B. —1 [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1934.

MAORI ETHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH BOARD. Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Yeab ended 31st March, 1934. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. To Balance at Ist April, 1933 .. .. .. 33 510 By Amounts expended on purchase of £ s. d. £ s. d. Maori Purposes Fund : Grants to supplement books— finds .. .. .. •;..;. .. 1,933 0.0 " Sainoan Material Culture" .. 16 9 8 Amounts received from sales of Board's publica- " Treaty of Waitangi " 15 0 0 tions : Sundry purchasers .. ~ .11 13 3 . " Primitive.. Economies of JST.Z. Native Trust Office: Interest at 3J per cent, to Maori" .. .. ..2118 2 31st March, 1934 - ... .. .. 11 6 3 .... 58 7 10 Grants: Internal Affairs Depart- , . ment— .■', Final instalment for purchase of Maori artifacts in the estate of ", '. the late Captain Bollons .. 100 0 0 Presentation of books to the Makarini Ng'ata Memorial Library at Tikitiki, East Coast . . .. 44 11 7 '', . 144. ] ] 7 Board's Library : Purchase of books .. 18 0 0 Office furniture — Purchase of one portable typewriter .. .. .. 25 0 0 Purchase of one filing-cabinet .. 15 0 0 Purchase of two fountain pens .. 2 17 6 42 17 6 Administration expenses— Salaries .. ~. ..... 508 11 8 Commission .. .. .. 20 0 0 Expenses of dictaphone recording 4 8 9 Printing and stationery .. 117 Rent .. .. .. 250 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 1114 Sundry expenses .. .. 0 15 0 795 18 4 Balance at 31st March, 1934 .. .. 934 10 1 £1,989 5 4 £1,989 5 4 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1934. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Final instalment of grant for purchase of " Maori £ s. d. By Net sales of publications .. .. .. 115 9 Artifacts " from the estate of the late. Captain Maori Purposes Fund: Grants to assist funds .. 1,933 0 0 Bollons.. .. .. ... '_.. 100 0 0 Native Trust Office: Interest at 3£ per cent, to Administration expenses— £ s. d. 31st March, 1934.. .. .. .. 11 6 3 Commission .. .. .. 21 19 11 Expenses of dictaphone recording of Maori legends .. .. 5 13 Freight and cartage .. .. 0 2 6 Printing and stationery .. 117 Rent .. .. .. 104 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. 430 11 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. 11 1 4 Depreciation (office furniture, £46 12s. 7d.; mechanical office appliances, £38 15s. .. .. 85 7 7 659 5 10 Balance: Excess of income over expenditure .. 1,186 16 2 £1,946 2 0 £1,946 2 0 '" " ■ Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 87 2 5 Stocks of publications— £ s. d. £ s. d. Western Samoa .. .. 164 15 6 Stocks held .. .. .. 2,751 1 8 £ s. d. Stocks awaiting verification .. 149 5 4 Accumulated Fund, Ist April, 1933 .. 3,264 4 3 2,900 7 0 Books added to stock .. .. 4 8 8 Board's library .. .. .. 227 15 7 Office furniture and mechanical office 3,268 12 11 appliances .. .. .. 680 19 6 Less complimentary copies of books, Less depreciation .. .. 85 7 7 £17 18s. Bd.; less value of books 595 n n not returned from Ngaruawahia, Sundry debtors .. .. .. 3 16 11 £10 os. 2d .. .. .. 27 18 10 Rent paid in advance .. .. .. 17 6 8 Cash with Native Trustee .. .. .. 934 10 1 3,240 14 1 Excess of income over expenditure for year .. .. .. .. 1,186 16 2 .__ — 4,427 10 3 £4,679 8 2 .. " £4,679 8 2 A. T. Nα ATA, Chairman. H. R. H. Balneavis, Secretary. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure 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, subject to the following comment: The existence of certain books and publications purchased out of the funds of the Board could not be verified from the records available, and Audit cannot certify that the proceeds from sales of these books and publications have been accounted for.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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