MUNICIPALITY OF CROMWELL.—Estimated Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1870-71:

Dr.
Receipts
To Rates … £250 0 0
„ Government Subsidy … 250 0 0
„ Rent … 5 0 0
£505 0 0

Cr.
Expenditure.
Public Works, Water Supply, &c. … £300 0 0
Salaries … 65 0 0
Stationery … 20 0 0
Accounts due … 90 0 0
Sundries … 30 0 0
£505 0 0

7s.6d.

Geo. Jenour, Town Clerk.

PURAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT.—Abstract of Accounts for the year 1869-70:

Dr.
£ s. d.
To Balance at last audit … 252 15 0
„ Amount of rates from 1868-69 … 20 13 0
„ Total amount of rate for 1869-70 … 61 13 6
„ Government Subsidy on £74 1s. 6d. … 148 3 0
£383 4 6

Cr.
July 1.—By Voucher to Ellis, for Contract No. 1, Road No. 6 … 33 18 0
„ Do. to King, for Contract No. 2, Road No. 3 … 23 14 7
July 24.—„ Do. to Ellis, on Contract No. 2, Road No. 2 … 35 0 0
„ Do. for Clerk’s salary for 1868-9 … 10 0 0
„ Deduction of subsidy on same … 20 0 0
Aug. 17.—„ Voucher to Ellis, balance on Contract No. 2, Road No. 2 … 46 0 0
„ Do. to Birrell for cutting drain, &c. … 2 8 0
Feb. 21.—„ Do. to Baird, for Contract No. 10 … 11 13 10
June 4.—„ Do. to Lewis, for Contract No. 11 … 24 16 0
„ Do. to Johnson and Co., for Contract No. 13 … 35 10 6
23.—„ Do. to Johnson, for clearing water-tubs, &c. … 2 9 0
24.—„ Clerk’s salary, stationery, and incidental expenses … 8 15 0
„ Deduction of subsidy on £2 14s. 6d. … 5 9 0
„ Rates due and uncollected … 2 6 6
Balance to credit … 121 4 1
£383 4 6

Joseph Mawson, Treasurer.
Signed and found correct—James Bradley,
W. M. J. Bolt,
Auditors.

CLEVEDON ROAD BOARD:—Income—year 1869-70
Balance in Treasury … £8 19 0
Arrears of rates collected, year 1868-69 … 3 3 0
1870, June 24.—Amount collected, year 1869-70 … 21 5 6
£33 7 6

Rates remaining Unpaid,
year 1867-68 … £3 3 0
„ 1868-69 … 1 12 0
„ 1869-70 … 3 7 0
£8 0 0

Expenditure.—Year 1869-70
To paid account for collecting rates 1868-69 … £0 8 0
„ Stationery, postage, &c. … 0 5 0
„ Expenses connected with commissioners to hear appeals … 0 5 0
£0 18 0

W. H. Bayley, Clerk and Collector.
We have found the above correct—John Law,
Signed, James Paget.

24th June, 1870.

STATEMENT of the affairs of “The Great Waikaka Water Race Company, Registered,” for the half year ended May 31st, 1870, in accordance with Section 13 of “The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869:”

Name of Company—“Great Waikaka Water Race Company.”
When formed, and date of Registration—14th October, 1869.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager—Waikaka, John Hutton.
Nominal Capital—£2000.
Amount of paid-up Scrip given to Shareholders—£2000.
Number of Shares in which Capital is divided—40.
Number of Shares taken—40.
Amount of Calls made—None.
Total amount of Subscribed Capital paid up—£2000.
Number of Shareholders at time of Registration of Company—8.
Amount of Cash in hand—£40.
Whether in operation or not—In operation.
Total amount of Dividends declared—None.
Number of Shares unallotted—None.
Signature of Manager—John Hutton.

13th June, 1870.

THE “Undaunted Water Race and Mining Company, Registered,” half-yearly report, June, 1870:

Name of Company—“Undaunted Water Race and Mining Company.”
When formed, and date of Registration—4th May, 1870.
The place of operations—Naseby.
Office of Company—Naseby.
Name of Manager—Walter Inder.
Nominal Capital—£6000.
Amount paid up—£6000.
Number of shares in which Capital is divided—Three hundred.
Number of holders of shares at time of Registration—Ten.
Whether in work or not—In constant work.
Total amount of Dividends—Nil.

Signed—Walter Inder, Manager.

THE “Hit or Miss Water Race Company, Registered,” Mount Ida.—A Statement touching the position of above Company, for the six months ending June 11th, 1870:

Name of Company—“Hit or Miss.”
When formed, and date of Registration—In July, 1866; August 22nd, 1866.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager—At Mount Ida; Henry Anderson.