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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. Debentures issued under Swamp Land £ s. d. Kaitaia Drainage District— £ s, d. £ s. d. Drainage Act, 1915 .. .. 331,000 0 0 Drainage-works ..124,267 11 2 Public Works Fund—Land Improvement Interest Account (proporvote .. .. .. .. 4,563 19 7 tion chargeable to disSundry creditors, for interest on deben- trict) .. .. 27,430 1 3 tures .. .. .. .. 4 18 7 151,097 12 5 Sundry creditors, for interest on deben- Waihi Drainage District — tures accrued but not due .. .. 5,938 8 8 Drainage-works .. 51,109 10 1(1 Sundry creditors —Miscellaneous .. 3,953 14 4 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 8,347 18 5 ■ ■ 59,457 9 3 Poukawa Drainage District — Drainage-works .. 2,727 12 2 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 807 17 9 — 3,535 9 11 Hikurangi Drainage District— Drainage-works' .. 44,923 13 10 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 5,190 17 9 —' 50,114 11 7 Mangawai Drainage District — Drainage-works .. 1,872 13 2 Interest Account (proportion chargeable to district) .. .. 224 10 5 2,097 3 7 Harihari Drainage District — Drainage-works .. 3,181 1 2 Interest Acoount (proportion chargeable to works) .. .. 187 15 5 3,368 16 7 Buildings .. .. .. 2,535 17 2 Plant and machinery .. .. 60,149 17 8 Loose tools .. .. .. 735 5 3 Live-stock .. .. .. 147 19 0 Fuel .. .. '.. .. 2,324 6 2 Stores on hand .. ... . .. 3,431 16 11 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. 413 0 Sundry debtors—Miscellaneous .. 0 5 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. 5,859 17 8 £345,461 12. . £345,461 1 2 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary. J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant.

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