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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Improved land— £ s. d. Advances from Local Handed over to Land Board for settleBodies' Loans Ac- ment .. .. .. .. 327,459 17 11 count .. .. 31,000 0 0 £ s. d. Debentures issued— Less sales .. .. 75,392 7 5 State-guaranteed Ad- j Reductions by Revances Act, 1909 .. 95,000 0 0 valuation Board .. 40,580 0 0 Hauraki Plains 115,972 7 5 Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 504,000 0 0 211,487 10 6 Liability for expendi- Unimprovod lands— ture from Public Not yet disposed of .. .. 44,481 10 9 Works Eund ... 5,070 0 0 Improvements on adjoining Crown Value of Crown lands lands .. .. .. .. 7,710 0 0 set apart under the Permanent reserves .. .. 8,851 0 0 Act .. .. 45,000 0 0 Works in progress— 680,070 0 0 Expenditure on land in process of reAppreciation in value of lands transferred clamation, including formation and to control of Land Board .. .. 24,545 17 11 metalling of roads .. .. 312,040 11 10 Interest accrued but unpaid on debentures Artesian wells— issued under Hauraki Plains Amend- Hauraki Plains Crown £ s. d. ment Act, 1913 .. .. .. 5,220 11 0 tenants .. .. 1,753 17 11 Consolidated Fund— Permanent reserves and Interest on debentures Crown lands .. 216 10 9 issued under Local — 1,970 8 8 Bodies' Loans Act, £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. .. 7,272 6 0 1908 .. .. 26,831 15 5 Wharves .. .. .. .. 5,909 0 0 Interest, 1924-25, on Machinery and plant .. .. .. 66,651 17 6 debe nt u res issued Live-stock .. .. .. .. 302 16 0 under Hauraki Loose tools .. .. .. .. 1,473 15 6 Plains Amendment Stores and fuel .. .. .. 5,924 12 6 Act, 1913 .. 21,990 17 2 Sundry debtors for— £ s. d. Unpaid rates levied, Rents .. .. 5,410 3 9 1917-21 .. .. 123 13 0 Sales of land .. 2,515 7 6 48,946 5 7 Interest on sales, &c. .. 192 7 7 Public Works Fund —- i Rates .. .. 9,329 10 0 Interest on expenditure from Lands Tram freights .. 441 10 1 Improvement vote .. .. 2,053 7 0 Miscellaneous .. 3,376 610 Sinking fund reserve .. .. .. 5,850 17 4 21,265 5 9 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 6,850 8 9 Postponed rent .. .. .. 199 18 9 Rates, &c., paid in advance .. .. 0 5 1 Writings-off in suspense .. .. 5 4 1 Writings off Suspense .. .. 5 4 1 Revaluation Board deRents charged in advance .. .. 2,867 0 0 terminations— Reduction in value of £ s. d. land .. .. 40,580 0 0 Rents written off .. 5,383 16 9 Remission of rents .. 5,157 12 4 — 51,121 9 1 Interest accrued but not due on sales of land .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Sinking fund— In hands of Public £ s. d. Trustee .. .. 2,176 5 6 Proportion under Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910 .. .. 3,674 11 10 5,850 17 4 Revenue Account balance .. .. 17,924 17 5 Cash in Public Account .. .. 5,906 15 1 £776,409 16 9 £776,409 16 9 The Valuer-General has been requested to value all unlet lands within the area and lands in process of reclamation. J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant.

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