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Statement or Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1927 —continued. Maraetaha No. 2, Sec. 4. Paremata Station. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 12,624 11 7 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 14,310 14 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 631 4 0 Credits. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £13,255 15 7 Surplus on wool unrealized, JVlarcli, 1926 — £ s. d. [Block sold.] Realized .. .. 529 2 9 Valued at .. .. 376 2 8 153 0 1 Wool sold .. . . 470 5 2 Advances against wool shipped .. .. 17 9 9 Wool unrealized .. 130 0 0 Maungawaru No. 2. Sheep sold .. .. 811 0 8 £ s. d. Cattle sold .. .. 952 11 2 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 16,891 2 0 Surplus on 175 carcasses lamb unrealized, 31st Debits. March, 1926 — £ s. d. Realized £129 10 7 Interest .. .. .. 844 11 0 Valued at 87 10 0 Rates .. .. .. 160 0 0 42 0 7 1,004 11 0 Advance against 334 careasses lamb (" Gallic ") 250 0 0 17,895 13 0 Produce unrealized —mutton Credits. and lamb in works .. 745 5 0 Rates accrued to 31st March, 1925, Meat sold .. .. 9 16 0 written off .. .. .. 504 3 4 Interest .. .. 711 0 10 — 4,292 9 3 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £17,391 9 8 __ Debits. 18,603 3 3 Fencing .. .. 26 12 0 Area of block, 14,802 acres. Value, £5,500. Plant .. .. .. 106 14 0 Grass-seed .. .. 99 14 0 233 0 0 Sheep bought .. .. 2,032 14 3 Cattle bought .. .. 1,660 18 0 Horses bought .. .. 60 0 0 Wages, permanent hands 208 0 0 Maungawaru No. 3. Casual labour .. .. 476 15 4 £ s. d. Running-expenses, including Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 5,617 18 3 repairs and maintenance 155 4 3 Fire and accident insurance 6 5 11 Debits. Rates .. .. .. 407 17 5 £ s. d. Rent of cottage (for station Interest .. .. .. 280 17 0 manager) .. .. 104 0 0 Rates .. .. . • 204 3 4 Cartage .. .. 35 14 10 — 485 0 4 Management and office ex- ■—— — penses .. .. 73 12 9 Credit. 6,102 18 7 Distributions to beneficiaries 1.836 0 0 Rates accrued to 31st March, 1925, written 7,290 2 9 off .. .. .. .. 641 13 4 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £11,313 0 6 Balance at debit, 31st March, .1927 .. £5,461 5 3 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 — Area of block, 18,720 acres. Value, £7,000. £ s. d. 2,657 sheep .. .. 1,813 16 0 366 cattle.. .. 1,593 0 0 7 horses .. .. 140 0 0 £3,546 16 0 Paremata No. 3. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 19,277 1 1 Debits. Paremata No. 48. Rates (on account Paremata £ s. d. £ s. d. No. 4).. .. . • 79 6 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 012 6 Interest .. .. .. 996 12 1 — — 1,075 18 1 Debits. ■ —— £ s. d. 20,352 19 2 Rent distribution to beneficiaries.. 20 0 0 Credits. Management and office expenses .. 0 16 10 Rent .. .. .. 32 10 0 — 20 16 10 Area taken for road .. 19 0 5 Distribution made, 1925 21 9 4 (transferred to Station Ac- Credits. count) .. •. 918 0 0 Rent .. .. ~ 33 10 7 969 10 5 Interest .. .. .. 0 5 6 — 33 16 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £19,383 8 9 i 1 — Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £12 6 9 Area of block, 1,222 acres 1 rood 27 perches. Value, £25,215. Area of block, 12 acres 3 roods. Value, £390.