APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT, 1886," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1900 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, B-14

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1900. 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, 1900 (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."

Return 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 the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1900.

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Advances. Kesult —1 s.. |»gg Purpose of Loan. Remarks. C0UN1 TY CC TY CO' JNCILS. £ ishburton .. 1,000 G. Carried 1,000 £ £ Construction of water-supply works for Ruapuna Subdivision No. 2 of Ashburton-Rangitafca Water-race Distriot. Construction of waterworks in Ruapuna Subdivision. Metal roads in Tokomairiro Riding. Form portion of Uruti Road. Form roads in Okoke Special Rating District Metal portion of Junction Road. Metal roads in Pomahaka Riding. Construction of a portion of road to Quarry Reserve, Patutahi Survey District. Metal portion of Parson's Road, Parkville Construction of portion of Newman Terrace Road 455 truce .. .. 1,500 llif ton .. 250 84 P.G. G. G. Rejected Carried No poll required 250 84 llu'tha .. .. 3,000 look .. .. 2,000 G. G. 750 Under section 22 of the Act. Carried Bketahuna .. 100 P.G. Uncompleted. 40 R. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompleted. 500 P.G. Construction of three miles Park-ville-Nireaha Road Erect bridge at Hamua, and metal part Hamua Road Metal Pukohai Road. Purchase of land for construction of road from Wareroa Road to Kaitoke Road via Tangahoe Valley. Construction of a portion of Mangamingi Road Construction of a portion of Castle Street, Bltham Metal portion of Manawapou Road Construction of portion of Hunter Road. Construction of portion of Cheal and Oru Roads. Metal portion of Stuart and Dalziel Roads. Building a bridge over Manawatu River at Wirokino - .. 500 P.G. lawe'ra . . 300 G. Carried 400 P.G. Uncompleted. 100 100 P.G. 150 P.G. 300 500 lorowhenua .. 900 G. No poll I required 350 400 Under section 113 of " Tha Public Works Act, 1894." Carried forward 10,524 1,684 2,805

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally Eeault granted ol Poll or or Petition, refused, f ,, Loans of iNew Previous Loans - Years. Ivances. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. o< lUNTY iOUNCI IS— continued. Brought forward Kiwitea £ 10,524 325 £ 1,684 325 £ 2,805 G. No poll required Carried Construction of Pakihikura, Maugapapa, and Mangatieka Roads Ditto. Construction of Mangapipi Road. Construction of Waihura and Peep-o'-day Roads, in Kiwitea County. Construction of roads in Ouga Riding Under section 22 of the Act. 274 600 600 G. G. G. 274 600 200 200 No poll required Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 1,012 425 150 150 2,200 Construction cf streets in Township of Birmingham. Construction of roads in Onga Riding. Construction of Perry's Road, &o. Construction of Middle Road. Construction of traffic bridge over Rangitikei River at Otara. Construction of Skipper's Bridge and approaches thereto Under section 113 of "The Public Works Aot, 1894." Uncompleted. Under section 22 of the Act. Ditto. Under section 113 of "The Public Works Act, 1894." Uncompleted. Lake 1,000 P.G. Manawatu 25 G. No poll required Ditto 25 Metal, Sanson's Line 25 850 3,500 G. P.G. G. Carried 25 1,000 Metal, Jones's Line Construction of bridge at Wirokino.. Metal, Main-drain Road and Cowper's Line. Construction of Carr Street, and half-cost of construction of South Street. Construction of Feilding-Halcombe Road, Stewart and Lees's Line. Construction of tramway from Sanson to Rangitikei River Metal, Jones's Line. Construction of traffic bridge over Matarua Creek. Form portion of Naenae Road. Erection of bridges, and construction of Makiekie and Makoura Roads. Construction of roads in the Delaware Speoial Rating Distriot. Construction of roads in the Salisbury Special Rating District. Erection of Apiti Bridge overOroua River in Oroua Valley Road Construction of roads in Pohangina and Mangaone Ridings. Construction of Table Flat Road and Umutoi Road V • ' 300 G. 1,870 G. Uncompleted. 6,000 P.G. Pahiatua 200 G. 250 Carried Pohangina 3,200 G. Carried 1,655 420 2,731 G. 1,300 3,665 G. 1,800 70 1,045 G. G. No poll required Carried 1,045 Under section 22 o! the Act. 1,820 87 No poll required Construction of Upper Cross Road.. Cannot be considered until after the 31sl March, 1900. Under section 22 oi the Act. Uncom pleted. 100 Construction of roads in Mangapikopiko Riding. Construction of roads, bridges, and drains in Pohangina Township. Construction of roads and streets in Mangaweka Township Construction of portion of RataSilverhope Road. Construction of Aldworth Road. Construction of bridge over Rangitikei River at Otara. Construction of roads to Kakariki Bridge over Rangitikei River. Construction of bridge over Wangaehu River on Main Road to Wanganui. Form Makuri (Huiakama) Road. Construction of portions of Palmer and Dathie Roads Construction of portion of North Douglas and Tunupo Roads Construction of portion of Brewer, Karai, Makahu, and Mangaehu Roads Construction of portion of Douglas North Road 100 Under section 22 o: the Act. Rangitikei 150 G. No poll required Carried 150 1,100 G. 1,100 1,850 G. l^500 800 800 Stratford ■ 250 105 G. G. Carried No poll required 105 1,500 P.G. Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. 1,775 P.G. •• 250 P.G. Carried forward 45,891 11,288 10,712

