8.—14.

List of Applications and Advances— continued.

Cash balance, Ist April, 1896 ...... £ ,'i d ; £ s, d ' Debentures issued for purpose of making loans .. .. .. .. 93 qqq q q Loans granted to Local Bodies.. .. .. .. .. __ gg 13g q q ' Loans granted under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act] 1891 ".'.' 81,016 18 6 T , , , 97,149 18 6 Less refunds by— £ s d Manawatu Eoad Board .. .. .. 55 0 0 Patea County Council .. .. .. 78 111 Strattord County Council.. .. .. ..1 711 13 1 Wairarapa North County Council .. .. .. 500 0 0 Parihaka Eoad Board .. .. .. .. X5O 0 0 2,494 15 0 94,655 3 6 Cash balance, 31st March, 1897 .. .. .. .. £3 10 1

Statement of Liabilities and Assets. Outstanding liabilities, — £ g( j n •, „ , Debentures issued under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 "• .. .. .. .. .. ~ __ 1054 100 0 0 Under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " — Money promised to Local Authorities whioh have complied with the provisions of the Actf .. .. 35 963 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when the provisions of the Act are complied with .. .. 41 047 0 0 Under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891 "— Unpaid balance of loans .. .. .. .. 17 217 0 0 Applications for loans for which the necessary steps are not yet completed .. .. .. .. .. 40,456 0 0 57,673 0 0 . £1,188,783 0 0

* £912,300 of this amount has been converted into Consolidated Stock debentures under " The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " t Including second year's grants, for which all formalities have been completed. am X acli, 10B1 '

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Provisionally granted or refused. Advances. Local Authority. Amount applied for. Result of Poll or T . Petition. New J ,08, ™ of Loans. Purpose of Loan. Eemarks. T< 3WN BOARDS. I O 1 iWN BO. 300 £ & I j Share of cost of rebuilding bridge over Rangitikei River 100 Construction of roads and streets. Construction of bridge over Waipa River at Ngaruawahia Construction of portion of Fenton and Cordelia Streets. Construction of portion of Cloton St. Construction of drainage-works 100 £ I Bulla .. P.G. Under Public Works Act. Uncompleted. Clyde .. Ngaruawahia 300 P.G. Carried 100 Uncompleted. Stratford 500 G. Carried 300 Waipawa 100 300 P.G. P.G. Rejected Uncompleted. 1,500 300 100 Aka Aka dra: -LUU INAGB BOARDS. :nagb Uncompleted. 600 P.G. Construction of main eastern and main western drains Construction of drainage-works Aorangi Land 570 G. No poll required Ditto.. 570 Under section 22 of the Act. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 1,000 P.G. Manawatu Land Otakia 500 G. Carried - 200 3,000 Construction of drainage-works. Reconstruction of main public drains. Construction of drainage-works in Special District No. 1 Construction of drainage-works in Special District No. 2 3,000 3,000 Sluggish River .. 100 G. No poll required Ditto.. 100 Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. 180 G. 180 2,950 1,050 Under Section 2 OF " 'he Gove IBNMENT Loans 10 Local Bodies Act Amendment A< IT, 1891." Minister of Lands 23,195 589 30,428 Opening up for settlement various blocks of land. 67,215 107,594* 29,935 *!,! (49 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. No' ™.—P. a., provisionally granted ; G., granted; B., refused.