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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. BLUFF HARBOUR ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance in Local Bodies' Deposit Bank By Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Account of Receiver of Land Revenue, Fund under section 4, Land Laws AmendInvercargill, on Ist April, 1927 .. .. 470 0 4 ment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 34 10 6 Rents .. .. ... .. .. 1,253 15 8 Payments to Bluff Harbour Board under section 132, Harbours Act, 1923 .. .. 1,143 10 8 Balance in Local Bodies' Deposit Bank Account of Receiver of Land Revenue, Invercargill, at 31st March, 1928 ... .. ... 545 14 10 £1,723 16 0 £1,723 16 0 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £, s. d. Or. £ s. d To Administration expenses due to Consolidated By Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 1,281 11 8 Fund under section 4, Land Laws Amend- Balance forward from previous year .. 268 6 8 ment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 62 13 9 Amount due to Bluff Harbour Board under section 132, Harbours Act, 1923 .. 1,143 10 8 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 343 13 11 £1,549 18 4 £1,549 18 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 30,028 16 9 Leased land .. .. .. .. 30,028 16 9 Sundry creditors for administration expenses .. 28 3 3 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 360 6 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 534 3 8 Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Bank Account of Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 343 13 11 Receiver of Land Revenue, Invercargill .. 545 14 10 £30,934 17 7 £30,934 17 7 ■J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 2nd May, 1928. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. 1 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 comment is appended : A full year's administration charge is included in the Revenue Account, whereas the Act authorized the charge from the 11th November, 1927, only. I understand, however, that legislation will be promoted to place the matter in order. —G- F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral. CLUTHA RIVER TRUST ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Reteip's. £ s. d. j Payments. £ s. d. To Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of I By Amount paid to trustees of Clutha River Trust Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, at Ist j under section 128, River Boards Act, 1908 1,141 6 3 April, 1927 .. .. .. .. 58 16 8 j Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Rents .. .. .. • • • • • 1,139 9 0 Fund under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 56 19 5 £1,198 5 8 £1,198 5 8 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Amount paid to trustees of Clutha River Trust By Balance brought forward from previous year.. 94 11 6 under section 128, River Boards Act, 1908 1,141 6 3 Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 1,130 12 9 Administration expenses payable to Consolidated Fund under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 56 19 5 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 26 18 7 £1,225 4 3 £1,225 4 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. •• 27,398 4 2 Endowment lands .. .. .. .. 27,398 4 2 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 514 14 7 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 541 13 2 Revenue Account —Balance carried forward .. 26 18 7 £27,939 17 4 £27,939 17 4 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 23rd April, 1928. 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 relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The following comment is appended : A full year's administration charge is included in the Revenue Account, whereas the Act authorized the charge from the 11th November, 1927, only. I understand however, that legislation will be promoted to place the matter in order. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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