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Other work has included the construction of the Awaiti South pumping-station ; one new house ; five new bridges; several single men's huts ; the dismantling of one house, one cottage, two old Public Works Department huts and two sheds; the reconstruction of two bridges, one truck body; the maintenance of all plant, machinery, tools, buildings, flood-gates, pumping-station, water-supplies, and roads; eradication of noxious weeds ; care of pastures and attention to stock. Expenditure and Rates Maintenance expenditure for the year, £3,765. Rates struck, £3,366. Rates collected, including arrears, £3,507. Net expenditure on construction works amounted to £3,002. The amount shown as expenditure on maintenance and construction works may be subject to slight variation on completion of accounts. I have, &c., E. Taylor, Chief Drainage Engineer. The Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS A statement of accounts is published in parliamentary paper 8.-l [Pt. IV].

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