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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. GERALDINE COUNTY RIVER BOARD ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. £ Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. .. ..5,232 Endowment lands—■ £ £ Rents charged in advance .. .. .. .. 62 Leased .. .. .. .. .. 5,105 Rents paid in advanoe .. .. .. .. 1 Dnleased .. .. .. .. .. 127 5,232 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 57 Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 6 £5,295 £5,295 Note. —All the land is vested in the Geraldine County River Board. Thos. Pound, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. G. I. Beeson, 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, subject to the departmental note enfaced thereon. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. GREYMOUTH TECHNICAL AND HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Receipts. £ Payments. £ Balance at Ist April, 1939 : Cash in Treasury Deposit Account 30 Payments to Consolidated Fund under section 31, Education Rents .. .. .. . • • • • • 247 Reserves Act, 1928 : Administration expenses .. .. 8 Refunds of rents .. .. .. .. .. 3 Balance at 31st March, 1940: Cash in Treasury Deposit Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 266 £277 £277 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Dr. £ Or. £ Administration expenses : Section 31, Education Reserves Accrued rents .. .. .. .. .. 250 Act, 1928 .. .. .. .. .. 12 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. •. 238 £250 £250 £ £ Balance from previous year .. .. .. .. 172 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 238 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 66 £238 £238 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. Assets. £ £ Land — £ £ Capital .. .. .. •• •• 5,442 Leased .. .. .. .. .. 6,156 Reserves Account: Rents diverted to repayment Unleased .. .. .. .. 422 of advances from Consolidated Fund .. 1,136 6,578 6,578 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. .. 69 Departmental creditors : Administration expenses .. 5 Cash : Treasury Deposit Account as at 31st March, 1940 .. 267 Sundry creditors: Departmental (Education Reserves Primary Account) . . •. • • • ■ 201 Rents charged but not due .. .. •. .. 61 Payments in advance .. •. .. •. 2 Revenue Account . . .. . • • • • • 67 £6,914 £6,914 Tiios. Pound, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. G. I. Beeson, 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.—Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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