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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. Debentures issued under Swamp Kaitaia Drainage District— Land Drainage Act, 1915— £ s. d. £ s. d. Allocated cost of works on which Debentures at 4 per cent. .. 589,000 0 0 rates are levied— £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures at 4J per cent. .. 98,000 0 0 Rural subdivision .. .. 60,000 0 0 Debentures at 5£ per cent. .. 12,750 0 0 Town subdivision .. .. 8,200 0 0 Debentures at 5J per cent. .. 12,000 0 0 68,200 0 0 681,750 0 0 Excess cost of works, not reConsolidated Fund — coverable .. .. .. 152,280 15 5 Loans redeemed under Public Interest Account — Proportion Debt Repayment Act, 1925 .. 5,000 0 0 chargeable to district .. 94,359 19 6 Interest on debentures paid but 246,640 14 11 not recouped .. .. 126,938 9 8 Waihi Drainage District — Interest on temporary transfers Allocated cost of works on which from other accounts .. 2,783 19 7 rates are levied— Accumulated interest on amount Pukeliina subdivision .. 5,000 0 0 expended on Public Works Central subdivision .. 50,000 0 0 Fund .. .. .. 3,359 12 8 Kaikokopu subdivision .. 7,500 0 0 138,082 1 11 62,500 0 0 Public Works Fund—Land Improvement vote .. 4,563 19 7 Excess cost of works, not reReserve Fund —Repayment, capital coverable.. .. .. 23,800 1 9 costs — Interest Account — Proportion Kaitaia Drainage Dis- chargeable to district .. 33,064 16 5 trict — £ s. d. £ s. d. 56,864 18 2 Rural subdivision 615 0 0 Poukawa Drainage District— Town subdivision 84 1 0 Drainage-works .. .. 15,, 566 11 11 — 699 1 0 Interest Account • —■ Proportion Waihi Drainage Dis- chargeable to district .. 3,861 9 4 trict— 19,428 1 3 Pukeliina subdivi- Hikurangi Drainage District— sion .. 78 16 3 Drainage-works .. .. 228,125 10 1 Kaikokopu subdi- Interest Account — Proportion vision ..118 4 5 chargeable to district .. 73,128 5 2 • 197 0 8 301,253 15 3 896 1 8 Mangawai Drainage District— Rate Accounts— Drainage-works .. .. 1,877 15 9 Special Rate Ac- Interest Account — Proportion counts —Capital— chargeable to district .. 894 10 3 Kaitaia Drainage 2,772 6 0 District — Harihari Drainage District— Town subdivision 44 6 1 Drainage-works .. .. 4,354 15 1 Rural subdivi- Interest Account — Proportion sion .. 270 110 chargeable to district .. 1,754 3 3 314 7 11 — 6,108 18 4 Waihi Drainage District— Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 2,255 13 8 Pukehina subdivision .. 334 3 7 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. 72 19 2 — 648 11 6 Plant and machinery .. .. .. .. 38,324 16 I General Rate Ac- Loose tools .. .. .. .. .. 561 18 7 counts —Mainten- Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 1814 ance— Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 146 3 2 Kaitaia Drainage Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 5,33825 District — £ s. d. Sundry debtors for rates— Town subdivision 63 17 4 Kaitaia Drainage District— £ s. d. Rural subdivi- Capital .. .. .. 4,232 2 8 sion ..519 9 5 Maintenance .. .. 1,828 9 6 583 6 9 6,060 12 2 Waihi Drainage Dis- Waihi Drainage District — trict— Capital . . .. .. 2,259 2 9 Pukehina subdi- Maintenance .. .. 4,641 19 9 vision .. 296 2 9 — 6,901 2 6 Kaikokopu sub- Sundry debtors — division .. 342 3 3 Rent under section 4 (2), Swamp 638 6 0 Land Drainage Amendment 1,221 12 9 Act, 1926.. .. .. 3,263 6 1 Sundry creditors — House-rent .. .. .. 19 8 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 665 19 II Law-eosts .. .. .. 16 13 0 Departmental .. .. 8 2 5 Miscellaneous .. .. 16 14 0 — 674 2 4 Departmental .. .. 5 18 11 Interest on debentures accrued but not due .. 9,638 11 4 3,322 0 4 Rents charged in advance .. .. . . 383 19 1 Rate Account — Suspense Account .. .. ... .. 060 Waihi Drainage District — Writings off in Suspense . . .. .. 329 1 4 Special Rate Account—Capital, Payments in advance— £ s. d. Kaikokopu subdivision .. 54 19 7 Rates .. .. .. 7 7 10 General Rate Account—MainRent .. .. .. 0 3 0 tenance, Central subdivision 83 17 11 7 10 10 138 17 6 : Revenue Account —Waihi Drainage District —Central ward .. .. .. 1,887 6 6 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 329 1 4 Cash — £ s. d. In Public Account .. .. 9,008 19 1 In transit from Post-office .. 61 10 7 9,070 9 8 £838,195 18 4 £838,195 18 4 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. W. E. Shaw, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Rate Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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