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Table C. —Statement or the Moneys received into and paid out of the Land por Settlements Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Land for Settlements Account. Receipts. £ s. d. : Payments. £ s. d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 120,597 0 7 ! Purchase-money .. .. .. .. .. 399 0 6 Receipts under see. 191, Land Act, 1908 284 5 9 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 12,943 5 6 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 360,658 6 9 Recoupment of interest under see. 4, Finance Act, 1919.. 367,876 6 6 Sales of— £ s. d. Recoupment to Ordinary Revenue Account of amount Crown lands .. 80,369 18 2 charged thereto for reduction of Funded Debt under Land-for-settlement sees. 82 and 42 (b), Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. 392 4 7 lands .. .. 88,635 19 4 Interest under subsec. (8), sec. 191, Land Act, 1908 .. 156 3 10 169,005 17 6 Charges and expenses of raising loans (redemptions) .. 19 12 6 Interest on securities held by Investment Amount transferred to Land for Settlements Account Account .. .. .. .. 1,901 10 10 (Opening-up of Crown Lands for Settlement Account) Recoveries on account of settlements .. 194 1 4 under sec. 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and sec. 42, Appropriation Act, 1918 .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 Amount credited to receipts on account of capital value of land under the Land Act, 1908, sec. 191, in previous years, now transferred to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,190 0 0 Recoupment of management charges of bonds and consolidated stock .. .. .. .. .. 629 14 3 Land-for-settlements expenses .. .. .. 3,963 5 9 Transferred to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities .. .. .. .. 47,550 0 0 Sinking fund— £ s. d. iState Advances Act, 1913, see. 26 ..19,007 0 0 Finance Act, 1919, see. 4 .. .. 11,715 5 3 30,822 5 3 Balance— Cash in Public Account .. .. 42,508 8 8 Investments .. .. ..100,000 0 0 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion.. 4,290 15 5 146,799 4 t £652,641 2 9 £652,641 2 9 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d, Balance at beginning of year .. .. 10,724 16 0 Purchase-money .. .. ~ .. 707 18 3 Receipts from settlements—- £ s. d. Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 15,221 7 3 Rents .. .. 44,756 19 7 Vote—Land for Settlement of Discharged Soldiers: Expenses 2,480 4 5 Sales .. .. 1,470 1 0 Recoupments sinking fund under see. 4, Finance Act, 1919 5,870 8 11 — — 46,227 1 1 Balance— £ s. d. Recoveries on account of settlements .. 357 18 2 j Cash in Public Account .. .. 32,282 3 8 Interest on securities held by Investment Imprests outstanding in the Dominion 916 14 0 Account.. .. .. .. 169 1 3 33,198 17 8 £57,478 16 6 £57,478 16 6 Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Crown Lands). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 480 16 8 Annual appropriation—Voto 80, Roads to open up lands Revenue received under sec. 63, Land for settlement .. .. .. .. .. 49,185 13 0 Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. 20,044 13 3 Recoupment of interest under sec. 4, Finance Act, 1919.. 8,063 9 4 Amount set aside from Land for Sinking fund .. .. .. .. .. 1,102 6 2 Settlements Account under sec. 63, Balance— £ s. d. Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, Cash in Public Account .. .. 1,776 11 4 and sec. 42, Appropriation Act, 1918 40,000 0 0 1 mprests outstanding in the Dominion .. 397 10 1 2,174 1 5 £60,525 9 11 £60,525 9 11 Examined and found correct. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

Table D. —Return of Land purchased and paid for from 1st April, 1923, to 31st March, 1924.

Name of Owner. Locality, : Price per Acre. Auckland. £ Diokeson, H. D. .. Ohaeawai .. 17 Thompson, S. A... Mongonui 13 County Otago. M'Kay, T. .. Cromwell Action. *<>«"■ I I By agreement Remuera (additional).. Whangape (additional) Area. Acres. 14 ,1 15 Amount paid. £ 386* 13 399 Mount Pisa (additional) ' Totals ■ ■ .. j 111 126 708f 1,107 * Including £148 for timber and apporti 126 1,107 lonments. f Including water rights and apportii t Including water rights and apportionments. onments.