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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT —continued. GERALDINE COUNTY RIVER DISTRICT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance —Cash in bank, Ist April, 1925 .. 113 8 5 B.y Amount paid to Geraldine County River Rents .. .. .. .. .. 228 2 7 Board under the Geraldine County River District Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. 229 8 8 Amount paid into Consolidated Fund on account management expenses .. .. 517 8 Balance—Cash in Local Bodies Deposit Bank Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 106 4 8 £341 11 0 £341 11 0 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Moneys paid to the Geraldine County River By Balance brought forward from previous year.. 50 16 1 Board under the Geraldine County River Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 232 6 3 District Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. 240 5 8 Deductions on account management expenses 6 3 4 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 36 13 4 £283 2 4 £283 2 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 5,774 6 8 Land .. .. .. .. .. 5,774 6 8 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 73 610 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 315 6 Revenue Account—Balance carried forward .. 36 13 4 ! Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Bank Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue, Christchurch .. 106 4 8 £5,884 6 10 £5,884 6 10 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 10th November, 1926. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the copies of journal entries of the District Land Office, Canterbury, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The departmental figures have been accepted pending the completion of the local audit.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. GORE HIGH SCHOOL ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance —Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Bank Ac- Payment to Board of Governors of Gore High count of the Receiver of Land Revenue, Invercar- School under section 89 of the Reserves and other gill, on Ist April, 1925 .. .. .. 32 10 0 Lands Disposal Act, 1919 .. .. .. 97 10 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 £97 10 0 £97 10 0 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Amount paid to Board of Governors of Gore High By Balance brought forward from previous year .. 16 5 0 School under section 89 of the Reserves and Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 other Lands Disposal Act, 1919 .. .. 97 10 0 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 16 5 0 £97 10 0 97 10 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Land .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 16 5 0 Revenue Account—Balance carried forward .. 16 5 0 £1,316 5 0 £1,316 5 0 W. Robertson, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. 23rd March, 1927. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the copies of journal entries of the Southland District Land Office, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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