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NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. Revenue Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1927. Dr. Gr. £ s. d. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Commission, fees, and Permanent .. .. .. 8,081 16 5 " charges .. .. 4,786 16 8 Non-permanent .. .. 595 16 0 Net interest on investments 12,618 0 8 8,677 12 5 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of premises, plant, &c. — Office furnituie and fittings .. 30 6 5 Office instruments and machinery 13 6 2 Office insurance .. .. 6 13 6 Office premises .. .. 2 11 7 Motor- vehicles .. .. 520 18 11 573 16 7 Audit fee for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. . . .. 250 0 0 Native Trust Office Board—Pecs to members .. 30 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances.. .. .. 0 18 6 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. 213 7 9 Post and Telegraph Department—Payment for services .. .. .. .. .. 94 13 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 247 10 9 Public Service Superannuation Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. .. 129 7 2 Rent .... . . .. .. .. 497 10 0 Services for cleaning, &c. .. .. .. 160 14 11 Telephone charges .. . . .. .. 109 11 2 Travelling-expenses . . .. .. .. 446 11 2 Contingencies .. .. .. . . 32 17 9 Depreciation of office fittings, furniture, plant, &c. 362 9 5 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 5,527 16 9 £17,404 17 4 £17,404 17 4 Appropriation Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 4,975 16 9 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 552 0 0 1927, transferied. .. .. .. 5,527 16 9 £5,527 .16 9 £5,527 16 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1927. Liabilities. Assets. Amounts held under— £ s. d. Sundry assets— £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Re- Office fittings .. .. .. 186 12 5 serves Act, 1892 .. 62,168 14 8 Less depreciation .. .. 61 5 4 Native Reserves Act, 18S2 50,822 17 7 125 7 1 Native Land Act, 1909 Office furniture .. .. .. 512 0 7 (Part X) .. .. 124,652 11 7 Less depreciation .. .. 66 15 5 Native Land Act, 1909 445 5 2 (Miscellaneous) .. 38,800 2 4 Office instruments and machinery .. 317 9 9 Native Trustee Act, 1920, Less depreciation .. .. 77 16 7 and amendments .. 34,000 8 4 239 13 2 Miscellaneous funds (including Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 562 0 9 Maori Land Board accounts) 419,259 13 11 Less depreciation .. .. 156 12 1 Sundry creditors .. .. 38 19 5 405 8 8 Writings-off in Suspense .. 152 17 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 197 1 11 Reserve and Assurance Fund 61,496 1 6 Investment Fluctuation Fund 5,803 4 0 1,412 16 0 Stocks, bonds and debentures—Local bodies'securities .. .. .. 167,790 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 585,281 19 7 Interest due and accrued .. .. .. 19,389 12 4 Sundry debtors — Advances to accounts, &c. .. .. .. .. 8,852 19 7 Balances— At bank .. .. .. 11,944 6 3 With agents .. .. .. 2,395 9 4 Cash in hand .. .. .. 1.28 7 9 14,468 3 4 £797,195 10 10 £797,195 10 10 W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. 21st April. 1927. R. Sinel, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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