APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT, 1886," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1896 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, B-14

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1896.

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, 1896 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section SO 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, 1896.

Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. Advances. Nbw Loans of . Purpose of Loan. Remarks. COUNT' COUN 3ILS. £ Sruce .. . • 85 £ £ Drainage - works in Matu Riding Drainage-works in Clarendon Riding Forming road to new punt and shifting Taieri mouth punt Construction of Otaraoa Road G. No poll required No poll required 15 Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. 15 ... 250 P.G. Uncompleted. Hilton.. .. 40 G. No poll required 40 Under section 22 of the Act. 300 Metal portion of the Mimi Road. Construction of East Road extension and bridge at Paine's Ford Construction of roads and bridle-track in Waingoromia Survey District. Construction of Muhunga outlet drain. Formation of portion of Arakihi main road lollingwood .. | 200 G. No poll required 200 Under section 22 of the Act. iook .. •• 1,200 G. Carried 243 ..I 1,400 G. R. 243 Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Under section 22 of the Act. 90 G. No poll required 90 Construction of road in Hungaroa Survey District Ditto. Metalling parts of the Waimata Road. Construction of two bridges on Mahia Road at Maraetahi. Construction of Ngakaroa Road. Metal portion of Clifford Road. Construction of portions of Skeet ana Duthie Roaas. Construction of portions of Hastings Road. * ■ * 300 2,500 tt • * * * * * 40 .. i 200 lawera . • 100 650 G. G. Carried 100 100 650 800 Carried forward 5,073 G. 200 200 1,538 1,538 3,340

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Provisionally granted or refused. Advances. Local Authority. Amount applied for. Result of Poll or Petition. New Loans of Purpose of Loan. Remarks. COU1 TY CO "NCILS--continued. Brought forward Hawera £ 5,073 900 450 G. G. Carried £ 1,538 900 450 £ 3,340 Metal portion of Duthie Roaa. Metal portion of Hastings Roaa. Metal Anaerson's Roaa. Construction of portion of county main road. Erection of bridge over Tokomaru River and complete metalling the main road Metal portion of county main road. Construction of county main road through Arapaepae Special District. Repairs of flood damage and road construction. Construction of bridle-track Horowhenua 781 G. Carried '650 100 2,000 P.G. Uncompleted. a . • 50 100 Under section 22 of the Aot. Butt 497 G. Carried 497 25 No poll required Carried Kiwitea 2,750 G. 2,000 Construction of Vinegar Hill Road bridge. Construction of Kiwitea Cross Road and other roads. Construction of McBeth's and Junction Roads. Construction of Terrace Road. Construction of Cheltenham Cross Road bridge Construction of Onepuhi Bridge Construction of Oroua River Bridge Construction of approaches to the Otara Bridge. Construction of bridge over the Kiwitea River at Feilding Construction ana widening portion of Hayne's Road. Construction of Perry's Road. Metal Lowe's Road and portion of Hammond's Road Cost of repairing flood damage to Awahuri Bridge. Protecting Oroua River bank at Feilding. Construction of road to connect McDonell's line with main road to Sandon and Bull's. Construction of bridge over Tiraumea River at Ngaturi Construction of Short Road, Pahiatua Village Settlement Construction of roads in Mangahao Survey District Construction of portion of Woodville-Aohanga Road Forming Tiraumea Valley Road, and bridle - track therefrom Metal portion of the Makairo Road Construction of bridge over Mangahao River Construction of portion of the Omata Road. Share of cost of constructing Mangatainoka Bridge Construction of a road through Scarborough. Form and metal Kaitawa Ridge and other roaas Construction of Nichol's Road, Pahiatua Village Settlement. Form and metal certain roads leading to Matarua Creamery 2,571 G. 860 w . • 928 G. 310 685 475 G. ' G. 230 475 Unaer the Public Works Act. Ditto. 327 G. 327 496 G. 173 650 G. 650 375 G. 375 Under the Public Works Aot. » .. 300 Manawatu tt • • 650 P.G. 300 1,500 Uncompleted. /. .. 250 a • * 173 Unaer section 22 of the Act. Ditto. Pahiatua 100 G. No poll required Ditto.. 100 * • • 12 G. 12 w • • 100 G. 100 90 G. 90 // 145 G. 145 // // * • 100 G. 100 // 96 G. 96 /. . * 900 G. Carried 900 /. • • 700 G. No poll required Carried 700 Under the Public Works Act. ti • • 500 G. 500 1,500 P.G. Uncompleted. H . • 120 G. Carried 120 2,000 P.G. Uncompleted. Cartitd forward 25,990 12,298 6,113

