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RANGITAIKI LAND DRAINAGE SCHEME. Rate Account as at 31st March, 1936. n, ' Capital Maintenance. Capital . Maintenance. T, £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on— By Balance as at Ist April, 1935 .. 3,682 7 5 3 842 1 0 Capital cost .. .. 13,524 19 4 Rates levied .. 4 760 12 9 4 228 0 9 Less capitalized .. .. 9,024 19 4 ' 4,500 0 0 Cost of maintenance .. .. 3 ? 604 5 9 Remissions .. .. 60 13 8 41 18 0 Balance as at 31st March, 1936 3,882 6 6 4,423 17 5 £8 >443 0 2 £8,070 1 2 £8,070 1 2 Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1936. £ s. d. £ s d To Interest on Public Works Fund capital .. 20,792 92 By Accrued rent .. .. .. 127 8' 0 Thirds .. .. .. .. 1 16 9 Forfeited rate receipts .. .. .. 581 7 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. , 2 0 0 Capitalized interest (section 12, Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2)) .. .. .. 9,024 19 4 Interest recoverable by rates .. 4 500 0 0 Balance, transferred to Drainage Works Account 6,554 17 11 £20 > 792 9 2 £20,792 9 2 Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. PaytYievits Publ i£jf orkS Consolidated " Public Works Consolidated Fund. Fund. j, unrt FuM t s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Bents .. .. .. .. 90 13 0 By Maintenance completed works .. .. 6 112 I 9 Rates.. .. .. .. .. 3,891. 17 11 Refund rates .. .. 8 1° 11 Subsidy on maintenance costs .. .. 1,760 18 0 Transfer net receipts— :3p" r ds .. .. .. 1 16 9 To Treasury Adjustment Account .. 6 394 15 5 Sundries .. .. .. ~ 658 2 8 To Public Works Fund .. 101 8 4 Plant, &c., sales .. 101 8 4 Transfer expenditure to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 6,112 1 9 £101 8 4 £12,515 10 1 £101 8 4 £12,515 10 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s . d. Assets Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. 489,183 12 7 Drainage works— £ s d £ s d Treasury Adjustment Account .. 242,381 6 9 RecoverableUnpaid purchase money for land taken .. 210 1 1 Capital expenditure ..205,000 0 0 Sundry creditors £ s. d. Capitalized interest: Section Departmental .. .. 8 15 3 12, Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) 74,524 6 10 Miscellaneous .. .. 464 9 11 473 5 2 279,524 6 10 Rate accounts— Not recoverableCapital .. .. 3,882 6 6 Capital expenditure and capiMaintenance.. .. .. 4,423 17 5 tali zed interest .. .. 415,746 14 0 8,306 3 11 695 271 0 10 Suspense Account .. .. . . 3 12 0 Plant and machinery .. .. 8 264 8 1 Writings off in Suspense .. .. 551 4 7 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. ~890 12 0 Payments in advance— Loose tools .. .. .. _ 307 7 g Rates .. .. .. 0 10 0 Sundry goods .. .. ~ .. 304 19 1 Miscellaneous .. .. 0 4 0 Cash in transit .. .. .. . . 84 12 4 0 14 0 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. Rates capital .. 20,239 0 1 Rates maintenance .. .. 14,650 16 6 Law-costs .. .. .. 452 12 9 Rents .. .. .. 16 12 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 76 3 10 Departmental .. .. 0 10 6 35,435 15 8 Losses in Suspense .. . . .. .. 55] 4 7 £741,110 0 1 £741,110 0 1 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. 1 hereby certify that the Rate and Revenue Ac3ounts 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.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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