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Summary of Worlc done. Miles ch. Number. Drains cleaned .. .. .. 320 78 Milking-sheds erected .. .. 25 Drains widened and deepened . . .. 26 30 Huts, sheds, and pig-shelters erected . . 62 Drains constructed (new) . . . . 7 River channels and canals maintained .. 19 72 Spoil excavated by machines .. .. 239 ,020 Ro.d, formed 42 £«3 Roads metalled 2 32 ed m Fences erected 77 64 A j 3;436 Stop-banks repaired 10 2j590 Area top-dressed and limed . . . . 7,160 Number. Area disked and harrowed . . . . 455 Floodgates, culverts, and bridges constructed 55 Area cultivated . . . . 1,639 Cottages erected .. .. ■ • 21 Area cropped .. . . .. 1, 072 Office. —The expenditure recorded totalled £229,129 lis. 3d., and of this amount £73,171 6s. 7d. was paid through the Thames and Whakatane Imprest Accounts. Vouchers numbering 5,430 were prepared and passed for payment. The revenue collected, including drainage rates, amounted to £16,069 2s. sd. Drainage Rates. —Drainage rates levied on the various areas totalled £17,580 18s. 2d., entailing 1,995 rate notices. Rates collected amounted to £17,354 12s. sd.

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