RETURN OF THE ROAD DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COLONY; TOGETHER WITH THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE ROAD BOARDS OF SUCH DISTRICTS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1869 Session I, D-19

D.—No. 19.

RETURN OF THE ROAD DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COLONY; TOGETHER WITH THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE ROAD BOARDS OF SUCH DISTRICTS.

{Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, of the lQth day of October, 1865.) That there be laid on the Table of this House, in the ensuing Session, " A Return showing the number and extent of the several Eoad Districts throughout the Colony, and the Income and Expenditure of the Boards of such Districts, for the Tear 1868 ; in continuation of the Eeturn laid upon the Table during the present Session." {Mr. Sail?)

WELLINGTON. 1869.

,A ■; '. NOTE. Eeturus of Eoad Districts in the Provinces of Auckland, New Plymouth, Nelson, Canterbury, Southland, and "Westland, on 31st December, 1868. ISTo Returns have been received from Wellington and Otago. In the Provinces of Hawke's Bay and Marlborough no Eoad Districts have as yet been formed.

RETURN OF ROAD DISTRICTS IN NEW ZEALAND ON 31st DECEMBER, 1868. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

D.—No. 19.

Name op Disieiot. Act or Obdinasci umdeb which cossiititted. AppboxiMATE Aeea in Acres iiable boi Rates. Annual Valtje op Rateable Peopekty in District. Amount of Rate pee Pound of Annual Value ok Rate pee acee levied dubing yeae 1868. Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total Receipts Total Revenue of of Tolls received from from from Rates Levied. Collected. Government. other Sources. all Sources. Revenue dubing- Yeak 1868. Upon Upon Main Roads. District Roads. ExpenditEE DUEIKG YeAE 1868. Upon Bridges and other Works. Upon Salaries and other Total Expenses of Expenditure. Management. Ahipara ... Kaukapakapa ... Komokoriki Kaurihohore Maurtgakararnea Mail urangi, Eastern Malmrangi, Upper Mangapai Matakana Omaha Otaliulm £ s. d. a. per acre 1 3 * 3 none laia per acre 1 2 1 » 1 1 per pouna 1 per acre 2 1 ,> 6 3 £ s. d. 122 13 Oi 151 16 6 £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 61 0 3 56 19 3 £ b. a. 24 10 0 £ s. a. £ s. a. 40 0 0 £ s. d. 13 0 6 20 13 6 £ s. a. 77 10 6 20 13 6 57 4 3 4 '6 5 24 4 If 61 10 8 24 4 If 52 8 3| 12 0 0 2 10 6 1 14 0 2 19 2 56 2 9J 14 19 2 304 10 1 34 4 10 48 19 5i 33 0 0 160 0 0 80 0 0 84 0 0 112 17 2| 20 18 Oi 123 8 9J 21 6 6 190 2 0 124 3 2* 164 6 0 134 16 4 50 2 3 86 15 0 201 4 10 13 14 0 48 19 33 0 0 120 10 0 41 5 6 £147 14s. 6a. 30 11 7 5 16 0 12 4 6 7 15 11| 11 10 0 5 15 3 34 17 7 0 5 6 2 19 0 178 6 1 14 13 0 25 0 0 I 15 2 llj 120 10 0 32 15 2 116 10 0 55 10 5 19 10 0 8 17 0 12 15 6 120 10 0 i"i o Paparoa Pnki'kohe Pakuianga Paparoa, near Pakuranga Paruell Pollock Settlement Ruatangata Taniaki, East ... Tamaki, West ... Wairau "Whaingaroa Weiti Waitakerei, South WhaaWhau ... Waipu Waiotahi Waiuku Wangarei 146 0 10 ♦ 63 13 10 35 6 1 109 0 0 5 15 3 32 11 0 8 17 3 40 0 0 19 18 10 29'"2 3 4 11 6 142 9 4| 18 6 8 all8,503 0 0 16 11 0 J) 21 6 6 61 11 4 141 16 8 1 18 0 14 2 8 18 9 2 i 16 0! 16 13 8 i 27 5 3 ; 40 16 8 :;■; i 58 14 0 22 12 9 6 11 1 1 18 0 61 11 4 i 119 16 6 164 6 0 I 60 18 8 50 2 3 41 "l 6 14 8 1 154 13 8 317 17 0 110 0 0 i 138 8 8 81,958 0 0 1 per acre 4 3 per pound Of per acre 2 3 Oi no rate levied per acre 3 ,, 2 per pound 1 per acre 1 per pound OJ 61 11 4 66 "6 6 48 0 0| 17 13 6i 66 6 6 50 2 3 48 0 0i 47"8 8 2 4 2 2 15 0 2 10 0 16 4 0 14 8 1 110 0 0 62 7 8 163 0 0 24 6 4 8 12 6 38 19 8 17 14 6 20 2 0 16 '5 0 120,492' 0 0 14 8 1 154 13 8 502 1 0 110 0 0 131 3 7 69 8 0 69 8 0 110 0 0 131 3 7 29 13 8 259 3 0 56 6 9 5 10 0 15 "0 0 62,966 0 0 33 0 6 114 3 7 12"4 0 a. Mai rket value.