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Provii Amount sionally Local Authority. applied granted for. or refuged. Eesult of Poll or Petition. N Loans of T "~™_ Previous Ijoans. Y Advances. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. c< DUNTY JOUNC: CiS— continued. £ 45,891 600 11,288 & 10,712 Construction of Douglas South Road Construction of Nash Road Construction of portion of Makuri (Huiroa) Road Construction of Ahuroa Road from Ohura Road to Wickham's gate Construction of Taihore Road (complete) Form and grade parts of Robaon and Waihapa Roads Construction of Warwick Road East. Construction of Hastings Road North. Construction of portion of Poto Road. Construction of Mangaotuku Road. Construction of Taihore Road. Construction of portion of Cheal Road. Construction of road from County boundary to Waipiro Hot Springs Construction of portion of Ohiweka Road Construction of Victoria Road and four other roads. Form Castle Hill Road Brought forward Stratford P.G. Uncompleted. * • ■ 300 900 P.G. P.G. » 800 P.G. 250 P.G. 600 P.G. 700 ' ' 800 I 250 640 1,500 300 Waiapu ; 10,000 G. Carried For two successive years' expenditure. Uncompleted. Waipawa 800 P.G. 248 Wairarapa North 18 G. No poll required 18 Under section 22 of the Act. Wairarapa South Waitemata 624 G. " No poll required ll 624 2,000 Construction of water-race to Moroa Plain. To pay off outstanding loan of £1,000 Under "The Mairetahi Loan Conversion Act, 1898." Uncompleted. Waitotara 1,000 P.G. Construction of protective works to Riverbank Road at Aramoho Construction of and fencing portion of Wanganui-Castlecliff Road Rebuild bridges over the Wangaehu and Mangamahu Rivers. 1,500 P.G. Wanganui 3,000 63,283 ! 11,930 20,150 Uncompleted. Arai Avon Castlepoint P.G. P.G. G. Ri IAD BO UDS. 1,200 1,500 300 .. I I •• Construction of Tokonui Road Kerbing and channelling streets .. Form portion of Mungapurupuru Road. Construction of Range Road, in Awhea Special Rating District Repairs of flood-damage to Fitzherbert Bridge Ditto. Construction of portion of Veale Road. Purchase of land required for new Hunua Main Road. Construction of roads. Construction of approach roads to Kakariki Bridge. Construction of roads Form and bridge portion of Makuri Road. Construction of portion of Radnor Road. Construction of road to give access to Upper Radnor Road. Metal portion of Croydon Road West. Construction of portion of York Road. - Construction of bridge (Te Whiti) over Ruamahanga River Metal Kaka-amu Road. Construction of Te Ore Ore Estate Road. Metal, &c, Bentley Street. Carried Featherston 1,000 P.G. Fitzherbert 220 G. No poll required 220 I Under section 22 of the Act. Frankley 350 G. Carried ioo 2,200 Hunua 700 G. 700 Kaiti Manchester , .. Manganui 800 9,382 300 G. R. G. Cai ried Carried 800 300 700 Not in compliance with the terms of the Act. w ■ • 900 G. ■ 30 150 Under section 22 of the Act. 600 Masterton 120 G. No poll required 120 // ■ * 140 110 U u * • 65 Carried forward 16,772 2,240 2,240 3,995

