B. —1 [PT. IV, Sup.].

LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. WAIPIATA-HAMILTON LIBRARY ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT—continued. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ a. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Amount paid to trustees of Waipiata-Hamiltons By Balance brought forward from previous year .. 3 7 8 library under section 93, Reserves and other Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 13 10 8 Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Balance carried forward .. .. .. 2 13 4 Act, 1917.. .. .. .. .. 18 18 2 Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Fund under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927.. .. .. .. .. 0 13 6 £19 11 8 £19 11 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 338 13 2 Endowment land .. .. .. .. 338 13 2 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 3 7 8 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. .. 0144 Revenue Account—Balance carried forward .. 2 13 4 £342 0 10 £342 0 10 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 . WANGANUI HARBOUR ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance—Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Account By Payments to Wanganui Harbour Board under of Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington, at Ist Wanganui Harbour Endowment, &e., Act, 1877 35 17 0 April, 1927 .. .. .. .. 20 17 6 Administration expenses paid to the Consolidated Rents .. .. .. .. 47 18 9 Fund under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927.. .. .. .. .. 2 7 11 Balance—Casli in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington .. 30 11 4 £68 16 3 £68 16 3 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Payments to Wanganui Harbour Board under By Balance brought forward from previous year .. 11 10 10 Wanganui Harbour Endowment, &c., Act, 1877 35 17 0 Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 46 14 5 Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Fund under section 4, Land Law's Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 11 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 20 0 4 £58 5 3 £58 5 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. j Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 1,080 0 0 ! Leased land .. .. .. .. 1,080 0 0 Sundry creditors for rents paid in advance .. 010 0 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 019 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 110 0 Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of Receiver Revenue Account —Balance carried forward .. 20 0 4 of Land Revenue, Wellington .. .. 30 11 4 £1,111 10 4 £1,111 10 4 * J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 18th 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 didy 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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