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AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK

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FINANCE.

As the truest indication of the progress or otherwise of any institution or corporate body is recorded by its financial operations, it is of interest therefore to note that the first available balance sheet of the City of Auckland, namely, the area bounded by Stanley Street, Symonds Street, Karangahape Road and Franklin Road, was presented, under the "City Board Act, 1863,” by the City Board of Commissioners for the period 1st June, 1863, to 30th June, 1864, and is given below in detail:—

RECEIPTS.
June 30, 1864—		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	From Provincial Government, on account of votes for City main sewer	3,049	3	5
	From ditto, on account of votes for City purposes	1,607	8	3
	Ditto, on account of vote loan of £20,000	5,000	0	0
	Ditto. on account of votes for water supply	700	0	0
	Ditto, contribution towards expense of cutting and forming Albert Street	500	0	0
	Ditto, one-half of expense of erecting urinal, etc., at wharf	13	14	6
	Ditto, expense of lighting wharf lamps	30	4	7
		——————			10,900	7	9
	From rents of ground in Customs House Street	176	10	0
	From City rates	4,803	14	10
	From carters’ licenses	182	10	0
	From lodging house licenses	24	0	0
	From insurance companies, proportion of expense of forming water tanks for fire engines	204	0	0
	From miscellaneous income	50	8	6
		——————			5,441	3	4
					£16,341	11	1

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