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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT—continued Treasury Adjustment Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1942 Dr. £ s. d. Cr £ Transfer to Rangitaiki Drainage Account .. 13 12 9 Balance at ist April, 1941 .. .. T7fi fifiß * i Adjusting lublic Works Fund capital (transfer from Vote " Lands and Survey£ s . d. ' »ma < arms Account) • •• .. 1,490 0 0 Maintenance of completed works 3,442 2 9 Receipts credited to Consolidated Fund— Construction and carrying on rr ■ • , £ s. d. works .. .. J6 045 1] 7 Territorial Revenue (net) .. 6,162 4 I Kaihere Perry .. .. '278 8 4 Miscellaneous receipts (net).. 430 0 2 Administration expenses .. 308 2 9 Rates (net) .. .. 3,210 111 * 20 074 - . Credits-in-aid .. .. 7,236 5 0 Transfer from vote" Lands and Survey Account" '3318 2 17,038 11 2 Transfer from Swamp Land Drainage Account .. 25 19 3 Balance at 31st March, 1942 .. 386,162 18 8 Transfer from Small Parms Account .. .. 1,490 0 0 Interest on Public Works Fund capital.. .. 14 5 £404,705 2 £404,705 2 7 Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended ,31st March, 1942 Public Con- r Piihlir fnn Funf Xt d Receive 4? / u , Eund - Fund, a 1 j I, -receipts i i Payments £ £ "i g + + '" •' •• 4,346 .. Drainage works: Stop-banks, clearing channels, eof surplus and obsolete stores .. .. 1 .. and other expenditure incidental to conducting ' !3~ drainage operations (including formation and Interest on advances .. .. .... 1 metalling of roads), materials supplied, &c. .. 16 046 Repayment of advances 2 .. Maintenance of completed works 3440 Recovery on account of expenditure of previous Refund of rent .. .. qr •• •• ..3,149 .. Refund of rates ~ .. .. 14 cnts ( erritorial Revenue) .. .. .. .. 4,014 Kaihere Ferry expenses .. 278 Interest on sales of land and buildings .. .. 2,183 Transfer of receipts to Treasury Adjustment " S ates „ 3,224 Account.. .. .. .. . 17 087 iscellaneous .. ~ ~ 429 Transfer of receipts to Public Works Fund .7 498 Credits-m-reduction of expenditure .. .... 7,236 ' " Transfer of expenditure to Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. .. .. 19,815 £7 ' 498 £36 ' 902 £7,498 £36,902 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1942 Liabilities Assets Capital Account— £ £ £ Improved lands handed over to Land Board for Public Works Fund .. ..824,659 settlement— £ f Less redemptions .. .. 665,000 Leased 91 749 , J " 159,659 Unleased " " 910 ' 45 ' 000 Un P aid P urc ' laso -money for land sold on Transferred from Discharged Soldiers Settle- deferred payment 44 463 ment, Account .. .. .. 405 l J 137 117 u ■ , , r , , „ — 205,064 Unimproved value .. .. '14'7^ Employment Promotion Fund: Capital .. .. 10,084 Improvements on adjoining Crown lands " 7710 Consolidated Fund: Capital 0,112 Works in progress: Expenditure on land in " ' Iw'rV™ 1 S I'' " " " ■' 136 course of reclamation, including formation, Rent charged m advance 1,016 metalling of roads .. 690 659 Payments in advance 716 Less amount written off .. .. '■665 000 Writings oft m Suspense .. .. .. ..280 ' u rt Treasury Adjustment Account 386,163 Capital expenditure— ' Employment Promotion Fund .. ~ .. 10,084 Consolidated Fund .. .. 6112 Artesian wells— Crown tenants .. \. .. ~ 9 Crown lands .. .. .. .. _, 217 Buildings . . 1 7«n Wharves .. .. " 5 Machinery, plant, and tools.. .. .. ... ]2 258 Stores .. .. .. _ 5'264 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 7 469 Cash in transit .. .. .. .. ' jgg Rate Account .. .. ~ ~ 7,54 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. _ _ 280 Interest accrued but not due .. .. .. 592 Revenue Account .. ~ .. .. 379 33!) £(ioi) ' 571 M R. G. Macmorran, Under-Secretary for Lands. G. I. Beeson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Rate Account, the Revenue Account, and the 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 AudEGenLf CommenoCment of Parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. G. Collins, Controller and

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