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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Drainage-works, stop-banks, cleaning £ s. d. To Balance as at Ist April, channels, and other expenditure 1923 —■ incidental to conducting drainage Cash in Public Account 8,211 13 9 operations (including metalling and Imprests outstanding 837 12 8 formation of roads), materials, sup9,049 6 5 plies, &c. .. .. .. 54,489 11 8 Debentures issued under Hauraki Machinery and plant .. .. 3,265 19 7 Plains Amendment Act, 1913 .. 80,000 0 0 Loose tools .. .. .. 172 9 2 Sales of land .. .. .. 3,559 8 4 Material and stores .. .. 9,754 10 9 Rents .. .. .. .. 8,337 14 0 Fuel .. .. .. .. 4,042 0 5 Artesian bores —• £ s. d. Compensation for land acquired in Repayment of advances 680 1 2 connection with drainage-works .. 9,654 9 9 Interest .. 149 9 2 Maintenance of completed works ~ 8,986 17 1 829 10 4 Management and engineering expenses 1,757 17 1 Miscellaneous debtors .. .. 655 10 9 Rates refunded .. .. .. 29 19 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 7,706 15 10 Rents, &c., refunded .. .. 142 12 7 Rent of buildings .. .. .. 450 17 11 Recoupment of rates to Consolidated Grazing fees .. .. .. 97 17 8 Fund under section 5, Hauraki Tram freights .. .. .. 623 15 8 Plains Amendment Act, 1922 .. 156 9 7 Flax royalty .. .. .. 67 14 9 Interest on debentures .. .. 20,491 7 3 Sale of grass-seed .. .. .. 3 10 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. 874 10 10 Law-costs .. 75 13 4 Balance at 31st March, 1924 — Miscellaneous receipts —Credits in re- Cash in Public Account .. . . 1,694 12 7 duction of expenditure .. .. 4,055 12 4 £115,513 7 4 £115,513 7 4 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Interest on loans under Local Bodies' By Rents .. .. .. .. 12,287 2 10 Loans Act, 1908 .. .. 2,138 14 11 Rates .. .. .. .. 8,114 12 5 Interest on debentures issued under Interest on sales of land .. .. 171 11 10 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 22,122 18 11 Interest on cost of well-boring .. 126 9 0 Maintenance of completed works .. 9,660 0 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 1,507 11 10 Administration expenses .. .. 392 8 3 Net loss carried down .. .. 13,746 16 1 Rebate of rent .. .. .. 658 14 11 Irrecoverable rates, &c. .. .. 106 15 5 Sinking fund reserve .. .. 874 10 10 £35,954 4 0 £35,954 4 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Net loss brought down .. .. 13,746 16 1 By Balance from previous years .. 22,152 0 1 Adjustment on account of previous years— £ s. d. Sinking fund reserve 3,978 9 I Interest on loans (L.8.) 2,215 4 4 Interest on investments 887 18 3 Miscellaneous .. 910 5 ■ . 7,091 2 1 Balance .. ■■ 1,314 1 11 £22,152 0 1 £22,152 0 1

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