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EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ending 31st March, 1915. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. Rents— £ s. d. Bank overdraft, 31st Maroh, 1914 .. 24,649 11 7 Mangaheia No. 2d .. .. .. 1,669 14 4 Surveys, roading, and valuation expenses 355 1 6 Mangapoike .. .. .. 1,879 7 8 Sale exponses .. .. .. 209 18 10 Paremata .. .. .. 366 18 5 Clearing bush .. .. .. 241 14 1 Tahora No. 2 .. .. .. 1,385 19 4 Fencing .. .. .. .. 1,117 16 10 Tawapata South No. I . . .. 600 0 0 Sowing .. .. .. .. 21639 Whangawehi Nos. Ib and lc . . 60 2 0 Buildings and yards .. .. .. 344 16 4 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 36 0 0 Improvements effected by To Kopua Com - Salos of farm-produce and advances mittoe .. . . . . . . 169 5 6 against consignments— Repairs .. .. .. .. 42 13 6 Wool and skins . . .. .. 5,074 1 7 Payments to Native owners— Sheep .. .. .. .. 1,010 8 3 Rents .. .. .. .. 3,033 18 6 Cattle .. .. .. .. 2 15 0 Purchase-moneys .. .. .. 2,951 12 8 Frozen meat .. .. .. 4,188 15 0 Farm profits ' .. .. .. 426 11 6 Barley and oats .. .. .. 149 15 10 Travolling-oxpenses .. .. 39 0 0 Freezing bonus .. .. .. 2 410 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 1,046 14 0 Purchase-money on account of sales of Interest .. .. .. .. 4,800 511 freehold in Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. 450. 0 0 Law-costs and mortgage expenses .. 404 6 8 Contribution to roading-expendituro by Law-costs incurred by Te Kopua CornCounty Councils .. .. . . 104 2 5 mittoe, 1896 to 1901 .. .. 122 19 10 Payment on option re Maungawaru .. 10 0 Salaries — Royalty on road-metal .. .. 13 3 0 Commissioner . . .. . . 400 0 0 Royalty on fencing-posts .. . . 3 5 0 Secretary . . .. .. .. 260 0 0 Intorest .. . . .. .. 272 13 0 Office assistance .. . . .. 163 3 4 Mortgage advances .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 Supervision of farms .. .. 175 0 0 Refunds— Inspecting farms and leaseholds .. 47 5 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 816 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 220 5 5 Purchase-moneys .. .. .. 28 8 0 Expenses re Mangatu fencing claim .. 10 10 0 Exponses—To Kopua .. .. 316 0 Audit and office expenses, advertising and Defence Fund—To Kopua .. .. 40 0 0 printing .. .. .. .. 316 1 1 Wages and droving .. .. 41 12 6 Fire and accident insurance .. .. 65 11 1 Shearing and wool charges .. .. 11 13 11 Commission on paying out rents .. 40 0 0 Dipping .. .. .. .. 4 8 4 Wages and droving .. .. .. 1,944 0 4 Stores .. .. .. .. 14 0 5 Crops .. . . . . .. 477 010 Telephone Association .. . . 6 0 0 Shearing, dipping, and wool charges .. i)7l 11 5 1 Bank overdraft, 31st March, 1915 .. 24,308 6 6 Live-stock purchased— Sheep .. .. .. .. 2,966 14 2 Cattle .. .. .. .. 71 10 0 Horses .. .. .. .. 71 9 6 Farm implements, shoaring - machines, tools, and furnishings .. .. 337 7 8 Horso-shoeing .. .. .. 25 6 0 Provisions and stores. . .. .. 384 19 1 Charges on frozen moat .. .. 119 15 1 Telephone repairs and subscriptions .. 46 17 4 Miscellaneous charges .. .. 20 8 0 Contributions to patriotic funds .. 430 0 0 £49,737 6 4 £49,737 6 4 "■"■* T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct —J. Sandtmann, F.1.A.N.Z., Auditor.

Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1915. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Mortgages secured on freeholds .. 57,684 0 0 Freehold lands .. .. .. 308,788 10 0 Accrued interest .. .. .. 1,552 14 10 Unpaid purchase-money on sale of freeBank overdraft .. .. .. 24,308 6 6 holds .. .. .. .. 8,417 1 6 Advances against wool and frozen meat 3,633 7 4 Accrued intorost on same .. .. 226 13 8 Sundry creditors on open account .. 1,265 12 6 Advances on account of roads and surveys 842 17 6 Unpaid rents, farm profits, and purchase- Advances on account of rents and purmoney .. .. .. .. 4,570 19 3 chase-moneys .. .. .. 4,076 0 7 Rents duo and accrued .. .. 319 0 4 93,015 0 5 Sundry debtors on open account .. 2,239 19 7 Surplus .. .. .. .. 259,939 2 9 Live-stook on farms .. .. .. 19,952 0 0 Wool, frozen meat, and farm-produce unrealized .. .. .. .. 7,932 0 0 Office furniture and travelling plant .. 160 0 0 £352,954 3 2 £352,954 3 2 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner, Examined and found correct—J. Sandtmann, F.1.A.N.Z., Auditor.