Dr. £ s. d. April 1. To Balance in hand 21 3 3 May 9. ,, J. Ruskin, by cheque 55 15 3 ————————— £76 18 6 ========= Cr. Current Expenses. £ s. d. April 26. By H. Swan, (salary) 10 0 0 May 2. ,, Watch Rate 0 5 0 ” ,, Poor Rate 0 10 0 17. ,, Water Rate 0 5 8 ” ,, Gas 0 13 3 June 29. ,, Rate on New Land Allotment 0 2 3 ———————— 11 16 2 Repairs and Fittings. April 15. By J. Smith, for making paths 1 19 3 26. ,, J. Ashton, brass taps 0 3 9 ” ,, S. Bower, card mounts 0 3 10 ” ,, Walter Nield, cases 5 10 0 ” ,, J. Smith, paths 1 14 10 May 12. ,, Sheffield Water Works—repairs. 0 5 8 13. ,, Silicate Paint Co. 2 0 9 ” ,, J. Smith 1 3 8 19. ,, Mr. Bell, for applying silicate 0 15 0 June 4. ,, Mr. Aitken, fixtures, etc., 1 0 0 pertaining to the two cottages 26. ,, C. Collingwood, materials 5 4 0 for paths 29. ,, G. H. Hovey, floor-cloth 4 11 0 Petty expenses 1 13 5 ———————— 26 5 2 Balance in hand 38 17 2 ————————— July 20, 1876. Examined and found correct, E. Rydings. £76 18 6 III. I give the following letters without changing a syllable; never were any written with less view to literary fame, and their extreme value consists precisely in their expression of the spirit and force of character which still happily exists in English youth:— “Astoria, Columbia River, Oregon, North America.