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Whangawehi Iβ and lc. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,404 15 I Payments. £ s. d. Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 12 0 Law-coats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 736 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 330 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 4 0 157 2 6 2,561 17 7 Receipts. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 2 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,501 15 7 Area of blocks, 1,201 acres 3 roods 11 perches. Value, £4,120. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Maraetaha No. Id (Te Kopua).—Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 3,984 16 2 Wages-claim paid on account of the Native Committee .. .. .. 30 0 0 Clearing .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 2 0 Seed and sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 11 8 Fencing and yards .. .. .. .. .. .. 512 3 1 Cutting boundary-line .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Tracks .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 20 18 0 650 14 9 Plant 3 3 6 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,057 9 9 Cattle purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 507 11 0 Wages .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 152 19 10 Shearing, dipping, and wool charges .. .. .. .. 110 7 7 Droving and freezing charges .. .. .. .. .. 60111 Fence-repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 3 Eradicating noxious weeds .. .. .. .. .. 19 9 0 Supervision and inspection .. .. .. .. .. 105 5 0 3,041 4 4 Salaries, office, audit, and travelling-expenses .. .. .. 61 16 3 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 14 0 73 10 3 Interest .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 232 0 0 8,015 9 0 Cr. Surplus on wool and frozen meat unrealized at 31st March, 1909, — r £ s. d. Proceeds realized .. .. .. .. 531 8 5 Valued at .. .. .. .. • • 520 0 0 11 8 5 Wool and skins sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 652 4 4 Wool unrealized at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Sheep sold 1,222 12 5 Frozen meat unrealized at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. 350 0 0 Seeds, bags sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 326 2,464 7 8 Balance at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,551 1 4 Note. —Live-stock depastured, 31st March, 1910, — £ c." d. 2,251 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. .. 1,486 14 0 191 cattle, valued at .. .. .. .. .. .. 869 0 0 £2,355 14 0 Area of block, 2,314 acres. Value, £8,175. v | T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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