APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS ACT, 1908," AND "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS AMENDMENT ACT, 1908," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1909 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session I, B-14

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS UNDER "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS ACT, 1908," AND "THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS AMENDMENT ACT, 1908," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1909 (ANNUAL RETURN OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance 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 Year ended 31st March, 1909.

Provi- Adi Amount sionally Result Local Authority. applied granted of Poll or for. or Petition. New refused. Loans. Advances. Loans of Purpose of Loan. Remarks. COUNTY COUNCILS. £ 2,000 £ £ Construct wharf on Onawe Peninsula Metal Waihi-Akitio Eoad. Construct various roads. Construct roads and bridges. Complete Inch-Clutha drainage-works Akaroa Akitio P.G. Carried 100 3,000 5,000 Uncompleted. Amuri Under section 70 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Under section 15 of the Act. Uncompleted. Bruce.. iso G. No poll required 150 500 G. Ditto 200 >> >> i> •• • • ,, . ■ .. Castlepoint Clifton Collingwood 500 1,000 P.G. P.G. »» 200 200 100 800 80 250 1,000 209 1,750 500 1,000 400 Form a road through Waitahuna East and Hillend Districts to Manuka Creek Bail-way-station Construct bridge over Taieri River at Taieri Mouth. Construct roads in Hillend subdivision of Balmoral Riding. Complete Inch-Clutha drainage-works. Extending Clarendon drainage-works. Construct road and fence from Whakataki to Castlepoint. Form and bridge Mangamaeho Road. Form portion of Clifton Road. Metal Oapui Road. Water-supply for Gibbstown District. Half cost of erecting Aorere Bridge. Rebuild Mangapapa Bridge. Construct portion of Mangamaia Road. Construct dray-road through Section 6, Mangatu No. 1, and to metal road from " Campbell's " to Mangatu River. Metal road from Aroha Station to Hangaroa Road. Construct a dray-road through Waihuka Station, &c. Widen to a dray-road the Wharekopae Bridle-track. Restore Ngatapa Road and erect Aroha Creek Bridge. Erect four bridges over Waimata River. Metal Centre and Branch Roads Cook".. ,, .. 300 »> • • 700 350 ,, . • 500 Dannevirke 450 G. 2,250 No poll required Under section 15 of the Act. >> '' 210 200 1,000 1,500 400 350 Form, bridge, and metal Mangapuaka Crossroad. Erect bridge, and metal Paeroa Road. Re-form and metal Lower Mangapuaka Road. Egmont Eketahuna Rebuild various bridges. Erect a suspension-bridge over the Manga - tainoka River. Ditto. Construct part of Syversen's Road. 165 70 j> ■ " Carried forward 4,600 350 22,584 !

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. N Loans ef Ivancas. Purpose of Loan. Bemarke. COU] TY COU NOILS— continued. I Brought forward Eltham £ 4,600 £ 350 £ I 22,584 1,500 i 3,000 i Construct Horoi Road, Eltham Riding. Forming and metalling portion of Rawhitiroa Road. I Metalling Pahaoa Hill Road. \ Erect bridge over Huangarua River. Erect a bridge over Opihi River at Hanging Rock. Reconstruct Rangitata and Opihi Bridges, and to erect a bridge over Opihi River. Metal roads, construct footpaths, waterchannels, &c, in Napier South Featherston * . 1,000 100 100 I Geraldine G. Carried 1,000 »> • • 3,000 Hawke's Bay .. 4,621 G. No poll required 1,500 Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Under section 15 of the Act. Uncompleted. 500 G. Ditto 350 Construct Clive River protective works Hobson 1,000 P.G. 2,000 500 Drainage-works in Aratapu District Construct works in Okahu Riding. Make additions to the wharf at Dargaville. Construct bridge and roads in Waimamaku District >> • • Hokianga \ Horowhenua 1,000 450 750 RG. G. R. No poll required No poll required 450 Metal Gear's Road in Ngakaroro District .. Pay compensation for Hautere water-race.. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Under section 15 of the Act. Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Under section 15 of the Act. Uncompleted. s> • • 800 P.G. No poll required Construct Taungata Bridge ■• '■•■ 1,550 750 700 1,500 Forming Mangaone Road. Straighten a creek, and form road and drain in Shannon. Widen Tokomaru Valley Road. Widen and construct a road from Waihoanga Bridge to the Forks on Gorge Road. Provide an additional water-supply j> ■ • S> • • Inangahua 1,500 G. No poll required 1,500 Under section 66 of " The Public Health Act, 1900." Kaikoura Kairanga Kawhia 5,000 225 250 Erect a new wharf at Kaikoura. Construct a bridge over Turitea Stream. Construct roads in Kawhia, Te Puru, and Karewa Townships. Increase wharf and shed accommodation. Construct Mangoira and Hare's Roads Kiwitea 600 P.G. No poll required 50 Under section 15 of the Act. Uncompleted. Ditto. 500 P.G. Ditto Form culvert, and metal part of McBeth's Road Fence and widen part of Kawhatau Road.. Construct bridge and approaches over Pakihikura Stream on Northern Line Road Construct bridge and approaches over Pakihikura Stream on Pakihikura Road Complete formation, bridging, &c, on Kawhatau Road. Complete formation, &c, of Lagoon Road. Erect bridge over Oroua River on Apiti Main South Road. Trim, metal, and improve Kiwitea-Tapuae and Peep-o'-Day Roads. Construct Upper Kawhatau Valley and other roads. Construction of Shotover Bridge and approaches thereto 150 350 P.G. P.G. 600 P.G. 130 .. >»" 120 200 >> • ■ Under section 119 of " The Public Works Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Under section 15 of the Act. Uncompleted. »> • ■ 825 1,044 Lake 4,000 P:G. Manawatu 600 P.G. Drainage-works in Oroua Downs Estate and Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's block in Carnarvon Riding Construct drainage-works in Oroua Downs Estate. Construct a bridge over Manawatu River at Shannon. Construct Koputaru Road. Construct part of Black Creek Road No poll required »» • • 400 >> ■ ' 900 Masterton 150 P.G. No poll required 100 Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Ditto. >» • • 1,000 P.G Ditto Metal Alfredton-Weber Road Carried forward 24,171 5,150 I 46,528

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. of Poll or Petition. Result New £ oa ° 8 of Advances. Purpose of Loan. RenifirTrfi. Brought forward Masterton £ I 24,171 COU1 £ 5,150 NTY COU: £ ) 46,528 450 375 JNCILS— continued. Opotiki Oroua.. ,, . ■ . . ;, ■ . Pahiatua 230 520 P.G. P.G. Carried 1 I 1,400 2,000 3,624 300 100 170 1,000 Metal Mount Baker Road. Construct bridge over Patanui Stream on East Coast Road. Complete the metalling on the unmetallec portions of Wangaehu Road. Construction of various roads. Completing formation, &c, Kimbolton Roat Completing formation, &c, Makino Road .. Providing Council's share of cost of constructing a bridge across the Manawatu River, at Ashhurst. To metal 1 mile of Eglinton Road. To metai Tripe's Road. To erect Bourke's Bridge. Constructing portion of Valley Road, and erecting four bridges in Ballance District. Construction of a bridge and approaches over Tukituki River, at Taumumu. Greeting and repairing bridges in Waitoa Riding Erecting and repairing bridges in Te Aroha Riding. To provide Council's share of cost of erectinoTe Aroha Traffic-bridge Uncompleted. j, ,, • • Patangata 5,500 Uncompleted. Piako.. 5,000 P.G. Carried I »> 1,500 P.G. Rejected 1 jj . . . . 3,000 G. No poll required I 3,000 1 Under section 119 of "The Public Works Act, 1908." Pohangina 165 To defray cost forming Coulter's Line and metalling road through Section 13.. Block V, Pohangina Survey District. To form footpaths in the Township of Apiti. To construct Pohangina Bridge. To construct Ngaruawahia - Waimai Main Road 150 800 Raglan 800 p!g. No poll required I Under section 70 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Ditto. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." >> 50 1,500 P.G. G. Ditto 700 To widen Matakitaki cuttings To construct Puroa Road (Waingaroa Riding) >, 2,000 G. Carried 250 To construct road from Harapep". to Karamu and part of Kaniwhaniwha Road. To construct Ngaruawahia - Waimai Main Road. Constructing a road from Raglan to Maungatawhiri and Maungatawhiri to Waitetuna (for roads in the Whaingaroa Riding). To metal portions of Makohau, Turakina Valley, and Taurimu Roads 99 . ' * 1,200 1,500 Under section 70 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Ditto. Rangitikei 60 G. No poll required 60 >> • • 250 G. Ditto I 250 \ I Metalling the unmetalled portions of Ongo Road To construct cart-traffic bridge over Kawhatau River on Potaka Road bend 600 