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Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. ! Cr. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Net interest, commission, fees, and other £ s. d. Permanent .. .. .. 8,642 3 5 income .. .. .. .. 14,946 19 4 Non-permanent .. .. 464 18 2 9,107 1 7 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of office premises and plant— Office furniture and fittings .. 18 1 4 Office instruments and machinery 15 *5 5 Office premises .. .. 3 17 11 Office insurances . . .. 8 12 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. 287 6 3 333 3 5 Audit fee .. . . . . .. .. 50 0 0 Native Trust Office Board—Fees to members .. 30 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 187 18 8 Post and Telegraph Department—Payment for services . . .. .. .. .. 100 1 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 229 3 2 Public Service Superannuation Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 165 10 11 Rent . . .. .. .. .. 501 0 0 Services for cleaning, &c. .. .. *. 153 12 0 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 110189 Travelling-expenses . . .. .. 390 9 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 2126 Agent's commission . . .. .. 10 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 32 19 0 Depreciation of office fittings, furniture, plant, &c. 321 711 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 3,221 0 11 £14,946 19 4 £14,946 19 4 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. .. 2,899 011 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, 1929, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. .. 322 0 0 transferred. .. .. .. .. 3,221011 £3,221 0 11 £3,221 0 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Amounts held under — £ s. d. Sundry assets — £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892 .. 55,194 11 0 Office fittings, furniture, plant, Native Reserves Act, 1882 .. .. .. 53,206 4 6 &c. .. .. .. 912 13 2 Native Land Act, 1909, Part X .. .. 120,912 19 9 Less depreciation .. 321 7 11 Native Land Act, 1909 — £ s. d. 591 5 3 Miscellaneous .. .. 288,101 2 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 147 810 On special investment .. 3,000 0 0 291,101 2 6 738 14 1 Native Trustee Act, 1920, and amendments .. 36,500 18 1 Stocks, bonds, debentures, and Miscellaneous funds .. .. .. 89,644 16 5 other securities— £ s. d. Local bodies'securities .. 167,790 0 0 646,560 12 3 Mortgages, including special Native Trustee Act, 1920, sec- investments .. . . 544,803 4 7 tion 17— £ s. d. Properties acquired .. 3,630 3 5 Advances under .. .. 33,000 0 0 716,223 8 0 Interest accrued .. .. 452 6 1 Interest and rent due and accrued .. .. 15,643 11 6 33,452 6 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 27,133 7 7 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 100 4 7 Suspense Account—Realizations, &c., being written Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 480 0 0 off .. .. .. .. .. 480 0 0 Reserve and Assurance Fund .. .. .. 76,112 10 7 Balances — £ s. d. Investment Fluctuation Fund .. .. 6,580 2 6 At bank .. .. .. 1,660 14 2 In agent's hands .. .. 1,384 9 4 Cash in hand .. .. 21 11 4 3,066 14 10 £763,285 16 0 £763,285 16 0 W. E. Raws on, Native Trustee. 30th April, 1929. R. Sinel, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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