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SCENIC RESERVES. Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Loan repayments, principal and interest, under By Accrued rents, &c. .. .. .. 745 5 4 section 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 14 9 4 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 462 3 3 " Thirds," &c. .. .. .. .. 12 4 7 Rebates of rent .. .. .. .. 3 14 2 Irrecoverable rents .. .. .. 2 0 0 Administration of scenic reserves, &c. .. 220 19 8 Surveys and valuations, &c. .. .. 80 12 3 Salary of caretaker and clearing fire-belts, Trounson Kauri Park .. .. .. 873 8 7 £1,207 8 7 £1,207 8 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 462 3 3 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 7,797 3 3 Interest on capital at Ist April, 1924 .. 7,335 0 0 £7,797 3 3 £7,797 3 3 Note.'—The charges in the above account include interest on capital for which the has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital as at Ist April, 1924 .. 163,000 0 0 Land —Scenic reserves .. .. .. 204,442 9 8 Capital expended during year .. 1,806 2 9 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Value of Crown land set aside, Rents .. .. .. 147 16 8 &c. .. .. ..39,636 6 11 Royalties .. .. ..68163 204,442 9 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 462 9 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 8,548 18 3 679 1 11 Sundry creditors— Outstanding Rents Suspense .. .. 2 0 0 Rents paid in advance .. 15 1 1 Remissions of rent by Revaluation Board .. 174 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 10 0 Revenue Account —Excess of charges over — 16 1 1 receipts for year .. .. .. .. 7,797 3 3 Writings off Suspense .. .. 2 0 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. 85 5 10 £213,094 14 10 £213,094 14 10 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 26th September, 1925. J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the unaudited copies of journal entries of the District Land Boards of North Auckland, Auckland, Taranaki, Poverty Bay, Canterbury, Wellington, Southland, and audited copies of the District Land Boards of Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, Otago, and Hawke's Bay, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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