NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1923 Session I-II, G-02

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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 6 of the Native Trustee Amendment Act, 1921-22

Sir,— The Audit Office, Wellington, N.Z., 26th June, 1923. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Native Trustee Amendment Act, 1921-22, to transmit to you the attached balance-sheet, statement of receipts and payments, and Revenue Account of the Native Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March, 1923, and to report that I have examined the same and have duly certified them. 1 have, &c, G. F. C. Campbell, The Hon. the Native Minister, Wellington. Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement showing the Total Receipts and Payments of the Native Trustee's Account during the financial year ended 31st march, 1923. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. 91,693 13 10 Balance at 31st March, 1022. 1922. £ s. d. 13,135 18 3 .. .. April .. .. .. 38,766 1110 10,370 7 8 .. .. May .. .. .. 29,371 18 1 9,150 6 3 .. .. June .. .. .. 30,089 7 7 17,591 8 1. .. .. Julv .. ..-. .. 8,900 19 7 ■ 8,076 19 .. .. August .. .. .. 13,227 17 3 12,909 10 .. .. September .. 32,786 9 7 8,329 5 2 .. .. October .. .. .. 14,391 12 5 10,300 19 10 .. .. November .. .. .. 4,533 17 11 26,298 12 9 .. .. December .. .. .. 13,496 12 1 1923. 16,643 2 3 .. .. January .. ... .. 8,720 12 2 11,771 3 0 .. .. February .. 13,791 11 1 12,459 12 8 .. .. March .. .. .. 34,903 13 11 242,987 3 6 £ s. d. Net balance in bank .. 0,346 5 8 Cash in hand .. .. 56 3 4 6,402 9 0 £249,389 12 6 £249,389 12 6

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Balance-sheet as at 3.lst March, 1923. Amounts held under-— £ a. d. Sundry assets — £ «. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Re- Office furniture .. 274 19 0 serves Act, 1892 .. 90,444 10 10 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act, 1882 per cent.) .. 28 10 2 (as per statement at- 240 2 10 tached) .. .. 45,065 911 Office fittings .. 304 7 7 Native Land Act, 1909 Less depreciation (20 (Part X) .. .. 164,228 3 11 percent.) .. 73 10 0 Miscellaneous funds (including 230 17 7 Maori Land Board accounts) 484,294 9 9 Office instruments and Sundry creditors .. . . 268 7 4 machinery . . 246 12 (i Reserve and Assurance Fund 24,226 13 4 Less depreciation (15 Investment Fluctuation Fund 2,017 10 0 percent.) .. 41 0 0 205 12 6 Stationery .. ... .. 180 11 4 863 4 3 Stocks, bonds, and debentures — Ciovernment securities .. .. 05,000 0 0 Local bodies'securities.. .. 195,290 0 0 260,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 500,476 13 11 Interest due and accrued .. .. 11,695 0 8 Sundry debtors —Native Land Act, 1909 (Part X) .. .. .. 71 0 6 Cash on deposit .. .. 30,000 0 0 Cash on hand and in bank, and Agent's balances .. .. 7,749 12 3 37,749 12 3 £811,145 1.1. 7 £811,145 1.1 7 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ ». d. To Salaries— By Commission, fees, and charges 4,244 19 3 Permanent .. 4,070 12 6 Net interest on investments . . 14,485 2 11 Liability, 31st Mar. 10 4 2 4,680 16 8 Temporary .. 245 10 3 Liability, 31st Mar. 33 15 0 279 11 3 4,960 7 11 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of plant, ifec.— Office furniture .. 0 10 Liability, 31st Mar. 5 2 7 5 4 1. Office instruments and machinery 4 12 6 Insurance of premises .. 2 118 12 8 3 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 10 0 2 Postages, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of boxes .. .. .. .. .. 180 3 9 Post and Telegraph Department— Payment for services .. 39 13 0 Liability, 31st March . . 16 3 0 55 16 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 271 4 4 Rent :. ' ... .. 62 10 0 Liability, 31st March .. 187 10 0 250 0 0 Stores for tleaning, lighting, firing, &c. .. 5 0 2 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 08 5 9 Travelling-expenses— Removal of officers Officers on duty .. .. 174 6 0 174 6 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 53 11 0 Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. .. .. 143 6 2 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 12,489 6 2 £18,730 2 2 £i8,7:;0 '.' :2 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 11,240 0 2 By Net profit for year ending 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 1,249 0 0 1923, transferred .. .. 12,489 6 2 £12,489 6 2 £12,489 6 2

