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SWAMP-LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. £ s. d. i Payments, To Balance at Ist April, 1923 .. .. 3,713 19 8 ' By Kaitaia Drainage I)isDebentures issued under Swamp Land trict — £ s. d. £ s. d. Drainage Act, 1915 .. .. 63,000 0 0 Drainage-works, &c... 9,208 14 8 Interest on surplus funds temporarily Loose tools.. .. 49 10 4 invested .. .. .. 30 11 5 Live-stock .. .. 40 0 0 Rent of buildings .. .. .. 132 6 2 Fuel and stores .. 2,633 13 2 Management and engineering expenses 823 19 10 12,755 18 0 Waihi Drainage District — Drainage-works, &c... 13,231 16 3 Loose tools.. .. 58 4 6 Live-stock .. .. 28 0 0 Fuel and stores .. 1,916 8 4 Management and engineering expenses 791 3 5 16,025 12 6 Poukawa Drainage District— Drainage-works, &c... 92 2 0 Management and engineering expenses 19 8 4 11l 10 4 Hikurangi Drainage trict-Drainage-works, &c... 9,484 4 6 Loose tools.. .. 106 4 8 Fuel and stores .. 4,410 11 5 Management and engineering expenses 907 9 6 — 14,908 10 1 Mangawai Drainage District— Drainage-works, &c... 105 16 8 Management and engineering expenses 7 18 8 113 15 4 Harihari Drainage District— Drainage-works, &c... 2,893 12 11 Management and engineering expenses 287 8 3 — 3,181 1 2 Plant and machinery .. .. 1,621 6 9 Interest on debentures .. .. 12,299 5 5 Cash in Public Account, 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. 5,859 17 8 £66,876 17 3 £66,876 17 3

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