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2. Special Fund Account. Harbour Improvement Loan. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from last statement, 31st Decern- Training-wall .. .. .. .. 10,201 9 4 ber, 1893 .. .. .. .. 607 6 5 Eastern breakwater (maintenance) .. 1,532 5 9 Advances made by Government on security Dredging .. .. .. .. 23 8 0 of Board's debentures .. .. 19,800 0 0 Blant .. .. .. .. 245 15 0 Cape Foulwind Railway revenue .. 304 10 0 Orowaiti protective works .. .. 67 9 6 Sale of plant, &c. .. .. .. 155 3 7 Signal-station .. .. .. 227 10 10 Interest on fixed deposit, Bank of New Rates .. .. .. .. 119 4 0 Zealand, Westport .. .. .. 22 10 0 Law charges .. .. .. .. 43 17 5 Engineering generally .. ~ .. 87 10 0 Office-expenses .. .. .. 356 4 3 Westport-Ngakawau Railway— Extension, Ngakawau to Mokihinui .. 2,610 0 0 Additions to rolling-stock .. .. 3,910 0 0 Embankment at Fairdown .. .. 120 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 1,344 15 11 £20,889 10 0 £20,889 10 0

3. Interest Accounts. (1.) Harbour Improvement Guarantee Loan: £150,000, at 4 per Gent, per Annum — £6,ooo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from the General Account .. 6,030 0 0 One year's interest to Ist September, 1894 6,000 0 0 Charges .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 £6,030 0 0 £6,030 0 0 (2.) Harbour Improvement Loan, at 5 per cent, per Annum. Debentures issued as required. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from the General Account .. 14,951 810 Half-year's interest (due on Ist January, 1894) on £287,500 .. .. .. 7,187 10 0 Interest for broken periods (due on Ist January, 1894) on £11,300 .. .. 139 15 3 Half-year's interest (due on Ist July, 1894) on £298,800 .. .. .. 7,470 0 0 Interest for broken periods (due on Ist July, 1894) on £8,500 .. .. .. 154 3 7 £14,951 8 10 £14,951 8 10 Harbour Loan: £150,000. — Sinking Fund Account for Year ending 31st December, 1894. £ s. d. Cash balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 6 8 Receipts. Interest on investments — (To Ist January, 1894), one year's interest, at 5 per cent., on £210, County Tauranga debentures .. 10 10 0 One year's interest on £210, Borough of Hokitika, 6 per cent., to sth January, 1894 .. .. 12 12 0 Half-year's interest, at 6 per cent., to Ist February, 1894, on £70, Cambridge debentures .. .. 2 2 0 One year's interest on £1,480, Wellington and Manawatu 5-per-cent. debentures, to Ist June, 1894, less income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 13 9 One year's interest to Ist September, 1894, on £1,890, Government Loans to Local Bodies, 4J per cent. 85 1 0 „ to 15th October, 1894, on £600, Immigration and Bublic Works, 4J per cent. .. 27 0 0 to Ist October, 1894, on £800, Thames Borough, 5J per cent. .. .. .. 44 0 0 „ to 9th November, 1894, on £430, Brunner Borough, 6 per cent. .. .. .. 25 16 0 to Ist November, 1894, on £200, Tauranga Borough, 5 per cent. .. .. 10 0 0 „ to 28th November, 1894, on £7,040, Consolidated Stock, 4J-per-cent. debentures .. 316 16 0 „ to Ist December, 1894, on £220, County Waitemata, 6 per cent. .. .. 13 4 0 Half-year to 30th June, 1894, on £1,300, Treasury bills, 4J per cent. .. .. .. .. 29 5 0 One year to 31st December, on £700, Defence Loan, 4J per cent. .. .. .. .. 31 10 0 On £460, Westport Harbour, 5 per cent., 18th January to Ist July .. .. .. .. 10 6 8 £840, „ „ from 22nd March to Ist July .. .. .. .. 11 12 5 £1,300, General purposes loan, 5-per-cent. debentures, Ist July to 15th November .. .. 24 4 0 £1,190, „ „ Ist October to 15th November .. .. 7 5 6 Bank balances, one year to 30th September, 1894, at 3 per cent. .. .. .. .. 10 6 3 Contribution to sinking fund, one year, to Ist September, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Cambridge Borough debenture redeemed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Ist July, 1894, Treasury Bills exchanged for general purposes loan debentures .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Total receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,059 11 3 Investments. £ s. d. 18th January, 1894, Westport Harbour 5-per-cent. debentures .. .. .. .. .. 460 0 0 22nd March, 1894, „ „ .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 29th November, 1894 „ „ .. .. .. .. 210 0 0 Ist July, 1894, general purposes loan, 5 per cent., received in exchange for Treasury bills .. .. 1,300 0 0 Ist October, 1894, „ „ purchased .. .. .. .. .. 1,190 0 0 Total investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Cash balance in bank, 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 11 3 £4,059 11 3 Total investments .. .. .. .. .. 17,780 0 0 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 11 3 £17,839 11 3 11th January, 1895. J. G. Anderson, Secretary to-the Commissioners. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.