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Bridges — ■ No - Road-bridge, 20 ft. span, pile abutments Access bridge, 18 ft. span .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 1 Flood-gates —Reinforced concrete, two 4 ft. by 4 ft. barrels .. .. .. • • 2 Concrete road-culverts .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • Flax Leases. For flax-growing purposes 3,141 acres are leased, divided into eight holdings, on which the annual rental amounts to £435 Bs. Rents totalling £110 2s. 6cl. were collected during the year. Grazing-areas. The area leased for grazing purposes under temporary tenancies is 6,762 acres, let to forty-seven settlers. The annual rental is £524 175., and some £407 14s. sd. was collected in this connection. Works Expenditure. The total expenditure recorded was £51,056 10s. 3d., of which day labour accounted for £23,999 Bs. Bd., and 123 piecework and co-operative contracts for £5,100 3s. 9d. The drainage rate struck for 1930-31 totalled £3,033 19s. Bd., entailing the issue of 364 notices, and £3,181 ss. sd. was collected in respect to rates. General. I wish to place on record my appreciation to all members of the staff for their loyal and efficient assistance. I have, &c., R. G. Macmorran, Chief Drainage Engineer. The Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington.

HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Rate Account as at 31st Mabch, 1931. z) r . £ s. d. Cr. £ S. d To Rates written off .. .. .. •• 188 2 6 By Rates levied .. .. .. .. 3,038 19 8 Cost of maintenance .. .. .. 2,414 3 2 Penalty .. .. .. .. .. 11144 Balance .. .. .. • • • • 547 18 4 £3,150 4 0 £3,150 4 0 Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1931. J)r. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Interest on debentures issued under Hauraki By Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 9,879 13 2 Plains Settlement Act, 1926 .. .. 31,850 3 3 Accrued royalties .. .. .. 161 0 10 Interest on expenditure from Public Works Grazing fees .. .. .. .. 100 13 8 Fund .. .. .. • • • • 202 16 0 £ s. d. Administration expenses .. .. .. . 408 11 9 Tram freight and ferry fares 485 13 2 Remissions of rent and interest .. .. 218 0 6 Less half profits Kaihere Ferry Remissions by Dominion Revaluation Board .. 9 9 0 to County Council .. 26 15 2 Rebates-rent and interest .. .. .. 595 8 3 458 18 0 Interest on temporary advances .. .. 39 9 0 Interest on investments .. .. .. 277 18 4 Expenses raising loans .. .. .. 29 15 1 Interest on sales of land . . .. .. 413 1 5 Irrecoverable rents, &c. .. .. .. 239 5 3 Interest allowed on sinking-fund contribution.. 351 16 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. ■■ 11215 Net loss carried'down .. .. .. 21,837 14 7 £33,592 18 1 £33,592 18 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Net loss brought down .. .. .. 21,837 14 7 By Balance carried forward .. .. .. 123,759 1 5 Balance from previous year .. .. 101,921 6 10 £123,759 1 5 £123,759 1 5

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