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AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK
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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