FINEGAND ROAD BOARD NOTICE.—Application has been made by the above Board to the General Road Board for authority to levy a rate of One Shilling in the Pound on all lands, houses, &c., in the district. The Assessment Roll for the above district may be inspected by the ratepayers for fourteen days from the date of this notice at my house, Balclutha.—John Dalziel, Clerk to the Board. Balclutha, 5th September, 1870.

Rate—1869-70.

By rates remitted to Treasury ... 45 13 6

Subsidy on £45 13s 6d ... 91 7 0

Rates unremitted ... 19 13 9

£156 14 3

Rate—1869-70.

To balance as above ... 13 8 10

Paid T. H. Meeking ... 6 1 7

Johnston and Morton ... 81 15 0

Advertising, &c. ... 3 6 5

Balance in Treasury ... 39 16 11

Treasurer’s hands & in Bank ... 12 5 6

£156 14 3

STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure of Inch Clutha Road Board, 1869-70.—

Dr.

To balance at last audit ... 119 12 2

Rates collected 1869-70 ... 94 2 6

Subsidy on £96 15s 2d ... 193 10 4

Arrears of rates 1868-69 ... 9 18 8

Sale of old punt ... 2 0 0

Cable, &c. ... 30 0 0

Six months’ rent of punt ... 25 0 0

Balance received from O.F. Committee ... 10 17 8

£485 1 4

Cr.

Sept. 1.—By Bruce Herald ... 6 10 6

Nov. 9. Cossar and Co. ... 12 0 0

„ 26. „ „ ... 40 0 0

Dec. 3. S. Bates ... 4 13 0

James M’Kinlay ... 29 12 0

J. Adamson ... 3 12 0

J. Wylie ... 17 2 0

A. Smaill ... 13 17 0

Dec. 15. A. Smaill ... 19 0 3

June 8. James M’Kinlay ... 51 7 0

J. and R. Darling ... 11 10 0

Wm. Harvey ... 6 0 0

Cossar and Co. ... 59 8 10

Robert Grigor ... 4 2 0

M’Kissoek Bros. ... 3 6 0

F. Basset ... 3 19 6

A. M’Lean ... 2 0 0

Bruce Standard ... 2 10 0

J. M’Kissock ... 2 10 0

M’Crae and Esson ... 20 0 0

Clerk’s salary ... 10 0 0

Stamps, &c. and forms ... 1 15 0

Balance in Provincial Treasury ... 132 3 9

Balance in hand ... 27 3 6

£485 1 4

We hereby certify that we have examined the above accounts and found them correct.—(Signed)

Peter Smith,

Alexander Grigor,

C. V. Brownlee, Clerk to Board.

KAIHIKU LOCAL ROAD BOARD.—Balance Sheet:—

Dr.

June 23.—To reduction Warepa Road Board account ... 16 5 0

Reduction Warden’s account ... 5 4 2

Paid Arnot and Angus ... 29 10 0

R. Mackie ... 2 8 0

T. Blacklock ... 6 1 9

J. M’Kissock ... 48 10 0

T. H. Meeking ... 13 7 0

£121 5 11

Cr.

June 23.—By balance June, 1869 ... 62 18 6

Unpaid account B.S., June, 1869 ... 44 18 7

Balance due Treasurer ... 13 8 10

£121 5 11

Liabilities.

Contracts unfinished ... 115 5 0

Bews and Co. ... 3 0 0

Day Labor ... 9 9 0

John Dalziel ... 36 0 0

Salaries and expenses ... 11 13 0

Balance ... 82 12 8

£257 19 8

Assets.

By balance ... 52 2 5

Arrears of rates ... 76 7 9

Subsidy on £64 14s 9d ... 129 9 6

£257 19 8

James Nicol,

Adam D. Johnston,

Auditors.

ABSTRACT of Accounts of the Waiwera Local Road Board for the year 1869:—

Receipts.

Rates collected ... 202 6 11

Government subsidy on do. ... 367 9 0

£569 15 11

Expenditure.

Paid Watson’s Contract No. 1 ... 187 16 8

Johnston and Morton’s do. No. 2 ... 167 14 11

„ „ „ No. 3 ... 185 10 2

Clerk’s salary ... 12 12 0

Advertising and Stationery ... 3 3 0

Incidental expenses ... 5 11 6

Balance in Treasury ... 10 1 9

£572 10 0

Liabilities.

To Local Treasurer ... 2 14 1

R. Shipp’s Contract No. 4 ... 12 0 0

„ „ No. 5 ... 6 0 0

R. Stewart’s do. ... 12 12 0

Engineer’s commission ... 47 17 0

£68 11 1

Assets.

Unpaid rates ... 12 12 7

Disputed do. ... 2 2 11

£14 15 6

Signed—James Scott, Treasurer.

13th July, 1870.

Thomas Blacklock,

Andrew Pratt,

Auditors.

IMPOUNDED on the 30th day of August, 1870, by Mounted Constable Bevan, one strawberry cow, branded RA near rump, supposed to belong to Mr. —