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. mces. Loans of Previous Years. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. New Loans. COU 1TY CO fNCILS —continued. Brought forward Pahiatua £ 25,996 £ 12,298 £ 6,113 75 Construction of WoodvilleTiraumea Road to Ngaturi Road Construction of Dew's Road Construction of bridge over Whenuakura River. Formation of a bridle-track on Matemateaonga Road Construction of roads in Coal Creek Riding Under section 22 of the Act. Patea 2^489 G. Carried 1^000 50 Ditto. 625 P.G. Uncompleted. Pohangina 4,900 R. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompletea. tt • • 300 P.G. Construction of road in Kiwitea County Construction of roads in Pohangina Riding Erection of bridge over the Oroua River Construction of branch road from Terrace Road to Oroua River. Construction of roads in Tamaki Riding. Construction of roads in Awahou Riding. Construction of roads in No. 3 Ward. Construction of roads in No. 5 Ward. Formation of the Kawhitiroa Block Road. Repairs of flood damage to Onepuhi Bridge Construction of Turakina River bridge and approaches Construction of a portion of Coleman's Road Construction of Morgan's Road » 1,750 P.G. 992 G. No poll required Carried 992 Under the Public Works Act. 286 G. 286 1,300 G. 1,300 1,400 G. 422 tt '' 1,500 1,500 Rangitikei 120 G. Carried 120 1,436 G. 1,436 Under the Public Works Act. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 150 G. No poll required 150 225 P.G. 10 200 Uncompleted. Under section 22 of the Act. 625 Construction of Onslow Street, Township of Ohingaiti. Erection of bridge over the Rangitikei River. Metalling the Toko Road .. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. Stratford 200 G. No poll required 200 500 P.G. Construction of Brecken and Brooks Roads Complete the metalling of the Cheal Road Construction of Manaia Road South and other roads Construction of a portion of the Hastings Road 800 P.G. * 100 130 P.G. R. Uncompleted. Under section 22 of the Act. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompleted. 300 P.G. Complete formation of the Mangaehu Road Forming and bridging Brewer Street, Strathmore Construction of the Ronald Road Construction of the Sole Road 100 P.G. 400 P.G. 65 P.G. No poll required Ditto.. 40 30 15 20 130 P.G. P.G. G. P.G. P.G. 15 Metalling the Sole Road .. Construction of Waingongoro Road Metal the Finnerty Road .. Construction of the Standish Road Formation of the Mangaehu Road Construction of portion of the Mountain Road Construction of portion of the Hastings Road Construction of Manaia Road North Uncompleted. Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. 70 P.G. 16 25 G. P.G. 16 Under section 22 of the Act. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. Ditto. n .. 90 P.G. Construction of StratfordOpunake Road Carried forward 45,010 18,235 10,063

