
By Bank overdraft, December 10,
1877 ... 1,227 2 6
Salaries, including engineers... 475 3 7
Expenses of elections ... 8 8 0
Office furniture and fittings... 95 18 1
Fuel and light ... 41 5 0
Printing and advertising ... 75 18 3
Travelling expenses ... 11 10 0
Auditors' fees ... 10 10 0
Insurance ... 5 0 0
Law expenses ... 26 10 4
Borough rates ... 5 0 0
Miscellaneous ... 114 7 4
394 7 0

Designs for harbour improve-
ments ... 298 17 1
River survey ... 5 6 6
Removing snags from river ... 16 10 0
New transit shed ... 338 12 10
Scrub, various works ... 131 17 0
T. Dayly, contract, river bank
protection ... 1,083 7 8
J. Reynolds, contract, river
bank protection ... 89 0 0
Repairs to wharf ... 20 19 0
River works ... 11 12 6
Survey and collecting data
for Sir John Coode ... 240 11 7
2,236 14 2

Refund deposit on contract... 18 15 0
Bank interest ... 70 18 8
89 13 8

£4,423 0 11

DEPOSIT ON CONTRACTS ACCOUNT.
Receipts ... 449 0 0

By amount forfeited by J. Reynolds, and placed
to general account ... 5 0 0
Amount refunded ... 30 0 0
Cash in Bank of New Zealand ... 414 0 0
£449 0 0

We certify the above statements 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.

JNO. ANDERSON,
HENRY HARVEY, } Auditors.

ASSETS.
To Wharfage and tonnage dues uncollected ... 11 19 9
Waste Lands Board, rent of run ... 33 6 8
Balance, Government grant ... 13,061 1 3
Balance ... 15,551 10 3
£28,657 17 11

LIABILITIES.
By Amount due Bank of New
Zealand ... 426 14 3
Unpresented cheque ... 50 0 0
476 14 3

Salary, Secretary, from October 15 to date 38 9 3
Balance, survey, &c., for Sir John Coode ... 279 2 3
Municipal Corporation, erecting wing-dam 250 0 0
Miscellaneous accounts... ... 20 0 0
Contract, training-wall and breakwater ... 27,593 12 2
£28,657 17 11

We certify the above statement to be correct.
D. W. VIRTUE, Chairman.
EDWARD PATTEN, Treasurer.

We hereby certify that the above statement of