P.G. j Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Ditto 630 P.G. >> To metal further portion of Brandon Hall Road >» • • 2,570 To gravel Pukeokahu Road from Moawhanga Valley Road to Mangahoata Road. To metal Kakariki Road. To metal Tennent's Road. To construct Snellgrove's Road. To metal the unmetalled portion of Ongo Road. To trim and metal Pubirua Road South. To metal Lake Alice Road. To form, gravel, and ditch the road-lines and footpaths in Collingwcod District. To construct South Mangaehu Road 50 100 140 .1,000 ,, .. Southland 400 100 400 Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Stratford 1,000 P.G. No poll eqiiired [ 1 250 G. Carried 250 To renew bridge to give access to Sections 18 and 19, Block II, Omono Survey District. To renew portion of Kahouri River Bridge on Ohura Road >> • ■ 1,500 G. 1,500 1,200 I Under sections 79 to 81 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Ditto. 1,200 G. >> r To renew a bridge over Mangaehu River on Mangaotuku Road To bridge Mangaehu River to give access to the Matemateaonga-Mangaehu Block. 650 ' Carried forward 44,261 12,360 70.672

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Amount Local Authority. applied (or. Provisionally granted or refused. Result of Poll or Petition. Nhw Loans of Ivances. Purpose of Loan. Bemarkb. ~v cou: TY COi [JNCILS— continued. I Brought forward Stratford £ 44,261 £ 12,360 £ 70,672 500 i To'deviate the Brewer and Kirai Roads, and to construct a tunnel under the Brewer Road saddle, and re-forming and metalling portions of the Brewer, Kirai, Makahu, and Mangaehu Roads. To form a new road from Scrogg's Hill Road. Taieri 350 P.G. No poll required Carried Taranaki ■ 350 P.G. To reconstruct the Waiongona Bridge on Junction Road Under sections 79 to 81 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Under section 70 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted 1,340 P.G. No poll required. To reconstruct Mangamawhete and Waiongona Bridges »» • • 700 To reconstruct Timaru Bridge on the South Road. To reconstruct a reinforced-conerete bridge across Henui River. To reconstruct a reinforced-conerete bridge over the Mangamawhetu River on the Mountain Road. To gradefiand pumice main roads in Maketu Riding. To construct main roads, Waimapu, Te Puna, and Katikati Ridings. To metal main roads in Te Puke Riding. To construct portion of Waiau Road. To erect bridge over Waikato River at Hamilton 1,000 >> • • 800 Tauranga 3,000 P.G. Rejected Uncompleted. y> * • 3,000 P.G. Carried Waiapu Waikato 3,000 500 Under section 119 of " The Public Works Act, 1908." Uncompleted. 5,000 P.G. 837 To provide Council's share of cost in constructing Cambridge High-level Bridge. To trim and metal portion of Raetihi-Ohura Road. To construct streets, footpaths, and to pay off loan on Seddon and Ballance Streets Waimarino 2,800 P.G. Rejected \ »> • • »» • • 6,000 600 R. G. No poll required To metal portion of Middle Road Not in compliance with the terms of the Act. Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act,1908." Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. >> • • 1,050 P.G. To construct Ward, Duncan, and Pitt Streets Waipa G. Carried To grade and metal roads, and erect a bridge iri Rangiaohia Riding. For grading and metalling roads in Mangapiko Riding. To provide Council's share in cost of erection of Hamilton Traffic-bridge To grade and metal roads in Newcastle Riding. To grade, metal, and culvert roads in Hamilton Riding To construct water-races in the Asohott Water-race District To construct various roads. To construct streets, and to asphalt and kerb footpaths in Orangitirohia Block, Clyde Survey District. To erect a bridge over the Nuhaka River on the Nuhaka-Gisborne Road. For drainage and for street-formation in Te Kuiti Native Township. To construct road throughout Weber County. To form and metal about a mile of Whangamomona Road 3,000 t> '' 2,500 P.G. Uncompleted. 1,000 P.G. No poll required »» • • 1,000 1,000 Uncompleted. Waipawa 3,000 P.G. No poll required I Wairoa 1,500 1,475 »> 400 Waitomo Weber Whangamomona 2,000 600 G. RG. Carried No poll required 2,000 553 Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Ditto. 350 P.G. Ditto To form and metal about three-quarters of a mile of Mangawhata Road To clear, form, bridge, and culvert portion of Mangaehu Road towards Kohi Road Junction 1,500 P.G. t> >> / Whangarei 1,500 To metal the main county road within the Mangapai Special-rating District. To form and metal roads through riverside property Woodville 500 G. No poll required Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." 1,900 To erect Harding's Bridge. Carried forward 82,201 14,360 87,337

