4,500 gallons tar at 1s. 3d. 281 5 0
Lime and residual products 56 8 10
———— 4,791 4 11
Deficiency (rating power) ... 4,000 0 0
———— £13,561 17 8

EXPENDITURE.

Interest on Town Loans ... 720 0 0
Annual Sinking Fund on £12,000 ... 350 0 0
Salaries ... 465 0 0
Cemetery ... 300 0 0
Park and Reserves ... 210 0 0
Day Labour ... 500 0 0
Fire Brigade ... 200 0 0
Ordinary, including Printing and Advertising ... 500 0 0
Public Lamps refund to Gas Account ... 717 10 0
Public Works ... 4,433 6 1
Gasworks—
Capital account, Plant ... 374 16 8
Working account—
Coals, 475 tons at 40s. ... 950 0 0
Lime, 150 bags ... 65 0 0
Chemicals, etc. ... 20 0 0
Salaries—Engineer ... 234 0 0
Four Stokers, etc. ... 509 12 0
General Fitter ... 171 12 0
Repairs and Maintenance Plant ... 225 0 0
Lamplighter, £156; repairs lamps, £50 ... 206 0 0
Insurance, say ... 50 0 0
Miscellaneous ... 150 0 0
Interest on Loan ... 960 0 0
Sinking Fund ... 230 0 0
Available for Extension of Mains ... 1,020 0 11
———— 4,791 4 11
———— £13,561 17 8

rt.—37s.

CORPORATION OF PORT CHALMERS.

STATUTORY Statement of Estimated Rents, Profits and Receipts, and Outlay and Expenditure for ensuing year:—

INCOME.

To Rents, Municipal Estate and Arrears ... £230 0 0
,, Rents Town Belt ... 110 0 0
,, Local Revenue ... 260 0 0
,, License Fees, etc., Bye-Laws ... 55 0 0
,, Due for Kerbing ... 195 18 0
,, Rates uncollected ... 700 0 0
,, General Government subsidy ... 560 0 0
,, Cash in Bank and in hand ... 64 11 10
,, Deficiency ... 495 15 3
———— £2,671 5 1

EXPENDITURE.

By Due to Water Works Debentures Account ... £657 18 4
,, Loan from Sinking Fund ... 100 0 0
,, Four instalments do ... 400 0 0
,, Interest on Debenture Loan (£5,000) ... 350 0 0
,, Due to Cemetery Account ... 147 5 9
,, Impounding do ... 15 1 0
,, Deposits for crossings do ... 20 0 0
,, Contracts ... 150 0 0
,, Day Labor and Carting ... 280 0 0
,, Lighting ... 83 0 0
———— £2,671 5 1

By order,
JOHN LAING,
Town Clerk.

Port Chalmers.
April 18th, 1876.

rt.—20s.

IMPOUNDED in the Oamaru Pound on the 14th day of April, 1876, by Norman Lane, Oamaru,
1 red working Bullock, white face, branded like R H off rump,
for trespassing in his paddock and breaking a chaff cutter, for which 20s damage is claimed; owner unknown, and in default of being released the above bullock will be sold at the Oamaru Pound on Friday, the 5th day of May, 1876, at 12 o’clock noon.

JNO. GRAY,
Poundkeeper, Oamaru.

IMPOUNDED on the 11th day of April, 1876, by John Roche, Hayes’ Lake,
Red and White Heifer, no visible brands,
owner unknown, for trespassing on grass paddock and destroying my potato crop, for which £6 10s damages are claimed; and in default of being released the above cattle will be sold at the Public Pound at Hayes’ Lake, on Friday, the 5th day of May, 1876, at 12 o’clock, noon.

W. T. MARSHALL,
Poundkeeper of the Shotover Pound.

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO.

SESSION, 1876.

THE Matriculation Examination and the preliminary examination in general education for Students in Medicine will take place on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd May, commencing each day at 9 a.m.

Candidates intending to present themselves for examination must give in their names to the Registrar on or before the 28th April, and also state in what optional subjects they elect to be examined.

The classes will be opened on Thursday, the 4th of May.

Further particulars may be obtained on application.

W. H. MANSFORD,
Registrar.

DUNEDIN DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

APPLICATIONS, accompanied with testimonials, will be received by the Dunedin School Committee until Monday, 24th instant, for a HEAD MASTER for the Middle District School.

SYDNEY JAMES,
Secretary Dunedin School Committee.

TEACHER WANTED for Roxburgh Main District School. Salary, £175 per annum, with the prospect of an increase shortly to £200. A good stone residence, with garden attached. Applications, with testimonials, will be received by the undersigned up till May 1st.

G. F. MACKAY,
Secretary.