B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1940.

0. N. Campbell, Under-Secretary. 1 hereby certify 'hat t i, j t c n ■ in M. J. Lawless, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant, balance-sheets of the respective . i Income and Expenditure Account, Appropriation Account, and Balance-sheet have been compared with the accounts and 1. Tairawm -32?' ThT ate , the as disclosed thereby, subject to the following comments and exceptions advanced without the approval of the Board of* Hva °\fF - 6 a^ e l uac y °f c^tain securities owing to the absence of information as to the values of the lands secured; (6) moneys have been 1934-35 ; (c) in the ooijon of the tlfTl T g bee " ° btamed J lB .required by section 100 (1), Native Land Act, 1931, as amended by section 11 (3). Board of Native Affairs Act, Club, £3; potatoes 1 Ss 7d payments are without authority of law—Charged to General Account: Kahungunu Marae, £50; children's health camp, £10; Mohaka Calf 2 Tokerau —(a) The value of swt ™ b' t '+ j'' wr l eaths ' £6 2s - Charged to Anaura Station Account: Whangara hui, £25 ; Maori Battalion, £5. (b) no liability in reject of the^lStvi 1 >> Kao Store has been accepted on the certificates of the storeman and a clerk who visited the store from Auckland for stocktaking purposes; unaware of autWiK for t\ ft ° me SmCe ft lst Apnl ' 1934 ' on the Te Karae alld Government loans is shown in the accounts ; (c) the Audit Office is payments made out of the accounts mentioned Te Kao Store Accounts: Marae improvements grant, £30; hui expenses grant, £204 2s. 2d; «~K i £ '° T ' K, ° M *—• £1 ' 00 - T - K "«— T '» k • T ™'« >° s "*•— >«*».

NATIVE DEPARTMENT— DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1940—continued. Assets.

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1 J Totals. Tokerau. j jjJniapoto. j Waiariki. Tairawhiti. | Aotea. I Ikaroa. j South Island. Cash balances — If rIn hand and at bank .. , * * £ £ £ £ £ £ Less held on account of Native Trustee ■ , 2 > 164 3 > 470 5,143 3,495 1,862 3,891 978 •• 4 ' 8 20 •• 300 .. 1,197 646 2,172 505 Add Post Office imprest 2 > 16t 3 . 170 5,143 2,298 1,216 i ,719 473 1,876 64 217 364 160 759 212 100 18,059 2,228 3,387 5,507 2,458 1,975 1,931 573 Investments — Common Fund — Mortgages and charges .. ot)1 » j Farm properties .. " " " "" " 9 , i63 28,375 26,826 65,238 67,068 29,248 8,003 On deposit with Native Trustee .. " " " " lfil'Qfi-2 "icq 1 I' 9 5° 1 7 ,756 Advances on overdraft to blocks, &c. . \l'rt 9 IS 47 > 604 1 9 , 2 0 7 17,412 Government securities .. 5 '!? 4 1 > 119 I,! 78 2,615 5,526 449 Particular estates — 46,o30 20,61o 865 .. 22,600 1,300 1,150 Mortgages .. .. ia kqq Government and other securities " " " " <12'<><18 " ''g'9 '• '' 2 , 450 6,418 dz > 5y 8 •• 83o .. 29,324 1,755 660 24 1 601,333 32,268 82,204 116,356 141,860 140,548 62,209 25,888 Sundry debtors .... o aK - ' ' Interest and instalments (due and accrued) !! " " !! 4 ,'607 l, 0 oI ' fg ijio 1,249 III " 8 35 lit 8,471 1,101 1,675 1,880 1,249 1,282 835 449 Land and buildings .. „„ ' Office equipment, &c. •• 11 >052 5,153 6,891 13,257 9 ,30o 334 1,698 1,640 2,170 2,582 607 274 j— 45,658 334 12,750 6,793 9,061 15,839 607 274 Assets of special trusts under — Native Land Act, 1931, section 358 \ •>,; Native Land Act, 1931, section 105 " a?'871 ■ c "' . 40,250 86,323 O-s.B/O .. 82,875 209,448 .. .. 82,875 40,250 86,323 Appropriation Account .. .. . _ _ _ _ 12 478 I PMT8 Totals " " " '• •• •• •• 895,447 48,409 100,016 213,411 194,878 245,967 65,582 27,184