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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. MANGATU Nos. 1, 3, AND 4 BLOCKS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in 'pursuance of the provisions of Section 14 of the Mangatu No. 1 Empowering Act, 1893, Sections 6 and 7 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1917, and Section 13 of the East Coast Native Trust Lands Act, 1902.

MA.NGA.TU No. 1. Balancb-sheet as at 31st Makch, 1926. Liabilities. Assets. Public Trustee— .. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Mortgage Account Freehold property .. .. 195,237 0 0 (General) .. .. 36,660 8 1 Roads .. .. 2,092 5 1 Less amount on hand on Survey expenses .. 287 8 6 account of rents .. 2,066 15 0 2,379 13 7 34,593 13 1 Fencing .. .. .. 116 7 0 Mortgage Account (Puku- Advances - tarewa) .. .. 15,000 0 0 Waingaromia and RangaInterest accrued 32 1 0 tira .. .. 10,492 18 7 15,032 1 0 W. L. Rees .. .. 1,624 1 1 Mortgage Account (Wai- Sundry blocks .. 365 16 5 rere) .. 50,000 0 0 Owners in Mangatu No. 1 5,492 2 9 Interest accrued .. 1,491 15 8 Distribution Account 51,491 15 8 No. 1 .. .. 304 0 0 Native Trustee— Owners on account of Mortgage Account ..20,000 0 0 Royal Commission .. 1,301 11 2 Interest accrued .. 580 10 11 Owners' appeal on ac- • 20,580 10 11 j count of Blocks Nos. Bank of Australasia — | 1 and 4 .. .. 588 15 11 Current Account .. 11,538 14 1 20,169 5 11 Interest accrued 319 5 8 j Valuation and Arbitration — 11,857 19 9 I Account .. .. .. 47 5 0 Money advanced by way of I Sundry debtorsLoan ! On Open Account .. 1,936 12 0 Mangatu Nos. 3 and 4 .. 5,078 14 8 Outstanding rents .. 1,488 811 Sundry creditors on Open Account 488 19 5 3,425 0 11 Mangatahu Station —• Investments Current Account .. .. 6,138 19 5 Poverty Bay Farmers' Distribution Account No. 2 .. 3,633 18 7 Meat Co., Ltd. Capital Account .. • • 159,471 6 3 Shares .. .. 50 0 Williams and Kettle, Ltd. —Shares .. 35 0 0 40 0 0 I Mangatahu Station Account — Live-stock .. .. .. 7,795 6 0 Pukutarewa Station Account .. .. 12,315 1 8 Live-stock .. .. 3,750 0 8 16,065 2 4 | Waitangirua Station Account .. .. 5,077 9 7 Live-stock .. .. 6,530 7 0 — 11,607 16 7 Wairere Station Account.. 25,528 311 Live-stock .. .. 15,828 6 0 41,356 9 11 Office furniture .. .. 15 15 0 Produce unrealized — Mutton and lamb .. 4,199 1 2 Wool .. .. 1,985 0 6 6,184 1 8 Income Account .. .. 3,928 14 10 £308,367 18 9 £398,367 18 9 Aumtob's Certificate. I have audited the accounts of Mangatu No. I Block, East Coast Native Trust lands, for the year ended 31st March, 1926, and my report on the audit of the accounts is contained in my letter of even date to the Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs. Wellington, 15th September, 1926. Arthur T. Clarke, Auditor.