APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS ACT, 1901," AND "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS AMENDMENT ACT, 1902," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1903 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1903 Session I, B-14

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APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS ACT, 1901," AND "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS AMENDMENT ACT, 1902," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1903 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in picrsuance of Section 99 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901."

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 Yeah ended 31st March, 1903.

Provi- I Advances. Amount sionally llesult Local Authority. applied granted of Poll or , e Purpose of Ijoau. for. or Petition. New p°i2°°' refused. Loans. l '"vioim X Bill S. Keinarks. COUNTY COUNCILS. £ Ash button Bruce .. £ £ £ .sh button .. .. .. .. .. 200 Repairing waterworks in Ruapuna Subdivision No. 2. 1,000 Reconstruction of works for supply of water to Ruapuna Subdivision. 5ru.ce .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 Metalling roads in Hill End Subdivision. „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 Construction and metalling of roads in Tokomairiro Riding. „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 900 Metalling Main Centre Road in Inoh-Clutha Subdivision. „ .. .. .. .. .. . 800 J Construction and gravelling of roads in Kaitangata Riding. Mifton.. .. 1,800 - G. . No poll .. .. Metalling on the Junction Road .. required Clifton .. . . 1,800 j G. Under section 14 of "TheLocal Bodies' Loans Aot, 1901." Ditto. Uncompleted. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Ditto. Uncompleted. Under section 68 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." , ... • • 916 1,500 „ .. 180 ' „ ... .. 916 G. Ditto 916 .. Forming on North Road, Pukearuhe 1,500 P.G. .. .. .. Metalling on Okoke Road, Urenni 180 G. No poll .. .. Metalling a portion of Kaipikari Road required G. P.G. G. „ .. .. 300 „ .. .. 200 „ .. .. 75 „ .. 300 G. Ditto .. .. Forming Matapo Road .. „ .. .. 200 P.G. .. .. .. Metalling Wiri Road „ .. .. 75 P.G. .. .. .. ! Metalling on the Junction Road G. P.G. P.G. Clutha '.', .. 1,500 , .. .. 500 I p'.G. P.G. Collingwood .. 6,000 Cook .. .. 300 „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 i Metalling Mimi-Mokau Road. )lutha.. .. 1,500 j P.G. .. .. .. Repairing the Balclutha traffic-bridge „ .. .. 500 P.G. Carried .. .. Metalling roads in Ahuriri Special Rating District Jollingwood .. 6,000 j G. „ 3,000 .. I Forming and gravelling various roads. jook .. .. 300 G. No poll I 100 .. Erection of a bridge across the Waiomoko required River G. G. Uncompleted. .. : 1,000 2,500 .. 1,000 P.G. Ditto .. .. Construction of Wharekopae Road 2,500 P.G. „ .. .. Erection of Tolago Bay cart-bridge P.G. P.G. Under section 14 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Under section 14 of the Act. 2,000 Construction of a dray-road from the Maungatu River to a point in the Maungatu Block. „ .. .. -.. .. .. .. 1,500 Construction of n, wagon-road from Huanui Station to Waiapu inland road. „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Metalling road to Quarry Reserve, Patutahi Under section 68 of the Aot. Carried forward 1 16,771 rWriari fnrwn.nl i 1R.771 ! 4. (11 fi 10.400 4,016 10,400 (Jarnea iorwara i 10,111. ■ .. .. i,uio ±u,iuu

