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ABSTRACT of OTAGO HARBOUR BOARD ACCOUNTS for year ending 31st March, 1876:—

REVENUE.

£ s. d.

Balance from last year’s account ... 197 16 11
Pilotage and Port Charges ... 4,010 15 6
Licenses & Tonnage Dues ... 124 17 6
Jetty Dues and Harbour Improvement Rate ... 8,671 14 8
Incidental Receipts ... 519 15 1
Proceeds of 261 £100 Debentures ... 26,100 0 0

£39,624 19 8

EXPENDITURE.

Secretary and Treasurer ... 507 10 0
Collection of Dues ... 579 3 4
Harbour and Pilot Service ... 4,732 4 2
Jetty and Crane Repairs ... 907 0 10
Interest ... 638 17 0
Miscellaneous ... 562 5 1

Engineer’s Department—
Staff ... 1,563 15 0
Miscellaneous ... 683 6 7
Plant ... 2,646 0 0
New Works ... 12,839 1 8
Dredging ... 6,713 19 15
Refunds ... 329 17 7
Debenture expenses ... 130 6 6

Balance at credit in Colonial Bank of New Zealand ... 6,789 12 6

£39,624 19 8

DEBENTURE ACCOUNT.

Amount of Debentures authorised by the Board to be issued ... £150,000 0 0

LOAN AUTHORISED, £250,000.

Amount of Debentures sold prior to 31st March, 1875 ... £1,200 0 0
Amount of Debentures sold by Colonial Bank to 31st December, 1875 ... £14,600 0 0
Amount of Debentures paid over to Messrs. Hawkins and Co. ... £11,500 0 0
Balance in hands of Colonial Bank of New Zealand for sale ... £122,700 0 0

£150,000 0 0

NOTE.—By telegraphic message from London £100,000 of the Board’s Debentures were placed on the public market on the 10th March, and were tendered for at a premium. This sale not included in those accounts, as particulars have not yet reached this office.

JOHN L. GILLIES,
Treasurer.

31st March, 1876.

Laid on the table of the Otago Harbour Board, 4th April, 1876, and referred to auditor.

(Signed), J. MACANDREW,
Chairman.

1st June, 1876.

Examined and compared with vouchers and Bank Pass-book, and found correct.

(Signed), H. LIVINGSTONE,
Provincial Auditor.

In accordance with the provisions of the Otago Harbour Board Ordinance, 1874, notice is hereby given that the statutory Annual Meeting of the Board will be held on the 30th June, 1876, when, if no objections are lodged, the accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1876, will be finally passed.

JOHN L. GILLIES,
Secretary.

CORPORATION OF QUEENSTOWN.

ESTIMATE of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE for the Statutory Financial Year commencing 20th April, 1876, and ending 19th April, 1877:—

RECEIPTS.

£ s. d.

Licenses ... 375 0 0
Registrations ... 25 0 0
Fees and Fines, R. M. Court ... 5 0 0
Rents ... 70 0 0
Deficiency { Ordinary rating powers ... 400 0 0
{ Special do. ... 2,000 0 0

£2,875 0 0

EXPENDITURE.

Salaries ... 105 0 0
Printing and Advertising ... 45 0 0
Public Works ... 400 0 0
Reserves ... 60 0 0
Assessment Charges ... 15 0 0
Miscellaneous ... 250 0 0
Water Works, &c. ... 2,000 0 0

£2,875 0 0

PHILIP B. BOULT,
Town Clerk.

Queenstown, 19th April, 1875.

1t. 15s.

FIRST HALF-YEARLY STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS of the New Arrow River Gold Mining Company, Limited, 31st May, 1876.

Name of Company—New Arrow River Gold Mining Company, Limited.

When formed and date of registration—6th March, 1876; registered 27th March, 1876.

Where business is conducted, and name of legal manager—Dunedin, Robert Rutherford.

Nominal capital—£4,000.

Amount of paid up scrip given to shareholders—None.

Number of shares into which the capital is divided—4,000 £1 shares.

Number of shares taken—4,000.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—£1,218 15s.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company—32.

Amount of cash in hand—None.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividend declared—None.

Number of shares unallotted—None.

ROBERT RUTHERFORD.

1t.—15s. pd.

OTAGO LAND ACT, 1872, may now be had gratis at the Wardens’ Offices at Lawrence, Clyde, Queenstown, Naseby, Switzers, and at the Land Office, Invercargill.