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DETERIORATED LANDS ACCOUNT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr ■ £ S. d. Cr. £ S. a. To Expenditure under section 12, sub- By Accrued interest .. .. .. 0 17 6 section 4 (d), of the Deteriorated Balance carried forward .. .. 7,212 410 Lands Act, 1925— £ s. d. Advertising .. 24 3 3 Printing and stationery 50 11 10 Expenses of committees, &c. .. 6,842 11 8 6,917 6 9 Interest on loans .. .. .. 295 15 7 £7,213 2 4 £7,213 2 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward from previous By Balance carried forward .. .. 7,745 0 0 year .. .. .. .. 532 15 2 Balance brought down .. .. 7,212 410 £7,745 0 0 £7,745 0 0 Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance in Public Account at Ist April, By Expenditure under section 12, sub--1926 .. .. .. .. 1,727 10 1 section 4 (d), Deteriorated Lands Debentures issued .. .. 10,000 0 0 Act, 1925 .. .. .. 6,759 4 7 Advances under section 11, Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. .. 246 11 6 Balance in Public Account .. .. 4,721 14 0 £11,727 10 1 £11,727 10 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan Account .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 Advances on mortgages—Advances under Sundry creditors for— £ s. d. section 11 of the Deteriorated Lands Interest accrued on loans .. 238 0 7 Act, 1925 .. .. .. 275 0 0 Consolidated Eund, for in- Sundry debtors for interest on advances 0 17 6 terest paid on debentures 60 7 8 Revenue Account—Balance carried forMiscellaneous services .. 444 3 3 ward .. .. .. .. 7,745 0 0 742 11 6 Cash in Public Account .. .. 4,72J 14 0 £12,742 11 6 £12,742 11 6 J. B. Thompson, Lender-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the statements of Receipts and Payments, Revenue Account, and Balancesheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—Gr. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

Table 1. —Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1927.

Total Area of Land unfit Tntni Arpi Tntuijrpn Crown Lands Total Area of for Settlement sold or erinted reserved leased under Crown Lands Total Area (Including Total Area District. inrt helrt on for Public all Tenures available of Area occupied in Land ' Freehold Purposes (exclusive of for future Native Land. by Elvers, District, iieenoiu. i-urposes. Reserves leased Disposal. Lakes, Koads, by Crown). Ac.). Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,481,738 444.218 443,682 290,700 600,434 217,428 4,478,200 Auckland .. .. 2,533,915 854,027 961,798 1,108,244 2,151,988 610,601 8,220,573 Gisborne .. .. 1,123,668 425,471 520,416 127,255 1,068,876 253,805 3,519,491 Hawke'sBay .. 1,536,592 200,171 592,875 106,063 396,200 82,420 2,914,321 Taranaki .. .. 1,121,128 339,915 580,338 115,398 178,943 68,709 2,404,431 Wellington* .. .. 3,439,098 1,010,998 870,028 126,727 1,371,601 232,617 7,051,069 "Nelson .. .. 637,554 2,337,093 857,962 226,430 30,051 625,910 4,715,000 Marlborough .. .. 785,888 354,078 1,514,026 12,124 .. 101,884 2,768,000 Westland .. .. 159,346 2,024,765 846,589 363,394 .. 469,284 3,863,378 Canterbury .. .. 3,568,552 1,407,430 3,999,430 19,233 .. 483,785 9,478,430 Otago .. .. 1,984,962 954,376 5,444,270 58,616 .. 651,898 9,094,122 Southland .. .. 1,842,377 4,245,204 1,543,765 167,304 .. 84,597 7,883,247 Totals .. 21,214,818 ! 14,597,746 18,175,179 2,721,488 5,798,093 3,882,938 66,390,262 I I I * Includes Chatham Islands.