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Statement of Native Reserves Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Account. Balance on 1st April, 1922. Dr. Cr. Receipts and Disbursements during the Year. Or Cr. Balance on 31st March, 1923. Or. Cr. £ s. d. £ ,s. d. 604 2 11 43 19 8 400 3 0 9,470 0 7 218 11 0 232 2 10 323 18 9 4 8 7 196 10 9 1,302 1 4 185 8 0 471 0 11 208 17 4 221 5 11 3,370 0 9 40 17 11 302 8 0 402 5 6 I 0 0 13 12 5 103 12 2 144 11 10 0 1 5 10 8 11 £ s. d. 242 18 7 £ s. d. 247 1 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 008 5 4 43 19 8 422 13 11 9,939 10 9 240 2 2 44 18 0 31 14 10 3 25 2 170 0 0 177 8 5 241 8 9 521 7 0 231 0 0 244 13 0 3,883 5 8 45 8 3 299 12 1 530 18 3 I 0 0 5 15 0 103 12 2 142 3 10 (i 1 5 16 11 2 37 12 10 82 9 2 8 18 6 44 10 2 20 1 11 21 6 3 31 7 9 29 19 8 83 12 7 361 1 11 22 15 10 126 7 10 8 0 2 15 4 0 35 15 7 9 14 7 74 0 9 105 1 0 39 10 4 13 5 10 13 5 7 17 4 5 30 I I 9 2 6 373 15 9 223 II 7 3,119 19 4 8,253 4 6 172 3 4 31 14 3 111 1 10 251 12 5 88 13 2 5 4 4 7 19 4 109 15 11 122 17 3 57 8 11 1,618 I) 3 5 0 0 355 15 8 Arahura Arahura Compensation Arnold Auckland Bulkr, Section 46, South Bank Bullor, Section 55 .. Cobden Collingwood, K. and L. Ellesmcrt — Kaiapoi Settlement W'airewa Settlement Rapaki Settlement Port Levy Settlement Taumutu Settlement Greymouth Heaphy .. Hokitika Hokonui Endowment Ilorowhenua Inangahua, Section 2, Block IV Iwituaroa.. Kaiata Kaituna No. 1 Kanieri No. 25 Kararoa No. 35 Kawatiri No. 26 Motueka, Section 126 Motueka, Section 127 Motueka, Section 129 Motueka, Section 132 Motueka, Section 144/7 Motueka, Section 157 Motueka, Section 160/1 Motueka, Section 161 Motueka, Part Section 162 .. Motueka, Part Section 163 .. Motueka, Part Section 164 .. Motueka, Part Section 165 .. Motueka, Section 181 Motueka, Section 182 Motueka, Part Section 183 .. .Motueka, Part Section 184 .. .Motueka, Section 187 Motueka, Part Section 188 .. Motueka, Section 210 Motueka, Part Section 211 .. Motueka, Part Section 212 .. Ngakuta .. Ngamoanaerua Ngatitoa (Taupo No. 2) North Island Tenths North Island Tenths (Benefit) North Island General Ohariu, Parts 12 and 13 Opau, Nos. 37 and 39 Opoutama Orowaiti No. 45 Orowaiti No. 47 Paekakariki • .. Paepaetahi Pakawau, Section 20 Pakuratahi No. 3 . . Palmerston North .. Parapara, Section 192 Polhill Gully Poukawa No. 1 Poukawa No. 2 Poukawa No. 3b .. Poukawa No. 4 Poukawa No. 5 Poukawa No. 0 Poukawa No. 7 Poukawa No. 8 Poukawa No. 9c . . Poukawa No. 9f .. Poukawa No. 9a .. Poukawa No. 9j .. Poukawa No. 10 Poukawa No. 11 Poukawa No. 12b Poukawa No. 13 .. Sandv Bav No. 27 .. 328 11 5 12 12 3 50 1 10 25 12 5 21 19 3 37 10 10 41 9 7 177 15 8 359 10 9 15 13 5 117 8 0 13 0 0 4.1 4 4 14 9 6 71 12 1 101 16 2 50 5 0 44 7 2 22 16 9 02 4 2 9!) 14 1 9 2 6 383 8 7 321 17 11 2,182 6 0 8,435 14 6 172 3 4 34 8 0 111 1 10 336 7 9 65 17 1 5 13 4 7 19 4 1-14 9 8 80 16 3 27 7 6 1,194 14 5 12 12 8 337 7 0 17 6 3 353 11 10 13 4 7 201 7 0 304 15 11 5 5 11 222 15 4 1,300 0 0 4,037 1 4 0 4 8 50 17 11 0 14 0 7 17 5 19 18 0 4 13 2 I 16 2 253 2 3 8 I 3 9 19 2 10 0 6 5 0 6 17 10 7 35 1 2 169 1 I 101 2 11 36 19 8 39 2 3 34 13 10 4 16 (I 34 15 3 31 8 11 68 16 7 21 5 0 03 17 2 51 5 4 28 8 10 71 8 11 110 13 0 33 17 2 817 8 0 35 5 3 14 2 2 72 12 0 4 12 0 202 4 7 115 7 1 50 0 3 50 0 7 22 2 8 23 7 .1 4,550 0 3 4 15 0 54 2 0 75 6 9 17 10 0 4 15 5 39 9 0 7 0 0 4 7 0 4 7 0 4 10 0 4 7 0 11 7 0 23 11 3 74 18 0 102 14 1 44 2 1 48 2 I 29 14 0 20 0 0 29 0 0 26 14 0 71 5 3 24 9 10 53 2 0 20 4 0 18 17 8 26 9 2 41 0 0 62 6 4 215 0 2 998 8 9 180 13 4 52 13 6 116 13 10 1,936 2 1 4 3 4 33 14 3 31 0 0 11C 15 4 46 5 2 5 19 0 26 0 0 69 1 3 5 10 0 194 17 6 8 2 8 22 2 7 1,444 10 4 7 12 8 10 0 I 100 3 9 50 3 8 52 4 0 1,868 5 2 34 8 9 3 '2 2 3 I 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 206 6 2 0 16 7 111 7 0 7 16 5 28 12 \ 0 177 14 2 6 10 7 97 19 10 7 16 5 66 17 10 53 10 8 3 2 6 3 "2 6 31 8 9 156 4 3 2 8 10 33 11 4 86 18 7 27 4 0 7 0 9 29 8 9 35 5 7 103 4 10 34 11 6 4 11 11 101 15 9 37 1 0 47 15 0 163 11 9 105 18 4 1 15 5 2 8 8 2 19 9 23 7 3 2 8 8 2 19 9 33 10 1 56 17 4 25 9 1 61 3 8 2 18 0 25' 9 1 4 3 3 62' 8 11