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•rovianalli Ivances. Local Authority. Amount applied for. granted or refused. of Poll or T „_„_ „»■ Petition. New ft n Loans. YearBi Purpose of Loan. Bemarks. CC I iUNTY iounoi: jS— continued. 10,771 800 No poll required £ 4,016 10,400 Completing the waterworks Brought forward Coromandel p.'g. Under section 68 of the Act. Eketahuna 50 75 G. G. No poll required Ditto 50 75 7,000 50 150 50 75 60 50 Construction of water-supply. Re-forming and metalling portion of Park-ville-Nireaha Road Forming Makakahi Road South and erection of Von Reden's Bridge. Metalling Makakahi Road North No. 2. Construction of Central Mangaone Road West No. 2. Construction of Hamua-Rongomai-Maka-kahi Road. Construction of portion of Bright Street. Metalling Kakariki Road. Construction of Central Mangaone Road West No. 2. Metalling Central Mangaone Road West No. 1. Metalling Makakahi Road North No. 2. Forming Maris Road. Metalling Pahaoa Road. Construction of Hautotara Bridge. Reinstating the head-works of the Rangi-tata-Orari Water-supply District Construction of Wingrove Road Under section 68 of the Act. 100 Featherston • • 50 50 525 750 Geraldine 800 P'Cr. Uncompleted. Hawera 300 G. No poll ; required 300 Under section 14 of the Act. Uncompleted. Under section 14 of the Act. Uncompleted. 300 700 P.G. G. No poll required Forming Rotokare Road Construction of Hunter Road 300 P.G. Deepening and repairing certain drains in No. 3 Ward, Eltham Drainage District Construction of Campbell Road 400 G. No poll required Under section 14 of the Act. ' ' 300 800 150 200 1,250 1,000 825 500 50 Metalling portion of Mangawhero Road. Construction of Palmer Road. Construction of Anderson Road. Construction of West Park and Collingwood Streets. Construction of Ingahape and other roads. Construction of Rotokare and Fraser Roads. Construction of Finnerty Road. Construction of North and London Streets. Metalling portion of Hu Road > Under section 68 of the Act. Hawke's Bay Hobson 3,200 200 G. G. i No poll required Ditto 200 Building a traffic- bridge over Tuki Tuk River. Construction of Curnow's deviation of Lusk's Road Under subsection (4) of section 14 of the Act. Ditto. Uncompleted. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Uncompleted. 200 500 P.G. R. Construction of Sill's Road Constructing and maintaining Council Chambers in the Township of Dargaville Horowhenua 1,000 P.G. Ereotion of high-level bridge over Ohau River Completion of main road through Ihakara's Reserve Special Rating District Acquiring land, and widening and fencing the Main County Road at Otaki. Construction of Ngawhakarau Road. Construction of roads in Onga Riding. 650 P.G. 500 Kairanga Kiwitea 50 G. No poll required 50 1,000 Uncompleted. 820 720 1,000 750 P.G. P.G. P.G. G. I No poll i requireci 750 Construction of Lagoon and Kelpie Roads.. Providing two-thirds of the cost of Cheltenham Cross Road Construction of Mangamako Road Construction of Auputa and Pourangaki Roads Construction of Whare Road Under section 14 of the Act. Not in compliance with terms of the Aot. 350 K. 740 1,250 400 500 Construction of Upper Kawhatau Valley Road. Forming and bridging on the Mangarere Road. Construction of Peka Road. Erecting of a traffio-bridge over the Rangitikei River. Construction of Kakariki and Gusts' lines of road Manawatu 600 P.G. Uncompleted. Carried forward 30,536 •• I 5,441 28,775

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Provi- Adva Amount sionally Result Local Authority. ! applied granted of Poll or for. or Petition. New refused. Loans. Adv. .nces. Loans of Previous Years. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. . COUN' ry cou: TCILS — continued. £ £ Brought forward I 30,536 .. .. 5,441 i lanawatu .. 450 P.G. 400 P.G. 500 P.G. 350 I P.G. No poll required £ 28,775 • ■ Construction of Ngawhakarau Road Construction of Kari Kari Drain Road Construction of Pnkipuki Road Metalling Main Drain Road and Coupor's Line Part cost of construction of Bull's Bridge. Extension of tramway from Sanson to Rangitikei. Half cost of construction of Milner's Line, and cost of construction of Taikorea and Kellow's Roads, &o. Metalling Main Drain Road and Couper's Line. Half cost of construction of Milner's Line, and oost of construction of Tompkins's, Jones's, and other roads. Paying off liabilities for the construction of a tramway. Construction of the Masterton-Gladstone Road Forming on Mangarai Road Reconstructing the Waipoua Bridge, Upper Opaki Road Constructing Lansdowne water-supply works Forming Mangaparuparu Road Construction of Wangaehu Road deviation.. Construction of Mangarei Road Bridge. Construction of Upper Plain water-supply .. Uncompleted. 