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NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1927. Receipts. Payments. Balance at 1st April, 1920— £ s. d. £ s. d. Annual appropriation— £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. •• •• •• 41,331 11 1 Vote, Native-land-purchase expenses .. .. .. .. 3,657 9 10 Investment Account .. .. •• 63,000 0 0 Expenditure under the Act— £ s. d. 104,331 11 1 Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. 32,774 6 9 Amounts received in respect of— Native Department .. .. .. .. 57,708 6 3 Survey liens .. .. .. -• •• 7,381 13 3 90,482 13 0 Interest on survey liens .. .. . • .. •• 1,683 9 1 Urewera Land Act, 1921-22, section 10— Interest on debentures .. .. 1,466 3 4 Rents &c. .. •• ■■ ■■ •• 46,597 19 3 Recoupment of management charges of consolidated stock .. .. 108 15 l Land-sales .. •- 57,488 4 0 Expenses of administration (Lands Department) recouped to ConsoliInterest on sales of land .. .. .. .. . • 8,570 8 1 dated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 3,155 11 11 Interest on securities held by Investment Account .. .. 3,387 14 2 I Land Act, 1924, section 83 (3)— Payment for value of improvements .. 11,438 5 11 125,109 7 10 Expenditure under section 49(2) and (3),Land for Settlements Act, Repayment by Maori Land Boards of advances under section 274, 1925— Amount transferred in respect of settlement land conNative Land Act, 1909— verted into ordinary Crown land .. .. .. .. .. 1,103 12 0 Principal .. .. . • • • • • i, 542 6 5 Stamp duty on transfers of consolidated stock .. .. .. .. 120 9 5 Interest .. ■ ■ . • ■ • • • - • 5 19 16 6 , Repayments under section 274, Native Land Act, 1909— 2,062 2 11 I Principal .. .. .. .. .. .. 503 14 11 Section 274, Native Land Act, 1909, and section 16, Native Land Interest.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 744 11 4 Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923- 1,248 6 3 Principal .. .. •• •• •• •• 74 17 6 i Payments to local bodies of " thirds" and " fourths" .. .. .. 5,153 3 9 Interest .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 149 15 6 I 224 13 0 1 Total payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,934 10 6 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. .. 37 0 0 Credits-in-aid ! Balances at 31st March, 1927— Vote, Native-land-purchase expenses .. .. .. 142 6 4 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 21,895 9 2 Credits in reduction of expenditure under the Act— Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 92,500 0 0 Lands Department .. •• -• •• •• 160 11 3 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 200 Native Department .. •• •• -- •• -64 7 3 114,397 9 2 567 4 10 £232,331 19 8 £232,331 19 8 14tli June, 1927. R- N. Jones. Under-Secretary.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1927.

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