SECTION TO THE MECHANICAL. STATEMENT OF RISSES AND OTHER REAL ESTATE BEGGING TO THE COUNTY AT 31st MARCH, VIMA., Annual Rental Area. Residence— Allotment 18 19, 20, 22, 23, and 24, Block IV, Township of Burton, 1 acre and 20 poles. 10 0 1 0' II (Section 7, Book I, G'aHstonr, 2 rods and 17 poles... Four acres 1 room and 23 poles at 28-mile. Section 13, Block HI, Wallan town, 1 room... Part of Section 20, Book XVII, rnvarcirgiUHundieil.......'Gravel Pit in Section 31, 801 k IX, Oter^mika Hundred, 1 acre and 2 poles... Gravel Pit in Section 17, Block II, Wmton Hundred, 2 acres... New River Hundred, and Sections 46 and 47, Block XVI, rivarcirgiUHundieil, 350 Aores 1 r00d...-... • :.. 25 0 0 12 10 0 Gravol R serve Section 25, Block VII, East Winton, let to F.Jack... -... 2 0 0 Gravol Reserve Section 39, Block 111, Menzies For y, 1st to J. : McFidzien -......... 0 9 2 0 9 2' Section 1, Block 111, Town of Fjrtrose, with jatty goodsb6d... :; •■-.....'-25 0 0 Part of Section 197, Oreti Hundred, 9 aores,- let to Peter Teviotdale.......... ".], 018 0 ~" Suction 45, Block I, Invercaruill Hundred, let to Michael Leobard,.West -Pliins..... 10 0 Section 1, Block XXXVIIt. Wallacetown, lat to Divid Strachah...-.;....... 10 0 Section 50, Block 11, Oi.er..m k Hundred, 7 icres, 1 rood an.l 8 poles.lettoW. H. Perriam...... 0 7 3 0 7 3 £56T4~5 £14 6 5 Rent Baiancjs. r * Outstinding Rents at 31st March, 1895.. £25 9 2 Annual Rents.......... 56 14 5 "'• '.'■'£82 3~J Rants Collected to 31st March, 1696 £67 17 2 Outstanding at 3lit March, 1896... ; „...... 14 6 5 -t £82 3 7't * Examined and found correct.'- * J( R. P. MacGOUN, OTTO G. W. HAST, JAMES C. GAVIN, County Treasurer. County Chairman. Assistant Controller and Auditor. BALANCE-SHEET OF THE COUNTY FUND OF SOUTHLAND COUNTY FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31st - MARCH, 1896. GENERAL ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. EXPENSES. 1885-6... 12 4 " s - • Bilance at 30th September 8th, 1866-7.... 0 13 0. ber, 1895 13 873 13 7 v " f- -183 „ 1817 8... 013 6 397 Roads, County... 4415 6 4 - 154 „ 1888 9... 013 6 417 Maintenance 1224 6 6 s \*&r 185 „ 1889-90... 6 19 3 4-J0 Bridges 143 9'lo 188 „ 18901.... 64 2 :-55 Interest on Overdraft... 334 12 7 »»V 193 „ 18912... 6 4 2 560 Road Deviations... 43 18 9 K« 189 „ 1^92 3 ;.. 13 10 4 448 Advertising Tenders 70 8 0'- 207 „ 1893 4... 15 14 3- 493 Engineering and Inspec- -214 ■ '„ 1894-5... 372 2 3 tion Expenses... 308 7 5 £ * 218 „ 1595 6... 7280 14 8 ■ ■ v " 6540 9 6 -\ « „._ T 7704.11 5. 454. Stationery and Printing 25 12 6 ( Vs= 207 luterent on Arrears of 457 Insurance and Rates... 12 19 0 Rates...... 18 8. 459 Stamps, Telegram, etc. 15 9 4 > c 70 Publicanh' Licenses... 7 0 0, 464 Fuel, Lighting, Cleaning -84 Hawkers' and Pedlars' offices 20 18 '6 -« Licenses...... 20 0 0 481 Chairman's Travelling 91 Dog Licenses 142 0 0 Expenses £0 0 0'112 Slaughtering Fees and JS3 Members' Travelling <> Licenses...... 71 5 2 Expenses..... 103 4 0 1™ „, JC,j — 240 5 2 486 Clerk and Treasurer's 0? I.W Goldfields Ravenue... 149 18 0 Sakty 157 10 0 A 141 Commission on River - 335 13 4 Board Rites... 5 15 8 170 Public. Pounds Account 5 0 0 O*"? 143 Fees and Fines... 0 12 0 439 Audit "868 * 147 Forfeited Deposits... 15 0 442 Advertising, General... 