2,500 1,557 Under section 68 of the Act. 500 450 300 450 Uncompleted. lasterton .. 400 P.G. 400 P.G. 400 P.G. 3,000 P.G. 500 P.G. 350 P.G. "60 200 Under section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. "ahiatua .. 800 P.G. 95 ! 260 Construction of a road giving access to Section 1, Block XVI., Makuri, from the road leading to Kumeroa Forming and metalling Sedcole Street. Construction of portion of Valley Road. Constrution of Ri?er Valley Road Under seotion 68 of the Act. >atftngata '.'. 1,200 G. No poll 1,200 required 6,000 Construction of roads in Salisbury Special Rating District Completion of Mount Richard Road >ohangina 366 G. No poll 366 required 400 G. Ditto 400 Under section 68 of the Act. Under section 14 of the Act. lagfan .. 1,200 G. Carried 300 Construction of Nikau Creamery Road. Construction of Opotoro Bridge and RaglanRuapuke Mountain Road. Forming and metalling portions of the Tuakau-Raglan Road Forming and metalling road from Ngaruawahia to Waimai. Widening and culverting Otaihape Improvedfarm Settlement roads. Construction of Raumaewae Road. Construction of Marton Junction Township roads Metalling six miles of Makohine-Mangaweka Road. Metalling Pukenana Road .. 4,000 P.G. Uncompleted. 2,700 tangitikei .. 1,200 G. No poll required Under section 14 of the Act. 60 G. , 00 300 G. „ 300 3,000 G. „ 500 600 G. " Under section 14 of the Act. 50 G. 100 G. Metalling portion of Mangapapa Road. Forming and culverting portions of Kilkeru Read's, and other roads. Metalling portion of Waterfall Road and Makohine Village Settlement Road Construction of roads and streets in Taihape Township 600 Uncompleted. 250 : P.G. No poll required Uncompleted. Under section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. 400 P.G. 1J250 Culverting and metalling Dunsinane Road.. Construction of roads and streets in Taihape Township. Share of cost of construction of bridge over Rangitikei River. Metalling a portion of Makohau Road. Forming and culverting Whaka Road. Construction qf portion of Pukemapou Road. Widening-out points and culverting on Gorge Road. Culverting and gravelling Torere-Pukeokahu Road. Construction of Malvern water-race. Construction of water-races in Waimakariri Water-supply District. 2,000 50 700 200 ! 800 " 140 ielwyn ielwyn .. 3,000 G. Carried 700 G. Carried forward Carried forward 55,512 .. .. 8,267 49,287

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. ; Provisionally granted or refused. Kesult of Poll or Petition. Ivan Loans of Purpose of Loan. Previous Years. ices. Remarks. New Loans. £ 55,512 500 3,250 177 C0UN1 ?Y COUNCILS-continued. Brought forward Selwyn & 8,267 49,287 Stratford G. Carried P.G. i G. No poll required! G. Ditto G. P.G. G. 140 Construction of Coalgate water-races. Dredging the River Halawell Construction of Brewer and other roads Uncompleted. Under section 08 of the Act. 375 400 G. P.G. Grading and bridging the Tapuni Road. ! Construction of portion of the Pukengabu Road Construction of North Douglas and Tunupo Roads. Construction of Mangaotuku and other roads Uncompleted. P.G. 150 G. G. No poll required t> n 150 9,000 P.G. P.G. Uncompleted. (For two successive years'expenditure.) Uncompleted. 550 150 P.G. T"l f. P.G. P.G. Construction of Victoria Road Construction of a bridge over the Mangaehu River 2,750 Construction of portions of Cheal and Wingrove Roads. 685 Construction of West Climie Road. 500 Construction of portion of Mangaehu Road. 825 j Construction of West Finnerty Road. 500 I Construction of portions of Punewhakau and Manga Roads. 