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, 1892.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1892 Session I, B-12

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1892. 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, 1892.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 50 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 Eurposes, 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 and Advances during Year ended 31st March, 1892.

Provisional!; Advai ices. Eesult Local Authority. applied for. . granted or refused. of Poll or Petition. New Loans. Loans of pre-j vious Years. Purposes of Loan. Bemarks. IOUNTY C UNCLES. £ £ £ 3ullcr .. 3ollingwood jook leraldine lawera 450 21000 12',000 5,000 400 130 G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. G. .. G. .. R. .. No poll required Carried .. Carried .. 450 3,000 400 4,500 3,000 2,175 3,000 Argyle Water-race extension Ditto. Bridge at Paine's Ford, and East Takaka Road Kaiteratahi Bridge. Tolaga Bay Roaa. Water-races Waitohi Flat Waterrace. Eltham Road. Mangawhero Roaa. Opunake - Stratford Road Mountain Road Opunake - Stratford Road Eoads in Eltham Biding. Opunake- Stratford Eoad (Waimate Eiaing). Ditto (Ngaire Eiaing) Main county roaa .. Under section 22 of tho Act. Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Not in compliance with terms of Act. Ditto. 120 30 R. .. R. .. 1,800 550 Under section 22 of the Act. Jorowhenua "500 No poll required 250 G. .. slanawatu 1,750 1,750 5,000 Three roaas, ana bridge over Orua Eiver. Construction of eight roads. Tiraumea Valley Road. G. .. Carriea .. ?ahiatua 6,000 G. .. 5,750 250 Carried forward 28,380 20,525 11,350

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List of Applications and Advances — continued.

ProviAmount siona.lly Result Local Authority. applied granted of Poll or for. or Petition, refused. Advances. XT T „ Loans of preNew Loans. ! vious Ye £ rs i Advances. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. COU1S "TY COUNi !ILS — contin: led. Brought forwara Pahiatua £ 28,380 600 £ 11,350 £ 20,525 Completion of roads R. .. Not in compliance with terms of Act. Under "The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1889," ana section 16 of "The Local Boaies Loans Act, 1886." Uncompleted. Patea 4,000 G. .. No poll requirea Patea River Bridge Raglan Rangitikei // * • Selwyn 2,000 242 300 700 1,300 500 SCO 400 250 P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. G. .. G. .. Carriea .. No poll requirea Ditto 400 250 "300 2,500 80 Waitotara Bridge .. Raglan Wharf Metalling Kiekie Road Roads and bridges, Maungaraupi Riding Roads in Porewa Riding West Eoad, Paraekaretu Biding Onepuhi Bridge Murimutu Road. Malvern Water-race (auxiliary) Malvern Water-race Malvern Water-race. Ellesmere Waterrace. Opunake Road. Mountain Road. Public works Water-supply Lower Waihao Irri-gation-works. Pareora Irrigationworks. Road by way of " The Rocks " Danevirke - W e b e r Road. Road to Eketahuna Railway-station. Tiraumea Road « Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. Stratford 3,300 2,200 1,300 800 5,500 G. .. G. .. P.G. .. P.G. .. G. .. Carriea .. 3,300 2,200 Uncompleted. Vincent Waimate Carriea 3,950 2,050 Uncompleted. Waimea 1,600 P.G. .. Carriea .. Waipawa 6,000 G. .. Wairarapa North 100 50 G. .. G. .. No poll requirea 100 Under section 22 of the Act. Wairarapa South Westland "850 '6,000 G. .. P.G .. Carriea .. Rejected .. "850 200 Tiraumea Road. Dry River Irrigationworks. Roads and bridges construction. 66,672 22,400 25,655 Alfred ton 300 2,500 G. .. P.G. .. Carriea .. ROAD BC 300 )ARDS. Tawataia Road. Pori Roaa (to give access to Puketoi settlers) Roads, streets, and retaining-wall in New Brighton Ward. Metalling Carrington Road. S u s pension - bridge, Makakahi River. Central Mangaone Road West Central Mangone Road East Makakahi Road .. Makakahi Road North Bridge on Tawatai Boad Central Mangaone West Road. Eoads, Wellington Special Settlement No. 2. Uncompleted. Avon 2,000 Camngton 125 Unaer section 22 of the Act. Uncompletea. Eketahuna 100 G. .. Carriea .. 100 40 G. .. No poll requirea 40 400 P.G. .. 400 50 P.G. .. P.G. .. Carriea .. a • • 125 P.G. .. Carriea .. 400 500 Carried forward 3,915 440 3,025

