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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. OTAGO UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Receipts. £ s. d. | Payments. £ s. d. To Cash on hand, Ist April, 1929— I By Land for Settlements Account, under section 45, In Local Bodies' Deposit Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929.. .. 105 2 7 Account of the Receiver of Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Land Revenue at— £ s. d. Fund under section 4 of the Land Laws Dunedin .. .. .. 1,678 8 6 Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 130 5 4 Invereargill .. . . 602 7 3 Repayment to Consolidated Fund on account —— 2,280 15 9 of amount paid for compensation for improveRents .. .. .. .. .. 6,611 4 3 ments .. .. .. .. .. 60 13 10 Royalties .. .. .. .. 44 4 0 Otago University Council under section 118 (1), Reserves and other Lands, &c., Act, 1917 .. 6,816 11 9 Dunedin Athenseum under Otago Museum Act, 1877 .. .. .. .. .. 85 12 0 Cash on hand, 31st March, 1930 — In the Local Bodies' Deposit Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue at — £ s. d. Dunedin .. .. .. 1,144 I 3 Invereargill.. .. .. 593 17 3 — 1,737 18 6 £8,936 4 0 | £8,936 4 0 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Dr. £ s. d. | Or. £ s. d. To Administration expenses .. .. .. 164 10 11 1 By Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 7,391 19 3 Amount paid to Land for Settlements Account 1 Accrued royalties .. .. .. .. 44 4 0 under section 45, Land Laws Amendment Balance carried down .. .. .. 63 10 11 Act, 1929 .. .. .. .. 107 7 9 Amount paid to Otago University Council under section 118(1), Reserves and other Lands, &e., Act, 1917 .. .. .. .. 6,816 11 9 Amount paid to Dunedin Athenaeum under Otago Museum Act, 1877 .. .. .. 85 12 0 Reserve Account—Appropriation of revenue for amount paid to the Consolidated Fund on account of compensation for improvements.. 60 13 10 Writings off in Suspense .. .. .. 264 17 II £7,499 14 2 j £7,499 14 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. .. 63 10 11 By Balance brought down from previous year .. 879 7 1 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 815 16 2 £879 7 1 | £879 7 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. As-set*. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 135,146 0 0 Endowment land .. . .. .. 135,146 0 0 Consolidated Fund—For compensation for im- Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 485 19 7 provements effected by lessee on endowment Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 2,431 7 8 land .. .. .. .. .. 444 2 4 Rent postponed .. .. .. .. 103 13 0 Sundry creditors—Administration expenses .. 2 7 7 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 264 17 11 Sundry creditors—Rents paid in advance .. 0 10 Cash on hand, 31st March, 1930— Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 3,128 9 0 In the Local Bodies' Deposit Writings off in Suspense .. .. .. 264 17 11 Account of the Receiver of Reserve Account .. .. .. .. 368 2 8 Land Revenue at— £ s. d. Revenue Account —Balance carried forward .. 815 16 2 Dunedin .. .. .. 1,144 1 3 Invereargill .. .. .. 593 17 3 1,737 18 6 £140,169 16 8 £140,169 16 8 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby ceitify 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.