450 Construction of Standish Road. 1,200 Improving the water-supply of the Town of Clyde. Construction of a wagon-road along Tapuwaeroa Valley. 2,000 Construction of road from county boundary to Waipiro Hot Springs. 1,000 ; Ditto .. P.G. Vincent Waiapu 1,000 G. Carried G. 1,000 Under section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. Waipawa 5,000 P.G. P.G. Construction of Tutuiewa, Mangahe, and Pukohomuka Roads 1,227 Metalling portion of Mangahe Road. 140 Construction of Rangitoto Road. 60 Extension of Taradale Road. 70 ! Construction of portion of Tiratu Road r Wairarapa South 500 G. No poll required G. 500 Complete the construction of Taratahi waterrace 300 Construction of the Moroa Plain water-raoe Forming and metalling various roads Under section 68 of the Act. Ditto. Wairoa 11,350 P.G. P.G. Carried Uncompleted. (For two successive years'expenditure.) Uncompleted. Waitemata 6,000 P.G. P.G. : Providing a water-supply for the Northcote Riding Construction of various roads Construction of Pinfold Road deviation. ■ Whakatane Woodville 2,300 894 P.G. G. P.G. j Carried G. No poll required 800 ROAD BOARDS. Uncompleted. Arai Arch Hill 1,600 P.G. 600 Construction of a bridge over Te Arai River. Re-forming Great North Road and extending drainage 355 i Construction of roads, bridges, and culverts. I Completion of drainage-works Drury Eden Terrace - 300 G. No poll required P.G. Ditto P.G. 300 Under section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. Egmont Elliot .. Eyreton 600 500 500 969 P.G. G. Carried Metalling Egmont Lower Road .. .. Repairing soft metal with broken stone ou the Elliot Road Constructing about three-quarters of a mile of Elliot Road from Cowling Road deviation to Frankley Road Constructing and repaiiing the River Eyre Conservation Works. Metalling upper portion of the Frankley Road. 1,500 Construction of works in Opawa Ward. I Remetalling a portion of a road Frankley Heathoote Howick Township 2,000 G. 1,000 '220 R. . '. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Manchester 250 G. Carried 250 Construction of the continuation of Pharazyn's Road. ; Construction of roads and bridges in Nos. 1 to 4 Subdivisions Construction of roads and bridges.. Clearing, forming, &c, on Derby Road Manganui 510 3,660 300 G. No poll required P.G. G. No poll required 510 Under section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. Under subsection (4) of section 14 of the Act. 1,750 G. Ditto 1,000 Building a bridge over the Makino Stream on Stanley Road, &c. Carried forward 110,267 13,917 63,449

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Local Authority. ProviAmount sionally applied granted for. or refused. Advances. Besult of Poll or !-„,,,,= „* Purpose of Loan. PetUi0 '-i jssl. *£» Purpose of Loan. Remarks. 110,267 275 : G. 800 G. ROAD BOARDS— continued. Brought forward Manganui I & & , 13,917 63,449 Carried .. .. Construction of Kent Terrace. No poll 400 .. Forming, grading,and metalling Acland Road Carried No poll required Under subsection (4 of section 14 of the Act. Uncompleted. run ii if an required IGljUllQU 200 P.G. 300 i P.G. 250 P.G. Re-forming and metalling portions of the Pembroke Road Forming and metalling upper portion of Radnor Road .. Forming and grading Salisbury Road 400 Construction of portion of Stanley and Manawawiri Roads. 600 Construction of roads and streets in Sedgbrook Extension and East Town Extension districts. No poll .. .. Construction of portion of Tariki Road rennired 400 600 Mataongaonga .. Under section G8 of the Act. Uncompleted. Moa 50 J P.G. No poll required 500 P.G. required Forming and metalling the Egmont Road North .. Forming the Derby Road South Forming the Derby Road Forming and clearing John's Road Forming and metalling the Salisbury Road 150 Construction of portion of Tariki Road. 2,000 800 Construction of Kaimata Road South, &c. 3,000 Extension of water district. 