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Grazing-areas. The total area held is 5,528 acres, divided into nine sections. These produce an annual rent of £983 10s. Works Expenditure. The total expenditure for the year was £93,506. Of this amount the sum of £42,470 was paid out of local Imprest Account, principally on account of wages. Day labour (including wages of dredge crews) amounted to £32,817, piecework contracts £19,564, and hire of teams £1,031. General. The office staff has been busily engaged preparing plans, time-sheets, and costing-work. All pay-sheets and contract vouchers are now prepared at the Kerepeehi office. All vouchers and accounts are finally passed in the controlling office at Auckland, where the books in connection with the works are kept. The officer in charge is Mr. E. Taylor, M.N.Z.Soc.C.E. I have, &c, O. N. Campbell, The Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington. Chief Drainage Engineer.

Schedule of Artesian Bores, 1922-23.

Extra casing was also put down in bore No. 204, and bore No. 164 was cleaned out.

HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1923. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Cash in Public Acoount, Ist April, 1922.. 8,347 15 2 Drainage-works, stop-banks, clearing chanDebenturos issued, Hauraki Plains Amend- nels, and other expenditure incidental ment Act, 1913 .. .. .. 88,000 0 0 to conducting drainage operations (inSales of land .. .. .. 2,150 l(i 6 eluding metalling and formation of Rents .. .'. .. .. 8,743 6 4 roads), material, supplies, &c. .. 58,731 12 4 Rates .. .. .. .. 10,785 8 2 Machinery and plant .. 8,336 4 3 Artesian bores — Loose tools .. . . .. . . 260 15 2 Repayment of advances 505 17 10 Live-stock .. . . .. .. 20 0 0 Interest .. .. 104 0 1 Material and stores .. .. .. 8,949 7 2 609 17 11 Fuel .. .. .. .. 5,695 1110 Tram freights .. .. .. 741 18 0 Compensation for land acquired in conRent of houses .. .. .. 396 1 0 nection with drainage-works.. .. 1,300 111 Grazing fees .. .. .. 115 011 Maintenance of completed works .. 7,256 9 3 Flax royalties .. .. .. 107 13 4 Management and engineering expenses .. 1,808 11 6 Sale of grass-seed .. .. .. 15 0 0 Rates refunded .. .. .. 734 18 8 Rents, &c, refunded .. .. .. 81 10 0 Interest on debentures .. .. 16,508 16 5 Sinking fund .. .. .. 1,279 6 5 Cash in Public Account, 31st March, 1923 9,049 6 5 £120,012 17 4 £120,012 17 4 Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest on loans under Local Bodies' Rents accrued .. .. .. 12,614 13 3 Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1,240 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 8,162 19 0 Interest on debentures issued under Hau- Tram freights .. .. .. 757 14 9 raki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 .. 17,192 910 Grazing fees .. .. .. 131 2 9 Maintenance of completed works .. 6,774 10 7 Rent of houses .. .. .. 424 710 Administration expenses .. .. 788 12 6 Flax royalties .. .. .. 107 13 4 Rebate of rent .. .. .. 663 2 5 Sale of grass-seed .. .. .. 15 0 0 Remissions of rent .. .. .. 149 8 0 Interest on outstanding accounts .. 246 1 1 Rates, &c, written off .. .. 32 13 (i Interest on investments .. .. 97 18 6 Net loss carried down .. .. 4,283 6 4 26,840 16 10 26,840 16 10 Net loss as above .. .. .. 4,28364 Balance from previous year .. . . 26,435 6 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 22,152 0 1 £26,435 6 5 £26,435 6 5

Bore No. 214 215 216 Section. 17 38 17 Blook. I I I I I I Waihou >t Survey Distriot. Total Depth in Feet. 68 90 70 Running Flow (Gallons per Hour). 400 (pump) it tt