79 6 151 Fortrose Ferry Reserves 468 Miscellaneous Expenses 20 3 0'■,_ Rint (lyeai) 25.0 0 473 Collection of Dog Tax... 55 4 7 153 New River Forry Be- 477 Collection of Slaughter- serves Rmt (1 year) 25 0 0 ingFeesacd Licenses 25 12 2 ', / 155 Rents from Reserves... 318 0 499 Routing Expenses... 218 7 1 61 10 8 502 Small Birds' Destruction 9 79 159 Subsidies Local Bodies 511 Office Repairs 218 0 -'' Finance...... 407 6 7 522 Legal Expenses... 416 8 161 Miscellaneous Revenue 0 10 0 52(3 Fortrose Harbor Trans- ~ 167 Subscriptions from Local for to Separate Ac- -, Bodies, etc..... II 5 0 count...... 43 7 0 «'435 Licensing Expenses R>. 'dm 10 5 :,„„ fund 20 211 570 Public Comoteries... 16 0 510 Valuation Expenses Re- 7 doq -i n - fund 17 3 '-"" S6Ol 5.8 Palarce at 31st March, > 1893 12,600 9 1. < t m&nri £2i^oiir~ -^ 11.-SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. (1) Lind Fund Account. 25 Balance at 30;h September, 1595 "...'" 1755 "7 425 Expenditure on Works... £1">17 18 *O'Thirds of p.P. Land Sales 454 111 Blanco at 31st March, 1596.. 1"81 10 11 Thirds of Perpetual Leases 257 8 8'" 1 " 01 lv xl Small Runs... 2 11 0, 714 1 7 t ■" £2499 811 £2499~ril 'j ( 2) Centre Bubh Road. > 605 Balance at 30 h September, 1895... £10 0 0 605 Expenditure on Works... £10 0 o r (3) Roads in lavercar? ill Hundred. : r i 612 Balance at 30th September, 1895........ £0 10 2 612 Balance at 31-t March, 1898..... £0 10 2- f 5 * (4) Niagara to Waikawa. 613 Balacce at 31st March, 1896......... £372 10 0 013 Balance at 30th September, 1885.... £360 0 0 *'Expenditure on Works...... . 12 10 O r «i £372 10 0 "" (5) Fortroso- Waikawa. 5 613 Balance at 30th September, 1895........ £65 9 4 613 Expenditure on Works jjijrs n o '< Balanco at 31st March, 1896... 80 10 10 '". "£146 0 2 £146~0~2. ".' (6) Riaby-.Retreat. •"-'__ 613 Balance at 30ch September, 1895... £7 9 8 613 Expenditure on Works.......£7 9 8 \7) Waipapa-Waikawa and Waipapa-Six-Mile. w 614 Balance at 30 h September, 1895..'. £7 10 0 614 Expenditure on Works.......... £7 10 0 (8) Owarie Bridge, Mokoreta Valley. Subsidy. Total expenditure, £260 3a 3d. '"'614 Balance at 31st March, 1896 \...£1B n 6 614 Balance at 30th September, 1895" £85 13 o' i. Expenditure on Works.........." 42 16 6 9 6.. Jl2B 9 6,.V (9) Wyndham Road Bridge. Subsidy. Total expenditure, £642 175.' - S "" 614 Balance at 31st March, 1896.......£2OO 0 0 614 Balanco at 30th September, 1895........£2OO 0 o' (10) Waikawa Roads, Quarry Hills. 615 Balance at 30th September, 1895.......„ £9 0 0 615 Expenditure on Works....£9OO(11) Mataura River Protective Works. 615 Balance at 3Ut March, 1896... £151 0 0 615 Balanco at 30th September, 1893...... £94 7 0 \'TSxpooditure on Works... '... ',' 56 13 0 * $ -* 15! 0 0, £151 00 " j-s (12) Forest Hill-McDonald's Road. 615 Balance At 31st Much, 1596... £41 0 0 615 Expenditure on Works... £11 0 0 '(13) Garstori-Nevis Road. 615 Balance at 31st March, 1896... £15 0 0 615 Expenditure on Works... £150 0 0 *"'" (14) Forest Hill Tramway Road and Forest Hill Road. 616 Balance at 31st March, 1596......... £165 2 6 616 Expenditure on Works... X165 2 6 3% (15) Hedgehops and Mataura. 616 Balance at 31st March, 1596;......... £67 0 0 616 Expenditure on Works... £67 0 0 -S§| (16) Roads, Mabel District. 