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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. Debentures— -, £ s. d. Improved lands handed £ s. d. £ s. d. Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. 31,000 0 0 over to Board for Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 449,000 0 0 settlement.. .. 321,367 3 5 Hauraki Plains —Land set apart under Less cash sales .. 69,883 4 5 the Act .. ,' ... .. .. 45,000 0 0 251,483 19 0 Surplus on lands transferred to control Unimproved lands not yet disposed of 23,268 5 0 of Land Board .. .. .. 13,217 3 5 Improvements on adjoining Crown lands 7,710 0 0 Public Works Fund —Expenditure under Works in progress —Expenditure on land Land Improvement vote .. .. 5,070 0 0 in process of reclamation, including Consolidated Eund —Interest on deben- formation and metalling of roads .. 205,716 18 2 tures issued under Local Bodies' Loans Artesian wells— Act, 1908 ~.. .. ... 20,253 10 2 Hauraki Plains Crown Consolidated Fund —Liability for rates.. 375 19 1 tenants .. .. 2,953 16 10 Interest accrued but unpaid on deben- Adjoining Crown lands 169 13 8 tures issued under Hauraki Plains 3,1.23 10 6 Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 3,186 010 Buildings .. .. .. .. 0,573 3 0 Sundry creditors .. ... .. 8,016 16 4 Wharves .. .. .. .. 5,924 0 0 Rates paid in advance ... .. 54 1 0 Machinery and plant .. .. 00,854 0 7 Susponso Account .. ..'. .. 126 5 6 Live-stock ... .. .. .. 330 0 0 Revenue Account .. .. .. 22,152 0 I Loose tools.. .. .. .. 1,384 011 Stores and fuel .. .. .. 3,315 13 4 Sundry debtors — Ronts .. .. .. .. 7,307 J 5 Sales .. .. .. .. 2,324 18 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 2,942 5 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 1,278 7 5 Investments—Public Trustee .. 2,176 5 6 Sinking fund —Proportion under Public Debt Extinction Act .. .. 1,802 3 7 Consolidated Fund —Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 887 18 3 Cash in Public Account .. .. 9,049 6 5 £597,451 16 5 £597,451 16 5 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary. J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant.

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