D.—No. 19.

RETURN OF ROAD DISTRICTS IN NEW ZEALAND ON 31st DECEMBER, 1868— continued. PROVINCE OF TARANAKI.

Name or Disteiot. Act oe Ordinance under which Constituted. Approximate Aeea in Acres liable por Bates. Annual Value op Bateable Propeett in District. Amount or Bate pee Pound of Annual Value OB BATE PEE Total Amount Acre levied °J . , dubing Year Eates Levied - 1868. Bevenue during Ye. .R 1868. Upon Bridges Upon Lpon * anf j Main .Roads. District Eoads. other Works. EXPENDIIUEE DURING "ear 1868. Total Amount of Tolls Collected. Total Amount received from Government. Total Receipts from other Sources. Total Revenue from all Sources. Upon Salaries and other Expenses of Management. Total Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 9 0 0 6 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 £ s. d. 52 14 7 23 3 9 90 0 0 88 10 0 141 9 6 31 13 3 25 12 3 70 6 0 50 0 0 41 10 6 135 10 0 117 4 9 96 18 3 124 13 9 92 3 0 85 12 0 27 0 0 42 19 6 106 2 0 70 6 3 78 13 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 11 13 0 £ s. d. 64 7 7 £ s. d. 31 5 0 £ s. d. 13 12 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 2 6 £ s. d. 50 0 0 1st or Bell ... 2nd or Hermi ... 3rd or Lower Mangorei... 4th or Carrington Boad 5th. or Franklcy Boad ... 6th or Barrett Boad 7th or Upper Hurford ... 8th or Tataraimaka 9th or Omata 10th or "Upper Mangorei... 11th or Huirangi 12th or AYaiwakaiho 13th or Tarurutangi 14th or Tikirangi 15th or Oaknra (a) 16th or Okato (a) 17th or Elliot Boad 18th Clifton (h) 19th or TTrenui 20th or Hua ... 21st Matatawa (c) Eoads and Bridges Ordinance, 1858 Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 3,213 927 2,460 3,600 3,772 2,533 2,049 5.624 3,000 3,322 5,420 9,379 7,753 4,987 7,372 6,848 1,080 3,438 4,122 5,625 6,295 25 4 0 ioi "io o 14 4 8 1 "o 0 io'"o 0 3 10 0 191 10 0 . 98 10 8 141 9 6 26 12 3 70 6 0 66 0 0 45 0 6 160 14 0 117 4 9 96 18 3 124 13 9 88 10 0 23 3 10 191 10 0 98 10 8 20 0 0 23 5 3 70 6 0 34 3 0 37 2 8 95 2 7 117 4 9 96 18 3 57 18 0 2"4 0 6 0 0 3 '? 0 2 11 6 3 18 11 7 13 5 191 10 0 102 14 8 114 10 0 26 12 3 70 6 0 66 0 0 41 1 7 160 14 0 117 4 9 96 18 3 27 0 0 42 19 6 106 2 0 70 6 3 40 8 9 35 0 0 48 0 0 70 6 3 38 14 11 12 0 0 27 0 0 95 0 0 70 6 3 40 8 9 1 13 10 92,819 1,592 3 1 25 4 0 141 17 8 1,490 3 9 177 18 10 954 16 8 69 18 0 32 11 2 1,270 6 6 (a.) Bates ni it expended when return waf finished. (5.) Bates reservi ed for buildin ; bridge. (c. .) Many of the ratepayers ab: ;ent from Pro' unco. PROVINCE 0 IP SOUTH] ,AND. The Gap Otarewa ... Southland Boad Ordinance, 1862... ... Ditto 19,500 10,900 £ s. d. £ s. d. nil. nil. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