616 Balance at 31st March, 1596 £15.0.6 616 Expenditure on Works... £15 0 0 "V.% (17) Invercargill Hundred. v "'620 Balance at 31st March, 1896......... £58 0 0 620 Expenditure on Works... 4558 0 0 3 (18) Centro Bush to Otapiri. 620 Balance at 31st March, 1596......... £97 10 0 6iO Expenditure on Works......, £97 jq 0 T-^  at 5 per cent, par annum. " iy 553 B >laL ce at 30th September, 1895... £52 0 5 553 Debentures Paid... ''...... £27 13 T •?% Special Rates, 1895-6...... 33 911 Balance at 31st March, 1896. 72 6 2 -J^ „ „ 1894-5...... 12 3 8, "H',^ previous.....259'47 19 4 • 41 awli"!. £99¥~9? Xi (2) South Hillend Loan under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, L 2380 at 5 per cent, per annum. '% S 543 Balance at 30th September, 1895... £56 16 5 5$ Debentures Paid.....". £5910 0^'-« Special Rates, 1895-6...... £68 0 0 Balance at 31st March, 1896 '..... 78 18 8 -j£ .. 1894-5...... i-o 1* II *. '.■■■'' ->*s » 81 12 0 •,--^ c — ■..'■:•■ ~ ■%% •*l3B S 5 '. £138 8.5 ■ — v '■'■■ -^i-ft BALANCES.-'g ACCOUNTS. BANK. "P? £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ 1 d *•?£$ Genoral Account ... .., Dr. 12,600 9 1 ■ General Account ... ...Dr. 10,132 17 0* ' *'\^ Niagara- Waikawa Road Dr. 372 10.(1 Cheques to present Dr. 785 19 11 t^sff Fortrose-Waikawaßoad... ... Dr. 80 10 10 • • fe,*# Owarie Bridee Dr. 128 9 6 10,918 16 11 >-iZ|? Wyndham Bridge Dr. 200 0 0 Less D^honorod Cheque since re- • - *J& Mataura Protective Works ... Dr. lul 0 0 deemed Or. 619 8 '?<<*& Forest Hill-McDonald's Road ... Dr. 41 0 0 *-" ... wr. 10 9u 17 3 Girstoi-^evisßoad ... ... Dr. 150 0 0 Separate Account ... ..; Dr. 1625 11 0 ' *" f Forest Hill Tramway Road ... Dr. 165 2 6 Ch.quo to present 018 • " :.•* Hedgehope-Mitaura Road ... Dr. 07 0 0 IB ok 10 a Mabel District Roads Dr. 15 0 0 16Z5 12 8 ?T Invercargill Hundred Roads ... Dr. 58 0 0 - * *^v Centre Bush-Otapiri Road .. Dr. 97 10 0 'ft Gow's Creek Bridge Dr. 100 0 0 % Hospitals and Charitable Aid Ac Dr. 29 8 7 - •? 14,256 0 6 , , ' Land Fund Or. 1281 10 11 Invercargill Hundred Roads ... Or. 010 2 Contractors' Deposits ...... Or. 285 411. * West Plains Loan Interest Ac. ... Cr. 72 6 2 South Hillend Loan Interest Ac ... Cr. 78 18.5 171S10 7 .^>v £T2^537~91l £72,537 911 '' ~ Examined and found correct. W J* R. P. MAOGOUN, JAMES O. GAVIN, 1. A County Treasurer. Assistant Controller and Auditor. - .■■..-■-■■.■ -*^s ■. .■;■. '■ ■ : ■-- - %* BALANOE-SHEEr OF THE COUNTY FOND OF SOU rriLABD COUNTY FOR IHE YEAR ENDEO3IST MARCH, 1896. ". ..-...■ ■■■■■•■■.■••.- -1.-GBNERAL ACCOUJST. Recbipts. Expendixdee. £ s. d. £ p. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ B. d. 181 Goneral Rate, 1885 6 ... 12 4 B*!ance at 31it Marcb, 182 „ 1886-7 ... 013 0 1895 11,672 711 183 „ 1887-8 ... 013 6 397 Roartp, Coun'y ... 7690 13 7 184 „ 1888-9 ... 013 6 417 Maintenance ... ... 2251 1' .3 185. „ 1889 90 ... 619 9 426 Bridges ... ... 753 8 4 188 „ 1890-91 ... 6 4 8 255 I^te eat on Orerdraft ... • 734 4 5 193 „ 1891-2 ... 6 4 8 560 Road Deviations... 83 17 3 189 1892 3... 16 13 7 430 Subsidies to Road Boards 150 0 0 207 1893-4... 196 2 9 448 Advertising Tenders... 105 11 6 214 1894-5... 2579 710 493 Engineering and Inspec- -218 1895-6... 7306 18 4 tion Expenses... 