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Lvances. Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. of Poll or Petition. Mew Loans oi JN6W previous Loans. Year8 Purpose of Loan. Bemarks. ROAD BOARDS. Brought forward Aroha £ 82,201 500 £ 14,360 £ 87,337 G. No poll required To metal portion of a road between Te Aroha Station and the Junction of the Hangaroa Road To rebuild bridge over Ashley River Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Not in compliance with terms of the Act. Ashley 10,500 R. Awatere Carrington Elliot Heathcote Howick Township Huntly 1,000 50 6,000 P.G. P.G. G. Carried 1,000 500 825 To construct various roads. To purchase and widen Brooklands Road, &e. To form, grade, and metal a footpath on Elliot Road To erect Heathcote Bridge. To form and metal Uxbridge Street To improve roads in the Matahuru portion of the district. To construct various roads. Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Carried 1,000 Hunua Kirikiriroa Wanganui 500 3,000 300 To construct and grade Pembroke Road West, and bridging the Gentle Annie Stream. To metal Long Acre Road Mataongaonga .. 1,400 G. No poll required Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1908." Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Ditto. Moa 110 G. ! Ditto 110 To construct John's Road from Mountain Road 350 G. 99 250 To construct Surrey Road from Section 217, Block XII, Egmont Survey District Westward To improve Richmond, Wortley, Davis, and . York Roads. To metal Dover Road 1,600 Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies, Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Okato 1,000 P.G. No poll required >> ' ' Papakura 3,000 100 For various bridges. To construct a road leading from East Tamaki Boundary Road. To construct Paparoa - East Tamaki Road.. Paparoa 100 G. No poll required Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Ditto. Parihaka >> • ' 600 500 G. G. Ditto >> 600 300 450 To construct portion of Newall Road To form and metal, &c, on Kina Road To metal portion of Puniho Road (joint loan). To continue the metalling and formation on Opourapa Road. To re-erect Kaituna Bridge and redeck bridges in the district To pay a proportion of the cost of deviating and improving Great North Road Uncompleted. Pelorus 1,000 P.G. Carried Point Chevalier 770 G. No poll required 770 Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Pukekohe East.. Riccarton i40 G. No poll required 140 2,000 To metal roads in the district. To form and shingle Paton Street Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. 3,100 P.G. Carried 111 To regrade, asphalt, and construct concrete channels on roads bounding and running through Rural Sections 153, 153a Loan No. 2, to construct concrete channels on roads on and bounding Rural Section 163. To rebuild Wairau Bridge To metal road from Matangi Railway-station to Tamahere Village and boundary of the district Uncompleted. Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Spring Creek .. Tamahere 2,000 1,000 P.G. P.G. No poll required Turanga 3,000 G. Carried 250 Grading, forming, and metalling all unmetalled portions of main road. To extend Turakina Valley Road, to bridge Turakina River, and form Wilson's Road connecting Hales and Turakina Valley Roads To construct a traffic-bridge over the Waipaoa River, at the Kanaekanae Crossing. To build a stock-bridge at Rangitira Ford on Waipawa River Upper Wangaehu 2,000 P.G. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Uncompleted. Waikohu 1,100 » ' * 900 G. No poll required Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Waimate 1,360 P.G. To metal part of unmetalled portion of Auroa Road in southern subdivision of Waimate Road District. To metal portions of Waiuku-Kariotahi and Lamb Hill Roads Waipipi 50 G. No poll required 50 Under section 70 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Carried forward 119,631 I 17,530 102,123

