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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1918. Liabilities. i Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Mortgages secured on free- Freehold lands .. .. 391,798 0 0 hold land .. .. 58,900 0 0 Unpaid purchase-money Creditors on Loan Account 2,650 0 0 on sale of freehold land 8,417 1 0 Interest accrued on same 226 13 8 61,550 0 0 ■ 8,643 15 2 Interest accrued .. 1,014 2 0 Rents due .. .. .. 1,117 4 0 62,564 2 0 Wool, frozen meat, and Overdraft at bank .. 36,024 9 9 farm produce unrealized 3,30.7 0 0 Interest accrued .. 982 16 6 Less advances .. 655 19 1 37,007 6 3 2,651 0 II Sundry creditors .. .. 8,837 1 9 Sundry debtors and adUnpaid rents, farm profits vances on account of and purchase-money .. .. 6,584 3 2 rents, farm produce, &c. .. 8,544 1 0 Surplus .. .. .. 336,016 810 Live-stock on farms .. 37,055 13 0 Investments — Wairoa Farmers' Cooperative Meat Company (Limited) .. .. 750 0 0 Gisborne Farm c r s' Frozen Meat Company (Limited) .. .. 250 0 0 Office furniture and travelling plant .. .. 17600 Cash in hand .. .. 3 17 9 Suspense Account .. .. 18 10 2 £451,008 2 0 £451,008 2 0 Auditor's Certificate. I have audited the accounts of the East Coast Commissioner for the year ended 31st March, 1918, and my report on the audit of the accounts is contained in my letter of even date to the Minister of Native Affairs. Wellington, Ist September, 1920. Arthur Clarke, A.C.A., Auditor. Statement showing the position of the Different Blocks as at 31st March, 1918. Amount at Debit of the Undermentioned Blocks on Current Amount at Credit of the Undermentioned Blocks on Current Account. Account. Principal security blocks —• £ s. d. £ sd. £ s. d. General Account .. 43,128 0 3 Mangapoike A .. .. .. 113 10 8 Live-stock Account .. 996 0 0 Mangapoike B .. .. .. 131 3 1 44,124 6 3 Maraetaha No. 2, Sec. 4 .. .. 8,537 5 3 Mangaheia No. 2d .. .. 201 5 9 Paremata No. 64 (No. 1 Account) .. 11,660 611 Mangapoike No. 2a 3 .. .. 1,033 010 Paremata No. 64 (No. 2 Account) .. 232 16 2 Mangapoike No. 2b— Tahora No. 2o 2. Sec. 2 .. .. 322 11 3 General Account .. 3,825 5 10 Tahora No. 2c 3, Sec. 2 .. .. 2,372 9 10 Live-stock Account .. 7,453 10 0 ——■ Amounts to Credit of Hie Undermentioned Blocks for the Value 11,278 15 10 of their Freehold. Less amount at credit of Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 1 £ s. d. Farm Account .. 5,756 13 3 Mangakura No. 1 5,522 2 7 Pakowhai .. Lr 594 0 0 Mangapoike No. 2d—• Tangoteto Nos. 1 and 2 ' ' ' General Account .. 158 18 3 Te Kuri Farm Account .. 1,088 11 6 Whataupoko G, Sec. 22 1,247 9 9 Mangaheia No. 2d .. 39,858 0 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Sees. 3 and Mangapoike A .. .. 39,798 0 0 6— Mangapoike No. 2a 3 .. 21,995 0 0 General Account .. 734 10 8 Mangapoike B .. .. 1,018 0 0 Farm Account .. 1,789 3 11 Mangapoike No. 2n .. 10,484 0 0 Livo-stook Account .. 4,49118 0 Mangapoike No. 2d .. 10,779 0 0 7,015 12 7 Mangapoike No. 2R .. 4,470 0 0 Maungawaru No. 2 .. .. 10,265 0 9 Maungawaru No. 2 .. 5,500 0 0 Maungawaru No. 3 .. .. 2,807 7 2 Maungawaru No. 3 .. 7,000 0 0 Paremata No. 3— Mareataha No. 2, Sees. 3 General Account .. 7,801 0 1 and 6.. .. .. 27,342 0 0 Live-stock Account .. 3,821 10 0 Paremata, Sec. 48 .. 390 0 0 —— Paremata, Sec. 64 .. 9,550 0 0 11,622 10 1 Paremata, Sees. 73 and 73a 1,012 0 0 Less amount at credit of Paremata, Sec. 4.. .. 4,348 0 0 Farm Account .. 10,326 810 Paremata, Sec. 3. . .. 20,867 0 0 1,296 1 3 Tahora No. 2c 3, Sec, 2 ..22,772 0 0 Paremata No. 73 and 73a .. 127 12 11 Tahora No. 2c 1. Sec. 3 39,307 0 0 Tahora No. 2c 1, Sec. 3— Tahora No. 2o 2, Sec. 2 3,800 0 0 li'arm Account .. 5,478 12 0 Tahora No. 2r, Sec. 2 .. 30,034 0 0 Ltvo-stoek Account .. 5,627 0 0 Tahora No. 2g, Sec. 2 .. 1,346 0 0 — ■ Tawapata South No. 1 .. 12,000 0 0 11,105 12 0 Whangawehi No. Inandlo 4,120 0 0 Less amount at credit of Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. 1,565 0 0 General Account 3,137 1 8 Maraetaha No. 1D (Te Ko- — 7,968 10 4 pua) .. .. .. 23,849 0 0 Tahora No. 2p, See. 2— 391,798 0 0 General Account .. 4,771 15 11 Live-stock on farms, as per contra .. 37,055 13 0 Farm Account .. 5,759 16 6 Live-stock Account .. 6,409 17 0 — 16,941 9 5 Tahora No. 20, Sec. 2 .. .. 200 16 3 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 2,576 3 6 Whangawehi No. Ib and 1c .. 3,494 1 5 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 232 12 8 Maraetaha I. D (Te Kopua) — General Farm Account .. 2,884 4 0 Live-stock Account .. 8,255 18 0 11,140 2 0 116,208 7 4 Balance— Surplus, as per balance-sheet 336,015 810 £452,223 16 2 £452,223 16 2