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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE BOARD (RETURN SHOWING EXPENDITURE INCURRED, ETC.).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 12th September, 1906. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return in continuation of return H.-31, 1900, showing the particulars there given for the following years : 1900, 1901,1902, 1903, 1904, and 1905."—(Mr. Tanner.)

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

3. The Present Boundaries of the several Suburban or Eural 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 to the 31st December, 1905 £58,429 9s. sd.

1. E: [PENDITURE INCUI ;eed by the Christchurch Drainage Board within t nurch and Suburban or Eural Districts respectively. iity o: iristC. Year. Sewage Area. Rural Sydenham. Rural Avon. I Rural Heathoote. Rural Riooatton. Rural Spreydon. 1900 1901 1902 1903 £ s. 4,760 12 4,085 18 4,409 16 4,005 16 a. 7 4 4 8 £ a. d. 65 3 4 85 14 8 44 12 3 64 8 10 £ s. d. 799 19 1 988 19 6 817 2 5 1,289 15 5 £ a. a. 762 11 4 711 19 0 776 15 2 758 16 11 £ a. a. 554 13 3 545 8 3 583 10 11 552 13 7 £ s. a. 170 12 8 166 18 8 152 4 11 192 6 6 1904 1905 4,283 11 8,108 14 6 9 Rural Cbiistehuroh 311 2 7 1,773 14 5 966 13 11 871 6 3 867 3 10 786 0 11 655 0 6 895 12 3 244 19 6 266 17 4

Sewage Area. Rural Sydenham. Rural Avon. Rural Heathoote. Eural Ricoarton. I Rural Spreydon. Year. 900 901 902 £ s. 14,659 8 15,643 15 16,246 12 d. 9 4 4 £ s. d. 414 9 2 162 1 10 107 5 3 £ a. d. 2,106 8 11 1,286 14 0 1,561 11 2 £ s. d. 1,830 1 6 1,021 10 8 1,445 17 5 £ s. 1,661 18 669 7 692 1 d. 7 3 2 £ s. d. 346 12 9 180 6 0 208 10 4 903 904 17,301 10 18,190 6 5,799 9 1 2 6 Rural Christcburch 1,121 11 6 804 1 2 463 15 5 782 7 1 1,089 2 4 183 6 1 762 19 4 1,122 13 8 200 11 11 705 12 540 3 404 11 9 9 3 138 19 1 170 13 11