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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. WANGANUI RIVER TRUST ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance in the I.ocal Bodies' Deposit Account By Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Fund oi the Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington, under section 6, Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 51 11 3 at Ist April, 1927 .. .. .. .. 235 9 1 Amount paid over to Wanganui River Trust under Rents .. .. .. .. .. 378 13 4 Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 .. .. 540 9 0 Refunds of revenue .. .. .. .. 7 19 6 " Thirds," " fourths," &c. .. ..419 Balance in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington .. 10 011 £614 2 5 £614 2 5 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. i Gr. £ s. d. To Administration expenses due to the Consolidated By Accrued rent .. .. .. 1,148 7 4 Fund under section 6, Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 .. .. .. .. 18 10 8 Amount due to the Wanganui River Trust under Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 .. .. 540 9 0 Remissions of rent under the Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925.. .. .. .. 208 2 9 Remissions of rent granted consequent upon determinations of Dominion Revaluation Board under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 .. .. .. 268 16 6 Rents written off consequent upon determinations of Dominion Revaluation Board under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 .. .. .. .. 25 15 4 " Thirds," " fourths," &c., deducted under section 136, Land Act, 1924 .. .. 4 19 Balance carried down .. .. .. 82 11 4 £1,148 7 4 £1,148 7 4 £ o. d. , £ s. d. To Balance—Carried forward .. .. .. 1,090 7 8 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 82 11 4 Balance brought down from previous year .. 1,007 16 4 £1,090 7 8 £1,090 7 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 25,406 3 4 I Endowment lands— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors for administration expenses .. 0 4 7 Leased .. .. .. 25,226 3 4 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 294 0 0 Unleased .. .. .. 180 0 0 Revenue account—Balance carried forward .. 1,090 7 i; 25,406 3 4 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 1,374 11 4 Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington .. 10 0 11 £26,790 15 7 j £26,790 15 7 • ,T. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary foe Lands. 20th April, 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.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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