RETURN OF ROAD DISTRICTS IN NEW ZEALAND ON 31st DECEMBER, 1868— continued. PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

D.—No. 19.

Name of District. Act os Obdinance undee which Constituted. AppeoxiMATE Aeea in ACEES liable foe Rates. Annual Value of Rateable Peopeety in District. Amount op Rate pee Pound of Annual Value or Rate pee acbe levied dubing yeae 1868. Retenu: DUEING Ye .e 1868. _ Upon Bridges Upon r an( j " District Eoads. other Work8 . EXPENDITOBE DUEING 'eae 1868. Upon Salaries and other Expenses of Management. Total Amount of Rates Levied. Total Amount of Tolls Collected. Total Amount received from Government. Total Receipts from other Sources. Total Revenue from all Sources. Upon Main Boads. To*al Expenditure. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Waipara Kowai Cust Oxford Mandeyille and Rangiora Avon Riccarton Tenipleton Heathcote Spreydon Hals well Lincoln Springs .... Port Victoria ... Port Levy .... Pigeon Bay O'Kain's Bay ... Akaroa and Wainui Little River Courtenay !E13esmere Malvern Rataia Ashburton Geraldine Levels Waimatc Mount Cook Roads Ordinance, 1864, and Sheep Eating Ordinance, 1866 Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 82,213 52,529 24,941 13,781 63,578 14,536 9,940 11,241 10,614 8,591 5,978 20,718 28,878 5,815 3,503 7,121 4,811 16,523 15,682 34,143 69,940 21,324 14,700 56,597 50,020 43,643 41,000 9,168 20,154 4 9 6,655 6 0 7,772 14 0 31,000 15 0 25,000 0 0 21,055 8 0 6,575 0 0 31,053 0 0 18,903 7 6 3,998 10 0 11,495 6 8 9,520 0 0 2,135 10 0 2,418 19 6 1,949 16 0 10,034 13 2 3,310 0 0 11,793 0 0 18,684 16 0} 7,011 6 6 10,680 12 3 33,143 17 7 30,666 0 0 22,408 2 9 24,294 19 6 21,054 1 0 0 0 6 0 10 0 0 6 a 0 1 9 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 6 nil 0 0 9 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 9 nil 0 0 6 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 9 503 17 1 I 300 0 0 i 194 6 4 i 1,186 0 6 ! 1,250 0 0 J 789 11 5 164 7 6 I ... 