B. —1 [PT. IV].

SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE SCHEMES —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account, Public Works Fund .. .. 689,645 4 2 Kaitaia Drainage Area— £ s. d. £ s. d. Reserve : Repayment capital costs— Allocated cost of works on which Kaitaia Drainage Dis- rates are levied— trict — £ s. d. £ s. d. Rural subdivision .. .. 60,000 0 0 Rural subdivision 2,032 6 3 Town subdivision .. .. 8,200 0 0 Town subdivision 277 15 0 — 68,200 0 0 2,310 1 3 Excess cost of works not recoverWaihi Drainage Dis- able .. .. .. 155,936 17 0 trict— Interest Account: Proportion Pukehina subdivi- chargeable to district .. 132,442 9 2 sion .. .. 202 14 1 — 288,379 6 2 Kaikokopu subdi- Waihi Drainage Area— vision .. 304 1 2 Allocated cost of works on which 506 15 3 rates are levied— Poukawa Drainage District .. 466 18 0 Pukehina subdivision .. 5,000 0 0 3,283 14 6 Kaikokopu subdivision .. 7,500 0 0 Rate Accounts — Central subdivision .. 49,414 3 6 Special Rate Accounts: Capital— 61,914 3 6 Kaitaia Drainage Excess cost of works not recoverDistrict — £ s. d. able .. .. .. 24,505 18 1 Rural subdivi- Interest Account: Proportion sion .. 1,077 15 2 chargeable to district .. 41,051 17 6 Town subdivi- __ 65,557 15 7 sion .. 45 10 4 Poukawa Drainage Area— 1,123 5 6 Drainage works .. .. 16,024 10 8 Waihi Drainage Interest Account: Proportion District — chargeable to district .. 2,568 11 2 Pukehina subdi- 18,593 1 10 vision .. 867 2 7 Hikurangi Drainage Area— Kaikokopu sub- Drainage works .. .. 246,726 17 5 division .. 31 2 4 Interest Account : Proportion 898 4 11 chargeable to district .. 122,769 9 2 Poukawa Drainage District .. 280 0 5 369,496 6 7 2,301 10 10 Mangawai Drainage Area — General Rate Accounts: Mainten- Drainage works .. .. 1,877 19 3 ance— Interest Account : Proportion Kaitaia Drainage Dis- chargeable to district .. 1,308 7 3 trict— £ s. d. 3,186 6 6 Town subdivision 75 11 4 Harihari Drainage Area— Rural subdivision 31 13 7 Drainage works .. .. 4,355 211 107 411 Interest Account : Proportion Waihi Drainage Dis- chargeable to district .. 2,666 22 trict— —— 7,021 5 1 Pukehina subdivi- Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,511 13 10 sion .. .. 833 12 3 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. 59 8 7 Kaikokopu subdi- Plant and-machinery .. .. .. .. 27,724 5 7 vision .. 672 9 2 Loose tools .. .. .. .. .. 289 2 8 1,506 1 5 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 3,848 17 5 Poukawa Drainage District . . 274 7 5 Sundry debtors for rates — 1,887 13 9 Drainage District. Capital. Maintenance. Sundry creditors— £ s. d. £ s. d. Miscellaneous .. .. .. 382 17 11 Kaitaia.. .. 12,427 17 8 3,919 711 16,347 5 7 Departmental .. .. .. 0 3 0 Waihi .. .. 4,800 8 2 6,419 11 1 11,219 19 3 383 011 Poukawa .. 2,021 911 169 7 3 2,190 17 2 Rents charged in advance .. . . .. 238 1 1 Sundry debtors — Payments in advance— £ s. d. Rent under section 4 (2), Swamp Rent .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 Land Drainage Amendment Act, £ s. d. Rates.. .. .. .. 0 8 3 1926.. .. .. .. 412 1 8 0 11 3 House-rent .. .. .. 28 15 10 Suspense Account .. .. .. 0 6 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 484 14 10 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 832 2 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 41 0 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 259,932 17 1 Departmental .. .. .. 585 16 6 1,552 9 4 Rate Account — General Rate Account —Maintenance — Waihi Drainage District: Central subdivision 43 10 7 Maintenance-costs: Hikurangi.. .. .. 318 9 9 Postponed rent .. .. .. .. 937 19 5. Premiums on conversion .. .. .. 178100 Revenue Account — Waihi Drainage District : Central ward . . . . .. .. 9,095 2 0 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 832 2 4 Cash in transit from Post-office .. .. 7 3 2 £958,505 1 11 | £958,505 1 11 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief 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, subject to the comment that no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the Account.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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