3,000 Construction of water-supply works. Forming and metalling a portion of Wairau and Surrey Hill Roads Forming and metalling part of Pheney Road. Carried 500 .. Remaking one mile and a quarter of Manukau Road. • ■ Forming and metalling various roads 200 P.G. 120 P.G. 250 P.G. 200 P.G. Mount Eden Mount Roskill . . Oakura.. '250 P.G. Uncompleted. Omata One-tree Hill 249 G. 1,500 G. Carried Opahi ke Oxford 150 P.G. 1,844 P.G. Carried Uncompleted. Under section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. Paparata Parihaka 31000 G. Carried .. .. ! Construction of bridge over Ashley River and extension of Eyre traffic-bridge 1,000 ; Construction of principal roads in district. No poll 1,000 ! .. I Forming and draining Puniho Road remiirerl Under section 14 of the Act. 3,224 G. required Carried .. .. i Forming, culverting, and metalling portions of Ngariki Road. 401 Forming, draining, &c, on Arawhata Road. 500 Construction of LowerWaiteikaRoadNo.2. : Carried 160 .. Paying off for land taken for road-deviation, erecting fences, &c. 2,000 Construction of roads No poll required Carried Pollo'k Settlement Pukekohe East .. 150 G. Carried For two successive yeard' expenditure. Pukekohe West .. 900 Forming, grading, and metalling roads in Buckland Subdivision of district. ! No poll 275 .. Construction of two wharves ; ronnivpr] Seatoun 275 G. No poll required Carried Under section 68 of the Act. Taratahi- Carte rton Taruheru 500 G. ir 200 ] O. ; required Carried 500 .. Completing the construction of wharves and laying down a groin on the beach. 700 Construction of Taueru River Bridge. No poll ■ .. ■ • Forming and metalling Childer's Road required No poll required Under section 14 of "TheLocal Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Te Horo 150 G. Carried .. .. Construction of Waimanu Road in Special District No. 4. Ereotion of school bridge and completing Rukuhia Swamp Road Carried Tuhikaiamea 200 R. Not in compliance with terms of the Aot. Uncompleted. Turarga 110 P.G. Metalling the Turanga and Maraetai Main Road No poll .. .. Erection of a bridge to oonneot Small Grazrequired ing Run 4, Block VII., Mangawhero Survey District, with the Wangaehu Valley Road Ditto .. .. Construction of Adamson's-Ruauui-Tura-kina Road Enlarging Board's office at Mangamahu Upper Wangaehu 125 ! G. No poll required Under seotion 14 of the Act. 1,500 G. Ditto Ditto. 200 R. Not in , compliance with terms of the Act. Ditto. 300 R. Construction of bridges on Wangaehu Valley Road 2,500 : Ditto. 60 Construction of the Taikatu Road. Waimate Carried forward 127,339 16,742 81,460

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ProviAmount sionally Iiocal Authority. applied granted for. or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. or or n. New Loans. r i. New Loans. [varices. Loans o( Purpose of Loan. Remarks. i Previous • : Years. Remarks. £ Brought forward 127,330 Waimate .. RO R0 3AD BOARDS— continued. I Waipipi £ 16,742 £ 16,742 150 i 81,460 I 498 I Construction of roads in Central Subdivision of district. 100 i Metalling portion of Rama Road. 200 Metalling remaining unmetalled portions of Waiuku Village-Otaua Road. Grading, forming, and metalling North Road , Uncompleted. i \ .. Construction of a portion of Te Arei Bridge. Uncompleted. Wairoa . 500 ; P.G. Waitara West . . 150 G. 1,500 P.G. Waiuku Waiwakaiho .. 440 ; G. ; No'poll requires Carrifd No poll required 400 1 Forming, grading, and metalling Kelly Road Uncompleted. 600 Metalling portions of Main Road. Metalling on the Kent Road .. .. I Under section 14 ol the Act. Uncompleted. 400 200 Grading, forming, and metalling on the Korito Road. 50 Construction of the Kent Road. 1,000 Metalling and re-forming Main Road. ; Construction of Pretoria Road .. .. Under section 14 oi the Act. Under section 14 of the Act. Weber .. '.'. '.'. '.'. Wirokino . . 1,000 j ('.. 642 G. No poll required I Ditto Under section 14 of the Act. Ditto. 