Oct. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1303

Fees, fines, and penalties .. .. 11 12 0
Donations and members' subscriptions 120 13 0
Expenses of trout-fry to Auckland Ac-
climatisation Society .. .. 3 8 6
Contributions as under—
Masterton Town Land Trust .. 10 0 0
Manchester and Kiwitea Acclima-
tisation Society .. .. 10 0 0
Clifton Rangitoto Acclimatisation
Society .. .. .. 15 0 0
£573 17 0

1887. Sept. 1. Amount of accounts outstanding on
      Masterton fish hatching and rearing
      establishment for 1885-86 .. 75 17 8
      Amount expended on same for current
      year, including rent, wages, &c., as
      per statement attached .. .. 292 13 3
      Shags and hawks destroyed .. 10 6 0
      Ranger (Phillips) .. .. 29 15 0
      " (Lambert) .. .. 12 10 0
      Blackbirds .. .. .. 4 15 0
      Petty account (Hon. Sec.), cartage of
      fry and ova, telegrams, &c. .. 13 14 8
      Fish-cans .. .. .. 3 0 0
      Transit of trout-fry, Wainui to Makara 4 9 4
      " West Coast rivers 3 13 4
      Printing and advertising .. .. 18 13 0
      Law-costs (two prosecutions) .. 2 2 0
      Witnesses' expenses, &c. .. 2 10 0
      Stamps and stationery .. .. 1 19 6
      Balance .. .. .. 97 18 3
      £573 17 0

6th September, 1887. LEO. G. REID,
Audited and found correct. Hon. Treasurer.
T. S. M. COWIE,
Auditor.

Assets.
£ s. d.
Balance at credit .. .. .. 97 18 3
Leasehold property at Masterton—thirteen acres
of land, leased for twenty-one years, with cot-
tage, hatchery, fish-ponds, &c., thereon .. 500 0 0
Stock at Fish-ponds.—Salmon (Salmo salar)—
Two years old, 10; yearling, 50; fry, 4,000:
total, 4,060. Loch Leven trout (Salmo leven-
ensis)—Three years old, 61; yearling, 260;
three months old (ex “Tongariro”), 1,000; fry,
besides ova, 2,000: total, 3,351. Brown trout
(Salmo fario)—Large fish, 50; two years old,
150; fry, besides ova, 2,000: total, 2,200.
Burn trout (Salmo fario)—Three years old, 30.
Carpione trout—Fry, 400. Rhine brook-trout
—Fry, 150. American brook-char (Salvelinus
fontinalis)—Three years old, 91; yearling, 150;
four months (ex “Kaikoura”), 200; fry, 6,000:
total, 6,441. Total fish, 16,902.
£597 18 3

Liabilities.
Nil.
LEO. G. REID,
Hon. Treasurer.
Wellington, 6th September, 1887.

MANCHESTER AND KIWITEA ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.
STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure for Year ending
28th February, 1886.
Receipts.
£ s. d.
Game licenses, 1885 .. .. 37 16 0
Fifteen subscriptions, at 10s. each .. .. 7 10 0
£45 6 0

Expenditure.
£ s. d.
Donation, Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society .. 30 0 0
Expenses—
Paid for trout and packing .. .. 0 8 6
Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. 0 15 6
Advertising .. .. .. 4 12 6
Balance—
In bank .. .. .. 8 3 6
On hand .. .. .. 0 1 6
£45 6 0

JAS. BEATTIE,
Secretary.
Feilding, 12th March, 1886.

MANCHESTER AND KIWITEA ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.
STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure for Year 1886.
Receipts.
£ s. d.
Balance on hand, 28th February, 1886 .. 9 9 6
License-fees received from Government .. 58 0 0
Subscriptions .. .. .. 19 10 0
£86 19 6

Expenditure.
£ s. d.
Licenses to members .. .. .. 18 0 0
Vote to Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society .. 10 0 0
Honorarium to Secretary.. .. .. 5 5 0
Vermin: 232 heads wood-hens, 95 heads hawks,
2 heads shags; 329 heads at 6d. .. .. 8 4 6
Hire of buggy for distributing young trout .. 1 0 0
Advertising .. .. .. 3 0 6
Law-costs .. .. .. 0 10 6
Postage, &c. .. .. .. 0 4 8
Balance—Cash in bank .. .. £42 9 0
Due to Secretary .. .. 1 14 8
40 14 4
£86 19 6

JAMES BEATTIE,
Secretary.
Feilding, 26th February, 1887.

OTAGO ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.
STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure from 1st January,
1886, to 31st December, 1886.

1886. Receipts.
      £ s. d.
      Jan. 1. Balance from last year .. .. 98 18 6
      Dec. 31. Subscriptions received .. .. 29 11 6
      Licenses—
      Trout-fishing .. .. 376 16 0
      Game .. .. 43 0 0
      Sale of fish ova and fry .. .. 88 0 0
      Interest on debentures .. .. 35 14 3
      Sale of old cages, &c. .. .. 2 1 8
      W. Black, half cost of boundary fence 12 10 0
      Received in part payment of deben-
      tures .. .. .. 400 0 0
      £1,077 11 11

1887. Expenditure.
      £ s. d.
      Dec. 31. Salaries paid—
      Mr. Francis Deans .. .. 183 10 3
      Mr. John Burt (eleven months) .. 91 13 4
      Insurance, advertising, stationery,
      printing, and periodicals .. 50 13 9
      Purchase of stock, carriage, travelling
      expenses, rewards for convictions,
      law-costs, and general expenses .. 179 3 1
      Gold medal (angling prize) .. 2 15 6
      Interest and exchange .. .. 0 16 7
      C. Bills, 20 English robins turned out
      at Opoho .. .. .. 20 0 0
      Marshall's Creek Property—
      Balance of land purchased .. 110 0 0
      Land on road-line purchased .. 11 17 0
      Balance, cost of house, outhouses,
      fencing, water-races, ponds, &c. .. 290 6 10
      Purchase of express, horse, and har-
      ness .. .. .. 24 0 0
      Balance in bank, 31st December, 1886 112 15 7
      £1,077 11 11

Assets.
£ s. d.
Balance in bank .. .. .. 112 15 7
Invested in debentures .. .. 300 0 0
Cost of land and premises at Opoho .. 768 10 1
Cost of land and premises at Marshall's Creek 604 3 10
£1,785 9 6

Liabilities.
Nil.
ALEX. C. BEGG,
Hon. Treasurer.
Dunedin, 7th March, 1887.
Audited and found correct.
W. CUNNINGHAM SMITH,
30th May, 1887,