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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT —continued. WANGANUI RIVER TRUST ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at Ist April, 1935 .. .. .. 25 0 6 Consolidated Fund — Administration expenses, seeRents .. .. ... .. .. .. 578 19 11 tion 6, of the Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 .. 25 5 0 Principal instalments in respect of sales .. .. 216 9 Wanganui River Trust under Wanganui River Interest instalments in respect of sales, &c. .. 23 14 5 Trust Act, 1891 . . . . .. .. 479 18 10 Interest on loan repayments under section 47, Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. .. 125 7 9 £630 II 7 £630 11 7 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Administration expenses due to Consolidated Fund Accrued rent .. .. .. . • • • 600 17 2 under section 6of the Wanganui River Trust Act, Accrued interest .. .. .. .. 12 19 1 1891.. .. .. .. .. 24 0 2 Proceeds, sale of land .. .. . . . . 216 9 Interest on loans under section 47, Land for Settlements Act. 1925 .. .. .. .. 93 18 3 Writings off in suspense .. .. .. . . 7 8 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 491 6 0 £616 13 0 £616 13 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from previous year .. . . . . 332 16 6 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 491 6 0 Amount due to Wanganui River Trust under Wanga- Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 296 810 nui River Trust Act, 1891 .. .. .. 454 18 4 £787 14 10 £787 14 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Endowment lands — £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. •• 13,729 12 7 Leased land .. .. .. 14,650 9 2 Loan for roading, section 47, Land for Settlements Unleased land .. .. 1,293 10 0 Act, 1925— 15,943 19 2 £ s. d. Sundry debtors for — Advances .. .. .. 2,059 19 3 Rents .. .. .. 558 18 4 Principal instalments .. .. 390 0 9 Sales (not yet payable).. .. 234 3 9 Interest .. .. .. 807 17 8 Principal instalments on sale . . 19 8 3,257 17 8 Interest on sales .. .. 6 9 7 Sundry creditors — 801 I 4 Rents charged in advance .. 152 0 0 Interest on sales accrued but not due . . .. 3 4 0 Rents paid in advance .. .. 3 3 2 Rents postponed (under Mortgagors and Tenants' 155 3 2 Relief Act, 1933) .. .. .. 98 0 1 Revenue Account: Balance carried forward .. 296 8 10 £17,142 13 5 £17,142 13 5 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. 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. WAIROA HARBOUR ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. . • • • 8 410 Administration expenses .. . . .. ..084 " Thirds " and " Fourths " under Land Act, 1924 .. 2 0 3 Amount paid to Wairoa Harbour Board under section 31, Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1915 .. .. .. 516 3 £8 4 10 £8 4 10

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