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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE SCHEMES—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account, Public Works Fund .. .. 692,020 18 5 Kaitaia Drainage Area — £ a. d. £ a. d. Reserve : Repayment capital coats— Allocated cost of works on which Kaitaia Drainage rates are levied — Area— £ a. d. £ a. d. Rural subdivision .. .. 60,000 0 0 Rural subdivision 2,423 15 5 Town subdivision .. .. 8,200 0 0 Town subdivision 331 4 9 68,200 0 0 2,755 0 2 Excess cost of works not recoverWaihi able .. .. .. 155,944 14 2 Area — Interest Account — Proportion Pukehina Subdi- chargeable to district .. 141,686 17 9 vision.. .. 236 16 7 297,631 11 11 Kaikokopu Subdi- Waihi Drainage Area — vision.. .. 355 4 11 Allocated cost of works on which 592 1 6 rates are levied— Poukawa Drainage Area .. 595 13 3 Pukehina Subdivision .. 5,000 0 0 —— —— 3,942 14 11 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 recoverArea — £ s. d. able .. .. .. 24,526 1 6 Rural subdivision 1,208 0 6 Interest Account — Proportion Town subdivision 68 14 2 chargeable to district .43,052 11 11 —— 1,276 14 8 67,578 13 5 Waihi Drainage Poukawa Drainage Area— Area— Drainage works .. .. 16,013 19 9 Pukehina Subdi- Interest Account: Proportion vision .. 990 11 1 chargeable to district .. 2,247 1 4 Kaikokopu Sub- 18,261 1 1 division .. 76 8 6 Hikurangi Drainage Area — 1,066 19 7 Drainage works .. .. 247,249 9 0 Poukawa Drainage Area .. 366 17 4 Interest Account : Proportion 2,710 11 7 chargeable to district .. 135,213 0 4 General Rate Accounts: Mainten- 382,462 9 4 ance— Mangawai Drainage Area — Kaitaia Drain a g e Drainage works .. .. 1,877 19 3 Area— £ s. d. Interest Account : Proportion Rural subdivision.. 257 910 chargeable to district .. 1,411 5 0 Town subdivision 103 15 5 3,289 4 3 361 5 3 Harihari Drainage Area— Waihi Drainage Drainage works .. .. 4,355 211 Area— Interest Account: Proportion Pukehina Subdivi- chargeable to district .. 2,892 16 7 sion .. .. 832 11 6 7,247 19 6 Kaikokopu Subdi- Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,406 1 9 vision .. 170 2 8 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. 56 8 5 1,002 14 2 Plant and machinery .. .. .. .. 29,537 9 10 Poukawa Drainage Area .. 218 14 4 Loose tools .. .. .. .. .. 269 10 6 — 1,582 13 9 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 3,769 0 3 Sundry creditors— Sundry debtors for rates — Miscellaneous .. .. .. 18 8 9 Drainage District. Capital. Maintenance. Departmental .. .. ..0154 £ s. d. £ s. d. 19 4 1 Kaitaia . . .. 14,550 10 3 5,027 19 2 19,578 9 5 Rents charged in advance .. .. 223 18 0 Waihi .. .. 5,229 10 0 6,331 7 4 11,560 17 4 Payments in advance— Poukawa .. 2,506 610 169 4 0 2,675 10 10 Rents.. .. .. .. 5 2 0 Sundry debtors — Rates.. .. .. .. 4 18 4 Rent under section 4 (2), Swamp ——- 10 0 4 Land Drainage Amendment Act, Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 1926 .. .. .. 1,200 7 0 Writings-oif in Sjispense .. .. .. 810 19 2 House-rents .. .. .. 20 5 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 288,796 14 7 Law-costs .. .. .. 679 6 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 48 3 0 Departmental .. .. .. 602 16 10 2,550 17 11 Rate Account — General Rate Account—Maintenance — Waihi Drainage District: Central Subdivision 37 11 7 Maintenance-costs : Hikurangi.. .. .. 434 8 9 Postponed rent .. .. .. .. 502 19 11 Premiums on conversion .. .. ~ 153 0 0 Revenue Account — Waihi Drainage Area: Central Ward .. .. .. .. 9,829 5 6 Losses in Suspense .. .. . . ~ 810 19 2 Cash in transit from Post-office .. .. 360 6 8 £990,118 0 10 £990,118 0 10 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 explanatory notes dealing with Departmental Accounts generally as appearing at commencement of Parliamentary Return [8.-l. Pt. IV.] —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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