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Local Authority. Amount applied lor. Provisionally granted or refused. Eesult of Poll or Petition. Now L ° ans °f Loans Previous Loans. y ears . Ivanees. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. ROAD lOAKDS—continued. Brought forward Moa .;, 16,772 70 £ 2,240 70 £ 3,995 Metal portion of Durham Road .. 1,500 Q, G. No poll required Carried . 1,430 Construction of Kaimata North, Bristol East, and Rimutautika Roads, and portion of Mungaone Road. Construction of Richmond Road .. Construction of portion of Dudlev Road. Metal portion of Egmont Road South. Construction of Ngatapa-Motu Road. Construction of Koru and Plymouth Roads. Construction of Upper Kina Road. Construction of portion of Opua Road Construction of portion of Ngariki Road Construction of portion of Ihaia Road (No. 2 loan). Construction of portion of Upper Nβwall Road Construction of bridges over Ruamabanga River. Construction of Anderson's Line and three other roads. Construction of Victoria and Dalefield Roads. Construction of Horford Road Under section 22 of the Act. 320 P.G. Uncompleted. 500 1,000 Ngatapa Oakura 750 600 Parihaka 2,500 950 G. P.G. Carried 1,500 Uncompleted. 25 G. No poll required Carried 25 Under section 22 of the Act. 1,400 G. 500 Taratahi-Carterton 150 No poll required Under section 22 of the Act. Uncompleted. ■ 1,500 80 I 4 Upper Hurford .. Upper Taueru .. 70 24 G. R. No poll required 70 242 Form Mangorei Road Form portion of Mangorei Road. Under section 22 of the Act. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompleted. Upper Wangaehu 700 P.G. Metal Wangaehu Valley Road from Kauangaroa to Mangamahu Form Mangamahu Valley Road. Construction of roads in central subdivision of district. Construction of portion of Opunake Road Construction of roads in central subdivision of district. Metal portion of Waiuku-Kariotahi Road. Construction of road from Rock Ferry to Kaituna Construction of bridge over Avon River 2,000 G. 1,915 300 Waimate Carried Under section 22 of the Act. 550 P.G. 1,085 Waipipi < 500 Uncompleted. Wairau 200 P.G. Waitara West .. Waiwakaiho 400 200 300 G. P.G. Carried 200 Construction of Wortley Road. Rebuilding bridge and construction of portion of Hill Road Construction of portion of Alfred Road. Construction of Gladstone Road. Construction of Otauru Road. Under section 21 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Uncompleted. Uncompleted. I" 100 Wirokino 1,750 150 ■• S 28,131 7,950 12,556 rHS. P.G. iOROU' Akaroa Foxton Gore 4,500 800 Construction of waterworks Construction of bridge at Wirokino. To pay of! an existing loan Uncompleted. 2J 500 B. Nob in compliance with terms of the Aot. Under section 22 of the Act. Grey town 200 G. No poll required 200 Construction of waterworks Hawera 24,000 7,170 P.G. E. 1,400 Construction of drainage-works Uncompleted. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Masterton Palmerston 2^500 G. Carried 500 Construction of waterworks. Construction of water-supply for the borough. Construction of waterworks. 1,000 41,870 G. Carried forward 200 2,700

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Note.—P.G. means provisionally granted ; G., granted; 8., refused.

£ s. d. & s. d. Cash balance, ist April, 1899 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,349 17 2 Money borrowed to make advances to local bodies .. .. i. .. .. 115,500 0 0 119,849 17 2 Money advanced to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,770 0 0 Money advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891" .. .. .. .. .. •• ■• ■• ■• •• 31,363 8 4 100,133 8 i Less refunds by— £ s. d. Pohangina County Council .. .. .. .. 198 2 3 Wairarapa North County Council .. .. .. 495 6 10 Manawatu Road Board .. .. .. .. 119 12 6 Porangahau Road Board .. .. .. .. 63 14 10 876 16 5 ■ ■■ 99,256 11 11 Cash balance, 31st March, 1900 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £20.593 5 3

