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NATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income. To Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s d. By Fees— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries.. .. .. 23,009 8 11 Native Land Court .. 6,008 17 4 Travelling expenses and allow- Maori Land Board .. 2,051 12 0 ances .. .. 3,049 0 I Native Interpreter's licenses 35 14 0 Special allowances .. 203 12 0 Translation .. .. 98 18 0 Audit fees .. .. 43 13 4 8,855 2 4 Examination of interpreters 2 2 0 Contributions from Maori Land Boards .. 8,833 0 0 Freight and cartage . . 249 19 10 Services for other Departments .. .. 843 13 0 Fuel, light, oleaning, &c. .. 98 7 11 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. 1.071 0 5 Printing and stationery . • 959 0 9 Rent .. .. .. 1,567 0 7 30,863 17 10 Parliamentary grants— Publication of Kahiti .. 1,611 7 I Ohinemuri water-supply .. 75 0 0 Contribution to monument, Keepa te Rangipuawhe (deceased) . . .. 54 7 0 J. H. W. Urn (deceased) — Rxpenses . . .. 9 5 6 Destruction of rabbits on Native land .. .. 6,429 18 1 8,179 17 8 Civil List, Native Purposes— Pensions .. . . 230 0 0 Food and clothing .. 1,684 12 4 Health Department contribution .. .. .. 3,600 0 0 Misoellanceous .. .. 785 19 2 6,300 1.1 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 183 11 8 Balance carried clown .. .. .. 20,996 3 4 £45,527 18 8 £45,527 18 8 £ s. d. I To Balance brought down .. .. .. 26,996 3 4' By Excess of expenditure over income after £ s. d. Interest on capital at 41 per cent. .. .. 356 1 0 charging interest .. .. .. 27,352 4 10 £27,352 4 10 £27,352 4 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. Capital at Ist April, 1922— £ s. cl. £ s. d. Assets purchased out of Maori Land Free capital (non-interest bearing) 3,533 0 0 Boards' Revenue: — £ s. d. £ s. cl. Liability to Treasury . . .. 7,912 15 10 Land .. .. .. 1,920 0 0 11,445 15 10 Buildings .. .. .. 10,504 10 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 30,057 12 8 Furniture and fittings .. 616 14 4 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 405 13 2 13,041 1.1 1. Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 978 17 9 Crown lands .. .. .. .. 5,205 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 2,447 15 10 Stationery .. .. .. . . .. 200 0 0 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. Fees .. .. .. .. 348 6 8 Wanganui Maori Land Board on account of buildings .. .. 543 0 0 891 5 0 Expenditure in advance .. .. .. 163 8 9 Outstanding imprests .. .. .. 120 13 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 27,352 4 10 £49,487 19 5 £49,487 19 5 G. P. Shepherd, for Under-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, except that the accounts include charges for rent and interest for which there is no appropriation by Parliament, and that the legality of including assets purchased out of Maori Land Boards revenue is open to question. —G. F. 0. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.