573 17 4 10,121 13 11 12,343 9 8 257 Interest on Arroara of 451 Stationery and Printing 44 19 9 Rates...... 1 16 2 457 Insurance and Rates... 20 15 3 70 Publicans' Licenses... 660 0 0 459 Stamps, Telegrams, etc. 28 0 9 81 Auctioneers' Licenses... 0 10 0 464 Fuel, Lighting, and Cleaning Offices... 40 1 0 Licenses...... 25 0 0 481 Chairman's Travelling 94 Do/ Licenses... 551 12 6 Expenses...... 100 0 0 112 Slaughtering Fees and 483 Members' Travelling Ex- Licenses...... 85 5 8 penses...... 188 18 0 1322 8 2 486 Clerk and Treasurer's 130 Goldfields Revenue... 306 3 G Silary...... 315 0 0 135 Commonages Revenue 5 5 0 737 14 9 141 Commission on River 434 Licensing Expenses... 39 911 Board Rites... 25 8 10 439 Audit 17 0 0 143 Fees and Fines... 3 10 0 442 Advertisements, General... 10 12 3 147 for cited Deposits... 6 5 0 468 Miscellaneous Expenses 32 3 1 151 Fortn cc Feny Reserve 470 Public Pounds Account 5 0 0 Rent (13 months)... 37 10 0 470 Expanditure under Pub- -153 New River Ferry Reserve lie Revenues Act... 3 3 0 Rant...... 25 0 0 473 Collection of Dog Tax.. 159 311 155 Rents from Reserves... 5 7 2 477 Collection of Slaughter- -159 Subsidies, Local Bodies and Fees and Licenses 38 2 2 Finance...... 1142 15 0 499 Rating Expenses... 451 611 161 Miscellaneous Revenue 010 6 502 Small Birds' Destruction 84 1 6 167 Subscriptions from Local 507 Commonages Manage- B dies, etc.... 151 15 0 ment...... 12 10 0 172 Small Birds' Destruction 510 Valuations...... 66 9 3 Subscriptions.. 10 7 0 511 Office Repairs...... 16 13 10 1 435 Licensing KxpsDsas Ro- 522 L^gal Expenses ... 15 13 4 fund ... ... 20 2 11 526 Fortrose Harbor ... 38 Q 0 510 Valuation Expenses Re- 526 Fjrtrose Harbor Tram- fund .. 17 3 fer to Separate Ac- 1435 3 8 count ... 43 7 0 13,187 5 5 570 Public Cemeteries ... 16 0 Balance at 31H March, 1034 2 2 189G 12,600 9 1 r 14,115 6 7 £?5i787~14~~6 £25,787 14 6 II.— SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. (1) Land Fund Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 25 Balance at 31st March, 1595 ... 1370 16 6 25 Expenditure on Worhs 1509 0 0 Thirds, DP. Siles .^ 850 17 1 .Balaoce at 31it Marcb, 1896 ... 128110 11 Thirds, Perpetual L»S33 ... ... 563 15 4 Small Runa ... ... ... 5 2 0 1419 14 5 £2790 10 11 £2790 10 11 Centre Bush Road. 605 Balance at 31 t Marcb, 1895 £10 0 0 605 Expenditure on Works ... £10 0 0 Sprinf hills School, Corbotl's Crossing Road. Subsidy. Total expenditure on work-, £199 4s 6d. 611 Grant £99 12 3 611 Balance at 31it March, 1895 .. £99 12 3 Roads in Invercargill Hundred. 612 Balance at 31st March, 1895 ... ... ... £0 10 2 612 Balance at 3Ht March, 1896 , ... ... ... £0 10 2 Gow'a Creek Bridge. 6 12 Balance at 31it March, 1895 ... ... ... £15 0 612 Expenditure on Works ... ... ... ... £15 0 Otoramika District Roads. 6 12 Bilance at 31st March, 1895 ... ... ... £5 0 0 612 Expenditure on Works  ... ... ... £5 0 0 Niagara to Waikawa. 613 Balance at 31st Marcb, 1596 £572 10 0 613 Balance at 31»t MarchT 1895 £293 10 0 Expenditure on Works ... ... .. ... 79 0 0 £372  31st Marcb, 1896 80 10 10 £430 10 10 £430 10 10 Reabyßstreat. 613 Balance at. 31st March, 1895 £43 0 0 613 Expenditure on Works £43 0 0 Waipapa Waikawa and Waipapa-Six Mile. 614 Grant .£3OO 0 0 614 Balanoa at 31st Marcb, 1895 £219 0 0 Expenditure en Woiks ... ... ... ... 