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EXHIBIT D. Amount granted since February, 1910, to the 30th September, 1912, to Local Bodies under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, and its Amendment, 1910.

Jas. A. Martin, Clerk in Charge.

EXHIBIT E. Under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908. —Return showing the Average Amount per Yeae granted from 1887 to 1910 by the Government to Local Bodtes. (Particulars of each body are given.) £ County Councils .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,142 Borough Councils .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,281 Road Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,627 Town Boards .. .. .. .. . . .. ... 755 River Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,064 Drainage Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,281 Water-supply Boards .. .. .. .. .. . . 840 Harbour Boards £114,990 Average Amount per Year granted during 1908 and 1909 under the Local Bodies' Loans Act. 1908. 1907-8. 1908-9. £ £ County Councils .. .. .. .. ..38,273 50,848 Borough Councils .. .. .. .. ..14,864 27,092 Road Boards .. .. .. .. .. 7,372 10,514 Town Boards .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 850 River Boards .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 Drainage Boards .. .. .. .. .. 4,200 4,262 Water-supply Boards Harbour Boards £68,209 £96,066 Jas. A. Martin, Clerk in Charge. EXHIBIT F. Local Authorities Branch. —Average Amount paid over per Year from February, 1910, to the 30th September, 1912. under the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909. Average per Year. £ Borough Councils .. .. .. .. .. ..319,036 County Councils .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 164,422 Road Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59^332 Town Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,694 Drainage Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,604 River Boards .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 932 Harbour Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,300 Water-supply Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Jas. A. Martin, Clerk in Charge.

County Councils Borough Councils Road Boards Town Boards River Boards Drainage Boards Water-supply Boards Harbour Boards From 1st February, 1910, to From 1st February, 1911, 1st February, 1911. : to 30th September, 1912. £ s. d. £ s. d. 31,751 0 0 9,385 7 2 .. I 45,235 0 0 3.700 0 0 12,286 0 0 2,556 0 0 500 0 0 8,535 0 0 675- 0 0 98,307 0 0 16,316 7 2 l_ i