1,255 ! G. 500 G. Carried 200 500 300 Straightening and deviating the Buokley j Ditto. Stream Straightening and deviating the Koputoroa | „ Stream Construction of all roads in Wereroa Township. 1 Metalling and widening Horowhenua West Uncompleted. Road Construction of Heatherlea Road East . . Uncompleted. Under 600 P.G. Uncompleted. 60 P.G. No poll require! section 68 of the Act. Uncompleted. Under section 68 of the Act. Ditto. 60 P.G. .. J 50 P.G. i Ditto Re-forming and metalling Kaihinau Road . Ditto. Metalling Paiaka Road .. .. .. „ 250 i Construction of Gladstone Road. 400 i Re-forming and metalling Kaihinau Road. 500 , Metalling Paiaka Road. 50 Diverting the Otaura Stream. 300 J Construction of Heatherlea Road East. 300 Construction of the Horowhenua Beach Road. ,, r Akaroa .. 3,800 P.G. Canied I B< OROUGH COUNCILS. Akaroa Alexandra Somh Balolutha Blenheim Cambridge Carterton Chriptohuroh EUham Alexandra Somh 7,000 G. Balolutha ..J 500 P.G. Blenheim .. 8,000 G. Cambridge Carterton Christchurch EUham .. 16,000 G. Carried J No'poll J required Carried I 7,000 j 8 J 000 1,500 j Construction of drainage-works .. .. Uncompleted. 1,000 Construction of waterworks. Re-ereoting Balclutha traffic-bridge .. Uncompleted. Erection of an abattoir .. • .. .. Under section 10 of " The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." 6,000 j Construction of waterworks. 5,000 Construction of high-pressure water-supph . 10,000 Construction of an abattoir. Construction of water-supply and drainage works. Construction of roads and streets .. .. For two successive years' expenditure. Erection of abattoirs .. .. .. j Uncompleted. Construction of drainage and asphalting ' Not in compliance streeis with terms of the Act. Construction of drainage-works .. .. Under section 66 of " The Public Health Act, 1900." Carried Foxton Poxton .. 3,000 G. Gisborne Gore Gisborne .. 4,000 P.G. Gore .. 5,050 R. Grey Lynn Grey Lynn .. ! 1,500 j G. No poll required No poll required Hamilton Hastings Hamilton Hastings .. 500 G. No poll required No poll required 500 2,150 Construction of water-supply works in Richmond Ward. 1,000 Construction of drainage-works. 1,500 Construction of water-supply works within Surrey and Sussex Wards. 5,000 j Construction of water-supply works. 1 Completion of an abattoir.. .. .. Under section 10 of "The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." 600 Purchasing a site for and erecting thereon an abattoir. Carried forward Carried forward 178 ,.446 | 30,692 118,158

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Ivances. Amount Local Authority. applied lor. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. XT Loans of New Previous Loans. YearB Purpose of Loan. Remarks. B0R01 GH CO rNCILS— continued. £ 178,446 5,000 £ 30,692 £ 118,158 Erection of abattoirs Brought forward Hawera G. No poll required Under section 10 of " The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." Uncompleted. 3,948 P.G. Construction of drainage-works 10,000 2,500 2,500 1,000 G. G. G. P.G. Carried 1,000 2,000 2,000 Improving the drainage system. Construction of waterworks. Construction of drainage-works. Construction of sanitary works Erection of an abattoir. Construction of a main drain Construction of drainage-works .. Hokitika Lower Hutt Uncompleted. Lyttelton Marlon Masterton 2^000 Napier 8,000 P.G. G. No poll required 8,000 Construction of sanitary works Completing the construction of abattoirs .. Uncompleted. Under " The Borough of Masterton Watersupply and Drain-age-works Loan Empowering Aot, 1896." Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Under section 10 of " The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." 3,000 1,000 P.G. P.G. New Brighton .. Newmarket New Plymouth .. 1,000 Construction and channelling of streets. Construction of drainage-works Construction of an abattoir Uncompleted. Under sections 5 and 10 of "The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." Uncompleted. 