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. —— . ~- XT Loans of t™ W c Previous Loans - Years. Ivances. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. com TY CO rNCILS -continued. £ 45,810 198 £ 18,235 £ 10,063 Construction of Beaconsfield and other roads Brought forward Stratford P.G. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompletea. Uncompletea. 1,000 P.G. Construction of portion of the Palmer Road Construction of Manaia Road South and other roads. Formation of the Ahuroa Road. Construction of Beaconsfield and other roads. Construction of Manaia Road North. Metalling the Sole Road. Metalling the Finnerty Road South. Construction of a portion of the Mountain Road. Construction of a portion of the Hastings Road. Formation of the Mangaehu Road. Forming a dray-road from Whareohine, and erecting a bridge over Pawariki Stream Construction of six roads and . three bridges in Umutaoroa District. Forming, bridging, &c, on Saunders Road Widen and extend formation of Maungatakato Road Forming, bridging, &e., on Saunders Road. Formation of the Ihauraua Road Construction of portion of Murewai-Mahia Road. Construction of bridge over the Mohaka River. Construction of Papakaio water supply scheme. Construction of portion of the Rangitatau West Road. Ditto Construction of cart - road from Tarapuruki bound1,000 300 736 250 400 150 700 800 1,300 Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Waiapu 1,500 R. Waipawa 1,750 G. Carried 1,750 Wairarapa North 322 G. No poll required 322 Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 700 P.G. 1,222 Under section 22 of the Act. 15 Wairoa 500 1,840 Waitaki «,000 G. Carried 600 Waitotara 600 G. 600 300 1,400 P.G. G. Carried ljooo Uncompleted. 54,780 ary. Arai 22,507 19,276 ' >S. 1,500 roa: BOARI Under section 22 of the Act. Arch Hill Carrington Eketahuna 1,800 150 400 G. G. G. P.G. Carried No poll required 1,400 150 1,500 Construction of road from near Arai Bridge to Waimata Native Reserve. Construction of waterworks. Metal portion of the Carrington Road Ditto. Erection of three bridges on Mangaone Valley Road Construction of portions of Stanley and Cullen Streets. Construction of Norling's Road Uncompleted. 275 G. Carried 275 50 1,000 P.G. G. No poll required Carried Construction of portion of Mangatainoka Valley Road. Construction of roads in Wellington Special Settlement Block No. 1. Construction of portion of Mangatainoka Valley Road Construction of No. 1 South Road, Parkville Special Settlement. Construction of roads in Stirling Special Settlement Block, &c. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 300 653 500 ' 600 Carried forward 5,175 1,825 3,553

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Provisionally granted or refused. Ivances. Local Authority. Amount applied for. Result of Poll or Petition. xt m Loans of New Previous Loans. years Purpose of Loan. Remarks. RC IAD BO .RDS—ci mtinued. i £ 5,175 £ 1,825 £ 3,553 422 Brought forward Eketahuna Formation of portions of Nireha and No. 3 South Roads in Wellington Special Settlement Block. Metalling Tawataia Road. Construction of a bridle-track from " Boar Bush Gully" Featherston 'ioo R. 250 Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompletea. 300 P.G. Construction of road to the Glenburn Road Construction of KahautaraPukeo Road. Construction of the Frankley Road. Construction of portion of Darwin Road and traffic bridge. Repairing flood damage to Makara-Ohariau Road. Construction of a portion of Kelvin Grove Road. Construction of Stony Creek bridge Construction of Long Melford Road Metal Stanway and MoDonald's Roads, and construction of part of Paske's Road Erection of bridge over Mangaone Creek Construction of roads, and bridging Makino Stream Construction of bridge over Kiwitea Stream Erection of Cheltenham Cross Road bridge. Construction of roads in No. 3 subdivision. Construction of 30 chains, Rutland Road. Construction of portions of Standish and Gambria Streets, Midhirst Construction of the Cross Road. Construction of portion of Croydon Road Construction of Stanley, Cross, and Croydon Roads Construction of portion of the Croydon Road. Formation of portion of Mangaotea Road. Construction of Monmouth Road. Construction of Cross, Stanley, and Croydon Roads. Formation of Black Creek Road extension. Construction of Dorset's and Kaka-amu Extension Roads Metalling road from Opaki to Rangitumau. Metalling parts of Patumahoe and Pukekohe Roads. Metalling parts of Union and Waiuku Roads. Form, bridge, and partly metal the Bovven Road Form portion of the Mangamahoe Road Construction of the Mangatainoka Valley Road. Construction of Johnston's Road Construction of Cleland's Road Formation of a portion of the Baker Road 56 Frankley 1,300 G. Carried 800 Kaiti 200 Makara 350 G. Carried 350 Manawatu 115 G. 115 250 G. No poll required 250 Unaer the Public Works Act. Uncompleted. 165 P.G. Manchester 60 Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. G. No poll required Ditto.. 420 Under the Public Works Act. Under section 22 of the Act. Under the Public Works Act. 420 it • • 85 G. 85 ft • ' 500 P.G. It ' ' 210 If ' . 686 Manganui 70 G. Carried 70 Uncompleted. 175 P.G. 320 G. Carriea Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. 83 P.G. No poll requirea Ditto.. 110 G. 110 830 G. Carriea 830 200 55 ft • ' 397 Masterton 180 G. Carriea 180 70 G. No poll required 70 Under section 22 of the Act. if ' • 100 Mauku 500 500 Uncompleted. Mauriceville 600 P.G. 120 G. No poll required Carried 120 Under section 22 of the Act. 500 G. 25 G. No poll required Ditto.. 25 Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. 70 G. 70 230 P.G. Uncompleted. Carried forward 12,203 5,320 7,129