81 0 0 £iOO 0 0 £3.0 0 0 Owarie Bridge, Mokoreta Valley, Subsidy; total expenditure, L 260 3s 3d. 614 Balance at 31st March, 1896 ... ... ...£l2B 9 6 614 Expeuditure on Works ... .. ... ...£l2B 9 6 Wyndham Roid Bridge, Subsidy ; totil expenditure, L 642 17?. 614 Bilanceat 31it M»i cb,lS93 ... £200 0 0 614 Expenditure on Works ... .. . ...£2OO 0 0 Villages: Makarewa Bush, Woodond, Myross Bush, Lang Busb, Woodlands, subsidies  Hills. 615 Grant -*100 ° ° 615 Expenditure on Works ..£IOO 0 0 Mataura River Protective Works. ; 615 Balanco at 3lat March, 1806 ... ... ... £151 0 0 615 Expenditure on Works ... ... ... ...£lsl 0 0 Forest Hill-McDonald's Road. 615 Balance at 31st March, 1896 £il 0 0 615 Expecditure on Works ... £41 0 0 Garstor.-Nevis Road. 615 Balance at 31it Mirch, 1896. 0 0 615 Expenditure on Works .. ..£l5O 0 0 Forest Hill Tramway Road and Forest Hill Road. 616 Balance at 31st March, 1896 .£165 2 6 616 Expenditure on Works £165 2 6 Hedgehops- Mataura. 616 Bilanceat 31st March, 1896 ... £67 0 0 616 Expenditure on Works ... : ... £67 0 0 Roads M-ibel District. 616 Bilance at 31at March, 1596 £15 0 0 616 Expenditure on Works £15 0 0 Invercargill Hundred. 620 Bilanc9 at 3M March, 1896 £58 0 0 620 Expenditure on Works £58 0 0 Centre Bush to Otapiri. 620 Balanco at 3lst Marcb, 1596 £97 10 0 620 Expenditure on Works ■ £97 10 0 Gow's Creek Bridge. 621 Bilance at 31st March, 1898 -£100 0 0 621 Expenditure oa Works £100 0 0 Contractors' Deposits. 55 3l9tMa " b ' 1895 •: :: z.*% I 8 "SSSSfaS? ::: z z z r"**^ I Kecepls Balance at 31st Marcb, 1896 285 4 11 £733 6 5 £733 6 5 Hcspitals and Charitable Aid Account. 533Bilarco.it3UtMiruh.lS93 B £396 11 11 533 Contributions ..£2112 6 4 H. a ndC.A.R*te,S9s ; 6 5 ... ... £12.7 16 7 ». Pr6ViOUS _~i-1086 510 Balance at 3Wi Marcb, 1896 29 8 7 £2112 6 4 12112 6 4 Furtrose Harbor. 526 Transfer from General Account £3 7 0 520 Maintenance (half year)... £43 7 0 IV. INTEREST ACCOUNTS. With Plains Loan under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, £10 7 5J at 5 per cent, per annum. £3 TURK at 313t March, 1895... £30 17 0 553 Debentures paid.............. £35 7 2 Special Bate £15 6 £54 0 0 Balance at 31st March, 1896 72 6 2 £1 9 P rcvICUS __„ 96 16 4 £127 13 4 £127 13 4 South Hillend Loan under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, £2380 at 5 per cent, par annum. £1 9 P rcvICUS __„ 96 16 4 £127 13 4 £127 13 4 South Hillend Loan under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, £2380 at 5 per cent, par  — 1620 12 8 Hedgehopc-Mataura Road... Dr. 607 0 Mabel District Road....... Dr. 600 ZSSSS^f?™ :::5? |i Horizontal Aid Account & J*jj< „ 6 T^flT?,.nd ». Cr. 128110 11 £v n e d rlr U gin Hundred Roads Or. JlO 2 Contractors' Deposits... -. JSo 4 11 West Plains Loan Interest Account... Cr. 72 b 2 South Hillend Loan Interest Account... Cr. 7lB 10 7 £12,537 9 11 £12,537 9 11 SOUTHLAND COUNTY— STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31st MARCH, 1896. ASSETS. LIABILITIES. Outstanding Rates 1894-5, County **L J | U = nted Ac. onts (estimated,... '*» Jjj " » lilHoapi^anddA. /.. g8 0 Cheques...... »M " " ISQl 4' West Plains... 015 6 D.P. Revgnue Contingent Liabilities Un- " ISQ4S... 013 1 appropriated...... 893 12 8 " " 1595 6 11 11 1° Unfinished Contracts, County... 