800 7,000 P.G. G. No poll required 7,000 Oamaru 3,250 P.G. Construction of drainage and street-ohannel-ling Construction of an abattoir. Repairing, altering, and making the main street of the borough Construction of drainage and waterworks .. Construction of drainage-works Onehunga 2,000 p'.G. Carried 1,000 Uncompleted. Pahiatua Palmerston North 12,000 20,000 P.G. P.G. Uncompleted. Under section 66 of "The Public Health Act, 1900." (For two successive years' expenditure.) Petone Picton 9,000 Construction of high-pressure water-supply. Laying down a main drain, &o. 6,000 R. Not in compliance with terms of the Aot. Ross Stratford 3,000 300 G. G. Carried No poll required 1,000 300 Construction of water-supply works. Completion of drainage-works Under section 68 of "TheLocal Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Under " The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." 2,000 5,000 P.G. P.G. Construction of drainage-works Construction of an abattoir 2,100 4,200 Construction of drainage-works. Construction of waterworks. Construction of drainage-works. Building two bridges in the Eaet District. Completing water-supply and drainage Construction of water-supply and drainage. Construction of an abattoir Sumner Temuka 3,500 700 400 G. G. P.G. Carried 500 Uncompleted. 2,000 Timaru 5,500 G. No poll required 5,500 Under " The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900." Ditto. Waihi .. Westport 1,000 G. Ditto 1,000 10,000 Completion of an abattoir Construction of drainage-works. Construction of waterworks Completion of water-supply works. Construction of waterworks. 15,000 4,000 P.G. G. Carried 2,000 Uncompleted. Whangarei Winton Woodville 6,000 900 800 330 G. P.G. Carried No poll required Construction of outfall-drains, &c. Construction of water-supply works Under section 68 of " The Looal Bodiee' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. 6,670 Carried forward 309,674 173,028 50,992

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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. Kemarks. TOWN BOARDS. I £ Brought forward 309,674 3ull's .. .. Jlyde xeraldine .. 250 309,674 G. No poll required 5 I £ 50,992 £ £ 50,992 173,028 300 Erection of bridge over Rangitikei River at Bull's. 300 Draining and metalling roads in Clyde Township. 250 .. Construction of water-supply works Under section 68 o "The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1901." 250 G. 250 lavelock jethbridge .. 200 )tautau Vaipawa .. 400 i00 400 P.G. B. P.G. B. Carried No poll i required 2,500 300 Supplying the town with water. I Constructing a bridge over the Kahaurauponga Stream 300 Placing a sewer through the main street. Connecting private sections and premises with main drain Uncompleted. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. RIVER BOARDS. lutt .. .. I jochiel .. I 5,000 Construction of river protective works. 1,000 ; Construction of drainage- works. LAND-DRAINAGE BOARDS. Berwick 50 Lltham .. 350 500 fclangahoe Dtakia .. .. 350 •Vest Taieri P.G. P.G. P.G. P.G. No poll required Ditto 1 100 Raising a defence embankment along the Waipori River. Ditto Widening, deepening, and repairing drains and water-courses Construction of drains and watercourses .. 400 Improving the Mangahoe River. Construction of drainage-works 400 ' Uncompleted. Under section 68 of "TheLocal Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Under section 14 of the Act. Ditto. Ditto. Uncompleted. r 400 400 Uni >EH SeCTI 'ior :on 73 o: n 73 or " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." " The Ion. Minister of \ 47,644 Lands I Totals .. 359,418' 5 2,926 2,926 15,652 To open up blocks of land for settlement. 54,168 1199,280 15,652 54,168 1 199,280 • £13,220 h ias to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. fOTB.—P.G, . means provisionally granted ; G., granted; B., refused.

