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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. HUTT VALLEY LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Revenue Account for Period Ist April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ S. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance transferred to Land for Settlements ■ By Accrued rent .. '.. .. ~ 2,521 511 Liability Account .. .. .. 2,596 4 7 ! Accrued interest .. .. .. .. 74 18 8 £2,596 4 7 £2,596 4 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. ' Assets. £ s. d. Land for Settlements Account .. .. 13,556 4 7 Sundry debtors, for sales of land, &c. .. .. 4,480 0 0 Sundry creditors—Rent paid in advance .. 210 0 Sundry debtors, for rents .. .. .. 511 5 1 Interest accrued but not yet due .. .. 5 16 6 Land for Settlement Account—Receipts from estates credited in error to Land for Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. 8,561 13 0 £13,558 14 7 £13,558 14 7 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H- O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. 17th December, 1926. MOUMAHAKI ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Revenue Account por the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance carried forward .. .. .. 1,456 16 11 By Accrued rent and interest on buildings .. 1,456 16 11 £1,456 16 11 £1,456 16 11 Receipts and Payments Account por the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Receipts from sale for cash of buildings, &c. .. 557 14 8 By Balance —Cash in Treasury Deposit Account at Rents and interest on buildings .. .. 1,670 1 2 31st March, 1926— Principal instalments on buildings .. .. 155 2 4 Revenue Account .. .. .. 1,693 10 10 Capital Account .. .. .. 689 7 4 £2,382 18 2 £2,382 18 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 36,247 14 8 Land —Capital value of leases .. .. .. 33,780 0 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 444 18 0 Sundry debtors—-Sale of buildings (not yet payable) 1,745 17 6 Revenue Account—Surplus for period .. .. 1,456 16 11 Sundrv debtors for principal instalments on buildings .. .. .. .. .. 9 0 2 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 231 13 9 Cash in Treasury Deposit Account at 31st March, 1926— £ s. d. Revenue Account .. .. 1,693 10 10 Capital Account .. .. 689 7 4 2,382 18 2 £38,149 9 7 £38,149 9 7 W. Robertson, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. 15th February, 1927. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. « W\ I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the copies of journal entries of the Wellington District Lands Office, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The following comment is appended : The examination by the Audit Inspectors of the local accounts has not yet been completed, and the Head Office figures have therefore been accepted.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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