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Hauraki Plains Settlement Account. Statement of Transactions during Year ended 31st March, 1.920. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. , Cr. Payments. £ s. d. Balance brought forward at Ist April, 1019 10,580 4 4 Drainage-works, stop-banks, clearing chanDcbenturesissued Hauraki Plains Amend- nels, and other expenditure incidental to ment Acts, 1913 and 1914 .. .. 40,000 0 0 conducting drainage operations, material, Cash sales .. .. .. .. 13,818 10 0 supplies, &c. .. .. .. 56,286 13 0 Itents .. .. .. .. 11,149 5 2 Erection of buildings .. .. .. 690 15 0 Artesian bores— £ s. d. Machinery, plant, and loose tools .. 7,247 17 1 Repayment of advances 510 6 I Artesian wells, cost of sinking .. .. 718 11 0 Interest .. .. 33 17 0 Compensation for land acquired in connec--544 3 1 tion with drainage-works .. . . 250 11 0 Miscellaneous receipts— Stores, fuel, &c. .. .. .. 2,474 16 3 Hut rents .. .. 38 (i (i Management and engineering expenses, &c. 905 17 5 Flax-sales . . .. 282 17 10 Travelling-expenses .. . . . . 285 I 11 Grazing-rents .. 104 1 I Interest on debentures .. .. 5,945 19 8 Peat .. .. 110 0 Balance at 3lst March, 1920 .. .. 2,332 II 2 Tram freights .. 610 5 6 1,037 0 11 £77,138 3 6 £77,138 3 6 Revenue Account. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Consolidated Fund—lnterest on deben- By rents accrued during year .. .. 12,114 16 2 turos issued Bodies' Interest earned— £ s. d. Loans Act, 1908 .. .. 1,828 4 0 Investment .. 298 310 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account — Outstanding accounts 00 Hi 11 Interest on debentures issued under 359 0 9 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 5,94519 8 Freights .. .. .. .. 610 5 6 Rent Account—Rebates and postpone- Flax .. .. .. .. 282 17 10 ments .. .. .. .. 1,000 18 9 Grazing, &c. .. .. .. 104 1 1 Artesian Wells Account — Amounts Hut rents, &c. . . .. .. 39 16 6 written off where bores not effective 81 2 3 Net revenue for year carried down .. 4,654 13 2 13,510 17 10 13,510 17 10 To balanoe .. .. .. .. 26,324 15 4 By balance forward from previous year .. 21,670 2 2 Net revenue as above .. .. 4,654 13 2 £26,324 15 4 £26,324 15 4 Balance-sheet as at 81st March, 1920. Liabilities. A ssets. Debentures — £ s. d. Improved lands handed to £ s. d. £ s. d. Local Bodies' Loans Account, 1908 .. 31,000 0 0 Land Board for settleHauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 185,000 0 0 ment .. .. 282,470 0 0 Public Works Fund—Expenditure under Less cash sales .. 41,967 14 5 Land-improvement vote .. .. 5,070 0 0 240,502 5 7 Consolidated Fund — Unimproved lands not yet disposed of.. 23,335 0 0 Interest on debentures issued under Improvements adjoining Crown lands .. 7,710 0 0 Local Bodies Loans Act, 1908 .. 10,533 10 2 Works in progress—Expenditure to date Hauraki Plains —Land set apart under on lands in process of reclamation .. 64,067 10 II the Act .. .. .'. .. 45,000 0 0 Artesian wells — £ s. d. Suspense Account .. .. .. 126 5 6 Hauraki Plains Crown tenLand Reclamation Account —-Excess of ants .. .. 1,509 8 1 Government valuation over expend!- Adjoining Crown lands 69 3 4 ture in respect of lands handed over to — 1,578 II 5 Land Board .. .. .. 56,831 17 9 Buildings—Wharf, sheds, cottages, huts, Revenue Account .. .. .. 26,324 15 4 house, and office .. .. .. 3,790 15 0 I Machinery, plant, tools, and stores . . 17,658 8 1 Sundry debtors—Rent and interest .. 1,549 3 3 Investments —PublicTrust.ee.. .. 2,176 5 6 Consolidated Fund —Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 585 8 10 Cash in hand .. .. .. 2,332 11 2 £365,886 8 9 j £365,886 8 9

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