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. New Loans of T„f W „ Previous Loans. Y Ivances. Purposes of Loan. Remarks. RC IAD BO. .RDS—c< mtinued. Brought forward Mauriceville £ 12,203 £ 5,320 £ 7,129 250 Construction of Johnston's Road. Construction of Dagg's Road. Construction of Cleland's Road. Construction of Ihuraua Valley Road. Construction of portion of Mangamahoe Road. Metal a portion of the Lincoln Road Metal a portion of the Dudley Road West Construction of Atkinson's Road, &c. Construction of portion of the Namu Road Construction of portion of the Opua Road Construction of Kahui East Road Formation of the Horseshoe Tracks 280 700 25 ft '' 1,200 Moa 200 P.G. Uncompletea. 400 P.G. V Otaki 600 G. Carried 600 Uncompletea. Parihaka 400 P.G. * • • 600 P.G. a *t • • 180 G. No poll required 180 Under section 22 of the Act. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompleted. Patea West 200 R. Riwaka 250 P.G. Deepening and widening Brooklyn Creek Reconstruction of bridges and repairs of flood damage. Construction of Waihoanga Road extension Taratahi - Carterton Te Horo 987 G. Carried 987 Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 50 P.G. No poll required Turanga 547 P.G. 500 Ditto. Metal main road and repairs to bridges Construction of road up Mungaparapara Creek Ditto. Construction of Mangamahu Valley Road Ditto. Construction of the Upper Wangaehu Road. Construction of the Upper Wangaehu Valley Road. Construction of cart-road up the Wangaehu Valley. Construction of portion of Hastings and Skeet Roads Construction of portion of the Oeo Road. Ditto. Construction of portion of the Watino Road. Construction of the Skeet Road. Construction of portion of the Rowan Road. Construction of portion of the Keri Road. Construction of portion of the Mangawhero Road. Construction of portion of the Auroa Road. Erection of bridge over the Mangatangi River Construction of Stout Street Uncompleted. Upper Taueru .. 50 G. No poll required 50 Unaer section 22 of the Act. Upper Wangaehu 140 G. 140 500 Under section 22 of the Act. No poll required 300 350 442 Under section 22 of the Act. 100 Waimate 220 G. No poll required Carried 220 700 G. 615 tt * • 850 400 G. G. 400 200 * • • 65 200 600 500 200 Whangamarino .. 250 P.G. Uncompletea. Whataupoko 10 G. No poll required 10 Under section 22 of the Act. » • ■ 100 100 Construction of Upper Fox Street. Construction of a road through Ihakara's Reserve Regrading and metalling the Lower Buckley Road. Drainage - works at Aratangata Road. Wirokino 500 P.G. Uncompleted. /. • ■ 500 a . • 300 19,737 8,722 14,341

