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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account, Ist April, 1925.. 5,906 15 1 Drainage - works, stop - banks, cleaning Debentures issued under Hauraki Plains channels, and other expenditure incidenAmendment Act, 1913 .. .. 70,000 0 0 tal to conducting drainage operations Sales of land .. .. .. 665 5 2 (including metalling and formation of Rents .. .. .. .. 10,114 13 8 roads), material, supplies, &c. .. 40,548 18 11 Interest on sales of land .. .. 152 16 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 63 2 0 Artesian well boring— £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. .. 36 11 Repayment of advances 121 12 8 Machinery and plant .. . . .. 2,823 7 8 Interest .. .. 89 1 5 Loose tools .. . . .. . . 122 4 0 210 14 1 Material and stores .. .. .. 5,552 9 4 Rates .. .. .. .. 10,959 4 4 Fuel .. .. .. .. 5,482 1 6 Law costs . . .. .. . . 48 0 6 Compensation for land acquired in con-Tram-freights .. .. .. 604 14 9 nection with drainage-works.. .. 395 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 218 1 0 Maintenance of completed works .. 7,808 16 3 Management and engineering expenses .. 2,389 0 5 Refund of rates .. .. .. 150 5 4 Recoupment of rates to Consolidated Fund 2 10 5 Cash in Public Account, 31st March, 1926 33,505 17 0 £98,880 4 7 £98,880 4 7 Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Interest on loans under Local Bodies' Rents .. .. .. .. 10,969 711 Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. 2,313 5 5 Rates .. .. .. .. 8,122 2 0 Interest on debentures issued under Hau- Miscellaneous .. .. .. 609 14 0 raki Plains Amendment Act, 1915 .. 26,584 9 2 Interest on sales, &c. .. .. .. 347 17 6 Interest on expenditure from Public Works Net loss carried down .. .. 17,764 11 10 Fund .. .. .. .. 228 3 0 Maintenance on completed works .. 7,434 3 8 Rebate of rent .. .. .. 594 12 11 Remissions of rent .. .. .. 219113 Irrecoverable rates, &c. .. .. 374 19 1 Writing off Suspense .. .. .. 64 8 9 £37,813 13 3 £37,813 13 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Net loss brought down .. .. 17,764 11 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 35,689 9 3 Balance from previous year .. .. 17,924 17 5 £35,689 9 3 £35,689 9 3

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