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SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. £ s. d. | Assets. Capital Account, Public Works Fund .. .. 681,844 13 1 | Kaitaia Drainage District— Sinking Fund : Repayment of capital Allocated cost of works on which costs — rates are levied— £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaitaia Drainage Dis- Rural subdivision .. .. 60,000 0 0 trict — £ s. d. £ s. d. Town subdivision .. .. 8,200 0 0 Rural subdivision .. 945 15 0 68,200 0 0 Town subdivision .. 129 5 1 Excess cost of works, not re1,075 0 1 coverable .. .. .. 153,488 1 8 Waihi Drainage Dis- Interest Account: Proportion trict— chargeable to district .. 104,264 6 4 Pukehina subdivision 107 15 1 257,752 8 0 Kaikokopu subdivi- Waihi Drainage District— sion .. .. 161 12 8 Allocated cost of works on which 269 7 9 rates are levied — Poukawa Drainage District .. 107 15 0 Pukehina .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 ? 1,452 2 10 Kaikokopu subdivision .. 50,000 0 0 Rate Accounts— Central subdivision.. .. 7,500 0 0 Special Rate Accounts : Capital— 62,500 0 0 Kaitaia Drainage District, rural Excess, cost of works, not resubdivision .. .. 329 13 0 coverable .. .. .. 23,802 11 9 Waihi Drainage District, Puke- Interest Account: Proportion hina subdivision .. .. 470 13 9 chargeable to district .. 35,111 410 Poukawa Drainage District .. 47 18 10 58,913 16 7 848 5 7 Poukawa Drainage District — General Rate Accounts: Mainten- Drainage-works .. .. 15,802 3 5 ance— Interest Account: Proportion Kaitaia Drainage Dis- chargeable to district .. 3,575 0 6 trict— £ s. d. — 19,377 3 4 Rural subdivision .. 457 6 11 Hikurangi Drainage District— Town subdivision .. 54 0 2 Drainage-works .. .. 234,023 17 7 511 7 1 Interest Account: Proportion Waihi Drainage Dis- chargeable to district .. 85,547 5 5 trict— 319,571 3 0 Pukehina subdivision 536 10 3 Mangawai Drainage District— Kaikokopu subdivi- Drainage-works .. .. 1,877 15 9 sion .. .. 491 4 6 Interest Account: Proportion Central subdivision.. 62 14 5 chargeable to district .. 999 10 0 1,090 9 2 . 2,877 5 9 Poukawa Drainage District .. 135 17 2 Harihari Drainage District— 1,737 13 5 Drainage-works .. .. 4,354 15 1 Sundry creditors — Interest Account: Proportion Miscellaneous .. .. . . 700 5 3 chargeable to district .. 1,985 10 2 Departmental .. . . . • 4 13 6 6,340 5 3 — 704 18 9 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 2,138 4 9 Rents charged in advance .. .. 147 4 9 Wharves .. .. .. . . .. 69 6 2 Payments in advance — Plant and machinery .. .. .. 35,679 22 Rent .. .. .. .. 4 16 1 Loose tools .. .. .. .. .. 500 7 7 Rates .. .. • • 1 13 10 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 14 9 0 — 6 911 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 76 211 Suspense Account .. .. .. •• 0 6 0 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 4,847 12 6 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 65 17 10 Sundry debtors for rates— Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 176,485 13 10 Drainage District. Capital. Maintenance. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaitaia.. .. 6,149 4 4 2,207 5 2 8,356 9 6 Waihi .. .. 2,910 16 6 5,395 5 8 8,306 22 Poukawa .. 942 210 103 18 0 1,046 010 Sundry debtors — Rent under section 4 (2), Swamp Land Drainage Amendment Act, £ s. d. 1926 .. .. .. 3,756 10 9 House-rent .. .. .. 20 8 4 Law-costs .. .. .. 89 2 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 39 4 6 Departmental .. .. .. 7 15 4 3,913 0 11 Rate Account: Special Rate Account —Capital— Kaitaia Drainage District, town subdivision .. .. .. 23 4 0 Waihi Drainage District: Kaikokopu subdivision .. .. 50 5 9 73 9 9 Postponed rent .. .. .. .. 17 19 10 Revenue Account: Waihi Drainage District, central ward .. .. .. . . 2,656 9 2 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 65 17 10 Cash in transit from Post-office .. . . 0 8 5 £863,293 6 0 £863,293 6 0 W. E. Shaw, Accountant. W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 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, subject to the comment that no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the account. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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