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. Eesult of Poll or Petition. New ! Loans °* | P ?e V iT Ivances. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. RO. lD boa: JDS — continued. Brought forward Waipipi £ 119,631 £ 17,530 £ 102,123 1,700 To metal Otaua - Maioro Swamp Road, Otaua-Maioro Old Road, and OtauaBothwell Road To metal Waiuku-Awhitu Road. To complete the gap between Mangitangi and Okotuku Roads To construct Davis Road. To metal Valley Road. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." 308 P.G. 676 Wairoa No poll required Uncompleted. Waitara West .. Waitotara-Momo-haki Waiuku 100 500 Waiwakaiho 4,000 P.G. Carried 97 To metal about miles in Akaaka Special - rating area. To metal Lepper-Carrington Road. Uncompleted. £ 1,200 £ 1,200 3OROUC IH COUNCILS. Alexandra Birkenhead Campbelltown .. Chriatchuroh City Council Ditto Cromwell Dannevirke Eketahuna G. Carried £ 700 3,000 4,000 To provide a water-supply for the borough. To kerb streets, to acquire land, &c. For the construction of sanitary works. For effecting certain improvements at the city abattoir. To construct sanitary works. To increase the water-supply. To establish abattoirs. To form, metal, and kerb Bengston Street.. Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. 1,500 2,000 1,000 1,000 P.G. No poll required ») ■ • 1,200 To construct roads on Jones's Estate, Section 13. To cairy out a drainage-scheme. For water and drainage extension, &c. To construct streets. To repair damage to town's water-supply .. Eltham 300 I 500 I 2,000 Feilding 4,000 G. Carried 6,800 To extend the drainage-system, to form roads and footpaths, and erect a bridge over the Makino Stream. To rebuild a portion of Wirokino Bridge .. For two successive years' expenditure. \ ii • • Foxton 365 G. No poll required ■• Under section 119 of " The Public Works Act, 1908." Uncompleted. >> • • 300 P.G. Carried. To construct Gladstone, Futter, Hetta, Liddell, and Watson Streets, and Ravensworth Place To extend waterworks. To improve the drainage - system of the borough Hamilton Hokitika 500 G. No poll required 2,000 Under section 70 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Ditto. Kaiapoi 1,000 G. Ditto 1,000 To improve borough drainage-system To kerb, channel, and asphalt various streets in the borough. To make streets in borough. To construct waterworks. To construct drainage-works. To improve streets in South Ward Levin Lyttelton Maori Hill 2,400 2,000 10,000 For two successive years' expenditure. 2,500 G. Carried 300 >» • • Mataura Northcote 1,300 4,000 P.G. G. Carried 60 To improve streets in Woodend Township. To acquire property for a sewerage-farm .. To grade, form, and metal the borough roads Onslow Palmerston 1,164 4,000 G. P.G. No poll required 700 For sewerage and septic tank in Kaiwarra district For a water-supply from Blue Mountain .. Uncompleted. For two successive years' expenditure. Under section 69 of " The Public Health Act, 1908." For two successive years' expenditure. Uncompleted. Uncompleted. Ditto Petone 6,550 P.G. To provide a system of drainage for the lands forming the Wilford Settlement and adjacent properties To divert storm-waters from Wilford Settlement To fill a hole at rear of Post-office 800 P.G. Picton 500 P.G. No poll required Under section 69 of "The Public Health Act, 1908. " Uncompleted. G. 4,000 To increase the water-supply. To construct and complete waterworks Stratford 4,000 Carried 2,000 For two successive years' expenditure. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." / Taihape 1,025 G. No poll required 1,025 To extend the drainage-system and provide house-drains and flushing-tanks within Taihape Drainage Special - rating District No. 2 158,143 22,755 149,656 Carried forward

