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NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH. Transactions for the Period ended 4th December, 1913. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Amount of loans .. .. .. 158,500 0 0 By Advanoes made to Native Land Temporary loan from Settlers Branch 25,000 0 0 Settlement Account .. .. 135,000 0 0 Interest on loan-money received from Interest paid on loan-moneys .. 19,631 13 11 Treasury .. .. .. 20,039 14 6 Interest paid on temporary loans .. 408 0 7 Interest accrued on sinking fund as at Temporary loan from Settlers Branch 4th December, 1913 .. .. 319 14 4 —refunded .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 Temporary loan from Workers Branoh —refunded .. .. .. 23,500 0 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. 319 14 4 £203,859 8 10 £203,859 8 10

Statement of Sinking Fund as at 4th December, 1913. £ s. d. Balance as at 31st March, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,661 2 5 Interest for period ended 4th De cember, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 319 14 4 Amount transferred in accordance with subsection (6) of seotion 26, State Advances Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £11,980 16 9

ADVANCES OFFICE SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. Statement showing Position of Account as at 31st March, 1914. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Refund part sinking fund held by By Amount due from Public Trustee at Public Trustee .. .. .. 30,000 0 0 31st Maroh, 1914 .. .. 18,047 16 2 Amounts paid in for Oash in hand and in bank at 31st year ended 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. 157,489 8 8. Maroh, 1914— Advances to Settlers Branch .. 84,089 10 0 Advanoes to Workers Branch .. 22,819 5 3 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. 20,580 13 5 — 127,489 8 8 Interest on sinking fundheldby Public Trustee at 31st Maroh, 1914, accrued, but not paid over— Advances to Settlers Branch .. 14,001 2 2 Advances to Workers Branch .. 2,108 12 2 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. 1,938 110 18,047 16 2 £175,537 4 10 £175,537 4 10 G. F. C. Campbell, Superintendent. W. N. Hinchliffe, Accountant. State Advances Office, Wellington, 23th June, 1914. Examined and found correct. —Eobeet J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (2,000 copies), £12 10s.

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