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NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st .March. 1925. P r - £ s. d. £ s. d. ( Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries— [By Commission, fees, and charges 5,10U 4 9 Permanent .. .. .. 5,518 16 8 Net interest on investments 13,419 3 4 Temporary .. .. .. 609 6 0 6,128 2 8 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of premises, plant, &c.— Office premises .. .. 34 8 2 Office furniture .. .. 8 3 2 Office instruments and machinery 10 16 3 Office insurance .. .. 2 3 11 55 11 6 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 335 6 4 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 149 8 2 Post and Telegraph Department— Payment for services .. 51 16 6 Liability, 31st March .. 19 15 0 71 11 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 271 16 2 I Rent .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Services for cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. .. 199 8 7 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 76 13 9 j Travelling-expenses— Removal, &c., of officers .. 50 17 9 Officers on duty .. .. 209 14 2 260 11 11 Native Trust Office Board — Fees to members .. .. .. 32 10 0 Public Service Superannuation Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 178 11 10 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 107 2 9 Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. .. .. 205 17 0 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 9,896 1511 £18,519 8 1 £18,519 8 1 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 8,906 15 II By Net profit for year ended 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 990 0 0 1925, transferred.. .. .. 9,896 1511 £9,896 15 11 £9,896 15 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Amounts held under— £ s. d. I Sundry assets —• £ s. d. £s. d. £ s. d West Coast Settlement Re- ! Office furniture .. 381 14 2 serves Act, 1892 .. 66,805 18 7 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act, 1882 percent.) .. 37 14 0 (as per statement at- 344 0 2 tached) .. .. 50,134 2 9 Office fittings .. 431 6 0 Native Land Act, 1909 Less depreciation (20 (Part X) .. .. 142,945 16 10 percent.) .. 121 8 0 Native Land Act, 1909 — 309 18 0 (Miscellaneous) .. 38,528 7 9 Office instruments and Native Trustee Act, 1920, machinery .. 185 19 9 and amendments .. 25,822 4 8 Less depreciation (15 Miscellaneous funds (including per cent.) .. 46 15 0 Maori Land Board accounts) 492,097 1 3 —— 139 4 9 Sundry creditors .. .. 19 15 0 Stationery .. .. .. 184 17 8 Reserve and Assurance Fund 44,274 0 8 978 0 7 Investment Fluctuation Fund 4,946 2 0 Stocks, bonds, and debentures— Government securities .. .. 15,000 0 0 Local bodies'securities .. 195,290 0 0 210,290 0 0 J Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 626,454 14 3 Interest due and accrued .. .. 14,245 5 2 Sundry debtors —Advances to accounts, &c. .. .. .. .. 10 19 7 Cash on hand and in bank, and Agent's balances .. .. .. 13,594 9 11 _________________ • ________________ £865,573 9 6 [ £865,573 9 6 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.

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