NATIVE DEPARTMENT.—DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities.

B.— 1 [Pt. IV], Sup. to 1934.

I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Accounts, Appropriation Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been compared with the accounts and balance-sheets of the respective Maori Land Boards, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the following comments :—(1) In the case of the Tokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Waiariki, Ikaroa, and South Island District Maori Land Boards, the figures submitted have been accepted pending the completion of the examination of the accounts by the Local Audit Inspectors. (2) In the case of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board: (a) The Audit Office is unable to certify to the adequacy of certain securities owing to the absence of information as to the values of the lands secured ; (6) rent ledger accounts show only the amounts received and not the amounts receivable ; (c) stock returns in respect of the Anaura Station were not prepared for the period Ist April, 1933, to the 31st December, 1933: (d) the values of live-stock on hand at the Anaura Station have been accepted on the Manager's certificate. (Note. —The matter referred to in comment (b) has since been adjusted). — J. H. Fowleb, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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Totals. Tokerau. ifentepoto "Waiariki. Tairawhiti. j Aotea. j Ikaroa. j South Island. Liability to Native beneficiaries — £ s, d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amounts held under section 281, Native Land Act, 1931, Specialty™ 5 veiled (section 101 (2), 1931) .. .. 35,108 19 11 400 0 0 12,013 15 1 .. .. 15,145 4 10 6,800 0 0 750 0 0 Invested in Common Fund 87,016 17 7 9,015 5 5 21,613 8 2 .. 2,612 10 2 33,865 7 1 18,233 18 2 1,676 8 7 0 SpLMlTrnveSTsection 101 (2), 1931) .. .. 50,086 12 3 .. 1,819 4 2 696 19 9 29,323 8 4 3,847 0 0 14,400 0 0 •• Otherwise invested .. .. .. •• 287,015 10 3 33,286 9 4 71,831 9 2 63,720 18 3 62,936 7 5 32,088 5 9 13,856 15 1 9,295 5 3 j 459,228 0 0 42,701 14 9 107,277 16 7 64,417 18 0 94,872 5 11 j 84,945 17 8 ! 53,290 13 3 11,721 13 10 Sundry amounts held on deposit and in Suspense .. 1,827 3 5 272 17 9 258 11 11 541 11 0 .. 748 9 6 5 13 3 •• Sundry creditors . . ! 3.879 2 0 319 15 5 932 2 5 208 15 8 3 7 0 2,144 17 9 218 7 1 51 16 8 Trust receipts receivable (as per contra) .. .. 51,820 0 1 2,233 1 1 15,171 5 8 10,947 9 4 .. 14,433 3 2 6,111 10 11 2,923 9 11 Commission receivable (not yet earned) .. ... 1,362 15 4 54 2 3 448 11 7 547 12 5 .. 126 7 4 104 7 4 81 4 Loan liabilities on blocks (as per contra) — Treasury loans j 7,658 0 10 6,696 0 10 .. .. .. 962 0 0 Other loans .. .. . • • • • • ! 992 9 6 • • • • • • • • 992 9 6 Liability to Treasury for advances under Native Land Act, 5,000 0 0' .. • • 2,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 1931, section 522 j Liabilities of special trusts under Native Land Act, 1931, 94,280 13 8 I .. .. .. 42,022 3 2 j 52,258 10 6 ; -j section 358 166,820 4 10 9,575 17 4 | 16,810 11 7 14,245 8 5 45,025 10 2 : 71,665 17 9 ! 6,439 18 7 3,057 1 0 Reserves —~— — ; - ■ —————— ——— 1 1 ' ~ Property Reserve .. .. .. •• 36,396 19 9: 285 3 9 11,979 17 8 2,937 15 2 7,699 4 10 13,217 12 10: 194 8 2 82 17 4 Investments Reserve .. 61,181 0 9 | 473 3 1 15,227 18 10 31,388 13 10 1,607 17 8 11,419 0 6 ! 915 16 4 148 10 6 Property Realization Reserve .. .. 1.038 1 0 .. 9810 .. •• 940 00| ;■ • • Audit Fees Reserve 536 15 0 180 13 6 74 15 3 67 10 0 60 0 0 99 7 3 38 14 0 15 15 0 Depreciation Reserve 6,423 12 5: 184 9 2 356 11 0 1,098 6 6 1,869 13 9; 2,775 2 10 j 94 5 5 45 3 9 105,576 8 11 1,123 9 6 27,737 3 9 ! 35,492 5 6 11,236 16 3 28,451 3 5 j 1,243 3 11 292 6 7 Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. .. 63,880 16 7 6,884 7 7 I 5,358 7 10 1,344 17 1 23,093 2 10 j 22,270 19 2 3,170 5 9 1,758 16 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1795,505 10 4 60,285 9 2 157,183 19 9 115,500 9 0 .174,227 15 2 [207,333 18 0 j 64,144 1 6 16,829 17 9