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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. Debentures issued under Swamp Kaitaia Drainage District — £ 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 4 J per cent. .. }03,000 0 0 Rural subdivision .. .. 60,000 0 0 Debentures at 5-J 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 recoverLoans 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 recoverReserve 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 Dis- chargeable to district .. 3,152 17 3 trict— ' 15,888 12 5 Pukehina subdi- Hikurangi Drainage District—vision .. 51 5 0 Drainage-works .. .. 217,221 510 Kaikokopu subdi- Interest Account ■ — Proportion vision .. 76 17 6 chargeable to district .. 62,007 14 0 128 2 6 279,228 19 10 469 2 6 Mangawai Drainage District— Rate Accounts — Drainage-works .. .. 1,877 15 9 Special Rate Accounts —Capital— Interest Account - — Proportion Kaitaia Drainage District — chargeable to district .. 799 7 6 Town subdivision .. 8 9 0 2,677 3 8 Waihi Drainage Harihari Drainage District— District— £ s. d. Drainage-works .. .. 4,354 15 1 Pukehina subdi- Interest Account — Proportion vision .. 235 1 7 chargeable to district, .. 1,544 10 6 Kaikokopu sub- 5,899 5 7 division 4 12 0 i Buildings .. .. .. .. 2,398 12 9 239 13 7 Wharves .. .. .. .. 76 15 11 248 2 7 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 42,202 811 General Rate Accounts — Main- Loose tools .. .. .. .. 626 17 0 tenance — Live-stock .. .. .. .. 22 11 8 Kaitaia Drainage District— Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 638 4 6 Town subdivision .. 9 17 8 Stores on hand .. .. .. 5,904 17 7 Waihi Drainage Sundry debtors for rates— District— £ s. d. Kaitaia Drainage District — Pukehina subdi- Capital .. .. .. 2,222 10 7 vision .. 86 5 4 Maintenance .. .. 1,459 7 2 Kaikokopu sub- 3,681 17 9 division . . 344 12 8 Waihi Drainage District — 430 18 0 Capital .. .. .. 1 ,564 4 7 440 15 8 Maintenance .. .. 3,360 11 5 Sundry creditors— 4,924 16 0 Interest on debentures .. 315 12 4 Sundry debtors— Departmental .. .. 58 2 10 Rent under section 4 (5), Swamp Miscellaneous .. .. 2,548 9 5 Drainage Amendment Act, — 2,922 4 7 1926 .. .. .. 2,134 16 1 Interest on debentures accrued but not due .. 9,165 12 5 House-rent .. .. .. 10 16 10 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 361 18 5 Law-costs .. .. .. 010 0 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 26 0 6 Departmental .. .. 4,882 17 8 Writings-ofi in Suspense ... .. .. 303 8 9 Miscellaneous .. .. 59 0 5 Payments in advance— £ s. d. 7,088 1 0 Rates .. .. .. ..0181 Rate Accounts — Rents . . .. .. ..003 Special Rate Account —Capital— 0 18 4 Kaitaia Drainage District— Rural subdivision .. .. 3 6 4 General Rate Account —Maintenance— Kaitaia Drainage District — Rural subdivision .. ]5 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 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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