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* £8,230 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. Note.—P.G., provisionally granted; G., granted; R., refused. £ s. a. £ s. a. Cash balance, Ist April, 1895 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 8 0 Money borrowed to make advances to Local Bodies .. .. .. .. 105,500 0 0 105,790 8 0 Money advanced to Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,249 0 0 Money advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,057 0 0 105,306 0 0 Less refunds by— £ s. d. Horowhenua County Council .. .. .. 135 11 t Manganui Road Board .. .. .. .. 107 14 0 Coonoor Block .. .. .. .. 131 0 0 374 5 7 104,931 14 5 Cash balance 31st March, 1896 .. .. .. .. .. .. . £858 13 7

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. Ivances. Loans of Previous Years. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. New Loans. bo: iOUGH! £ £ ,. Dannevirke .. j 4,000 Feilding .. 1,000 P.G. G. P.G. G. £ No'poll *714 reauired No poll required Ditto.. 714 Construction of waterworks.. Uncompleted. Half-cost of erection of bridge Under Public Works over Kiwitea Stream Act. One-fifth cost of erection of Ditto, bridge over Mangaone Stream Construction of waterworks. Construction of bridge over Uncompleted. Mangatainoka River Construction of drainageworks. Ditto .. .. .. Application cannot be entertained until after 31st March, 1896. 86 G. G. requireu Ditto.. 86 86 Kumara Pahiatua .. 160 No poll rermired No poll required 200 Petone requirea 2,000 .. 4,000 9,246 800 2,200 tow: boar: DS. Clyde Stratford .. 8 8 G. No poll 8 required 8 200 Construction of roads and streets. Construction of Page Street Under section 22 of the Act. 200 drain; i.GE BO^ LRDS. Aorangi Land 5,195 Construction of drainageworks. Construction of drainage- Uncompleted, works Construction of drainageworks in No. 1 Special District. Construction of drainageworks in No. 2 Special District. Manawatu Land 7,600 P.G. Sluggish River 500 900 7,600 6,595 Tara3ale RIVE] R BOAR] DS. RIVE 600 Strengthening Tutaekuri [ river-bank. 600 Under Section 2 oe ip "The Govern: w "Thi e Government Lo. iNS TO Ll dcal Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891." [ENT Lo. Minister of Lands 26,642 118,013* 4,726 36,763 4,726 25,331 | Opening up for settlement '' various blocks of land. 36,763 68,543

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Statement of Liabilities and Assets. Outstanding liabilities, — Debentures issued under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 "* .. .. .. .. .. .. 960,300 0 0 Under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " — Money promised to Local Authorities which have complied with the provisions of the Actf .. .. .. 30,819 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when the provisions of the Act are complied with.. .. .. .. 36,931 0 0 67,750 0 0 Under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891 "— Unpaid balance of loans .. .. .. .. 23,308 0 0 Applications for loans for which the necessary steps are not yet completed .. .. .. .. .. 43,223 0 0 66,531 0 0 1,094,581 0 0 Assets, — Payments for Twenty-six years of 5 per cent, per annum on amount of Inscribea Debts of Local Bodies (£808,491 4s. 4d.})1,051,038 11 7 Less amount paid in respect of the annual repayments 183,348 10 4 867,690 1 3 Inscribed debt under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891 " .. .. .. .. 146,844 0 0 Less amount refunded on disposal of lands .. .. 14,554 9 0 132,289 10 7 Sinking Fund created under section 5 of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1892" .. .. .. 85,259 1 3 1,085,238 13 1

Note.—The total amount borrowed up to the 31st March, 1896, was £960,300. The total amount repaid to Public Works Fund up to the 31st March, 1896, was £89,800. The total amount advanced to Local Bodies up to the 31st March, 1896, was £722,797 6s. sd. The total amount advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies' Act Amendment Act, 1891," up to the 31st March, 1896, was £146,84 i. * £912,300 of this amount has been converted into Consolidated Stock Debentures under " Tho Consolidated Stock Act, 1884." + Including second year's grants, for which all formalities have been completed. t This amount represents the debt as inscribed on the Ist February, 1896. It includes the inscribed stock exchanged for debentures under " The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," amounting to £89,878 Bs. 9d. (See 8.-13,1891.) Approximate Cost of Payer.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,385 copies), £1010s. 3d.

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