B.—l [PT. IV, SUP.] .

6th June, 1927. R. N. Jones, Under-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Account, Appropriation Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the unaudited accounts and Balance-sheets of the respective Maori Land Boards submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—J. H. Fowlek, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT.— DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1927— continued. Assets.

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J Totals. ! Tokerau. Vjuiiapoto I Waiarikl. Tairawhiti. [ Aotea. I Ikaroa. South Island. Cash balance, 1st April, 1927— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. In hand and in bank .. .. .. .. 44,583 12 6 .2,859 5 4 12,317 3 4) 6,931 5 5 10,559 1 7 5,901 7 1 2,240 0 8 3,775 9 1 Post Office imprests .. •• .. .. 8,063 16 4 j | 1,800 0 0 5,000 0 0 865 7 3 372 17 9 .. .. 25 11 4 1 52,647 8 10 4,659 5 4 j 17,317 3 4 7,796 12 8 10,931 19 4 5,901 7 1 2,240 0 8 3,801 0 5 Investments — j Trust mortgages .. .. .. .. 142,994 8 9 ! 2,508 6 8 144,964 5 0| 4,000 0 0 18,729 0 3 29,542 0 0 39,750 16 10 3,500 0 0 Trust freehold property .. .. .. .. 4,556 2 7 ! 2,556 2 7 2,000 0 0 Other investments — New Zealand Government inscribed stock .. .. 29,040 0.0 | .. 1,240 0 0 .. j 25,000 0 0 1,300 0 0 1,500 0 0 New Zealand Government war-loan debentures .. 500 0 0 j .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 On deposit with Native Trustee .. .. .. 319,964 10 3 27,859 9 7 81,254 12 4 78,839 8 6 28,423 9 7 77,735 0 0 16,665 2 10 9,187 7 5 Company debentures under Native Land Amendment Act, 1913, section 29 .. .. .. .. 2,242 8 10 .. .. .. .. 2,242 8 10 Board mortgages .. .. .. .. 24,258 13 3 .. 9,835 0 0 3,448 13 3 .. 10,975 0 0 523,556 3 8 32,923 18 10 139,293 17 4 j 86,288 1 9 j 72,152 9 10 122,294 8 10 57,915 19 8 12,687 7 5 Advances on overdraft to blocks .. .. .. 24,561 3 0 | 12,269 14 10 2,567 4 7 167 6 8 80 18 10 9,189 11 1 245 4 7 41 2 5 Morikau and other blocks loans .. .. .. 34,610 14 5 j .. .. .. .. 34,610 14 5 Printing and stationery stock on hand .. .. 145 2 2 I 18 18 0 18 18 0 ! 30 10 3 18 14 7 47 3 1 10 18 3 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. 317 4 7! .. .. 159 3 2; .. 158 15 Sundry debtors — Trust receipts (as per contra) — Rents .. .. .. .. .. 20,714 17 0 1,112 2 10 8,644 0 6i 4,068 4 10 .. 5,760 13 0 1,067 8 4 62 7 6 Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 17,643 6 10 .. 682 11 11 ! .. .. 16,553 18 3 .. 406 16 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,S80 15 1 7 4 0 2,427 13 5| 100 0 0 .. 1,323 2 8 22 15 0 Purchase-money instalments .. .. .. 13,862 16 7 I 42 16 0 9,578 4 1 .. .. 4,241 16 6 j Board receipts — Sundry miscellaneous transactions .. .. 20 1 0 .. .. j .. .. 20 1 0 Interest .. .. .. .. •• 613 17 6 180 0 0 ! 230 1 11 i 21 0 0 .. 74 17 6 92 11 7 15 6 6 Commission .. .. .. .. .. 736 5 0 28 19 5 242 19 9 j 196 18 3 . . 227 5 7 13 11 1 26 10 11 117,106 3 2 13,659 15 1 ! 24,391 14 2 ! 4,743 3 2 99 13 5 72,207 4 6 1,452 8 10 552 4 0 ! 1 Land and buildings .. .. .. .. 25,876 11 11 | 3,479 17 o! 1,509 2 0| 2,142 1 7 6,696 3 10 12,049 7 6 Office furniture and fittings .. # 2,343 2 11 200 13 3 j 181 12 9 295 10 9 799 10 0 780 8 6 66 3 3 19 4 5 1 28,219 14 10 3,680 10 3 I 1,690 14 9 j 2,437 12 4 7,495 13 10 12,829 16 0 66 3 3 19 4 5 Loans from Treasury under Native Land Act, 1909, sec. 274, charged on blocks .. .. .. .. 12,504 2 0 12,504 2 0 |734,033 12 6 67,427 11 6 182,693 9 7 101,265 9 11 90,679 16 5 213,232 16 5 61,674 12 5 17,059 16 3