735 14 6* 99 19 2 287 7 8 357 0 0 457 3 2 287 7 1 108 0 0 797 14 4 985 5 0 741 3 11 154 17 10 512 4 3i 82 5 11 244 8 7 282 14 7 637 8 10 365 0 0 340 0 0 1,050 0 0 150 0 0 260 0 0 375 0 0 106 16 0 250 0 0 350 0 0 570 0 0 1,554 16 8 100 0 0 65 0 0 48 3 0 150 0 0 900 0 0 1,000 0 0 600 0 0 922 16 5 420 0 0 100 0 0 39 0 3 328 3 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 300 0 0 360 8 9 9 2 5! 76 15 5 1,198 16 0 154 9 6 184 9 6 167 5 3 1,044 2 10 379 8 6i 130 2 3 578 9 10 494 11 8 419 13 9 98 0 0 148 14 4 13 9 8 19 2 8 173 2 8 77 11 7 1,284 14 5 171 18 5 118 7 3 423 11 7 2,008 0 5 641 2 11 1,117 12 9 235 2 6 1,455 0 9 661 9 6 524 15 5 3,046 10 4 1,289 14 6 1,185 13 5 697 3 1 1,150 18 10 1,141 12 10 562 8 2 1,392 18 5 2,332 2 11 519 13 9 163 0 0 235 2 3 250 9 1 1,082 15 0 1,253 12 11 677 11 7 52,551 11 8 591 18 5 218 7 3 462 11 10 3,408 4 5 1,904 8 11 1,317 12 9 535 2 6 547 17 8 206 10 0 224 10 0 1,022 18 4 445 16 6 151 17 4 329 10 6 170 16 6 69 7 7 358 0 0 438 12 4 543 6 3 363 11 1 5 0 0 142 0 0 98 2 0 429 9 6 1,071 15 9 551 9 4 1,189 12 11 384 9 3 133 11 0 126 3 11 607 17 2 1,159 15 0 1,124 4 3 132 0 0 759 9 2 100 15 6 214 1 3 1,529 0 3 848 17 2 742 9 10 184 17 6 11 16 6 920 5 3 874 10 7 125 0 0 521 3 10 1,294 8 9 107 9 8 130 0 0 80 10 0 34 10 0 241 8 4 114 8 2 232 10 0 22 16 11 30 16 1 319 7 11 250 0 0 147 13 8 162 0 0 299 0 0 227 10 0 96 16 0 170 0 0 170 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 18 2 0 10 10 0 112 10 0 28 0 0 58 10 0 222 16 4 20 0 0 1,539 16 10 330 2 5 469 7 4 2,871 6 6 1,514 13 8 1,042 0 10 688 4 6 1,390 1 9 1,171 8 2 579 16 0 1,129 16 2 2,007 15 0 473 10 9 137 0 0 240 12 0 143 2 0 897 16 0 1,099 15 9 652 4 9 2,095 14 6 560 6 9 159 7 10 398 16 9 2,75S 17 6 1,655 9 10 1,374 4 3 164 0 0 59 9 6 97 9 9 250 17 0 124 2 11 38 4 11 86 19 5 163 12 4 80 10 3 nil 0 0 9 nil nil nil 0 10 0 10 nil nil ... 601 12 4 344 0 10 42 5 5 683 5 3 155 17 6 5 0 0 20 16 10 272 12 10 1,132 19 6 698 14 4 270 14 10 1,533 6 9 1,120 8 2 1,072 1 0 1,063 6 0 319 6 6 225 0 0 250 0 0 17 0 0 15 0 0 a. g lecial rate for Iraining. b. !288 18s. lid. expended on iailwa . Worki on Grovernmi int account.

