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Board situate at Clydevale Farm, in the District of Clydevale aforesaid.

John Hardy,
Agent to the Clydevale Local Board.

Dunedin, 19th July, 1870.

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

Receipts.

Balance in Provincial Treasury at last audit ... £303 14 1
Rates collected during 1869-70 ... 171 2 1
Amount of subsidy on money deposited ... 131 3 8
... £605 19 10

Expenditure.

Paid contracts amounting to ... 372 14 0
In Provincial Treasury ... 127 15 7
In Local Treasurer’s hands ... 105 10 3
... £605 19 10

Liabilities.

To Contracts let (but not completed) ... 84 16 6
Days’ labor ... 19 2 6
Incidental expenses ... 20 0 0
... £123 19 0

Robert Neill, Treasurer.

We have examined the above and found it correct—

William Paterson,
James Brown, } Auditors.

Amount of Government subsidy ... 133 4 9
Amount of rates collected ... 7 13 3
Amount of assessment on cattle ... 16 0 0
Amount of special grant from Government ... 32 0 0

Cr.

By John Hardy, engineer, per 1868-9 ... 15 0 0
John Aitken for laying-off road-work per 1868-9 ... 1 1 0
Amount on road-work per 1869-70 ... 130 17 6
John Aitken for laying-off road-works ... 3 10 0
Stationery ... 1 1 9
Clerk and collector’s salary ... 10 0 0
... £161 10 3

We have examined these accounts, compared them with vouchers, and found them correct—

(Signed) John Mitchell,
Peter Wilson, } Auditors.
John Aitken, Treasurer.

BALANCE SHEET.—West Taieri Road Board 1869-70:—

Dr.

To Balance from 1868-69 ... 13 14 0
Rates collected ... 249 4 6
Government subsidy ... 498 9 0
... £761 7 6

Cr.

By contract ... 32 5 0
... ... ... 183 5 0
... ... ... 91 11 0
... ... ... 70 17 5
... ... ... 24 15 0
... ... ... 65 16 0
... ... ... 67 1 0
Extras on contract No. 9 ... 13 13 0
Engineer’s salary—balance 1868-69 ... 20 0 0
Balance ... 192 3 7
... £761 7 6

Assets.

In Treasury ... 192 3 6
Uncollected rates ... 110 19 0
Government subsidy ... 221 18 0
... £525 0 6

Liabilities.

Contract No. 15 ... 86 0 0
Surfaceman, due June 20, 1870 ... 91 0 0
Engineer’s salary, due June 20, 1870 ... 23 0 0
Repairs after flood, Jan. 2nd, 1870 ... 21 16 0
Extras to Lagoon Bridge ... 19 12 0
Balance ... 241 16 0
... £525 0 6

To Balance ... £241 16 0

Donald Borrie, Treasurer.
James Allan,
Thos. Richardson, } Auditors.

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

Receipts. £ s. d.

To balance at last audit—
In Provincial Treasury ... 16 6 3
In treasurer’s hands ... 10 13 3
... 26 19 6
Rates collected for the year 1869-70 ... 53 6 10
Government subsidy ... 90 0 0
Craig and Leggatt’s voucher returned ... 2 2 0
... £172 8 4

Expenditure.

By Craig & Leggatt’s fees as valuators ... 2 2 0
By Craig and Young’s contract ... 7 10 0
Do ... 1 5 0
Do ... 37 8 6
J. Frew, surfaceman ... 5 5 0
Swing bridge ... 5 5 0
Wm. Prosser’s contract ... 24 4 2
J. Andrew’s do ... 31 8 0
Robert Craig’s do ... 4 13 0
Clerk’s salary ... 10 0 0
Stamps and stationery ... 1 19 9
Incidental expenses ... 4 10 0
Balance in Treasury ... 36 9 7
Treasurer’s hands ... 0 8 4
... £172 8 4

Fringle F. Stoddart, Treasurer.
John Prosser,
Alex. Hamilton, } Auditors.

BLUESKIN ROAD BOARD.—Statement of Accounts for year ending 24th June, 1870:

Dr.

Receipts.

To balance in hand at last audit ... 3 19 6
Do in Provincial Treasury ... 11 16 10½
Amount of arrears collected ... 0 15 0
Amount of 1869-70 rates collected & paid into Government Treasury ... 66 12 0

ABSTRACT of Accounts of the Local Board of Mount Royal, to 25th June, 1870:

Dr.

To Cash from late Treasurer ... 37 10 0
Arrears of last year’s Rates ... 40 0 0
Rates for current year ... 42 17 6