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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ a. d. To Cash in Public Account, Ist April, 1924 .. 1,694 12 7 By Drainage-works, stop-banks, cleaning channels, Debentures issued under Hauraki Plains Amend- and other expenditure incidental to conducting ment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. 70,000 0 0 drainage operations (including metalling and Sales of land .. .. .. .. 1,999 11 10 formation of roads), material, supplies, &c. .. 49,749 8 3 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 6,819 16 11 Machinery and plant .. .. .. 1,483 17 8 Interest on sales of land .. .. .. 128 11 11 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 114 0 8 Artesian bores —■ £ s. d. Material and stores .. .. .. 7,689 0 8 Repayment of advances .. 340 6 4 Fuel .. .. .. .. 6,255 6 1 Interest .. .. 116 9 7 Compensation for land acquired in connection — —-—• 456 15 11 with drainage-works .. .. .. 20 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 2,629 5 7 Maintenance of completed works .. .. 8,894 511 House rents .. .. .. .. 490 15 5 Management and engineering expenses .. 2,198 15 5 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 2 10 Refund of rates .. .. .. .. 112 9 5 Tram freights .. .. .. .. 847 2 6 Refunds of rents, &c. . . . . .. 164 13 0 Grazing fees .. .. .. . . 97 3 10 Recoupment of rates to Consolidated Fund under Flax royalties .. .. .. .. 188 18 8 section 5, Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 9 8 0 1922 .. .. . . . . .. 33 19 7 Interest on debentures .. .. .. 1,743 150 Sinking Fund .. . . .. .. 997 17 5 Cash in Public Account, 31st March, 1925 .. 5,906 15 1 £85,364 4 2 £85,364 4 2 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Interest on loans under Local Bodies' Loans Act, By Rents .. .. .. .. .. 13,962 15 6 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 2,224 6 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 10,100 7 2 Interest on debentures issued under Hauraki Interest on sales of land . . .. .. 158 13 2 Plains Amendment Act, 1915 .. .. 24,137 10 8 Interest on cost of well-boring .. .. 104 11 2 Interest on expenditure from Public Works Fund 228 3 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,668 16 7 Maintenance of completed works .. ..10,178.4 3 Net loss carried down .. .. .. 13,962 5 5 Rebate of rent .. .. .. .. 534 13 4 Remissions of rent .. .. 1,138 13 10 Irrecoverable rates, &c. .. .. .. 1,515 17 11 £39,957 9 0 £39,957 9 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Net loss brought down .. .. .. 13,962 5 5 By Balance from previous years .. .. 1,314 111 Adjustments on account of pre- Adjustments on account of previous years — vious years— Rents charged in advance, 31st £ s. d. Interest on sales accrued to 31st £ s. d. March, 1924 .. .. 3,113 0 0 March, 1924 .. .. 62 0 0 Interest on expenditure from Administration expenses inPublic Works Fund .. 1,825 4 0 correctly charged .. 424 411 4,938 4 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 173 2 7 659 7 6 Sinking Fund Reserve .. .. 997 17 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 17,924 17 5 £19,898 6 10 £19,898 6 10

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