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GENERAL PURPOSES RELIEF ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. Income. To Losses written off— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Interest on advances — £ s. d. £ s. d. Waimarino bush-fire relief— Fire relief (including accrued) 1,547 17 9 Principal .. .. 1,022 2 0 Flood relief .. .. 384 6 7 Interest .. .. 151 8 9 In aid of works of production— — Orchardists .. .. 208 1 10 1,173 10 9 Ferngrove Sawmilling ComIn aid of works of production— pany .. .. .. 33 13 9 Orchardists—-Principal .. 20 10 0 Murohison Lime Company 1,194 0 9 Ltd. .. .. .. 24 15 2 Interest on loans .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Nelson Farmers' Union Lime Company Ltd. .. .. 191 3 8 £4,194 0 9 Cider-manufacturing .. 165 10 3 - • — 2,555 9 0 Interest on investments .. .. 717 10 11 Logs carried down .. .. .. 921 0 10 £ s. d. — To Balance at 31st March, 1924 .. .. 1,287 3 4 £4,194 0 9 Loss brought down .. .. .. 921 0 10 Sinking fund instalment .. ..1331211 £s.d. Bad debts reserve .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 3,341 17 1 £3,341 17 1 £3,341 17 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures issued .. .. .. 75,000 0 0 Advances under Appropriation Act, Interest accrued on debentures .. .. 246 11 5 1918, section 33, and Finance Sinking fund reserve .. .. .. 660 5 11 Act, 1922, section 20 (3) — Bad debts reserve .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Fire relief .. .. .. 28,889 510 Payment in advance—Fire relief .. .. 10 0 Flood relief .. .. .. 11,727 11 2 Writings off in suspense — £ s. d. In aid of works of production— Fire relief .. .. .. 1,775 611 Orchardists .. .. 3,726 15 6 In aid of works of production— Ferngrove Sawmilling Company 348 7 5 Orchardists .. .. 20 10 0 Murohison Lime Company, Ltd. 499 19 9 1,795 16 11 Nelson Farmers' Union Lime Liability to Consolidated Fund—Waimarino bush- Company, Ltd. .. .. 3,500 0 0 fire relief .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Cider-manufacturing .. 4,500 0 0 53,191 19 8 Sinking fund under Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910 .. .. .. 660 5 11 Sundry debtors, for interest — Fire relief (including accrued) .. 1,992 711 Flood relief .. .. .. 76 10 4 In aid of works of production— Orchardists .. .. 115 2 6 Murohison Lime Company Ltd. 11 0 0 Cider-manufacturing .. 112 10 0 2,307 10 9 Sundry debtors—Miscellaneous .. .. 2 2 0 Interest accrued on advances — Fire relief .. .. .. 3 3 0 Flood relief .. .. .. 153 0 3 In aid of works of production— Orchardists .. .. 65 5 11 Ferngrove Sawmilling Company 12 19 9 Murchison Lime Company, Ltd. 1 10 2 Nelson Farmers' Union Lime Company, Ltd. .. .. 94 18 8 Cider-manufacturing .. 53 0 3 — 383 18 0 Interest accrued on investments .. .. 145 9 7 Cash in hand (State Advances Office) .. 310 5 6 Cash in Publio Account .. .. 3,169 0 9 Investment Account .. .. 15,000 0 0 18,169 0 9 Suspense Account .. .. 1,791 5 0 Income and Expenditure Account .. 3,341 17 1 £80,303 14 3 £80,303 14 3 The Treasury, Wellington, 18th July, 1925. A. D. Park, Accountant to the Treasury. 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. Mortgage advances under the Appropriation Act, 1918, have been taken from unaudited District Land Office returns. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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