B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. Administration expenses — £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental receipts: Native Land Court and Salaries and allowances .. 69,084 16 7 Maori Land Board fees .. .. .. 6,222 7 8 Travelling expenses and allowances 9,467 610 Administration receipts— £ s. d. Advertising, books, and news- Native Trustee .. .. 12,200 0 0 papers .. .. .. 122 18 0 Maori Land Boards .. .. 9,730 0 0 Agents'commission .... 10 0 0 ' —. 21,930 0 0 Audit fee .. .. 150 0 0 Other receipts .. . . .. .. 13 18 (i Expenses Board of Native Affairs 85 18 7 Balance carried down, being oxcess of expenditure Expenses of consolidation of over income .. .. .. .. 291,550 0 1 Native lands .. .. 1,229 19 9 Freight and cartage .. .. 306 13 6 Euel, light, and cleaning .. 359 8 3 Legal expenses .. .. 23 2 11 Maintenance of furniture, equipment, and motor-vehicles .. 3,076 17 6 Postages and telegrams .. 2,747 2 3 Printing and stationery .. 2,781 211 Public Service Superannuation Eund, Native Trustee's contribution towards .. .. 114 15 11 Rent .. .. .. 1,514 1 5 Services of Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 482 1 6 Miscellaneous expenses .. 13 5 4 Depreciation .. .. 424 11 2 Furniture written off .. .. 7 13 0 92,001 15 5 Expenses of other services— Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 0 0 Contribution towards cost and opening of Maori carved house at Waitara .. .. 550 0 0 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands .. .. .. 1,591 0 1 Eradication of noxious weeds .. 2,241 14 6 Maori Arts and Crafts School, expenses of .. 1,625 0 0 Recoupment to Public Works Eund for survey liens written off (on account) .. .. 5,000 0 0 Water-supplies for Natives .. 50 0 0 Grant for relief of unemployed Natives . ■ .. .. 200,000 0 0 — 216,057 14 7 Expenditure un ler special Acts of the Legislatu ce : Native Land Amendment md Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1922, Section 7, aud Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923, section 13 (Arawa lakes claims) .. 6,000 0 0 Expenditure under Civil List Act, 1920, Part V (Native Purposes)—• Medical services .. .. 3,600 0 0 Eood and clothing .. .. 1,794 7 3 Pensions and cash allowances .. 17 0 Water-supplies and sanitation .. 12 1 6 Native hostels, expenses of .. 88 5 7 Miscellaneous .. .. 160 9 11 5,656 11 3 £319,716 1 3 £319,716 1 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 291,550 0 1 Adjustment on account of previous year .. 32 19 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 476 3 7 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 291,993 311 £292,026 3 8 £292,1)26 ~3 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. 6,765 0 0 Consolidated Fund .. .. 11,606 3 5 Buildings .. .. .. 2,102 15 3 Employment Promotion Fund . . 2 5 0 Less reserve: Unemployment 11,608 8 5 subsidies .. .. .. 2 5 0 Sundry creditors —■ 2,100 10 3 Departmental .. .. 1,279 13 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,715 12 10 Sundry .. .. ■ . 675 0 5 Office appliances and survey equipment . . 541 1 3 —-— — 1,954 13 10 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 398 3 1 Payments in advance .. .. .. 0 16 8 Equipment for Maori gatherings .. .. 85 16 0 Amounts held on deposit .. .. .. 438 11 0 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 4 7 0 Departmental .. .. 56 7 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 307,967 15 9 Sundry .. .. .. 17,244 5 3 17,300 13 1 Stationery on hand . . . . 453 8 2 Stamps on hand .. .. 178 6 1 631 14 3 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. . . 4 7 0 Deposit Account .. .. .. .. 438 11 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 291,993 3 11 £321,974 12 8 £321,974 12 8 0. N. Campbell, Under-Secretary. R. L. Jellicoe, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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