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Proposed Works. The principal works to be carried out during the coming year are as follows: Dredging the Tarawera Western drain from the railway southwards; dredging Reid's central drain; dredging Section 109 drain; redredging the old Awakaponga dredge cut; flood-gate on the old Rangitaiki River ; redredging the Te Rahu Mangaroa, outfall drain ; new outlet drains, and general developmentworks. Works Expenditure. The total amount expended on the works during the year was £65,624 os. 9d. This includes day labour, piecework', hire of teams, purchase of plant and machinery, supplies, and repairs. Of the total amount, the sum of £57,200 was paid out of Whakatane Imprest Account. The amount paid out for day labour of all descriptions was £21,921 3s. 5(1. ; piecework, £24,679 Bs. Bd. ; hire of teams, £4,336 2s. 2d. General. Tin' vouchers for day labour, contracts, hire of teams, &c., are prepared in the local office at Thornton, but final action thereon is taken in the Auckland Office, where all vouchers for purchase of plant, materials, and supplies are dealt with. The books recording all transactions are kept in the Auckland Office. . The local officer in charge is Mr. J. H. Treseder, Land Drainage Engineer, who has carried out his manifold duties in an able manner. I have, &c, ,1. B. Thompson, Chief Drainage Engineer. The Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington. Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account. Statement of Transactions during the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Receipt*. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Cash in hand at Ist April, li) 20 .. 50,754 7 5 Drainage - works, stop - banks, clearing Debentures issued under Rangitaiki Land channels, and other expenditure mci Drainage Act, 1910 .. .. 30,000 0 0 dental to drainage operations .. 56,704 5 2 " Thirds" and "fourths" .. .. 17 9 2 Management and engineering expenses .. 2,253 610 Rates— £ s. d. Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 250 5 5 Year 1917-18 .. 276 18 11 Legal expenses .. .. .. 10 0 11 „ 1918-19 .. 703 4 5 Machinery and plant .. .. .. 2,668 17 7 „ 1919-20 .. 7,754 3 10 Stores .. .. .. .. 4,078 9 11 „ 1920-21 .. 795 19 0 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 271 13 0 9.530 6 2 Compensation for purchase of Native Rent of buildings .. .. .. 32 10 0 land under section Bof the Rangitaiki j Land Drainage Act.. .. .. 40 0 0 Rates refunded .. .. .. 171 6 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 19,064 14 3 Cash in hand .. .. .. 4,821 13 0 £90,334 12 9 £90,334 12 9 Balance-sheet. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Debentures—Rangitaiki Land Drainage Drainage - works — Expenditure in conAct, 1910 .. .. .. .. 280,000 0 0 nection therewith, including wages. Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 375 10 6 supplies, administration, engineering Unpaid purchase-money—Sundry Natives 429 13 1 expenses,, and depreciation of plant .. 246,069 1 1 Suspense Account .. .. .. lis Sll Sundry debtors for rates .. .. 14,332 10 4 Loan Redemption Account .. .. 9,230 11 5 Balance of interest on loan to 31st March, Sundry creditors .. .. .. 31 12 3 1917 (recoverable from ratepayers .. 6,897 13 8 Interest unpaid .. .. .. 1,776 2 9 Lands for Settlement Account .. .. 20 0 0 Investments—Public Trust Office .. 904 5 4 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 648 6 6 Plant and machinery.. .. .. 18,093 10 0 Stores .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 4 19 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 4,821 13 0 £291,911 18 11 £291,911 18 11 J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant.

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