B. —1 [PT. IV],

LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT —continued. GREYMOUTH TECHNICAL AND HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOLS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. £ s. cl. Payments. £ s. d. Balance —Cash in Treasury Deposit Account, Ist Administration expenses .. .. .. 19 II 6 April, 1925 .. . . .. .. 561 4 1 Sundry Debtors Account —Amount credited in error Miscellaneous fees, &c. .. .. .. 8 13 0 to educational reserves (secondary), Nelson Rents .. . . .. .. .. 176 11 9 Provincial District . . .. .. .. 0 10 0 Royalties .. .. . . . . .. 314 15 10 Payment to Hokitika High School under section 15, Hokitika High Schools Act, 1883 .. .. 497 18 5 Payment to Greymouth Technical School in terms of the Greymouth High School Act, 1883, and the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1925, section 49 . . .. .. .. 497 18 5 Balance—Cash in Treasury Deposit Account, 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. 45 6 4 £1,061 4 8 £1,061 4 8 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Management expenses .. .. .. 19 11 6 By Rents .. .. .. .. .. 117 6 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 279 16 1 Royalties . . . . .. .. 182 0 4 Miscellaneous .. .. . . .. 0 10 £299 7 7 £299 7 7 £ s. d. Payment to Hokitika High School under section 15, Balance brought down .. .. .. 279 16 I Hokitika High School Act, 1883 .. .. 497 18 5 Balance brought forward from previous year .. 719 14 10 Payment to Greymouth Technical School in terms Adjustment, previous year . . .. . . 5 10 0 of the Greymouth High School Act, 1883, and the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1925, section 49 .. .. .. .. 497 18 5 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 9 4 1 £1,005 0 11 £1,005 0 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 10,004 0 0 Land .. .. .. .. .. 10,004 0 0 Payments in advance — £ s. d. Sundry debtors for — £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. ..4 5 0 Miscellaneous fees .. .. ..250 Royalties .. .. .. ..016 Rents .. .. .. ..839 4 6 6 Royalties .. .. .. ..006 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 42 15 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 10 0 Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 9 4 1 10 19 3 Cash in Deposit Account Treasury .. .. 45 6 4 £10,060 5 7 £10,060 5 7 W. Robertson, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. 23rd March, 1927. J. H. 0 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 relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The following comments are appended : (1) The departmental figures have been accepted pending the completion of the local examination by the Westland Audit Inspector ; (2) there is no statutory authority for the charging of management expenses. —6. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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