An Account in abstract, shewing the Receipt and Expenditure of the said Vestry, under the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, for the year ending on the 25th day of March, 1861, under the several distinct heads of Receipt and Expenditure with a Statement of the allowance of the Auditors. Pursuant to the 196th Section of the 18th and 19th Vict., cap. 120.

RECEIPTS.

£

s.

d.

Cash Balance in Treasurer’s hands

2542

8

7

Rates—

Order of the Vestry to the Guardians of thePoor, dated March 18th, 1856, surplus

5

3

0

Do. dated 17th March, 1857, surplus

31

8

7

Do. do. 17th March, 1857, surplus

5

18

10

Do. do. December 18th, 1857, surplus

42

5

7

Do. do. March 30th, 1858, surplus

76

13

6

Do. do. September 28th, 1858, surplus

251

12

5

Do. do. January 11th, 1859, surplus

337

19

2

Do. do. February 1st, 1859, surplus

85

5

6

Do. do. March 15th, 1859

321

9

9

Do. do. September 13th, 1859, surplus

180

16

0

Do. do. September 13th, 1859, surplus

241

10

7

Do. do. September 13th, 1859

2526

7

5

Do. do. March 24th, 1860

39

5

11

Do. do. October 23rd, 1860

2670

0

0

Do. do. March 13th, 1860

5780

0

0

Do. on account of Chelsea ImprovementCommission arrear, 1854, 1855, on No. 2, Durham Place

3

10

0

12599

6

3

Incidentals, General:—

Lighting

14

10

3

Works executed for Public Companies andothers

617

2

11

Sundries

4

8

6

Sanitary Works

27

19

5

Rents

44

0

0

768

1

1

Metropolitan Boardof Works:—

Order of the Vestry dated 13th September,1859—

“Ranelagh” District

204

19

8

“Counter’s Creek” ditto

256

9

1

461

8

9

Ditto dated 13th Sept., 1859, re MainDrainage, amount thereof

2928

2

0

Ditto dated 2nd July, 1860, for £172011s. 8d. on account thereof

1444

3

0

4833

13

9

Carried forward

20683

9

8

PAYMENTS.

General Works:—

Paving Roads,

Materials

2118

17

7

Labor

316

1

9

Sundries

97

9

6

2532

8

10

Footways,

Materials

570

12

8

Labor

124

16

0

Sundries

6

19

2

702

7

10

Cartage of Materials

258

18

1

3493

14

9

Lighting,

Gas consumed

3668

13

5

New Lights

22

8

0

Repairs

49

8

3

Gas Enquiry

150

0

0

Law Expenses

871

2

1

4761

11

9

Watering,

Contracts

853

16

1

Sundries

89

5

5

Law Expenses

111

5

0

1054

6

6

Cleansing,

Contracts

518

19

10

Labor

567

12

4

Sundries

20

0

9

1106

12

11

Improving

58

16

2

Removing Nuisances

326

15

0

Sanitary Works

4

3

2

Rents

57

18

8

Sundries

122

6

8

10986

5

7

Deduct from Surveyor’s Disbursementsfor Labor charged above the sum paid

1

14

3

10984

11

4

Metropolitan Boardof Works:—

Precept dated 12th August, 1859, and payable30th April, 1860, for Main Drainage, amount thereof

2928

2

0

Precept dated 31st December, 1858, andpayable March 25th, 1859, amount of Counter’s Creek portionthereof

447

4

2

Precept dated 11th May, 1860, and payable29th Sept., 1860, cash on account

1720

11

8

5095

17

10

Carried forward

16080

9

2

Amountbrought forward

20683

9

8

Incidentals—Sewers, viz.

Contribution towards Alteration of RanelaghSewer Bridge

5

0

0

Block Flaps

2

12

2

7

12

2

Establishment—Incidentals:—

Stamps for Contracts repaid

7

0

0

Sundries

0

2

0

Inspector’s Costs repaid

0

18

0

Hire of Hall

99

5

0

107

5

0

Mr. Ludlow, amount returned as overcharged onTaxes, June, 1859

0

8

4

Deposits for House Drains, &c.

306

14

10

Interest on Deposit account

106

19

1

Error by Treasurer in Pass Book, percontra.

4

17

11

Treasurer, for amount of “Depositaccount”

7000

0

0

£28,217

7

0

Amount brought forward

16080

9

2

Sewers Works

Construction of Sewers and Gullies

149

6

5

Private Drain Mouths

19

3

8

Cleansing Sewers and Gullies

55

14

1

Day Work

118

8

2

Incidentals

33

18

4

Cartage and Horsehire

9

15

9

386

16

5

Establishment

Salaries

C. Lahee, Clerk

250

0

0

Dr. A. W. Barclay, Medical Officer

150

0

0

J. Pattison, Surveyor

250

0

0

J. E. Salway, Office Clerk

78

0

0

J. Nicol, do.

78

0

0

W. Holland, Office Messenger

3

10

0

E. Alder, Inspector of Nuisances

130

0

0

W. Maddy, Hall-keeper

70

4

0

1009

14

0

Rent, Taxes, &c.

81

1

1

Office Cleaning, &c.

20

7

0

Books, Stationery, and Printing

229

8

5

Stamps for Contracts

9

6

0

Law Charges

358

18

4

Sundries

119

16

0

Inspector’s Costs

1

10

0

Expenses of Committees and Officers

79

1

3

,, of Coffee Room

26

9

11

,, of cleaning the Hall

2

10

6

1938

2

6

Charges on Local Rates,—Hans Town,

Compensation to late Officer

144

0

0

Chelsea, do. do.

20

0

0

164

0

0

Income and Assessed Taxes

71

6

1

Deposits for House Drains, &c.,returned

41

16

2

Error by Treasurer in Pass Book, percontra.

4

17

11

Interest on Loans

1245

16

0

Repayment of Loans

1900

0

0

Vestry Hall

5593

5

4

Balance in Treasurer’s hands

790

17

5

£28,217

7

0

The Account of which the foregoing is an Abstract has been audited and allowed by us, except [123] as therein referred to, and we have signed the same in token thereof, pursuant to the 195th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, 18 & 19 Vict., cap. 120.

G. E. Mead,
W. Rhind,
James Crisp.

APPENDIX No. 32.
CHARGES UNDER THE HEAD OF ESTABLISHMENT.

March 25th, 1860, to March 25th, 1861.

Folio

Ledger

271.

Salaries

£1011

14

0

Rent, Taxes, Insurance, &c.

89

18

0

Office Expenses, Furniture, Cleaning,&c.

32

4

6

Books, Stationery, Printing, &c.

246

6

3

Sundries

98

16

9

Stamps for Contract

11

2

0

Law Charges

195

17

10

Expenses of—

Committees and Officers

88

4

11

Coffee Room

32

12

5

120

17

4

£1806

16

8

271.

By Hire of the Hall: Balance after Payment ofExpenses

£78

8

1

Stamps for Contracts repaid

12

15

0

Inspector’s Costs recovered

1

8

4

14

3

4

“General Works”

1242

13

11

“Sewers Works”

428

11

4

“Chelsea Improvement Commission”

35

16

0

“Hans Town Commission”

7

4

0

1714

5

3

£1806

16

8

APPENDIX No. 33.
REPORT OF THE AUDITORS, 1860.

We, the undersigned Auditors of Accounts of the Vestry of Chelsea for the year ending March 25, 1860, present the following report thereon:—