RETURN OF ROAD DISTRICTS IN NEW ZEALAND ON 31st DECEMBER, 1868— continued. PROVINCE OF NELSON.

D.—No. 19.

Name op District. Act or Ordinance under which Constituted. Approximate Area in Acres liable por Bates. Annual Value op Bateable Property in District. Amount op Bate per Pound op Annual Value or Bate pee Ache levied dueing Yeae 186S. BETENU] Total Amount Total Receipts received from from Government. other Sources. dueing Year 1868. Upon Upon Main Roads. District Roads. EXPENDIT' rRE during 'ear 1868. Total Amount of Rates Levied. Total Amount of Tolls Collected. Total Revenue from all Sources. Upon Bridges and other Works. Upon Salaries and other Expenses of Management. Total Expenditure. 2ity of Nelson ... Nelson Improvement Act, 1856, and Nelson Improvement Amendment Acts, 1857 and 1862 An Act to provide for the making and maintaining of Boads and other Public Works in the Province of Nelson Country Boads Act, 1856, and Country Boads Amendment Act, 1858 Ditto Country Boads Amendment Act, 1856 Country Eoads Act, 1856, and Country Boads Amendment Act, 1858 Ditto Country Eoads Amendment Act, 1858 Country Boads Act, 1853 1,600 £ s. d. 636,725 0 0 £ s. d. 0 0 1 £ s. a. 2,653 0 5 £ s. a. 2,471 14 9 £ s. a. 1,047 18 0 £ s. d. 310 16 8 £ s. d. 3,830 9 5 £ s. d. 848 8 0 £ s. d. 1,982 1 5 £ s. d 600 0 0 £ s. d. 400 0 0 £ s. d. 3,830 9 5 Suburban North 8,500 39,385 0 0 0 0 1 164 2 1 nil. 153 9 10 317 11 11 317 11 11 317 11 11 Vaimea 84,136 179,156 0 0 0 0 Of «663 13 6 562 13 4 600 0 0 160 10 3 1,986 17 1 1,763 2 3 70 3 11 183 13 2 352 1 11 2,369 1 3 \i outere ilotueka (c) 21,500 (J) 25,073 0 0 39,000 0 0 *0 0 1 ! 0 0 1 tl04 9 5 175 13 10 130 0 0 350 0 0 200 0 0 16 4 11 430 10 0 446 4 11 250 11 3 55 14 li 53 6 11 81 2 9 + 35 3 0 6 8 10 23 9 6 310 7 0 195 9 4JJiwaka ,,, 8,079 34,745 12 6 0 0 0| 72 14 2 100 0 0 28 15 0 201 9 2 101 6 6 3 10 0 56 1 0 7 10 0 168 7 6 Panga Totara (d) Cakaka (e) *26,989 0 0 to 0 li 0 0 1 168 13 8 none 140 0 0 *823 16 6 308 13 8 1,034 14 li 242 6 1 20 0 0 242 6 1 901 16 11 Jpper Motucka Valley (/) 39,000 43,040 0 0 0 0 Of 134 10 0 (a.) The rates receiv< (6.) It is impossible penny in the pound of th of last year and leaves ag£ (c.) Contracts to the id include some rates specially levied for by-roads. to give the annual value : the sum set down gives the value to » e value to sell, t The amount of rate actually received is £80 10s tin arrears for next year. J The bridges are included in the main : amount of £100 are now on hand, besides other liabilities. (d.) 1 ell. '" The rate is levied at one the half-ye i., which includes partly arrears (e). I roads. expended 1 (/■) t vote could rhe year begins 1st July. Th ■ar to 31st December. * This ?hese returns are for the Boad by Board on bridle tracks and £200 were voted for the distrii be paid over to the Board. le assessment for the year is f is is the estimated value to se 1 Board year ending 6th Ji 1 new roads, £598 16s. 6d. ict by the Provincial Council p-iven, as also the amount rec< ;11. t This is the rate per po uly, 1868. * Vote for Board eived from Government for mnd on the first column. I, £225 ; Government votes , but no rate having been li evied in 1S68, none of said COUNTY op westla: ND. Arahura (a) ' ... Okarita Grey Boad District, now Parou (S) Kanieri District Totara Boad Board (c) ... County of Westland Act, 1867 County of Westland Act, 1868 ... County of Westland Act, 1867 ... * unknown unknown £ s. d. 6,719 15 0 not rated £ s. d. nii. nil. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 2,258 13 7 690 2 2 2,236 11 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,258 13 7 690 2 2 2,495 16 6 £ s. d. 156 0 0 £ s. d. 1,225 14 6 £ s. d. 479 10 6 245 17 8i 2,674 14 3 £ s. d. 245 5 3 59 2 9 528 3 3 £ s. d. 1,950 10 3 461 0 Oi 4,316 1 6 259 5 2 1,113 4 0 County of Westland Act, 1863 ... 1,666 9 10 1,546 4 5 137 15 0 1,666 9 10 1,683 19 5 551 3 0 667 3 4 10 0 305 18 9 105 15 10 148 1 11 657 18 10 1,131 4 0* (a.) A rate of twelvi about two hundred acres pence in the pound has been struck, lave been sold but not yet improved. but is not yet collected. * No land has as yet been rated : I (i.) («.) rreymouth Pri o assessment jtective Works, has been made , including Election expenses, or rate struck in this district t. s Balance in Bank, £55 15s. 5d.