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NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries— By Commission, fees, and charges 4,995 18 5 Permanent ..4,851 9 5 Net interest on investments .. 11,428 I 0 Liability, 31st Mar. 29 19 5 4,881 8 10 Temporary .. .. 505 10 2 Additions, improve- 5,386 19 0 ments, repairs, m ai n tenance, and insurance of plant, &c.— Office furniture .. .. 30 13 2 Office instruments and machinery 12 8 li Office insurance .. .. 211 8 45 13 4 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards . . .. .. .. 250 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 27 4 4 Postages, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of boxes .. .. .. .. .. 134 14 8 Post and Telegraph Department— Payment for services .. 44 3 0 Liability, 31st March .. 20 11 0 04 14 0 Printing and stationery .. 240 1 7 Liability, 31st March .. 10 3 3 250 4 10 Rent .. . . .. .. .. 250 0 0 Stores for cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. .. 4 0 S Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 74 2 1 Travelling-expenses— Removal, &c, of .officers .. 0 0 4 Officers on duty .. . . 421 13 2 421 19 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 21 0 7 Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. .. .. 107 10 3 Net proiit to Appropriation Account .. .. 9,275 10 2 £10,423 19 5 £16,423 19 5 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s, d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 8,348 10 2; By Net profit for year ended. 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 927 0 0 ' 1924, transferred .. .. .. 9,275 10 2 £9,275 10 2 j £9,275 10 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Amounts held under— £ s. d. Sundry assets — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement I.lc- Office furniture .. 255 12 10 serves Act, 1892 .. 92,305 15 3 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act, 1882 percent.) 31 1 0 (as per statement at- 224 11 10 tached) .. .. 40,859 8 5 Office fittings .. 440 18 7 Native Land Act, 1.909 Less depreciation (20 (PartX) .. .. 187,34.1 710 percent..) .. 89 6 6 Miscellaneous funds (including 351 12 1 Maori Land Boards'accounts) 491,137 3 9 Office instruments and Sundry creditors .. .. 60 13 8 machinery .. 233 2 0 Reserve and Assurance Fund 34,149 18 1 Less depreciation (15 Investment Fluctuation Fund 3,714 13 1 percent.) .. 47 2 9 . 185 19 9 Stationery .. .. .. 132 12 5 894 10 I Stocks, bonds, and debentures— Government securities .. .. 1.15,000 0 0 Local bodies'securities .. 195,290 0 0 310,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 485,099 15 5 Interest due anrl accrued .. .. 12,908 11 10 Cash on deposit .. .. 30,000 0 0 Cash on hand and in bank, and Agent's balances .. .. 15,775 10 9 45,775 16 9 £855,569 0 1 £855,569 0 I. W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. R. Sinel, Accountant. 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.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.