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Works Expenditure. The total expenditure was £42,458 Os. 4d., of which £27,577 19s. Bd. was paid from Thames Imprest Account. Day labour accounted for £23,096 19s. 6d., and sixty-two piecework contracts were let, entailing an expenditure of £2,111 6s. Id. The drainage rate struck for the rating-year 1928-29 totalled £7,376 14s. 6d., for which 534 rate notices were issued. The sum of £17,240 18s. 2d. was collected during the year, of which £7,075 14s. 4d. was in respect of rates. General. The field and office staff has been actively engaged on the supervision of the works, together with the necessary engineering and land surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, and general officework. I wish to thank the staff for their loyal support, and to express my appreciation of the work carried out by employees in all branches. I have, &c., R. G. Maomorran, Chief Drainage Engineer The Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington. HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Cash in Public Account, Ist April, 1928 .. 10,395 9 4 By Drainage-works, stop-banks, clearing channels, Debentures issued . . .. 35,000 0 0 and other expenditure incidental to eonTemporary transfers from other accounts .. 5,000 0 0 ducting drainage operations (including metalSales of land .. .. .. .. 2,024 6 0 ling and formation of roads), material supRents .. .. .. .. .. 8,954 11 9 plied, &c. .. .. .. .. 14,498 4 8 Interest on sales of land .. .. .. 114 19 10 Machinery and plant .. .. .. 149 17 3 Interest on investments .. .. .. 1,035 10 3 Material and stores .. .. .. 3,642 13 4 Artesian-well boring— £ s. d. Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 4,860 17 7 Repayment of advances 186 13 7 Maintenance of completed works .. .. 3,774 11 0 Interest .. .. 41 7 3 Management and engineering expenses .. 2,936 711 —— 228 0 10 Refunds of rates .. .. .. .. 385 15 5 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 8,150 7 0 Refunds of rents .. .. .. .. 562 7 7 Tram freights and ferry fares .. .. 645 14 2 Cost of acquisition of land and compensation Miscellaneous services .. .. .. 7,897 5 4 for works on private lands .. .. 253 6 9 Recoupment of rates to Consolidated Fund .. 0 7 4 Interest recouped to Consolidated Fund .. 14,100 0 0 Temporary transfers from other accounts repaid 5,000 0 0 £ s. d. Balance in Public Account .. 7,751 15 8 Imprests outstanding .. 530 0 0 Investment Account .. 21,000 0 0 29,281 15 8 £79,446 4 6 . £79,446 4 6 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Interest on debentures issued under Hauraki jßy Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 11,036 14 1 Plains Settlement Act, 1926 .. .. 31,446 14 11 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 7,759 6 1 Interest on expenditure from Public Works Interest on investments .. .. .. 704 611 Fund .. .. .. .. .. 202 16 0 Interest on sales of land, &c. .. .. 267 19 6 Interest on temporary transfers from other Interest allowed on sinking-fund contributions 325 5 10 accounts .. .. .. .. 1111 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 727 18 4 Administration expenses .. .. .. 423 15 4 Net loss carried down .. .. .. 20,597 15 5 Maintenance of completed works .. .. 3,804 11 10 Rates written off consequent upon area being taken over by Drainage Boards .. .. 1,9931310 Rebate of rent .. .. .. .. 626 17 3 Rebate of rates .. .. .. .. 52 1 2 Remissions of rent .. .. .. 836 11 4 Refund of rates .. .. .. .. 344 18 3 Irrecoverable rents, &e. . . .. . . 1,132 15 10 Irrecoverable rates .. .. .. 553 8 6 £41,419 6 2 £41,419 6 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Net loss brought down .. .. .. 20,597 15 5 By Adjustment on account of previous year .. 2 2 0 Balance from previous year .. .. 64,107 11 1 Sinking Fund reserve .. , . ~ 4,837 13 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 79*865 10 10 £84,705 6 6 £84,705 6 6