✨ Road Board Financial Statement
Wanganui and Rangitikei General Road Board.
BALANCE SHEET of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE from the 1st JANUARY to the 31st DECEMBER, 1871.
RECEIPTS.
| Description | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To proceeds of Toll Gate for 1871 | ... | ... | ... | 762 | 18 | 6 |
| Other Funds, &c.— | ||||||
| 1. Government Grant | ... | ... | ... | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Money borrowed by Bills from Bank of New Zealand | ... | 500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Do. | ... | 700 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1200 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Balance from Account for 1870 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 18 | 11 |
| Sundries | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 48 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Total Receipts | £2200 | 0 | 0 |
EXPENDITURE.
| Description | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Paid Bank of New Zealand, from 1870 | 245 | 0 | 0 |
| do. in 1871 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid for Labor, previous to contracts being entered into | 745 | 0 | 0 |
| Newman for his contract for Maintenance, amounting to | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| Less unpaid | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| 66 | 9 | 0 | |
| Cameron for Gravel for Road | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Lethbridge for repairs for Turakina Bridge | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| Do. do. do. | 44 | 11 | 0 |
| M'Neil do. | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| Less unpaid | ... | ... | ... |
| 13 | 18 | 6 | |
| Roscoe and McMahon, for maintenance of Road, as per contract | 169 | 0 | 0 |
| Less paid | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brown for making Gate | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Contracts for Repair of Road | 1564 | 17 | 0 |
| Taylor and Watt, for tiles for Culverts | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Discounts and Bank Commission | 62 | 5 | 1 |
| Less Rebate | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 61 | 16 | 10 | |
| Toll Collector for Salary to 31st December, 1871, also including Balance from 1870 | 131 | 7 | 10 |
| Less unpaid | 10 | 18 | 3 |
| 120 | 9 | 7 | |
| For Timber | 26 | 7 | 8 |
| Thorns of Marton, for repair of Bridges and Culverts from Bulls to Turakina | 108 | 0 | 6 |
| Less unpaid | 58 | 0 | 6 |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Legal Expenses, for two years | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Insurance, Stationery, Stamps, and Contingencies | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| By cash in Bank | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| By cash in hand | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Expenditure | £3000 | 13 | 6 |
| Balance |
| By cash in Bank | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| By cash in hand | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | £3011 | 2 | 11 |
Audited and found correct, January 31, 1872.
WILLIAM DORSET, Auditor.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1872, No 4
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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Wanganui and Rangitikei Road Board
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works31 January 1872
Road Board, Financial Statement, Receipts, Expenditure, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Audit
10 names identified
- Newman, Contractor for road maintenance
- Cameron, Supplier of gravel for road
- Lethbridge, Repairs to Turakina Bridge
- M'Neil, Repairs to Turakina Bridge
- Roscoe, Road maintenance contractor
- McMahon, Road maintenance contractor
- Brown, Gate construction
- Taylor, Supplier of tiles for culverts
- Watt, Supplier of tiles for culverts
- Thorns, Repairs to bridges and culverts
- WILLIAM DORSET, Auditor