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WCC, Annual accounts and financial statements
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Archives Identifier00019Date Range1874-1991DescriptionThis series contains the annual accounts and financial statements of Wellington City Council. Dating from the commencement of the Wellington Town Board in 1863, there was a requirement in the relevant Act for local authorities to publish an abstract of annual accounts or a balance sheet. In the early years it appeared in the Government Gazette.
The title and contents of the statement of annual accounts have varied over time; between 1889 and 1905 the title was: Balance sheet of the Borough Fund, Wellington. The first two volumes overlap in dates and contents; Other volumes incorporate at various periods Tramways Statements, Electric Lighting Statements, Sinking Fund Commissioners, Renewal Fund Commissioners, Domain Boards, and Trading accounts.
There are items missing from the 1980s, but most of these can be found as unbound or draft copies on Treasury files, 00074:4:6/1. After 1990/1991 the financial statement was published as part of the Annual reportQuantity (Linear Metres)1.75MediumFileSystem of ArrangementIn chronological orderCollection TypeWellington City Council
The title and contents of the statement of annual accounts have varied over time; between 1889 and 1905 the title was: Balance sheet of the Borough Fund, Wellington. The first two volumes overlap in dates and contents; Other volumes incorporate at various periods Tramways Statements, Electric Lighting Statements, Sinking Fund Commissioners, Renewal Fund Commissioners, Domain Boards, and Trading accounts.
There are items missing from the 1980s, but most of these can be found as unbound or draft copies on Treasury files, 00074:4:6/1. After 1990/1991 the financial statement was published as part of the Annual reportQuantity (Linear Metres)1.75MediumFileSystem of ArrangementIn chronological orderCollection TypeWellington City Council
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Controlling or Creating AgencyWellington City CorporationRelationship Date Range1870-
WCC, Annual accounts and financial statements. Archives Online, accessed 30/04/2025, https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/1532