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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. Kaitaia Drainage District— £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures issued under Swamp Land Drainage-works .. 164,433 1.4 4 Drainage Act-, 1915.. .. .. 476,000 0 0 Interest Account (proporTemporary advances from other accounts tion chargeable to dissection 40, Public Revenues Act, 1926) 15,000 0 0 trict) .. .. 50,076 13 2 Consolidated Fund, for loans redeemed 214,510 7 6 under Public Debt Repayment Act, 1925 5,000 0 0 Waihi Drainage District— Public Works Fund—Land Improvements Drainage-works .. 79,349 18 2 vote .. .. .. .. 4,563 19 7 Interest Account (proporConsolidated Fund—Accumulated interest. tion chargeable to dison amounts expended out of Public trict) .. .. 23,319 12 9 Works Fund .. .. .. 2,332 15 2 102,669 10 11 Sundry creditors — Poukawa Drainage District — Interest on debentures accrued but not Drainage-works .. 3,495 15 11 due .. .. .. .. 7,532 17 7 Interest Account (proporInterest on debenture's due and unpaid 115 .17 10 tion chargeable to disMiscellaneous .. .. .. 3,47119 trict) .. .. 1,557 5 4 Consolidated Fund—lnterest on deben- 5,053 1 3 tures paid but not recouped from Hikurangi Drainage District— Swamp Land Drainage Account .. 19,313 910 Drainage-works .. 109,452 19 1 Rent paid in advance .. .. 0 8 0 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 25,518 8 0 —134,971 7 1 Mangawai Drainage District— Drainage-works .. 1,877 15 9 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 434 8 7 2,312 4 4 H arihari Drainage District — Drainage-works .. 4,354 15 1 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 740 5 7 5,095 0 8 Buildings .. .. .. 2,592 17 1 Wharves .. .. .. 94 5 6 Plant and machinery .. .. 51,543 14 5 Loose tools .. .. .. 687 19 5 Live-stock .. .. .. 63 9 10 Fuel, &c. .. .. .. 3,240 1 11 Stores on hand .. .. .. 5,449 17 2 Sundry debtors— Advance on mortgage .. .. 260 0 0 < Interest on mortgage .. .. 3 5 0 Rent ' .. .. .. 18 12 Dredge-hire .. .. . . 346 10 0 Flax royalty .. .. .. 0 2 6 Miscellaneous.. .. .. 30 13 7 Balance at end of year—Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. 4,388 0 5 £533,330 9 9 £533,330 9 9 W. Robertson, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. 1 hereby certiiy that the Statement of Receipts and Payments and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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