on all property in the district for the year ending June, 1872. The assessment roll may be inspected at my house for fourteen days from date.—ROBERT PEARSON, Clerk—August 21st, 1871.

MORNINGTON.—The Local District Road Board hereby give notice of their intention to apply to the General Road Board at their meeting in September next for authority to levy a Highway Rate of One Shilling in the pound on the annual valuation of all property within the above district for the current year. The assessment roll as now revised may be inspected at my house for fourteen days from the date hereof.—19th August, 1871.—JOHN E. ATTWOOD, Clerk, Post Office, Mornington.

BUSHEY ROAD DISTRICT.—Notice is hereby given, that the above-named Road Board intend to apply to the General Road Board on the first Thursday of October, 1871, for authority to levy a Highway Rate of Eightpence in the Pound on the annual value of all lands and buildings in said district. The Assessment Roll is now ready, and may be inspected for fourteen days from date at my house.—JOHN KEEN, Clerk and Collector, Bushey Local Road Board. Palmerston, 25th August, 1871.

BALANCE SHEET, Milton Road District, for the year 1870-71:

1870. £ s. d.
      July.—To Balance, rates ..... 32 2 9

1871. ,, Rates collected 1869-70 ... 53 3 6
      June.—To Rates collected 1870-71 ... 184 3 6
      ,, Tolls ........... 55 19 1
      325 8 10

1872. By Rates remitted to Provincial Treasury 205 0 0
      ,, Clerk’s salary ........... 13 2 6
      ,, Toll keeper ........... 12 0 0
      ,, Sundries ........... 3 10 0
      ,, ‘Bruce Herald’ ........... 10 3 6
      ,, ‘Bruce Standard’ ........... 6 3 0
      ,, Stationery, stamps, and drafts ... 0 19 0
      ,, Court expenses ........... 5 2 0
      ,, Erection of toll gates and boards ... 21 4 0
      ,, Road maintenance (Fairfax) ... 7 10 0
      Balance, rates in hand ... 40 1 3
      325 8 10

Treasury Account.

1870. June.—To Balance in treasury ... 27 15 3
      ,, Rates remitted ....... 205 0 0
      ,, Subsidy, at £2 to £1 ... 410 0 0
      ,, Subscriptions ...... 40 0 0
      ,, Subsidy, at £2 to £1, special agreement ...... 80 0 0
      762 15 3

Balance forward ... 56 17 0

ABBOTSFORD Local Road Board.—Account of Receipts and expenditure for the year ending 30th June 1870:

£ s. d.
Balance from late treasurer ... 11 3 8
,, In treasury ... 182 1 9
Rates collected ... 24 13 3
Government subsidy ... 49 6 6
267 5 2

1869-70.
Paid late clerk (forms) ... 0 7 0
,, R. M’Lanathon, day labor ... 6 18 0
,, Do. do. ... 1 16 0
,, Kirkwood’s contract (advance) ... 85 0 0
,, Hastie’s do. ... 12 11 3
,, Kirkwood, balance ... 20 0 0
,, Fraser’s contract (advance) ... 63 0 0
,, Do., balance ... 37 5 0
,, Mitchell and Jamison, contract ... 22 15 6
,, Jamison, day labor ... 4 11 8
,, Balance in Provincial Treasury ... 10 18 9
,, Balance in local treasurer’s hands ... 2 2 8
267 5 2

Account of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ending 30th June, 1871.

1870. June.—To Balance in Provincial Treasury 10 18 9
      ,, Do., in Treasurer’s hands ... 2 2 8
      ,, Arrears of rates collected ... 8 7 6
      ,, Subscriptions ...... 17 5 6
      ,, Government subsidy ... 51 6 0
      ,, Rates, special (Frew) ... 5 0 0
      ,, Do. do. (M’Cabe ... 5 0 0
      ,, Government subsidy ... 20 0 0
      120 0 5

Expenditure.

By Wilson, contract ... 31 1 3
,, Rae, do. ... 10 0 0
,, Mitchell, day labor ... 5 15 0
,, Knox, do. ... 5 19 0
,, Watson, carting metal ... 0 8 0
,, Andrew Kerr, day labor ... 1 13 0
,, Paper, &c. ... 0 2 8
,, Andrew Kerr, metal contract ... 6 17 6
,, Do. day labor ... 5 8 0
,, Daniel Knox, metal contract ... 5 8 6
,, Kerr, day labor ... 6 7 0
,, Kerrs, contract, forming and metal ... 39 13 0
Balance in treasury ... 1 7 6
120 0 5

CHARLES SAMSON, }
JAMES IMRIE, } Auditors.
JAMES RUNCIMAN, Treasurer to Local Board.

BALANCE-SHEET—West Taieri Road Board—1870-71.

Dr.
£ s. d.
To balance for 1869-70 ...... 192 3 6
Rates collected ... 215 4 3
Government subsidy on £115 10s. ... 231 0 0
638 7 9

1871. June.—To Rates ... 40 13 7
      ,, Treasury ... 16 3 5
      56 17 0

By Voucher paid at treasury for contracts and day labor ... 746 11 10
,, Balance in treasury ... 16 3 5
762 15 3

Cr.
By contract No. 1 ... 104 8 2
,, Do 3 ... 24 11 7½
,, Do 15 ... 86 0 0
,, Blacks 16 ... 15 15 0
762 15 3

JAMES WATT,
CHARLES FALCONER, } Auditors.