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List of Applications and Advances — continued.

* £1,200 has to be deducted from this amount for loans refused. Note.—P.O., provisionally granted; G., granted ; E., refused.

& s. d. £ s. d. Cash balance, Ist April, 1897 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 310 1 Money borrowed to make advances to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. 111,400 0 0 111,403 10 1 Money advanced to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,257 0 0 Money advanced under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891" .. .. •• •■ •• ■• •• ... •• •• 18,769 11 8 94,026 11 8 Less refunds by— £ s. d. Horowhena County Council .. .. .. .. 137 811 Kiwitea County Council .. .. .. .. 3,576 0 0 Pahiatua County Council .. .. .. .. 793 6 4 Featherston Road Board .. .. .. .. 94 9 3 4,601 4 6 89,425 7 2 Cash balance, 31st March, 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £21,978 2 i)

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Local Authority. Amount applied for Provisionally granted or refused. Advances. Result Purpose of Loan. Remarks. iOROU ■B.S. £ £ 2,000 Construction of waterworks. Share of cost of repairs to Aorangi Bridge Construction of drainage-works Dannevirke Feilding 483 P.G. No'poll required Ditto.. Under "The Public Works Act, 1894." Under section 22 of the Act. Petone 800 G. 800 2,000 Construction of drainage-works. 1,283 800 4,000 ! Bulls T> )WN BOj LRDS. Under "The Public Works Act, 1894." 300 G. No poll required Share of cost of rebuilding bridge over Rangitikei River Construction of portions of Fenton and Cordelia Streets. Construction of portions of Cloton Street. For drainage-works and street-con-struction. Stratford 200 it • • 100 Uncompleted. Waipawa 500 P.G. 800 300 Spring Greek 200 RI PER BOi 1.RDS. Uncompleted. 200 200 P.G. P.G. P.G. Construction of protective works on south side of Wairau River Construction of protective works on north side of Opawa River Construction of protective works on west bank of Wairau River * • • 600 WARDS. Under section 21 of "TheLocal Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Aka Aka Aorangi Land .. dra: :nagb 500 G. No poll required 500 493 Construction of drainage-works. Construction of main drain Manawatu Land Otakia 995 3,000 200 Construction of drainage-works. Construction of drainage-works. Reconstruction of main public drains. Construction of subsidiary drain .. Sluggish River .. 300 500 G. P.G. No poll required Repairs of extraordinary flooddamage Construction of drainage-works. Construction of drainage-works. Under section 21 of "TheLocal Bodies' Loans Act, 1886." Uncompleted. Tβ Puke Wainono 600 2,899 G. G. Carried 600 2,899 4,799 3,999 4,688 Undbe Section 2 op " 'he Gov; 1BNMENT Loans t< i Local Bodies Act Amendment Ai :t, 1891." Minister of Lands 15,798 6,046 12,724 Opening up for settlement various blocks of land. 100,924* 47,577 46,450