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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. GREYMOUTH TECHNICAL AND HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOLS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist April, 1927—Cash in Treasury Deposit By Administration expenses (section 4, Land Laws Account .. .. .. .. .. 109 15 4 Amendment Act, 1927) .. .. .. 3 11 3 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 123 16 9 Payment to Hokitika High School (section 15, Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 916 8 Hokitika High School Act, 1883) .. .. 92 19 6 Payment to Greymouth Technical School (section 49, Reserves, &c., Act, 1925) .. .. 92 19 6 Balance—Cash in Treasury Deposit Account .. 53 18 6 £243 8 9 £243 8 9 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Administration expenses (section 4, Land Laws By Balance brought down .. .. .. 82 13 4 Amendment Act, 1927) .. .. .. 614 2 Accrued royalties .. .. .. . . 284 2 4 Payment to Hokitika High School (section 15, Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 138 8 9 Hokitika High School Act, 1883) .. .. 92 19 6 Payment to Greymouth Technical School (section 49, Reserves, &c., Act, 1925) .. .. 92 19 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. 312 11 3 £505 4 5 £505 4 5 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 10,144 0 0 Land leased .. .. .. 2,480 0 0 Sundry creditors for— Land unleased .. .. .. 7,664 0 0 Rents paid in advance .. .. .. 6 12 6 .—- — —. 10,144 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3 211 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 44 4 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 50 0 0 Sundry debtors for royalties .. .. .. 274 4 2 Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 312 11 3 Cash—Treasury Deposit Account .. .. 53 18 6 £10,516 6 8 • £10,516 6 8 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 29th May, 1928. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue 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. The following comment is appended : A full year's administration charge is included in the Revenue Account, whereas the Act authorized the charge from the 11th November, 1927, only. 1 understand, however, that legislation will be promoted to place the matter in order. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral. HUNTER SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE TRUST ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance at Ist April, 1927— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Administration expenses .. .. 36 1 0 Cash in Public Account .. 684 8 11 "Thirds," "fourths," ".halves," &c., paid over Investment Account .. 3,050 0 0 to local bodies .. .. .. 103 7 4 3,734 811 Balance at 31st March, 1928— £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. 720 18 0 Cash in Public Account .. 428 16 11 Interest on securities held by Investment Account 162 18 4 Investment Account .. 4,050 0 0 — 4,478 16 11 £4,618 5 3 £4,618 5 3 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Administration expenses .. .. .. 36 1 0 By Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 801 0 0 Rebates .. .. .. .. .. 80 2 0 Interest on investments .. .. .. 178 6 6 " Thirds," " fourths," Sc. .. .. .. 103 7 4 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 759 16 2 £979 6 6 ' £979 6 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. ..22,156 1 5 Land endowed by Sir George Hunter .. .. 17,800 0 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 200 5 0 Postponed rents .. .. .. .. 791 6 0 Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 759 16 2 Sundry debtors for interest on investments (accrued but not due) .. .. .. .. 45 19 8 Cash — £ s. d. Public Account .. .. 428 16 11 Investment Account .. .. 4,050 0 0 4,478 16 11 £23,116 2 7 £23,116 2 7 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 19th May, 1928. .1. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue 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.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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