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Local Authority. Amount applied for. Provisionally granted or I refused. Result ol Poll or Petition. New £ oa ° s ef ,va>o«s. Purpose of Loan. Bemarba. BORO ORO )UGH CO iUNCILS— continued. Brought forward 1 Tβ Aroha £ 158,143 £ 158,143 £ 22,755 £ 2,755 £ 5 149,656 3,000 For Council's share of cost of erection of traffic-bridge at Te Aroha. To construct drainage-works for borough .. To deepen and extend Waipawa Bush Drain To extend water-supply to Richmond Park.. To extend the water-supply and reservoir accommodation. Waipawa 8,700 8,700 1,300 900 P.G. P.G. P.G. Carried Uncompleted. 1,300 f\nr\ Woodville 900 1,500 y> TOWN : BOARDS. Bull's.. Featherston £ £ £ I £ 300 500 To form, gravel, and kerb footpaths. To construct high-pressure water-supply works. To pay the liability incurred by the Featherston County Council in completing the water-supply and extending the said watersupply. To construct streets and footpaths in Blocks I, II, III, IV, Ohakune Township. To construct various roads (being portion of joint loan of £6,000 with Opotiki County Council). To provide Board's share of cost of erecting a bridge over Punui River at Te Awamutu ,, ■ ■ 300 Ohakune 300 Opotiki Te Awamutu .. 600 600 G. No poll required 300 Under section 119 of " The Public Works Act, 1908." For two successive years' expenditure. Castlepoint Hutt .. Kahutara £ 700 4,000 P.G. No poll required £ rive: £ B BOARDS. To prevent the overflow of the Whareama River between Sections 794, Block VII, and 278, Block XVI, Mangapakeha Survey District To construct further river protective works. To erect a stop-bank in the Kahutara River District Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Carried 5,000 P.G. Uncompleted. Ellesmere Land £ 6,000 iRAINA £ GE BOARDS. £ 6,000 £ To purchase, construct, and maintain works necessary to provide an outlet to the sea of the waters of Lake Ellesmere For drain-construction between Subsections 12 and 13 of Subsection 1, Pukengahu Block, Block VII Ngaire To construct drains in Subsections 10 and 11, Pukengahu Block To construct and widen drains in Blocks VI and X, Ngaire Survey District. To construct drains and watercourses, &c. (Loan No. 5). To construct drains and watercourses, &c. (Loan No. 6). To construct drainage-works For two successive years' expenditure. Uncompleted. Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act. 1908." Ditto. P.G. Carried Eltham .. j 100 100 G. No poll required 100 300 300 G. Ditto 200 400 50 jj • • Hautapu 5,000 5,000 G. No poll required * ' 2,500 50 For two successive years' expenditure. Hopelands 250 To drain certain sections of lease-in-per-petuity Crown lands To provide for the concentration and discharge of drainage from 1,686 acres or thereabouts into the Board's main drain Makerua 2,000 2,000 P.G. No poll required Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Moutoa 6,000 No poll required 3,000 To construct two lines of arterial drainage. To construct drainage-works 6,000 G. 1,100 For two successive years' expenditure. Under section 14 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." Under section 14 oi " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901." For two successive years' expenditure. Pukekohe For drainage purposes ... .. , 225 Rangitaiki 6,000 6,000 P.G. IRejected To make an outlet for Rangitaiki River into sea at Warbrick's bend To improve the main drain through the district. To construct drainage-works Sluggish River .. 300 South Hautapu Tumu-Kaituna 500 1,050 500 1,050 G. P.G. No poll required Ditto 350 For drainage of portion of the district Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Under section 15 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." Uncompleted. Carried forward 2C 01,293 27,005 165,131 201,293

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Robebt J. Collins, The Treasury, 9th June, 1909. Secretary to the Treasury. Notes —The total amount borrowed up to the 31st March, 1909, was £3,178.100. The total amount repaid to Public Works Fund up to the 31st March, 1909, was £89,800. The total amount advanced to local bodies up to the 31st March, 1909, was £2,537,080 17s. 5d.; less refunds, £30,701 12s. Id. = £2,506,379 ss. 4d. The total amount advanced under section 75 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908," up to the 31st March, 1909, was £567,969 7s. 5d., less refund of £131 *• £566,969 7s. sd. * £1 421 800 of this amount has 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. t These amounts represent the debt as inscribed up to the Ist February, 1909. They include the inscribed stock exchanged for debentures under •• The Boads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," amounting to £89,878 Bs. 9d. (See 8.-13,1891.) Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given; printing (I,SCO copies), £9 18s. Price ed. 1 By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o9.

