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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT —continued. SECONDARY EDUCATION ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st Mabch, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 210,794 12 9 Endowment lands— Appreciation in land values .. .. .. 50,977 7 3 Leased .. .. .. 239,861 10 7 Public Works Fund: Roading (section 17, Land Unleased .. .-. .. 21,852 9 6 Laws Amendment Act, 1927) .. .. 2,235 17 11 - ' 261 714 0 1 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 5*201 19 7 Rents .. .. .. 238 6 11 Postponed rent — Departmental .. . . .. 254 13 3 Land Act, 1924 .. .. 462 4 9 493 0 2 Mortgagors and Tenants Relief Rents due but not accrued .. .. .. 2,898 18 9 Act, 1933 .. .. 61 6 4 Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925: Suspense Account 22 0 0 523 n l Writings off in suspense .. .. .. 9 2 6 Interest accrued but not due on investments .. 217 10 Revenue Account: Balance carried forward .. 7,317 3 2 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. 9 2 6 Cash held by Public Trustee .. .. .. 796 4 2 Cash in Treasury Deposit Account at 31st March, 1936— £ s. d. Sales of land .. .. 1,256 12 6 Rents, &c. .. .. 5,243 14 9 6,500 7 3 £274,748 2 6 £274,748 2 6 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the 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. The following comment is appended : The charges on land with respect to expenditure under section 47 of the Land for Settlements Act, .1925, or the corresponding provisions of any former Act, have not been abolished as required by section 17 (5) (b) of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927.— J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance in Treasury Deposit Account at Ist April, Administration expenses under section 4, Land Laws 1935 .. .. .. . . .. 445 18 0 Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 49 4 2 Bents • ■ • • • ■ ■ • • • 984 3 5 Public Trustee under section 22, New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 913 6 10 Balance in Treasury Deposit Account at 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. 467 10 5 £1.430 1 5 £1,430 1 5 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ Si Administration expenses under section 4, Land Laws Accrued rent .. .. .. .. .. 938 19 2 Amendment Act, 1927, and section 31 (2), Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. .. 49 4 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 889 15 0 £938 19 2 £938 19 2 £ s. d. £ s# ,j Balance brought forward from previous year .. 189 17 9 Balance brought down .. .. .. 889 15 0 Amount due to Public Trustee in terms of section 22, Balance carried forward .. ~ 235 2 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 934 19 3 £1,124 I 7 0 £1,124 17 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 19,343 16 8 Endowment lands — Public Trustee —Amount not yet paid over . .. 467 10 5 Leased .. .. 19 331 6 8 Rents due but not accrued .. .. .. 235 0 0 Unleased .. !! ! "1210 0 Sundry creditors —Rents paid in advance .. 0 2 0 19 343 jg 8 ; Revenue Account—Balance carried forward .. 235 2 0 Cash in Treasury Deposit Account at 31st March, 1936 ~ ~ .. .. .. 467 10 5 £2<L046 9 1 £20,046 9 1 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the 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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