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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Asset*. Debentures issued under Swamp Kaitaia Drainage District—■ f s. d. £ s. d. Land Drainage Act, 1915 — £ s. d. £ s. d. Allocated cost of works on which Debentures at 4 per cent. .. 554,000 0 0 rates are levied— Debentures at 4J per cent. .. 103,000 0 0 Rural subdivision .. .. 60,000 0 0 Debentures at 5J per cent. .. 12,000 0 0 Town subdivision .. .. 8,200 0 0 669,000 0 0 68,200 0 0 Consolidated Fund — Excess cost of works not recover - Loans redeemed under Public able .. .. .. 146,543 18 6 Debt Repayment Act, 1925 .. 5,000 0 0 Interest Account — Proportion Interest on debentures paid but chargeable to district .. 85,457 8 9 not recouped .. .. 99,124 18 0 232,001 7 3 Interest on temporary transfer Waihi Drainage District— from other accounts .. 2,783 19 7 Allocated cost of works on which Accumulated interest on amount rates are levied— expended out of Public Works Pukehina subdivision .. 5,000 0 0 Fund .. .. .. 3,154 5 2 Central subdivision .. 50,000 0 0 110,063 2 9 .Kaikokopu subdivision .. 7,500 0 0 Public Works Fund —Land Im- 62,500 0 0 provement vote .. .. .. 4,563 19 7 Excess cost of works not recover - Reserve Funds — Repayment, able .. .. .. 23,698 10 2 capital costs — Interest Account — Proportion Kaitaia Drainage District — chargeable to district .. 31,233 12 0 £ s. d. 54,932 22 Rural subdivision 300 0 0 Poukawa Drainage District — Town subdivision 41 0 0 Drainage-works .. .. 12,735 15 2 341 0 0 Interest Account — Proportion Waihi Drainage District — chargeable to district .. 3,152 17 3 Pukehina subdi- 15,888 12 5 vision .. 51 5 0 Hikurangi Drainage District— Kaikokopu subdi- Drainage-works .. ..217,221 510 vision .. 76 17 6 Interest Account — Proportion 128 2 6 chargeable to district .. 62,007 14 0 im 2 6 279,228 19 10 Rate Accounts — Mangawai Drainage District— Special Rate Accounts —Capital — Drainage-works .. .. 1,877 15 9 Kaitaia Drainage District — Interest Account — Proportion Town subdivision .. 8 9 0 chargeable to district .. 799 7 6 Waihi Drainage 2,677 3 3 District — £ s. d. Harihari Drainage District— Pukehina subdi- Drainage-works .. .. 4,354 15 1 vision .. 235 1 7 Interest Account — Proportion Kaikokopu sub- chargeable to district .. 1,544 10 6 division .. 412 0 5,899 5 7 239 13 7 Buildings .. .. .. .. 2 398 12 9 248 2 7 Wharves .. .. .. .. 76 15 11 General Rate Accounts —Main- Plant and machinery .. .. .. 42,202 8 11 tenance — Loose tools .. .. .. .. 626 17 0 Kaitaia Drainage District — Live-stock .. .. .. .. 22 11 8 Town subdivision .. 9 17 8 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 638 4 6 Waihi Drainage Stores on hand .. .. .. 5,904 17 7 District — £ s. d. Sundry debtors for rates— Pukehina subdi- Kaitaia Drainage District— vision .. 86 5 4 Capital .. .. .. 2,222 10 7 Kaikokopu sub- Maintenance .. .. 1,459 7 2 division .. 344 12 8 3,681 17 9 430 18 0 Waihi Drainage District— 440 15 8 Capital .. .. .. 1,564 4 7 Sundry creditors — Maintenance .. .. 3,360 11 5 Interest on debentures .. 315 12 4 4 924. J6 0 Departmental .. .. 58 2 10 Sundry debtors — Miscellaneous .. .. 2,548 9 5 Rent under section 4 (5), Swamp 2,922 4 7 Drainage Amendment Act, Interest on debentures accrued but not due .. 9,165 12 5 1926 .. .. .. 2,134 16 1 Rents charged in advance .. .. • ■ 361 18 5 House-rent .. .. .. 10 16 10 Suspense Account .. .. .. • • 26 0 6 Law-costs .. .. .. 010 0 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 303 8 9 Departmental .. .. 4,882 17 8 Payments in advance — £ s. d. Miscellaneous .. .. 59 0 5 Rates .. .. .. 0 18 1 7 ;0 88 1 0 Rents .. .. .. 0 0 3 Rate Accounts — 018 4 ; Special Rate Account-Capital— Kaitaia Drainage District— Rural subdivision .. .. 3 6 4 General Rate Account—Maintenance — Kaitaia Drainage District— Rural subdivision .. 15 16 9 Waihi Drainage District — Central subdivision .. 408 9 2 424 5 11 Waihi Drainage District—Revenue Account—Central ward .. .. 1,588 16 1 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. 303 8 9 CashIn Public Account .. .. 6,337 18 1 In transit from Post Office .. 14 17 4 6,352 15 5 £797,565 6 1 £797,565 6 1 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. W. E. Shaw, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Rate Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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