i Amount Local Authority. applied for. Provisionally granted or refused. of Poll or ■, „ „ „, inli Ivances. Purpose of Loan. Remarks. TJ] [dek Sec noN 75 c >r " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908." £ Brought forward 201,293 Hon. Minister of 45,655 Lands Totals .. 246,948* £ 27,005 11,970 £ 165,131 42,743 38,975 207,874 *£17,2i Note.—" P.G." i [»has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. nsionally granted; " G." granted; " R." refused. leans proi £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash balanno, 1st April, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. 11,271 0 5 Money borrowed to make advanoes to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. 250,000 0 0 261,271 0 5 Money advanced to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. .. 192,136 0 0 Money advanced under section 75 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 " .. .. .. 54,712 13 8 246,848 13 8 Less refunds by— £ s. d. Kairanga County Oounoil .. .. .. .. 14 8 11 Levels County Gounoil .. .. . .. .. .. 23 6 11 Masterton County Council .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Pahiatua County Council .. .. .. .. .. 109 7 2 Stratford County Council .. .. .. .. .. 63 16 1 Carterton Borough Counoil .. .. .. .. .. 35 12 4 Whangarei Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 182 9 1 529 0 6 246,319 13 2 14,951 7 3 Amount transferred to Hauraki Plains Settlement Account under section 4 of " The Hanraki Plains Act, 1908" ' 12,000 0 0 Cash balance, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,951 7 3 Statement op Liabilities. Outstanding liabilities, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures issued under the Local Bodies Loans Acts* .. .. .. .. .. 3,178,100 0 0 Under " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908" — Loans provisionally granted for which steps not completed .. .. .. .. 159,965 0 0 Money promised to local authorities which have complied with the provisions of the Aetf 93,383 0 0 Under section 75 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908"— Unpaid balance of loans .. .. ' ., .. .. .. .. 69,924 0 0 323,272 0 0 £3,501,372 0 0 Statement op Assets. Assets,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments for twenty-six years of 4J per cant, per annum on amount of inscribed debts of local bodies (£1,080,518 12s. lid.{).. .. 1,264,206 15 6 Payments for thirty-two years of 4 per cent, per annum on amount of inscribed debts of local bodies (£72,073 9s. 10d.{) .. .. .. 92,254 0 0 Payments for forty-one years of 3J per cent, per annum on amount of inscribed debts of local bodies (£1,464,543 3a. 5d.{) .. .. 2,101,619 9 1 3,458,080 4 7 Less amount paid in respect of the annual repayments .. 1,011,552 18 3 1 2,446,527 6 4 Inscribed debt under section 75 of " The Local Bodies' Loans Aot, 1908 " 566,969 7 5 Less amount refunded on disposal of lands .. .. .. 315,344 5 11 251,625 1 6 Sinking Fund created under section 88 of "The Looal Bodies' Loans Act, 1908" 673,407 8 3 Cash balance, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 2,951 7 3 927,983 17 0 £3,374,511 3 4