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Statement showing the Amounts transferred from the Fishing Industry Promotion Account to the Advances to Settlers Branch, and the Dates of Repayment to the Fishing Industry Promotion Account. Date. Amo £ unt ' Date. Arao£unt--1927—Mar. 31. To Balance .. 2,840 1926—April 1. By Balance .. 2,330 May 31. Transfer .. 150 Sept. 30. ~ .. 70 Nov. 30. ~ 290 £2,840 £2,840 Statement showing the Amounts transferred from the Fruit-preserving Industry Account to the Advances to Settlers Branch, and the Dates of Eepayment to the Fruitpreserving Industry Account. Date. Amount. Datf , Amount. 1926 —May 31. To Transfer .. 360 1926 —April 1. By Balance .. 9,850 June 30. „ . . 20 ~ 30. Transfer .. 900 Dec. 31. „ .. 10 Sept. 30. „ .. 980 1927—Mar. 31. Balance .. 12,790 Nov. 30. ~ .. 1,450 £13,180 £13,180 Statement showing the Amounts transferred from the Cold-storage Advances Account to the Advances to Settlers Branch, and the Dates of Repayment to the Cold-storage Advances Account. , Amount. ~ , Amount. Date. Date. £ 1926—July 31. To Transfer .. 220 1926 —April 1. By Balance .. 29,480 1927 —Mar. 31. ~ .. 250 ~ 30. Transfer . . 400 ~ 31. Balance .. 30,920 May 31. ~ .. 100 June 30. ~ . . 520 Sept. 30. ~ .. 440 Nov. 30. „ .. 450 £31,390 £31,390 A. A. Prichard, Deputy Superintendent. State Advances Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1927.

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