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GENERAL PURPOSES RELIEF ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. 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) 1,290 12 tj Principal .. .. 434 3 4 Mood relief .. .. 589 16 7 Interest .. .. 113 8 4 In aid of works of production— 547 11 8 Orchardists .. .. 162 11 11 In aid of works of production— Ferngrove Sawmilling ComOrchardists — pany .. .. 17 2 Principal .. .. 159 18 0 Murchison Lime Company Interest .. .. 21 0 4 (Limited) .. .. 17 3 8 180 18 4 Nelson Farmers' Union Lime Interest on loans .. .. .. 2,938 14 10 Company (Limited) .. 191 19 5 Cider-manufacturing .. 214 5 6 — 2,467 16 9 Interest on investments .. .. 675 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. 524 8 1 £3,667 4 10 £3,667 4 10 £ s. d. To Balance at 31st March, 1925 .. .. 3,341 17 1 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. 524 8 1 By Recovery of bad debts previously written off .. 12 0 4 Adjustment of charge for administration .. 600 0 0 Transfer of capital losses charged to revenue .. 3,148 19 10 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 105 5 0 £3,866 5 2 £3,866 5 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital— £ s. d. Advances under Appropriation Act, Loan under Appropriation Act, 1918, section 33 1918, section 33, and Finance (Waimarino Bush Fire Relief) .. 75,000 0 0 Act, 1922, section 20 (3) — Less written off— £ s. d. Fire relief .. .. .. 29,182 18 10 Appropriation Act, 1924 .. 1,065 0 0 Flood relief .. .. .. 11,979 11 7 Appropriation Act, 1925 .. 532 2 0 In aid of works of production— Provisionally written off .. 1,551 17 10 Orchardists .. .. 3,014 10 7 3,148 19 10 Ferngrove Sawmilling Company 226 16 5 — Murchison Lime Company (Li--71,851 0 2 mited) .. .. .. 499 19 9 Interest accrued on debentures .. .. 246 11 5 Nelson Farmers' Union Lime Reserve .. .. .. .. 660 511 Company (Limited) .. 3,500 0 0 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Cider-manufacturing .. 4,332 13 6 Payment in advance—fire relief .. .. 10 0 Liability to Consolidated Fund for interest .. 2,938 14 10 52,736 10 8 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 114 0 Less provisionally written off .. 1,551 17 10 Suspense Account .. .. .. 60 7 2 51,184 12 10 Sundry debtors for interest— Fire relief (including accrued) .. 2,416 16 5 Flood relief .. .. .. 260 1 9 In aid of works of production .. 361 9 6 3,038 7 8 Less provisionally written off .. 311 7 7 2,727 0 1 Interest accrued on advances — Fire relief .. .. .. 251 2 3 Flood relief .. .. .. 116 6 7 In aid of works of production .. 200 3 1 567 11 11 Interest accrued on investments .. .. 145 9 7 Cash in Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 660 5 11 Cash in State Advances Office .. .. 1,055 12 3 Cash in Public Account .. .. 6,313 15 11 Investment Account .. .. 15,000 0 0 21,313 15 11 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 105 5 0 £77,759 13 6 £77,759 13 6 yp I ———— 17th December, 1926. A. D. Park, F.1.A.N.Z., 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 audited copies of journal entries of the Otago District Land Office and from departmental figures pending completion of the local audit of the Wellington District Land Office. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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