B.—l [PT. IV, Sup. A].

GENERAL PURPOSE'S RELIEF ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for Period Ist November, 1922, to 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist November, By Expenditure under section 20 (3) of 1.922 — Finance Act, 1022, in aid of works of Cash in Public Account 3,243 1 1 production—Moutere Hills orohardists 4,768 16 0 Investment Account ..37,000 0 0 Interest on loans .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 40,243 I I Sinking Fund Account .. .. 244 15 4 Interest on advances — Cash in hand (State Advances) .. 172 13 0 Waimarino bush - fire Cash in Public Account .. .. 7,301 5 8 relief .. .. 239 5 6 Investment Account .. .. 27,500 0 0 Moutere Hills orchardists (in hands of State Advances Department) 1 14 4 240 19 10 Interest on investments .. .. 758 10 5 Repayments of advances — Waimarino ffush - fire relief .. .. 74 0 0 Moutere Hills orchardists (in hands of State Advances Department).. 170 18 8 — 244 18 8 £41,487 10 0 £41,487 10 0 Income and Expenditure Account fob Period Ist November, 1922, to 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income. To Losses written off—Waimarino bush-fire £ s. d. By Interest on advances — £ s. d. £ s. d. relief .. .. .. .. 200 18 5 Waimarino bush-fire relief 740 8 6 Remission of interest—Waimarino bush- Moutere Hills orchardists 1 14 4 fire relief .. .. .. 229 17 1 742 2 10 Interest on loans .. .. .. 1,006 17 0 Interest accrued on advances—Moutere Interest accrued on loans .. .. 246 11 5 Hills orchardists .. .. .. 81 8 7 — Miscellaneous — Waimarino bush - fire relief .. .. .. .. 1 8 10 Interest on investments .. .. 247 10 0 Interest accrued on investments .. 269 18 0 Loss carried down .. .. .. 347 15 8 £1,690 3 11 £1,690 3 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 347 15 8 By Balance from Waimarino Bush-fire Relief Sinking fund reserve .. .. 244 15 4 Account for period ended 31st October, Balance .. .. .. .. 1,032 3 9 1922 .. .. .. .. 1,624 14 9 £1,624 14 9 £1,624 14 9 By Balance .. .. .. ..£1,032 3 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Debenture issued .. .. .. 75,000 0 0 Advances under Appropriation Act, 1918, Accrued interest on loan .. .. 240 11 5 section 33 .. .. .. 34,150 18 5 Sinking fund reserve .. .. .. 390 0 1 Advances under Finance Act, 1922, Suspense Account (Waimarino bush-fire section 20 (3) .. .. .. 4,597 17 4 relief) .. .. .. .. 4 511 Investments.. .. .. .. 27,500 0 0 Payments in advance (Waimarino bush- Sinking fund .. . . . . 390 0 1 fire relief) .. .. • • 116 Sundry debtors for interest (Waimarino Writings-off in suspense (Waimarino bush- bush-fire relief) .. .. .. 2,810 1 7 fire relief) .. .. .. .. 430 15 0 Losses in suspense (Waimarino bush-fire Liability to Consolidated Fund (Wai- relief) .. .. .. .. 436 15 0 marino bush-fire relief) .. .. 000 0 0 Interest accrued on advances (Moutere Revenue Account .. .. .. 1,032 3 9 Hills orchardists) .. .. .. 81 8 7 Interest accrued on investments .. 209 18 0 Cash in hand (State advances) .. 172 13 0 Cash in Public Account . .. .. 7,301 5 8 £77,710 18 2 £77,710 18 2 R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the statement of receipts and payments, Income and Expenditure Account, and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. Mortgage advances under the Appropriation Act, 1918, have been taken from unaudited District Land Office returns, and in the opinion of the Audit Office a bad-debts reserve should bo created, — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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