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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Debentures issued under Swamp Land Drainage Kaitaia Drainage District— £ s. d. £ s. d. Act, 1915.. .. .. .. .. 624,000 0 0 Allocated cost of works on which Consolidated Fund— rates are levied — Loans redeemed under Public £ s. d. Rural subdivision .. .. 110,000 0 0 Debt Repayment Act, 1925 .. 5,000 0 0 Town subdivision .. .. 15,000 0 0 Interest on debentures paid but 125,000 0 0 not recouped .. .. 73,377 6 8 Excess cost of works not recoverAccumulated interest on amount able .. .. .. 78,038 14 11 expended out of Public Works Interest Account — Proportion Fund .. .. .. 2,948 17 8 chargeable to district .. 73,656 16 2 Interest on temporary transfers 151,695 11 1 from other accounts - .. 2,083 17 6 Waihi Drainage District — 83,410 1 10 Allocated cost of works on which Public Works Fund —Land Improvement vote .. 4,563 19 7 rates are levied — Reserve funds — Pukehina subdivision .. 5,000 0 0 Kaitaia Drainage District— Central subdivision .. 50,000 0 0 Repayment of capital costs, £ s. d. Kaikokopa subdivision .. 7,500 0 0 rural subdivision .. .. 550 0 0 62,500 0 0 Repayment of capital costs, Excess cost of works not recovertown subdivision .. .. 75 0 0 able .. .. .. 21,490 18 1 Maintenance costs .. .. 349 2 8 Interest Account — Proportion 974 2 8 chargeable to district .. 29,436 17 4 Waihi Drainage District — 50,927 15 5 Repayment of capital costs, Poukawa Drainage District — Pukehina subdivision .. 25 0 0 Drainage-works .. .. 8,304 10 2 Repayment of capital costs, Interest Account — Proportion Kaikokopu subdivision .. 37 10 0 chargeable to district .. 2,550 10 2 62 10 0 10,855 0 4 Sundry creditors— Hikurangi Drainage District — Interest on debentures .. 218 4 5 Drainage-works .. .. 193,377 4 10 Departmental .. .. 230 1 10 Interest Account — Proportion Miscellaneous .. .. 6,242 5 1 chargeable to district .. 51,384 14 1 6,690 11 4 244,761 18 11 Interest on debentures accrued but not due .. 9,162 6 8 Mangawai Drainage District — Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 385 12 10 Drainage-works .. .. 1,877 15 9 Special Rate Account —Capital—Pukehina sub- Interest Account — Proportion division, Waihi Drainage District .. . . 99 2 0 chargeable to district .. 706 4 9 Suspense Account .." .. .. .. 063 2,584 0 6 Payments in advance —Sundry debtors —Rents .. 0 0 4 Harihari Drainage District— Drainage-works .. .. 4,354 15 1 Interest Account — Proportion chargeable to district .. 1,339 o 8 5,694 0 9 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 2,630 9 9 Wharves .. . . ..■ .. .. 80 16 9 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 46,096 3 5 Loose tools .. . . .. . . . . 731 5 1 Live-stock .. . . . . .. . . 28 3 8 Fuel, &e. .. .. .. .. .. 2,149 9 4 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 6,809 18 6 Sundry debtors for rates — Kaitaia Drainage District — £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. 3,338 5 0 Maintenance .. .. 860 15 8 4,199 0 8 Waihi Drainage District — Capital .. .. .. 779 1 5 Maintenance .. .. 1,657 13 10 2,436 15 3 Sundry debtors — Rent under section 4 (5), Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1926 .. .. .. 1,072 4 4 Hut—rents .. .. 9 13 2 Advance on mortgage .. 50 0 0 Interest on mortgage .. 0 12 5 Departmental .. . , 143 19 3 Miscellaneous .. .. 138 11 7 1,415 0 9 Special Rate Account —Capital— Kaitaia Drainage District — Rural subdivision .. .. 0 13 8 Town subdivision .. .. 5 9 4 Waihi Drainage District —Kaikokopu subdivision .. 0 16 6 6 19 6 Waihi Drainage District— Maintenance of completed works (recoverable by rates) .. .. .. .. 439 10 8 Revenue Account —Central subdivision .. 1,276 19 5 Cash — £ s. d. In Public Account .. .. 7,007 10 6 In transit from Post Office .. 22 3 3 7,029 13 9 £729,348 13 6 j £729,348 13 6 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify 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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