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Area of rateable land held by those ratepayers who signed the petition which resulted in the Silverstream and Owhiro Subdivisions being included in the drainage district, and who have also signed the petition to have the district severed.

If this area be deducted from the petitioners and added to the non-petitioners, the position will be as follows. (This is a fair deduction, as the land referred to is in as bad if not a worse state than at date of petition.) a. r. p. a. r. p. Petitioners 7,767 0 36-02 Less above 2,246 3 0-4 5,520 1 35-62 Non-petitioners .. 3,278 1 8-52 2,246 3 0-4 5,525 0 8-92 11,045 2 4-54 1.c., a balance in favour of non-petitioners. APPENDIX B. Taieri Drainage Board.—Statement of Financial Position as at 6th December, 1909. Loan Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. East Balance, 31st March, 1909 .. . .. .. .. 176 18 8 Expenditure to date .. .. .. .. . . 1,442 7 9 1,619 6 5 West Balance, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. 4,895 13 11 Expenditure .. .. .. .. ■ . .. 1,215 19 2 6,111 13 1 Balance in National Bank .. .. .. .. .. 2,280 10 0 10,011 9 6 General Account. £ ... a. East Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 0 7 Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 181 13 8 304 14 3 Rates collected .. .. .. .. .. 208 16 7 Debit balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95 17 8 West Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 4 11 Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,055 8 11 1,156 13 10 Less rates collected .. .. .. .. .. .. £428 0 6 ~ rents collected .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 0 429 4 6 Debit balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 727 9 4 Interest Account. £ s . d. East Balance .. .. .. .. .. 81 5 1 Rates collected .. .. .. .. . . . .. 106 5 0 West Balance .. .. .. .. .. . . 266 7 4 Rates collected .. .'. .. .. .. .. 295 7 2 749 4 7 Interest to 30th June, 1909 (to be adjusted) .. .. . . .. 250 0 0 Credit balance . . , .. .. . . 499 4 7

Name. "A" Class. "B" Class. "C" Class. Total. Shand, W. Kirk, W. Kenton, J. C. Kirkland, W. Blackie, W. A. R. P. 800 0 0 177 2 31 188 0 0 484 1 6-4 68 2 21 A. E. P. A. K. P. A. H. P. 52 2 0 52 1 22 223 0 0 52 2 0 147 3 0 1,718 2 18-4 104 3 22 423 1 0 2,246 3 0-4