DISBURSEMENTS.—(Continued.)

Brought forward ........................................................ £1205 2 6

Registrar of Dogs Department—

Allowance for the registration of 50 dogs ......................... 12 10 0

Poundkeeper’s Department—

Town Poundkeeper’s salary, 4 months .............................. 17 6 8

General Contingencies—

Interest on overdrawn account at Bank of New Zealand .......... 67 2 18 6

Interest on Harbor Loan ............................................... 32 12 1

Do. advance for Waiwakaiho Bridge ................................. 150 0 0

Passage of Superintendent to and from Wellington ............... 12 0 0

Part passage of Mr. Nicholls to Dunedin ........................... 1 10 0

Conveyance of extra mail to Patea .................................... 2 10 0

Drawback on Auctioneer’s license ..................................... 20 0 0

Allowance on a Bottle license surrendered ........................ 5 0 0

Services at Patea ....................................................... 4 4 0

Clerical assistance ...................................................... 13 4 0

Valuation of boats, &c. ................................................ 3 3 0

Drawing plans ........................................................... 4 0 0

Observations of temperature at Waitara ............................ 1 10 0

Food for and destruction of dogs ..................................... 2 11 0

Baize, graased, Firewood ............................................... 8 16 6

Sundries ................................................................. 10 15 1

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                                                                   944 9 4

Roads and Public Works—

Addition to Provincial Hospital ...................................... 44 11 2

Improvements Mount Elliot ........................................... 22 14 3

Work at Custom House .................................................. 11 2 9

Do. Institute, Supreme Court, and Coroner’s Office .............. 4 13 11

Compensation for deviation of Egmont Road ........................ 5 0 0

Do. fencing South Road through Pearce’s land ....................... 21 0 0

Contribution towards repairs of South Road ........................ 1 0 0

Fencing Waitara ferry ground .......................................... 5 0 0

Use of road through J. Bishop’s land ................................ 9 8 0

Paving cart track in Brougham-street ................................. 2 0 0

Preparing plans of Patea district ...................................... 3 0 0

Earthwork in No. 1 and 20 districts .................................... 4 0 0

Breaking stones and dressing bricks ................................... 1 8 0

Ironwork, &c. ........................................................... 3 12 7

Cartage ................................................................ 8 5 0

Opening bush roads .................................................... 15 19 8

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                                                                   163 1 10

Waiwakaiho Bridge .................................................... 41 8 10

Bridges .................................................................. 1154 5 10

Opening South road ...................................................... 227 17 1

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                                                                   1412 2 11

Carried forward ....................................................... £3796 1 11