B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1941.

0. N. Campbell, Under-Secretary. M. J. Lawless, A.l*. A.\Accountant. balance-sheets of the a "+i a "" iel ? ts ' Income arK ' Expenditure Account, Appropriation Account, and Balance-sheet have been compared with the accounts and Daiance the respective Maori Land Boards and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the following comments and exceptions advanced without the Lnroval h t f ade<J " acy ° f eerta ™ securities owing to the absence of information as to the value of the lands secured; (2) moneys have been 1934-35 7s) intheopE of I,d?t 8 een obta r d . as r t q " red section 100 (1) ' Native Land Act > 1931 ' a « amended by section 11 (3), Board of Native Affairs Act, 2 Tolemu-H?t£ vll £ f P a y m^ ts a , re ™ thout authority of law : Wreaths, £2 25.; children's health camp, £5. (2) the information produced at audit wasnnfairffioior,* + 0 \i aeee P|f* ° n certificates of the storeman and a clerk who visited the store from Auckland for stocktaking purposes; has become pavable since Ist April 1 Q<U mi tlm TV TC» ° T> 6 +® ® verify the cost of the alterations and additions to the Te Kao Store ; (3) no liability in respect of the interest which payments out of the Te Kao Store Account • F™,. "f 6 an -+ a £® ma * a ":l°kau Government loans' s shown in the accounts ; (4) the Audit Office is not aware of any statutory authority for the following le Aao Store Account Expenses of visit of the Minister of Education, £34 9s. 2d.; contribution to cost of refrigerator for Te Puea Herangi, £25. Office in respect of the analvsis thereof is ininffirient S - + ° + e Board and the Native Reserves Account have been found to be correct in total, but the information presented to the Audit respect ot the analysis thereof is insufficient to enable it to certify wholly to the correctness of the individual items.— Cykjl G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued. DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1941— continued. Assets.

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; Totals. | Tokerau. Maniapoto. | Waiarikj. Tairawhiti. ; Aotea. Ikaroa. | South Island. Cash balances— i £'£;£ : £ : £ ! £ £ £ v :: :: :: :: j ! f;g? j iS j ■ 8 : M! \ ": m \ ': 139 j !;S j '•& Add Post Office imprest j itt | ''365 j 3 | 3 j j 8 ™ j 8 g — 15,564 891 3,330 3,840 ! 3,164 1,713 1,718 ! 908 ! _! [ 1 ' i [ : investments — * Common Fund — FaTmSer n ties ChargeS " " 11,642 28 ' 8 ° 5 ! 6 ' 238 61 > 5 ? 6 ,i0 < 517 32,944 j 7,774 On deposit with Native Trustee .. .. !189, '240 i "173 37 150 4o'562 15'760 ,'4'594 14'941 16 830 Advances on overdraft to blocks, &c 16 897 1 763 4949 '«fn 'olo fa AS : - 620 1 \ >.s \ K ; ., 252 Government and other securities " 32|ei8 ! ! ''736 1 1 ?j55 5 '775 "' 28 ■ 1 620,383 ! 34,193 j 80,110 j 125,487 149,099 I 145,692 1 60,918 24,884 Interest and instalments (due and accrued) " i.' 4'775 | 150 I 195 2,'909 1 .' 297 | 643 | 689 ! 189 | ; 1 | | -j 11,395 1,003 620 5,975 1,297 1,210 1,100 j 190 Office a equipment gS &c " 7 equipment, &c lo 900 97 , 3>615 3 m 3 m g gg | i j 52,353 97 ; 14,698 | 9,190 9,946 16,475 1,298 ! 649 Assets of special trusts under — ' ! j ~ Native Land Act, 1931, section 258 .. .. .. .. 128,130 : J(t orq ai aa-y Native Land Act, 1931, section 305 .. .. .. .. 80,011 . ' !! " 80 011 ; bl > 8Ql j i 208,141 .. .. ! 80,011 j 40,263 | 87,867 i .. [ Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. .. 12,635 12,635 ! | ! I | I T ° tals " '• •• •• •• ! j 920,471 48,819 98,758 j 224,503 203,769 j 252,957 65,034 j 26,631