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Provisional^ Advai ices. Amount isul Local Authority. applied for. granted or refused. of Poll or Petition. New Loans " Loans of previous Years. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. EO X> BOARD; > — continue! £ 3915 £ 440 £ 3,025 1,000 Brought forward Eketahuna Mangaone Valley Road. Acquiring line of road up the Ruakokopotuna River. Whitmore Road. Kahuterawa Road. Kimbolton Road, Apiti Riding Roads in Apiti Ward. For wharf &c. Newberry line and adjacent roads. Cameron's line road Completion of roads in No. 6 Ward. Pembroke Road West Salisbury Roaa. Croydon Road. Rebuilding bridge over Upokongaro River destroyed by floods. Northcroft's Road. Wangaehu Roaa .. Featherston 1,000 G. .. Carriea .. 1,000 Pitzherbert 350 800 470 G. .. G. .. G. .. 350 800 Under section 22 of tha Act. Kiwitea No poll requirea Le Bon's Bay Manawatu 3,000 150 "550 G. .. Carriea .. "550 Manchester 520 P.G. .. "238 Uncompleted. Manganui 1,200 1,200 600 600 G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. Carriea .. 600 1,200 600 600 Mangawhero Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. Masterton No poll requirea 500 00 1,500 60 G. .. G. .. 800 P.G. .. Te Mara ana Kiriwhakapapa Roaas Fernridge road extension. Ditto 300 G. .. Carried .. 300 30 G. .. No poll required 30 Under section 22 of the Act. Mauriceville Moa 400 200 800 190 150 240 - 300 200 300 G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. G. .. Carriea .. Carriea .. 400 200 400 100 150 240 900 1,600 300 Kakaamu Valley Road. Mauriceville West Road. Mount Munro West Road. Dryer's Rock and Wangaehu Road. Mount Munro Road East. Tariki Road. Kaimata Road. Kohete Road. Kupare Road. Mana Road Ratapiko Road Lincoln and York Roads Junction Road. France's Road. Wharf and road to same. Twenty roaas, &c. Howick Main Roaa Not completed. Norsewood Okain's Bay "350 Carriea .. "350 1,200 G. .. 1,400 Otaki Pakuranga "200 P.G. .. No poll requirea 3,000 Under section 21 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Ditto. Puketapu laratahi - Carterton Ditto 200 2,500 3,000 P.G. .. G. .. R. .. Ditto Carriea "ooo Road at Hukunui.. Kokotau Bridge, Ruamahanga River. Dray-road, Wainuiora, to the East Coast Otaki Gorge Road .. Not in compliance with terms of Act. Te Horo 120 G. .. No poll requirea Ditto 120 Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. Upper Wangaehu Waimata 230 G. .. 1,300 3,000 700 Completion of six roads For six roads. Dray-road and three bridle-tracks. Eoad from county main road. Main road through Awaroa Swamp. Ditto Waipipi 200 G. .. Carriea .. 200 20 G. .. No poll requirea Ditto. Carried forwara 23,495 9,790 20,813

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* £11,530 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. Note. —P.G., provisionally granted ; G., granted; R., refused.

