1 bay horse,
belonging to Oscar Louis, Palmerston, for trespassing on Goodwood, for which £1 damages is claimed; and in default of being released, the above horse will be sold at the public pound, at Palmerston, on Friday, the 17th day of October, 1873, at twelve o’clock noon.

JOHN FLANAGAN,
Poundkeeper of the Palmerston Pound.

IMPOUNDED on the 15th day of September, 1873, by the Ranger of Oreti Hundred,
10 head of cattle, branded like BK off rump, viz.:-
1 red steer
1 yellow and white steer
1 black and white steer
1 strawberry steer
1 white steer
1 red and white steer
1 red steer
1 red and white steer
1 strawberry steer
1 red steer

supposed to belong to John Keveny, for trespassing on the Hundred; and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the public pound, at Islabank, on Friday, the 17th day of October, 1873, at twelve o’clock noon.

W. A. LYNN,
Poundkeeper of the Islabank Pound.

IMPOUNDED on the 15th day of September, 1873, by the Ranger of Creel Hundred,
1 white steer, no visible brand;
1 white poly bull, no brand;
1 white steer, no visible brand;
owners unknown, for trespassing on the Hundred; and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the public pound, at Islabank, on Friday, the 17th day of October, 1873, at twelve o’clock noon.

W. A. LYNN,
Poundkeeper of the Islabank Pound.

STATEMENT of Accounts of Clydevale Road Board for the year ending 30th June, 1873:-

Dr.
£ s. d.
July. To Balance in Treasury ... 0 12 7
,, Rates Collected, 1872-3 ... 105 0 0
,, Government Subsidy, 1½ ... 157 10 0
,, Tolls ... 12 0 0
£340 2 10

Cr.
By Contract No. 20 ... 84 18 4
,, Collection of Tolls ... 50 0 0
June 30 ,, Balance ... 205 4 6
£340 2 10

(Signed) THOS. BRYDONE,
Chairman.

Examined and found correct.
(Signed) JAMES SMITH,
Auditor.

(Signed) W. L. TAYLOR,
Treasurer.

ANNUAL Statement of the Palmerston District Road Board for the year ending 31st July, 1873.

RECEIPTS.
£ s. d.
Cash in hand per Provincial Treasurer ... 125 15 11
Petty cash received per Goodwood do ... 2 3 11
1873 Rates, Bushey Subdivision ... 214 18 10
,, Meadowbank Subdivision ... 149 6 0
,, Goodwood Subdivision ... 151 2 0
,, Blue Mountain Subdivision ... 260 2 4
Subsidy on £689 8s. 6d. ... 137 17 0
£938 10 6

EXPENDITURE.

Blue Mountain Subdivision—
Furndell, surfaceman ... 6 6 0
Moore, do ... 6 12 0
Cruikshank’s No. 3 Contract ... 442 0 0
Phillips, No. 4 do ... 242 13 0
Templeton, No. 5 do... ... 130 0 0
Engineer and Inspector ... 17 14 4

Bushey Subdivision—
Hafferman, surfaceman ... 14 15 0

McVinish, No. 1 Contract ... 80 6 0
McVinish, No. 2 do ... 149 10 0
Henderson, No. 3 do, progress payment ... 70 0 0
Christie and McVinish, No. 4 do ... 63 0 0
Engineer and Inspector ... 10 3 3

Goodwood Subdivision—
Annan, surfaceman ... 16 9 0
McDonald, do ... 15 1 0
McDonald, do ... 13 6 0
Annan, do ... 10 10 0
McDonald, do ... 4 18 0
Rogers and Lusty, do ... 7 4 0
Lusty, do ... 4 0 0

Meadowbank Subdivision—
Henderson, No. 1 Contract, progress payment ... 100 0 0

General Expenditure—
Clerk and Collector ... 60 0 0
Ferguson and Mitchell ... 4 6 7
Finnemore ... 3 0 0
Interest, Bank of New Zealand ... 9 2 6
Pratt and Gill, Waikouaiti ‘Herald’ ... 7 13 0
Engineer ... 29 17 7
Solicitor ... 4 4 0
Balance in Bank of New Zealand ... 749 4 3

£2282 6 0

Certified correct—
JOHN WATT, Auditor
WILLIAM ALFRED YOUNG,
Chairman.

HALF-WAY Bush District Road Board.—The following Abstract of Accounts of the above Board, from June 30th to August 30th, 1873, has been ordered to be published for the information of ratepayers in the district:

Dr.
£ s. d.
June 30. To Balance in hand ... 186 5 11
July 9. ,, Cash ... 69 11 0
Aug. 9. ,, do ... 10 11 6
£266 8 6

Cr.
July 7. By Cross Contract ... 90 0 0
,, 23. ,, do ... 21 18 7
,, 23. ,, Naylor do ... 12 0 0
,, 24. ,, Advertising ... 2 0 6
Aug. 15. ,, Ferguson and Mitchell (stationery) ... 12 5 6
,, 20. ,, McGlashan (metal) ... 15 19 6
,, 30. ,, Johnson, Auditor ... 1 1 0
,, 30. ,, Balance in Bank ... 171 3 4
£266 8 6

ASSETS.
Uncollected Rates, 1872-3—
Wakari Subdivision ... 229 11 6
Flagstaff do ... 62 16 6
Subsidy on above Rates ... 584 14 0
£876 11 0

LIABILITIES.
Contracts, Wakari Subdivision ... 343 17 8
Do Flagstaff do ... 99 3 0
Incidental Expenses ... 20 0 0
By Balance ... 413 10 6
£876 11 0

W. JOHNSON,
Clerk.

HALF-WAY Bush District Road Board.—It is hereby notified that A. M. Ross, Esq., has been appointed Engineer and Surveyor for the current year to the above Board.

W. JOHNSON,
Clerk.

NOTICE to the owner of Section 24, Block XXXII Palmerston, that the dividing fence be made before this day month, such fence to be split posts, rails, and palings.

7th September, 1873.

SAMUEL LEES,
Owner of Section 25, Block XXXII.