APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS (ANNUAL RETURN OF) UNDER "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT 1886," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1891.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, B-12

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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS (ANNUAL RETURN OF) UNDER "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT 1886," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1891.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section SO of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886."

Eetubn showing what Applications have been made by Local Authorities, and which of them have been granted or refused, also what Sums have been granted or advanced, and for what Purposes, and the Names of such Authorities; what Sums have been borrowed or raised by the Treasurer; and what are the Outstanding Liabilities and the Assets.

List of Applications during Year ended 31st March, 1891.

Amount Local Authority. applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Eesult Loan of Poll or paid in Petition. full. Amount of Advances made. Purposes of Loan. Bemarke. CO FNTY C< •UNCI! ,8. £ 4,500 480 £ & Argyle Water-race Roads in Hungaroa District. Whangara - Arikihi Roads. Tolago Bay Road. Water-supply Waitohi Plat Waterrace Roads in Eltham Riding. Roads in Wirokino Riding Roads in Otaki Riding Metalling Shannon Road Ngei Road killer .. 3ook P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. 480 Uncompleted. look .. 860 P.G... Carried .. 8G0 3ook .. Joromandel leraldine 2,900 2,000 3,000 P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. 725 Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Carried lawera 1,800 P.G. .. Carried .. Uncompleted. forowhenua 600 G. .. No poll required No poll required Carried .. COO Under section 22 of the Act. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. lorowhenua 300 G. .. 300 lorowhenua 5,000 P.G. .. tangitikei 150 G. .. No poll required No poll required Carried .. 150 Under section 22 the Act. Under section 22 o the Act. Uncompleted. tangitikei 25 G. .. 25 Lochaber Road tangitikei Selwyn ielwyn 300 4,000 80 P.G. .. P.G. .. G. .. Carried No poll required Carried .. •• 4,000 Widening Murirnutu Road Malvern Water-race. Ellesmere Water - Under section 22 of the Act. lelwyn Vaimate Vairarapa North 2,500 2,500 2,500 P.G. .. P.G. P.G. .. Carried .. race Further loan, Malvern Water-race. Pareora irrigationworks Eketahuna - Tinui Road Upper Femridge Road Tiraumea Road Road construction. Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Vairarapa North 400 P.G. .. Uncompleted. Vairarapa North Vairoa 200 6,000 P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. 500 Uncompleted. 40,095 6,415 1,225

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List of Applications— continued.

ProviAmount sionally i Result Local Authority. applied granted , of Poll or for. or Petition, refused. T Amount L ? an of PJ 1( J, ln Advances £uU - made. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. ,0AD B< iARDS. £ 50 4,000 £ 50 £ Alfredton Avon P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. Carried Pah Valley Road. Road and esplanade Eketahuna 1,000 P.G. .. Carried Roads, Wellington Special Settlement No. 2. Mangaone Valley Road. Central Mangaone West Road. Roads, Wellington Under section 22 of the Special Settlement Act. No. 1 Kohuterawa Road. Eketahuna 1,000 P.G. .. Carried .. Eketahuna 400 P.G. .. Carried .. Eketahuna •350 a. .. No poll required 350 Fitzherbert 500 P.G. .. Carried .. 500 Fitzherbert 25 G. .. No poll required Carried .. Carried .. Carried .. No poll required No. 4 line of road .. Under section 22 of the Act. Pitzherbert Fitzhorbert Kiwitea Le Bon's Bay .. 410 350 4,700 150 P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. G. .. 410 350 Scott's Road. Forest Hill Road. Roadsin Apiti Ward. For wharf, &c. .. Under section 22 of the Act. Rangitikei line. Uncompleted. N ewberry line of Uncompleted. road. Roads in No. 5 Ward Under section 22 [of the Act. 1,700 Manawatu Manawatu 300 550 P.G. .. P.G. .. Manchester Manchester Mangawhero 475 335 200 G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. No poll required Carried Carried 475 200 97 Roads in No. 6 Ward. Roads, Otamoa Special Rating District. Road, Kopuranga Uncompleted. District. North croft's and Uncompleted. Dorset Roads. To complete road .. Under section 22 of the Act. Dryer's Rook and Uncompleted. Wangaehu Road Mount Munro East Uncompleted. Road. Bridge, Kopuaranga Road Junction Road. Warwick and Skin- Uncompleted, ner Roads For wharf, &c. .. Uncompleted. Twenty roads, &o. Roads in Hungaroa and Waeranga Districts. For six roads. For six roads. Road from county Uncompleted, main road Road construction.. Under section 21 of " The Local Bodies' LoansAct, Bridges, culverts, 1886." and roads in Mangapapa Block. Masterton 900 P.G... Carried Masterton 2,000 P.G. .. Matamata 85 G. .. No poll required Carried 85 Mauriceville 1,600 P.G. .. Mauriceville 300 P.G. .. Carried Mauriceville 200 P.G. .. Carried .. 200 Moa Ngaire 1,200 1,000 P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. Okain's Bay Otaki Patutahi 1,400 5,000 800 P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. Carried .. 2,000 800 Te Horo Upper Wangaehu Waimata 2,300 5,000 700 P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried Carried .. Carried 1,000 Waitotara-Momo-haki Whataupoko 3,000 400 G. .. P.G. .. No poll required Carried .. 400 500 Whataupoko Wirikino 200 2,000 P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried .. Carried .. Riverside Road .. Uncompleted. Tokomaru Valley Road. Bell's Road. Saddle Hill Road. Whariti Road. Wirikino Woodville Woodville 150 850 650 P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. Carried Carried Carried 150 44,530 5,970 3,297 Henley ilVER B WARDS. £ 150 150 £ River protective- Under section 22 of the works. Act. Improving Whiskey Under section 22 of the Creek Act. Improving Whiskey Creek. G. No poll required No poll required Carried .. Mangaone 70 G. 70 Mangaone 150 P.G. 150 370 370

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List of Applications— continued.

Note. —P.G., provisionally granted ; G., granted; R., refused.

£ s. d. £ s. a. Money borrowed to make advances to local bodies ... ... ... 50,000 0 0 Money borrowed for transfer to Public Works Fund under section 31 of the Act ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Money advanced to local bodies ... ... ... ... ... 47,163 4 11 Outstanding liabilities, — Money promised to local bodies which have complied with the provisions of the Actt ... ... ... ... 41,018 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when provisions of the Act are complied with ... ... ... ... 36,588 0 0 77,606 0 0 Assets, — Inscribed debt of local ... ... ... ... 290,585 8 7

Note.—The total amount borrowed up to the 31st March, 1891, was £325,000. The total amount advanced to local bodies up to the 31st March, 1891, was £295,363 9s. 9d. f Including second year's grants, for which all formalities have been completed. I This amount represents the debt as inscribed on the Ist February, 1891. It excludes the inscribed stock exchanged for debentures under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," amounting to £89,878 Bs. separately described. (See 8.-13, 1891.) [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation (not given); printing (1,300 copies), £ 2165. 1

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Eesult of Poll or Petition. Loan paid in full. Amount of Advances made. Purposes of Loan. Bcmarks. BOROt GHS. Brurmer 335 G. No poll required No poll required Carried .. 335 Wallsend Bridge .. Under section 22 of the Act. Under section 22 of the Act. Kaitangata 25 G. 25 Drainage-works Pioton .. 1,000 1,300 P.G. 1,000 1,360 Waterworks. Ormondville r :own b< lARDS. Road construction.. Uncompleted. G00 P.G. Totals 86,955 14,115 4,522