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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. Debentures—- £ s. d. Improved land— Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. 31,000 0 0 Handed over to Board £ s. d. £ s. d. Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 529,000 0 0 for settlement .. 320,885 9 11 Hauraki Plains— Less sales .. .. 73,504 19 5 Land set apart under the Act .. 45,000 0 0 253,380 10 6 Surplus on lands transferred to control Unimproved lands not yet disposod of.. 44,474 10 9 of Land Board .. .. .. 23,905 19 11 Improvements on adjoining Crown lands 7,710 0 0 Public Works Fund— Permanent reserves .. .. .. 8,646 0 0 Expenditure under Land Improve- Works in progressmerit vote .. .. .. 4,270 0 0 Expenditure on land in process of reConsolidated Fund— clamation, including formation of Interest on debentures issued under roads .. .. .. .. 246,325 15 8 Local Bodies' Ijoans Act, 1908 .. 24,607 9 5 Artesian wells— Consolidated Fund—Liability for rates 219 9 6 Hauraki Plains Crown Interest accrued but unpaid on deben- tenants .. .. 2,150 910 tures issued under Hauraki Plains Adjoining Crown lands 169 13 8 Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 4,817 12 (i 2,320 3 0 Sinking Fund Reserve .. .. 2,676 14 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. 7,506 15 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 8,480 9 8 Wharves .. .. .. .. 6,220 0 0 Rates paid in advance .. .. 0 11J Machinery and plant .. .. 69,573 1 0 Tram freights paid in advance .. 0 4 9 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 327 0 0 Suspense Account .. .. .. 126 5 0 Loose tools.. .. .. .. 1,489 14 8 Writings off in suspense .. .. 91. 2 3 Stores and fuel .. .. .. 4,618 7 0 Revenue Account balance .. .. 4,420 3 1 Sundry debtors for — Rents, &c. .. .. 9,458 4 9 Sales .. .. 2,628 10 7 Interest on sales, &c. .. 172 310 Rates .. .. 3,237 4 5 Tram freights .. 466 4 10 Miscellaneous .. 1,178 7 11 17,140 10 4 Postponed rent .. .. .. 1,258 7 0 Investments—Public Trustee .. 2,176 5 6 Sinking Fund —Proportion under Public Debt Extinction Act .. .. 2,676 14 5 Consolidated Fund—lnterest on investments .. .. .. .. 985 16 9 Writings off in suspense .. .. 91 2 3 Cash in Public Account .. .. 1,694 12 7 £678,615 12 11 £678,615 12 11 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant.

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