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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE. Balance-sheet. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets: Debentures issued under the Act .. 128,000 0 0 Kaitaia Drainage District —• £ s. d. £ s. d Public Works Fund —Land-improvement Drainage - works.. .. 74,623 6 4 vote .. .. .. .. 4,563 19 7 Interest Account (proporConsolidated Fund —Interest paid .. 6,576 19 11 portion chargeable to disinterest accrued but unpaid .. .. 2,074 8 0 trict) .. .. 6,532 4 1 81,155 10 5 Waihi Drainage District— Drainage-works.. .. 16,610 18 5 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 1,701 14 0 18,312 12 5 Poukawa Drainage District— Drainage - works.. .. 2,147 15 8 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 324 18 8 2,472 14 4 Hikurangi Drainage District — Drainage-works.. .. 1,275 12 8 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. .93 5 2 1,368 17 10 Plant and machinery .. .. 7,289 5 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 687 16 0 Loose tools .. .. .. 231 9 7 Buildings .. .. .. 280 0 0 Stores on hand .. .. .. 260 0 0 Live-stock .. .. .. 100 0 0 Cash in hand .. .: .. 29,057 011 £141,215 7 6 £141,215 T 6 Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. Cash in hand at Ist April, 1920 .. 1,722 11 7 Kaitaia Drainage District— £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures issued under Swamp Land Drainage-works, &c. .. 17,748 5 9 Drainage Act .. .. .. 55,000 0 0 Live-stock .. .. 100 0 0 Loose tools .. .. 58 9 11 Stores and fuel .. .. 2,489 7 8 Management and engineering expenses .. .. 1,168 3 1 21,564 6 5 Waihi Drainage District— Drainage-works, &c. .. 1,675 3 3 Loose tools .. .. 4 6 8 Stores and fuel .. .. 797 7 4 Management and engineering expenses .. .. 485 0 0 2,961 17 3 Poukawa Drainage District— Drainage-works, &c. .. .. 91 5 0 Hikurangi Drainage District— Drainage-works, <foe. .. 137 7 3 Loose tools .. .. 12 6 Stores and fuel .. .. 9 5 0 Management and engineering expenses .. .. 294 8 7 442 3 4 Machinery and plant .. .. 2,605 18 8 Cash in hand at 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 29,057 010 £56,722 11 7 £56,722 11 7

J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant.