APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT, 1886," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1893 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, B-14

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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT, 1886," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1893 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 50 of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886."

Beturn 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 and Advances during Year ended 31st March, 1893.

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. , T T Loans of PreNew Loans. vious years. Advances. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. IOUNTY C< lUNCILS. £ ■ 300 750 £ £ Bruce P.G. G. Carried .. Road at Taieri Mouth Drainage - works in Lakes district. Drainage - works in Matu Riding. Road to South Beach Reconstruction of. two bridges on Main North Road Okoke and Kohangamoa Roads, and bridging Urenui River Portion of Ngatoto Road Three roads in Okahuatiu district. Ditto Uncompleted. 850 G. Uncompleted. Buller Clifton.. 600 500 P.G. P.G. 350 P.G. Carried .. 235 P.G. •Cook 2,600 ■ 53 G. G. No poll required Carried .. 2,600 Under section 22 of the Act. Geraldine Hawera 2,000 300 2,000 G. G. G. No poll required Carried .. 2,000 300 400 Road, Tauwharepara Block to Arakihi Road. Waitohi Flat waterrace Metalling portion of Eltham Road. Portions of Morea and Matamaroke Roads. Portion of Cornwall Road. Completion of Morea Road Under section 22 of the Act. 800 G. w • • 77 G. 77 Under section 22 of the Act. /. • ■ 35 G. No poll required 35 Carried forward 11,450 5,412

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Provi- Advai Amount sionally Result Local Authority. applied granted of Poll or fOT - refused. Pet " i0n - New Loans. | Adva: ices. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. Loans of Previous Years. COU1 [TY COUN 1ILS — conti: wed. £ 11,450 130 £ 5,412 £ Brought forward Hawera Horowhenua Mackenzie 30 1,000 1*500 R. R. P.G. P.G. Carried .. 2*000 200 500 Stratford-Opun ake Road (No. 2 area) Ditto (No. 1 area) Construction of Eltham Road. Stratford-Op u n ak e Road (No. 2 area). Cutting drain through Otaki Township Main County Road. Water-races, Ashwick Flat Roads and bridges. Naturi-Aohanga Road. Lower Makuri Valley Road. M a n g a o n e Valley Road. Ditto | Not in compliance with f terms of Act. Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Ohinemuri Pahiatua 6,000 1,500 P.G. G. Rejected .. Carried .. 1*500 1,200 G. 1,200 Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. 1,200 G. 1,200 200 G. No poll required Ditto 200 150 G. 150 Woodville-Tiraumea Road Main road (Central} North Tiraumea Rd. Masterton - Mangahao Road Ditto. Makuri Road. Patea River Bridge. To complete West Road West Road. Roads in Maungaraupi Riding. Roads in Porewa Riding. Constructing 3 miles of Gordon Road. Cornwall Road. Sole Road. Waingongoro Road. Cardiff and Waingongoro Roads. Bird Road. Toko Road Waiwiri and Makuri Roads Cheal Road Stratford - Opunake Road Ditto Water-supply, Blackman's Water District Water-supply, Clyde Water District Lower Waihao Irri-gation-works. Pareora Irrigationworks. Road round the rocks. Danevirke- Weber Road. Tiraumea Road 50 75 200 G. G. G. 50 75 175 250 1,200 G. G. Carried .. 250 1,200 Patea Rangitikei i'ooo Uncompleted. *500 P.G. 500 700 1,300 Stratford 1,200 G. Carried .. 1,200 123 650 300 500 G. G. G. G. 123 650 300 500 2,500 2,000 2,800 G. P.G. P.G. 2,500 Uncompleted. 1,200 120 P.G. R. Not in compliance with' terms of Act. Ditto. Unauthorised. Vincent 30 400 R. G. Carried .. *400 800 G. a • • 800 * Waimate 1,100 80 Waimea Waipawa Wairarapa North 50 G. No poll required Carried .. 50 1,400 5,000 Under section 22 of the Act. 300 G. Eketahun a-Tinui Road, within Eketahuna Riding. Metalling Eketahu-na-Tinui Road Eketahun a-Tinui Road. Road-construction. Road to bridge-site on the Waiau 250 P.G. No poll required Under section 22 of the Act. 2,500 Wairoa Wallace 2,500 P.G. 5,000 Uncompleted. 42,358 17,935 21,280

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally Result granted of Poll or or Petition. refused. New Loans Loans o( Pre " JNewijoans. vious Years Advances. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. EOAD B' IARDS. £ 2,200 £ 500 £ Alfred ton G. Carried .. Pah Valley and Mali gaone Valley Roads. Mount Baker Road. Pori Road. Roads, streets, and retaining-wall in New Brighton Ward. Road from Manawa to Anniedale 1,000 P.G. 2,500 2,000 Avon Castlepoint 300 P.G. No poll required Under section 21 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Eketahuna 100 G. Carried 100 Roads in No. 2 Wellington Special Settlement Block. Roads in Parkville Special Settlement Block. Construction 3£ miles of Mangaoronga Road. Makakahi Road South. Metalling 20 chains of Septimus Street, Parkville Special Settlement. Makakahi Road North Ditto n ' * 1,200 G. 1,200 tf • • 1,200 G. 500 H * * n * ■ 125 50 G. P.G. Rejected .. 125 Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. G. No poll required Ditto 40 rt ' * 5 G. ft ' ' 600 P.G. Bridge over Makakahi River Portion of No. 1 South Road, Parkville Bridge on Tawatai Road. Roads in Wellington Special Settlement No. 2. Makakahi Road. Uncompleted. w * * 350 P.G. w ■ • 125 w • • 500 w * * •• 400 50 Uncompleted. Featherston GOO P.G. I Kahautara and Martinboro' Roads Portion of Turitea Road. Portion of Scott's Road. Bridge, Ngaruro River. For four successive years' expenditure Roads in Onga Ward. Roads in Sandon Small-farm Block. Kimbolton Road, Apiti Riding. Portion of Totara Road. Portion of Mangatoro Valley Road. Otopo Road. No. 4 Line, Kairanga district. Clevely's Line and Roberts's Line Roads. Portion of College Street. Cameron's Line Rd. Share of cost of bridge at Aorangi. Fitzherbert 900 G. Carried 400 G. Heretaunga 3,000 G. 750 Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Kiwitea 9,470 B. 2,765 2,765 G. G. Carried 1,265 1,265 470 Kumeroa 550 P.G. Carried 909 P.G. Manawatu 274 130 P.G. G. "l80 Under section 15 of "The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1889," and section 16 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Uncompleted. 370 G. * * * 100 G. Manchester 1,042 G. No poll required 520 Manganui P.G. Beaconsfield, Stanley, and Cross Roads 2,000 Carried forward 32,445 5,835 6,565

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. of Poll or Petition. Result New Loans, j*^*** Advances. Purposes of Loan. Bemarks. Ri )AD boar: S— continue) £ 32,445 350 450 460 £ 5,835 350 450 £ 6,535 i. Brought forward Manganui G. G. G. Carried .. Ratapiko Road. York Road. Bridge and culvert on Mokara Road. Ratapiko Road 35 G. No poll required Under section 22 of the Act. 1,000 P.G. Portion of Stanley Road. Salisbury Road 120 R. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. 600 Pembroke Road West. Te Mara and Kiriwhakapapa Roads Blatchford's Road.. Upper Opaki Road.. Masterton 300 P.G. Uncompleted. 150 180 770 100 P.G. P.G. P.G. P.G. Mauriceville Moa 40 1,000 120 30 260 160 250 800 G. G. G. G. G. G. G. G. No poll required Carried .. No poll required Carried .. 40 30 260 160 250 800 1,000 800 Road through Okurupeti Block Northcroft's Road. To Mara and Kiriwhakapapa Roads. Mauriceville West Road. Mount Bruce Road. Bridge at Dorset's Crossing, Kopuaranga River. Mount Munro Road East Toetoe Road. Richmond Road. Mangaone Road. Kaimata, Bristol, and Rimutautika Roads. Portion of Wortley Road. Mangaotea Road .. Windsor Road Tarika Road. Kaimata Road. Ratapiko Road. Lincoln and York Roads. Mana Road. Main road, Panmure to Howick. Warea East Road .. Ball Road. Roads in No. 2 Ward Under section 22 of the Act. Under section 22 of the Act. 150 G. 150 Uncompleted. 100 250 G. 400 90 200 300 Pakuranga 300 200 Uncompleted. Paribaka Patea West Pohangina 600 1,000 5,492 P.G. G. G. Carried .. **500 Taratahi - Carterton 3,000 G. 500 Dray road, from Wainuiora to East Coast. Kokotau bridges and approaches Ditto. To complete construction of six roads. Portion of Upper Wangaehu Valley Dray-road. Dray-road and bridle-tracks Ditto. Road from main road to Run 44a. Waimata River Road. Road from Ponawa Valley to Waimata South. Completion of Waimata River Road. Bridge over Kopokonu i Stream, Skeet Road. For two successive years' expenditure. Ditto 250 G. No poll required 250 Under section 22 of the Act. Te Horo 1,900 230 Upper Wangaehu 3,500 G. Carried .. 500 Under section 22 of the Act. 480 G. No poll required 480 Waikohu 120 G. Carried .. "l20 2,000 Waimata 1,200 G. w . • 1,200 800 G. It . • 750 G. 750 Waimate 650 G. * . • Carried forward 57,422 12,625 14,585

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ProviAmount sionally Local Authority. applied granted for. or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. \'„„t„„„„ ILoans of PreiNew Loans. j vious Ye ars. Advances. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. R( IAD boae: 'S— continue id. £ £ £ Carried forward 57,422 .. .. 12,625 14,585 T*r„:„:„: 00 Mn.in mod tbroncrb Carried forward Waipipi £ 12,625 £ 14,585 20 Main road through Awaroa Swamp. Eoads in Momohaki Special Eating District Ditto. Tokamaru Valloy Eoad Shannon Eoad East Buckley Eoad Scott's Eoad Kahuterawa Valley Eoad Eoad-construction. Completion of Saddle Hill Eoad. Completion of Whariti Eoad. Waipipi .... .. .. ■ ■ 20 Main roact tnrougn Awaroa Swamp. iiwaroa owamp. Waitotara-Mo- 300 G. No poll re- 300 .. Eoads in Momohaki Under section 22 of the mohaki quired Special Eating Act. Tli of viof 7 a i t o t a ra - Momohaki G. No poll required 300 Under section 22 of tin Act. District Ditto .. .. ■• 500 Ditto. Wirokino .. 200 G. No poll re- 200 .. Tokamaru Valloy Under section 22 of the nnired Eoad Act. litto .. » 7 irokino G. No poll required Carried "200 500 Under section 22 of thi Act. Uncompleted. quired noau jiou. 500 P.G. Carried .. .. .. Shannon Eoad East Uncompleted. " .. 1,200 G. „ .. .. .. Buckley Eoad .. „ 350 G. „ .. . • • • Scott's Eoad " fi ., 300 G. „ .. .. • • Kahuterawa Valley Eoad P.G. G. G. G. 600 Eoad-construction. TTT-.J—ill- Pnmnlofinn nf ftnrlrllA Woodville 600 85 Woodville •• •• °5 Completion ot Saddle Hill Eoad. 65 Completion of Wha65 riti Eoad. 60,272 13,125 15,855 EIVEE BOAEDS. Upper Winton .... .. •• •• 400 Drainage-works. WestTaieri .. 500 G. Carried .. 500 .. Eivcr protective works. 500 500 400 BOEOUGHS. Cromwell .. .. .. .. • • 250 Waterworks. Eeilding .. 800 G. No poll re- .. .. Share of cost of Under section 15 of " The quired bridge at Aorangi Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1889," and section 16 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1880." w. Patea .. .. '.. .. .. •• 800 Patea Eiver Bridge. Sumner' '.'. G. Carried .. 2,000 .. Waterworks within borough. Westport .. .. .. •• •• 2,000 Drainage and other sanitary purposes. G. 2^000 2,800 2,000 3,050 TOWN BOAED. Stratford I • • ! • • • • | Street-construction. | WATEE-SUPPLY BOAED. Waimakariri-I 30,000 I E. I .'. I ... I .. I .. I Not in compliance with Ashley | I I I I I terms of Act. Under .Section 2 of "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891." Minister of Lands 107,474 .. .. 29,833 .. Towards opening up for settlement various blocks of land. 243,404* 63,393 40,885 * £39,900 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. Note.—P.G., provisionally granted; G., granted; R., refused.

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£ s. d. £ s. d. Money borrowed to make advances to Local Bodies ... ... ... 103,500 0 0 Money borrowed for transfer to Public Works Fund under section 31 of the Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Money advanced to Local Bodies ... ... ... ... 74,445 0 0 Money advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891" ... ... ... ... 29,833 0 0 104,278 0 0 Outstanding liabilities, — Under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 "— Money promised to local bodies which £ s. d. have complied with the provisions of the Act* ... ... ... 49,775 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when provisions of the Act are complied with ... ... ... 45,247 0 0 95,022 0 0 Under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891"— Balance of loans ... ... ... 58,116 0 0 Applications for loans for which the necessary steps are not completed 19,525 0 0 77,641 0 0 172,663 0 0 Assets, — Inscribed debt of local authorities! ... ... ... 453,485 10 3 Inscribed debt under '' The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891" ... ... 37,833 0 0 491,318 10 3

Note.—The total amount borrowed up to the 31st March, 1893, was £586,300. The total amount repaid to Public Works Fund up to the 31st March, 1893, was £89,800. The total amount advanced to local bodies up to the 31st March, 1893, was £458,060 14s. lOd. The total amount advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891," up to the 31st March, 1893, was £37,833. * Including second years' grants, for which all formalities have been completed. t This amount represents the debt as inscribed on the Ist February, 1893. 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.)

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