Provisionally granted or refused. Advances. Local Authority. Amount applied for. Eesult of Poll or Petition. at,™ t „„*,.. Loans of preNew Loans. vloug Ye *. s 'urposes of Loan. Eemarks. ROAD BOAR] X) BOAR1 'S — continue £ £ Brought forward 23,495 .. .. 9,790 Waitotara- Moma- 300 R. .. haki Ditto .. £ 9,790 £ 20,813 ■eu. R. .. Road-construction Not in compliance with terms of Act. 2,000 "200 2,000 1 Eoad - construction (six roads). Main Weber Eoad. 1 Eiversiae Roaa. Road-construction Under section 22 of the Act. Weber.. .. 6,000 G. .. Carried .. 1,500 Whataupoko Wirokino .. 600 G. .. No poll required G. .. 1,500 "200 G. .. Woodville '.'. "lOOG.".. Carried .. "lOO 300 G 300 G. .. G. .. "lOO 300 3,000 3,000 850 650 Elliott Eoad. Belshaw and Victoria Eoads. Completion of Saddle Under section 22 of the Hill Road Act. Completion of Wha- Ditto, riti Road Saddle Hill Road. Whariti Road. 85 G. .. No poll required 65 G. .. Ditto G. .. G. .. 850 650 30,945 11,690 27,513 RIVER Bi lARDS. Dipton .. 200 P.G. .. Upper Winton .. 400 G. .. No poll required 600 Protective works .. Uncompleted. Drainage-works .. Under section 21 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." I BOROU Cromwell .. 600; G. .. Carried .. 350 Greytown .. 350 R. .. BOROU HIS. 350 Waterworks. Public library and Not in compliance with Council Chambers terms of Act. Patea River bridge Under section 15 of " The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1889," and section 16 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Street-construction, Not in compliance with water-supply, bo- terms of Act. rough offices, and repayment of overaraft Water-supply .. Unaer section 22 of the Act. Patea .. .. 1,575 G. .. No poll required • • Petone.. .. 5,000 R. .. 5,000 R. Picton .. .. 500 G. .. No poll re- 500 quired 500 500 G. .. West Harbour .. 2,000 R. .. 2,000 R. .. 1,000 1,000 j Repayment of loan Not in compliance with terms of Act. Drainage ana other Uncompletea. sanitary purposes I Westport .. 4,000 P.G. .. 14,025 850 4,000 P.G. .. TOWN B Johnsonvillc .. 200 P.G. .. .. Stratford .. 600! G. .. Carried .. 300 800; 300 ! 14,025 850 1,000 200 600! P.G. .. G. .. TOWN B' "300 >ARDS. )ARDS. Roaa-construction. Uncompletea. Street-construction. 800 Carried .. 300 I Under Section 2 of " The Government Loans : Section 2 op " !he Govern: [ent Loans to Local to Local B 3odies Act Amendment Act, 1891." 2 OP " Minister of Lands 1,000 G. ..I .. 1,000 1,000 G. .. G. .. 1,000 Opening up Waimarino Block for settlement. Opening up Maruwhenua Block for settlement. 7,000 G. .. .. 7,000 7,000 G. .. G. 7,000 8,000 8,000 *121,042 43,240 54,168

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£ s. d. £ s. d. Money borrowed to make advances to local bodies ... ... ... 93,000 0 0 Money borrowed for transfer to Fublic Works Fund under section 31 of the Act ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 64,000 0 0 Money advanced to local bodies ... ... ... ... 97,408 0 0 Less refunds and repayments— Eangitikei County Council—refund ... £600 0 0 Manawatu Eoad Board—refund... ... 378 15 9 Maruwhenua Block—repayment... ... 176 19 2 — 1,155 14 11 96,252 5 1 Outstanding liabilities, — Money promised to local bodies which have complied with , the provisions of the Act* ... ... ... ... 42,275 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when provisions of the Act are complied with ... ... ... ... 42,527 0 0 ■ 84,802 0 0 Assets, — Inscribed debt of local authoritiest ■•• ••• ••• ••• 374,126 4 9

Note. —The total amount borrowed up to the 31st March, 1892, was £482,000. The total amount repaid to Public Works Fund up to the 31st March, 1892, was £89,000. The total amount advancea to local boaies up to the 31st March, 1892, was £391,615 14s. lOd. * Including second year's grants, for which all formalities have been completed. f This amount represents the debt as inscribed on the Ist February, 1892. It excludes the inscribed stock exchanged for debentures under " The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," amounting to £89,878 Bs. 9d. separately described. (See 8.-13, 1891.) Approximate Cost of Poster.— Preparation (not given); printing (1,300 copies), £5 15s.

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