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£ a. d. £ s. d. Cash balance, 1st April, 1902 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,769 17 3 Money borrowed to make advances to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. 278,000 0 0 280,769 17 8 Money advanced to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234,870 0 0 Money advanced under section 73 of " The Tjocal Bodies' Loans Act, 1901 " .. .. .. 18,578 10 3 253,448 10 3 Less refunds by— £ s. d. Bruce County Counoil .. .. .. .. .. 71 4 1 Eketahuna County Council .. .. .. .. .. 49 5 11 Horowhenua County Council.. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Masterton County Council .. .. .. .. .. 699 18 3 Rangitikei County Counoil .. .. .. .. .. 49 8 11 Stratford County Council .. .. .. .. .. 363 16 2 Arch Hill Road Board .. .. .. .. .. 3 16 6 Eden Terrace Road Board .. .. .. .. .. 38 15 10 Pukekohe West Road Board .. .. .. .. .. 6 18 1 Hastings Borough Council .. .. 047 Temuka Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 40 3 3 Aorangi Land-drainage Board .. .. .. .. 12 16 3 1.836 7 10 251,612 2 5 Cash balance, 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £29.157 14 10 Statement of Liabilities. Outstanding liabilities, — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures issued under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Acts*.. 2,022,100 0 0 Under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," and " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901 " — Money promised to local authorities which have complied with the provisions of the Actf .. .. .. .. .. 210,761 0 0 Money liable to be advanced as required when the provisions of the Act are complied with .. .. .. .. .. 148,549 0 0 359,310 0 0 Under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891," and section 73 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901 "— Unpaid balance of loans .. .. .. .. .. 80,342 1 8 Applications for loans for which the necessary steps are not yet completed .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,074 0 0 94,416 1 8 £2,475,826 1 8 Statement of Assets. Assets, — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments for twenty-six years of 4J per cent, per annum on amount of inscribed debts of local bodies (£964,361{) .. .. .. 1,128,302 3 2 Payments for thirty-two years of 4 per cent per annum on amount of inscribed debts of local bodies (£30,430{) .. .. .. .. 38,950 8 0 Pavments for forty-one years of 3J per cent, per annum on amount of " inscribed debts of local bodies (£674,689+) .. .. .. 896,178 12 3 2,063,431 3 5 Less amount paid in respect of the annual repayments .. 524,522 0 9 — 1,538,909 2 8 Inscribed debt under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Aot Amendment Act, 1891" .. .. .. .. .. 332,912 17 0 Less amount refunded on disposal of lands .. .. .. 133,636 15 10 199,276 1 2 Sinking fund created under section 96 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 314,963 13 4 Cash balance, 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,157 14 10 £2,082,306 12 0

The Treasury, * Eobebt J. Collins, 22nd June, L90S. Assistant Secretary to the Treasury. Note.—The total amount borrowed up to the 31st March, 1903, was £2,022.100. The total amount repaid to Public Works Fund up to the 31st March, 1903, was £89,800. The total amount advanced to local bodies up to the 31st March, 1903, was £1,581,898 4s. The total amount advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891." and " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," up to the 31st March, 1903, was £332,912 17s.

* £1,421,801) of this amount lias been converted into consolidated-stock debentures under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884." t Including second year's grants, for which all formalities have been completed. j These amounts represent the debt as inscribed on the Ist February, 1903. They include the inscribed stock exchanged for debentures under The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882." amounting to £89,878 Bs. 9d. (See 8.-13,1891.)

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