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(2.) The Amount of Rates collected in the said City and Suburban or Rural Districts.

(3.) The Present Boundaries of the Several Suburban or Rural Districts. The boundaries of districts will be found in the First Schedule to " The Christchurch District Drainage Act, 1875," and schedule to " The Christchurch District Drainage Act 1875 Amendment Act, 1880." (4). The Total Amount of Sinking Fund accrued. £34,330 15s. 4d. (5.) The Amount of such Sinking Fund provided by the said City and the Suburban or Rural Districts respectively. £ s. d. Sewage area ... ... ... ... ... 16,303 0 2 Bural Sydenham ... ... ... ... ' 1,302 4 0 „ Avon ... ... ... ... ... 5,743 13 4 Heathcote ... ... ... ... 4,507 3 0 „ Biccarton ... ... ... ... 5,355 5 3 „ Spreydon ... ... ... ... 1,119 9 7 £34,330 15 4 {6.) The Total Amount of the Loan-moneys borrowed by the said Board expended on Permanent Drainage-works in the said City and each Suburban or Rural District. £ s. d. Sewage area ... ... ... ... ... 184,956 7 8 Bural Sydenham ... ... ... ... 740 10 1 „ Avon ... ... ... ... ... 7,187 11 10 „ Heathcote ... ... ... ... 5,369 17 4 „ Biccarton ... ... ... ... 1,661 9 7 „ Spreydon ... ... ... ... 84 3 6 £200,000 0 0 Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,375 copieß), £1 6s. 6d.

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Year. Sewage Area. Rural, Sydenham. Rural, Avon. Rural, Heathcote. Rural, Riccarton. Rural, Spreydon. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 £ s. d. 13,252 2 7 13,282 15 6 12,897 19 0 13,006 7 2 12,896 7 2 12,811 9 7 12,710 4 2 12,752 0 5 13,176 6 10 13,880 18 6 £ s. d. 420 7 1 340 13 3 316 17 1 254 3 6 322 1 6 471 18 10 487 19 4 512 16 7 532 10 10 424 2 7 £ s. d. 1,165 2 5 2,745 18 7 1,994 6 8 2,147 14 0 2,200 13 7 1,976 12 0 2,002 18 7 2,039 16 8 2,045 19 1 2,059 2 1 £ s. d. 749 6 5 1,351 11 5 1,512 6 5 1,752 1 10 1,723 3 10 1,693 5 6 1,711 16 9 1,742 10 7 1,826 17 11 1,763 3 10 £ s. d. 471 6 0 1,371 11 2 1,311 7 1 1,438 2 4 1,445 7 4 1,805 16 0 1,830 3 2 1,845 0 3 1,881 7 11 1,769 7 5 £ s. d. 190 1 6 307 13 7 280 12 0 355 12 3 355 17 6 394 19 7 397 3 6 400 8 11 404 6 11 380 4 4