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Provisionally granted or refused. Advances. Local Authority. Amount applied for Result of Poll or Petition. x. Loans of Previous Loans. Y Purpose of Loan. Remarks. BORi UGHS — continued. £ iUGHSBrought forward 41,870 Petone .. 700 G. Stratford .. 8,000 P.G. ..3,000 P.G. £ 41,870 700 8,000 3,000 200 Carried 700 £ 200 700 £ 2,700 2,700 Construction of sanitary-works. Construction of waterworks Construction of drainage-works Carried zu 1 70' Te Aroha Timaru 2,000 1,784 2,000 Construction of waterworks. 1,784 Construction of drainage-worke, Uncompleted. For two successive years' expenditure. Uncompleted. 53,570 53,570 900 m/* 90i f 900 6,484 6,484 I iWN BOARDS. For two successive years' expenditure. Waipawa .. 600 i G. 600 I TC j Carried 300 Carried f 301 TC »WN BO* 300 Construction of drainage-works Clive .. RI I RI PER BOARDS. ZER BO. 5,000 Construction of river - protective i works. To pay off other loans 5,000 Henley .. 3,685 B. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Lower Wairau 1,000 Completion of Opawa relief channel j works. 1,000 Construction of protective works along Wairau and Opawa Rivers. 7.000 1,000 Spring Creek 1,000 3,685 TT7 t fll'IlIT WATT 7,000 WATEI 1-SUPPL" ( , UUU ;-SUPPLY BOARDS. Manakau .. 20,000 P.G. WATEI WAT1 Providing a water-supply for the district 1,000 Repairs of extraordinary flooddamage. i rtnn Uncompleted. Waimakariri-Agh-ley 1,000 20,000 Tjwn r 1,000 iRAINAGE BOARDS. 1,000 Under section 21 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Aco, 1886." Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Aorangi .. 2,000 P.G. LAND I LAND iRAINAl Deepening and improving main drain I I 500 Mangahoe .. 1,000 j P.G. Ngaroto ! 3,000 Improving the Mangahoe River .. 500 Construction of drainage-works. 500 IT, 1891." Under Section 2 ov "'. The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Ai Minister of Lands j 36,076 I . 208,345* 11,289 32,369 20,074 I i 67,764 * £22,801 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused.

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Statement of Liabilities and Assets. Outstanding liabilities, — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ c. d. Debentures issued under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886"* .. .. .. .. .. .; .. 1,354,900 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 .. .. .. 78,619 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when the provisions of the Act are complied with .. .. .. 102,675 0 0 181,294 0 0 Under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Aot, 1891 "— Unpaid balance of loans .. .. .. .. 19,842 0 0 Applications for loans for which the necessary steps are not yet completed .. .. .. .. .. 70,028 9 7 89,870 9 7 £1,626,06* 9 7 Assets, — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments for twenty-six years of 5 per cent, per annum on amount of inscribed debts of local bodies (£1,091,922 6s. Od.J) 1,419,498 19 10 Less amount paid in respect of the annual repayments 366,248 18 5 1,053,250 1 5 Estimated reduotion by readjustment under the Amendment Act, 1899 .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,325 0 0 Inscribed debt under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies 947,925 1 5 Act Amendment Aot, 1891" .. .. .. .. 244,965 10 9 Less amount refunded on disposal of lands .. .. 62,726 12 8 182,238 18 1 Sinking fund created under section 5 of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1892" .. .. .. 198,457 19 0 Cash balance, 31st March, 1900 .. .. .. .. .. 20,593 5 3 £1,349,215 3 9

The Treasury, Jas. B. Heywood, 27th June, 1900. Secretary to the Treasury. Note.—The total anaonnt borrowed up to the 31st March, 1900, was £1,354,900. The total amount repaid to Public Works Fund up to the 31st March, 1900, was £89,800. The total amount advanced to local bodies up to the 31st March, 1900, was £999,541 4s. The total amount advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891, ,: up to the 31st March, 1900, was £244,965 10s. 9d. * £912,300 of this amount has been converted into Consolidated Stock debentures under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884." I Including second year's grants, for which all formalities have been completed. I This amount represents the debt as inscribed on the Ist February, 1900. It includes the inscribed stock exchanged for debentures under " The Boads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," amounting to £89,878 Bs. 9d. (See 8.-18, 1891.) Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,410 copies), £7 6s. 6d.

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