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List of Applications and Advances — continued.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Cash balance, Ist April, 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,978 211 Money borrowed to make advances to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. 73,900 0 0 95,878 2 11 Money advanced to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,428 0 0 Money advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,97112 3 92,399 12 3 Less refunds by— £ s. d. Kiwitea County Council .. .. .. .. 147 1 8 Stratford County Council .. .. .. .. 299 10 2 Manchester Road Board .. .. .. .. 276 16 5 Wainono Drainage Board .. .. .. .. 147 18 3 871 6 6 91,528 5 9 Cash balance, 31st March, 1899 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £4.349 17 2 2—B. 14. _^=

Ijocal Authority. ProviAmount sionally applied granted for or refused. j Advances. Result Petf"on r New Loans o, Purpose of Loan. Remarks. RIVER BOARDS. f> n n RI r ER BO £ £ £ Olive .. .. 10,000 P.G. .. .. .. Construction of river protective Under section 5 of works Amendment Act, 1898. For two successive years' expenditure. Uncompleted. Lower Wairau .. 1,000 P.G. .. .. .. Banking Opawa relief channel .. Uncompleted. Spring Creek .. 2,000 G. Carried 1,000 .. Banking of protective works along For two successive Wairau aud Opawa Rivets yeais' expenditure. £ 10,000 £ £ P.G. P.G. G. Carried 13,000 1,000 WATER-SUPPLY BOARDS. Waimakariri-Ash- 1,000 P.G. .. .. | .. Repairs of extraordinary flood- Under Amendment ley damage Ace, 1898. Uncompleted. IRRIGATION BOARDS. Upper Plain .. 5,000 R. .. .. .. Construction of water-supply for Not in complianoe irrigation-works, &o. with terms of the Act. LAND DRAINAGE BOARDS. Aorangi .. 99 G. No poll 99 .. Construction of drainage-works .. Under section 22 of required the Act. Manawatu .. 760 G. Ditto.. 760 .. Construction of drainage-works .. Ditio. „ .. .. .. .. .. 1,600 Construction of diainage-works. Otakia.. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Construction of main public drains. Sluggish River ... .. .. .. .. 300 Construction of drain. 859 859 2,000 Under Section 2 of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891." Minister of Lands | 63,723 .. .. 7,531 9,441 i Opening up for settlement various I blocks of land. 181,817* 43,959 48,441 * £6,000 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. Note.—P.G., means provisionally granted ; G., granted; K., refused.