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Statement of Native Reserves Accounts, etc. — continued.

W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. R. Sinel, Accountant. Native Trust Office, Wellington, 20th April, 1923. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. 26th June, 1923. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Balance on 1st April, 1922. Receipts and Disbursements during the Year. Balance on list March, 1923. Account. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. 407 18 3 126 0 7 118 10 4 2,734 16 7 3,178 4 5 22 14 11 208 12 4 209 10 2 82 4 0 10 3 0 £ s. d. 0 13 2 £ s. d. 13 4 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 420 9 1 126 0 7 121 7 1 3,363 17 8 2,458 2 3 28 2 2 196 9 11 153 4 9 89 7 4 1 17 10 Sandy Bay No. 113 Sandy Bay No. 117 Sandy Bay No. 118 South Island Tenths South Island Tenths (Benefit) Taiaroa Special Taumutu Commonage Tauranga Educational Reserve Tauara, West Wanganui Teremakau, Section 27, North Bank Teremakau, Section 26, South Ban k Teremakau, Section 27a, South Bank Waikawa No. 14 .. Waikokopu General Wainui Waiohiki, Subsection 1b Waiohiki, Part lc .. Waiohiki, Part Id .. Waiohiki, Section 2 Wekenui Westport and Ahaura White's Bay 11 10 10 8 5 9 0 3 0 1,354 10 5 723 2 11 13 8 3 92 0 5 223 7 11 32 16 8 8 5 2 4 9 7 2 1 10 2 19 9 1,983 11 0 3 0 9 18 15 6 79 18 0 166 16 0 40 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 12 1 3 8 .13 11 15 17 9 5 12 6 108 7 4 88 12 4 2 0 0 0 14 11 09 18 0 14 11 0 2,959 1 1 30 18 7 70 16 10 30 9 3 1 1 9 35 0 0 108 8 7 5 0 0 18 17 9 5 12 6 108 7 4 52 15 6 79 19 4 4 13 2 69 18 6 14 11 6 3,055 15 4 30 18 7 141 6 10 238 1 1 Less total debit balances 40 3 4 45,010 15 7 14,551 0 7 14,039 18 3 39 10 11 45,105 0 10 39 16 11 Net credit balances 45,065 9 11