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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1918.

Presented to both Houses of the General, Assembly in pursuance of Section 13 of the East Coast Native Trust Lands Act, 1902.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Receipts. Payments. Rents— £ s. d. £ s. d. Mangahoia No. 2d . . .. .. 1,520 11 10 Bank overdraft, 31st March. 1917 .. 82,290 14 0 Mangapoike .. .. .. 1,754 0 6 Land purchased .. .. .. 460 0 0 Paremata .. .. .. 570 0 3 Surveys, plans, inspections, and valuations 98 15 0 Tahora No. 2 .. .. .. 1,022 110 Clearing bush .. .. .. 1,214 II 9 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 600 0 0 Fencing .. .. .. ... 2,034 13 2 Whangawehi Nos, In and lo .. ■ 60 2 0 Splitting and packing posts .. .. 727 12 1] Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 36 0 0 Sowing .. .. .. .. 53 1 0 Lease of hall .. .. .. 710 0 Planting trees .. .. .. 1113 Sales of Farm Produce— Buildings, yards, and gates . . . . 705 19 1 Wool .. .. .. .. 10,163 2 1 Drains ' .. .. .. .. 235 6 2 Sheep .. .. .. .. 11,417 3 9 Tracks .. .. .. .. 22 11 (i Cattle .. .. .. .. 4,018 810 Repairs .. .. .. .. 144 7 3 Hides and skins .. .. .. 312163 Cutting noxious woods .. .. 23 15 0 Pelts .. .. .. .. 236 411 Payments to Native owners (rents, farm Meat and sundries . . .. .. 44 2 8 profits, and purchase-moneys .. 4,551 5 5 Land sold .. .. .. .. 460 0 0 Tolaga Bay rents (W. E. Holder) .. 510 0 0 Interest on unpaid purchase-money .. 453 19 1 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 1,940 10 8 Refunds .. .. .. .. 771 411 Water-supply .. .. .. 22 11 2 Mortgage advances .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 5,622 4 4 Estates Company—Bank of New Zealand Law-costs .. .. .. .. 24 10 4 Working Account .. .. .. 47 13 10 Salaries — Commissioner .. .. .. 400 0 0 35,595 2 9 Secretary.. .. .. .. 260 0 0 Bank overdraft, 31st March, 1918 .. 36,024 9 9 Office assistance .. .. .. 169 0 0 Supervision farms .. .. .. 494 0 0 Petty cash .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. . . 157 6 9 Audit and office expenses, advertising and printing .. .. .. .. 207 12 11 Office appliances and fittings . . . . 27 0 (i Fire and accident insurance . . . . 49 0 4 Wages (droving) .. .. .. 3,398 15 8 Crops .. .. .. .. 148 17 9 Shearing, dipping, and wool charges .. 1,526 111 Live-stock purchased— Sheep .. .. .. .. 7,463 14 0 Cattle .. .. .. .. 2,606 10 0 Horses .. .. .. .. 237 8 0 Cartage .. .. .. .. 684 11 11 Plant and station requisites .. .. 334 4 11 Household requisites .. . . . . 69 14 6 Horse-shoeing .. .. .. 95 16 3 Provisions and stores.. .. .. 512 4 9 Telephone erection, repairs, and subscriptions' .. .. .. .. 89 12 4 Furniture .. .. .. .. 75 14 9 Contributions to patriotic funds .. 151 I 0 Shares— Gisborne Sheep-farmers' Frozen MeatCompany (Limited) . . . . 250 0 0 Wairoa Farmers' Frozen Meat Company (Limited).. .. .. .'. 250 0 0 Native advances on account relative interest .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Sundry advances .. .. .. 1,099 3 0 £71,619 12 3 £71,619 12 6 £ s. d. Bank of Australasia, Gisborne —Overdraft 36,068 4 10 Union Bank of Australia (Limited), Wairoa —Overdraft .: .. .. 50 7 10 36,124 12 8 Bank of Australasia, Wairoa —Credit . . 100 2 11 Bank overdraft as shown above .. £36,024 9 9

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