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Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Dr. £ s. d. Or. To Interest on debentures .. .. .. 20,68711 0 By Rates levied for maintenance £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on temporary advances .. .. 230 3 9 costs .. .. .. 4,989 19 5 Maintenance of completed works .. .. 4,336 17 5 Add penalty levied .. .. 190 13 9 Rates, &c, written off .. ... .. 72 5 0 Reserve—Excess capital rate levied. . .. 349 9 3 5,180 13 2 Less levy in reduction maintenance costs not recovered previous year .. .. 843 15 9 4,336 17 5 Rates levied for repayment of capital and interest .. 3,209 110 Add penalty levied .. .. 140 7 5 3,349 9 3 Interest on investments .. .. 116 1 1 Accrued rent.. .. .. .. 143 9 6 "Thirds" .. .. .. .. 717 8 Capitalized interest under section 12, Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) 11,452 5 10 Less capital rate levied .. 3,000 0 0 8,452 5 10 Balance carried down .. .. 9,270 5 8 £25,676 6 5 £25,676 6 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,270 5 8 By Balance transferred to Drainage Works Account 9,405 13 4 Adjustment on account of previous years .. 135 7 8 £9,405 13 4 £9,405 13 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Loan Account.. .. .. 515,500 0 0 Drainage-works — Expenditure in Less loans redeemed under connection therewith (includPublic Debt Repayment Act, ing wages, supplies, administra--192s—securities5 —securities cancelled and tion and engineering expenses, amount written off as per depreciation of plant and contra .. .. .. 15,500 0 0 capitalized interest charges)— 500,000 0 0 reduction under section 22, Loans redeemed from Consolidated Finance Act, 1925 .. .. 363,255 17 5 Fund .. .-. .. 2,500 0 0 Less securities and amounts Less sinking fund in hands written off as per contra .. 15,500 0 0 Public Trustee ... .. 1,525 1.6 0 347,755 17 5 974 4 0 Drainage-works—Cost recoverable Reserve Account —Capital rates .. .. 349 9 3 out of rates .. .. 205,000 0 0 Consolidated Fund— Capitalized interest —Section 12, Interest paid on loan capital and Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) .. 32,498 3 2 sinking fund .. .. 100,615 0 9 — 287,498 3 2 Interest paid on temporary ad- Plant and machinery .. .. .. 12,948 9 0 vances .. .. .. 363 15 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,203 14 4 100,978 16 2 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 290 8 0 Unpaid purchase-money for land Live-stock .. .. .. .. 220 taken .. .. .. .. 210 1 1 Material and stores .. .. .. 906 3 10 Sundry creditors — Fuel .. .. .. .. 39 0 4 Interest on debentures .. 260 7 8 Land for Settlements Account .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous '.. .. 728 19 7 Maintenance costs (recoverable by Departmental .. .. 44 3 1 rates) .. .. .. .. 232 6 4 1,033 10 4 Sundry debtorsInterest on debentures accrued Rates .. .. .. 4,725 19 2 but not due .. .. .. 4,549 7 4 Law-costs .. .. .. 88 11 4 Suspense Account .. .. 631 18 7 Rents .. .. .. 6 13 8 Rates paid in advance .. .. .. 11 14 3 Miscellaneous .. .. 69 9 9 Rent paid in advance .. .. .. 315 0 Departmental .. . . 162 5 3 5,052 19 2 Stamps on hand .. .. .. 10 0 Cash — In transit from Post Office .. 374 8 3 In Public Account .. .. 2,418 4 2 2,792 12 5 £608,742 16 0 £608,742 16 0 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 25th June, 1930, 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.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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