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NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. I Payments. Balance at Ist April, 1927— £ s. d. £ s. d. j Annual appropriation— £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 21,895 9 2 Vote, Native-land-purchase expenses .. .. .. .. 3,966 10 8 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 92,500 00 ! Expenditure under the Act— £s. d. Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 200 Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. 84,528 15 3 114,397 92 , Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 33,269 6 9 Amounts received in .respect of— 117,798 2 0 Survey liens .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,625 14 11 Urewera Land Act, 1921-22, section 10— Interest on debentures .. .. 1,466 3 4 Interest on survey liens .. .. .. .. .. 1,483 5 1 Recoupment of management charges of consolidated stock .. .. 434 11 5 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,740 13 11 Expenses of administration (Lands Department) recouped to the Land sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,889 2 7 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,094 18 2 Interest on sales of land .. .. .. .. .. 7,135011 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927, section 20, and Discharged Interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. 4,816 9 4 Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923, recouping Discharged 95,690 6 9 Soldiers Settlement Account for expenditure for improvements Repayment of Maori Land Board of advances under section 274. on Native lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,889 10 6 Native Land Act, 1909— Stamp duty on transfers of consolidated stock .. .. .. .. 140 511 Principal .. .. .. .. .. .. 329 8 4 Amortization of debt— Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 15 0 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of 780 3 4 securities under New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Native Land Section 274, Native Land Act, 1909, and section 16, Native. Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Claims Adjustment Act, 1923— Expenditure under section 49 (2) and (3), Land for Settlement Act, Principal .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 18 1 1925— Amount transferred in respect of settlement land eonInterest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 14 11 verted into ordinary Crown land .. .. .. .. .. 808 0 0 — 224 13 0 Payments to local bodies of " thirds " and " fourths " .. .. .-. 4,444 18 9 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. .. .. .010 10 Credits in aid— Total payments .. .. .. ■- •• •• £139,343 0 9 Vote, Native-land-purchase expenses .. .. .. 98 19 9 Credits in reduction of expenditure under the Act— Balances at 31st March. 1928— Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. 415 10 4 Cash in Public Account .. -. .. ■■ ■■ 8,086 8 9 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 54 16 1 Investment Account .. .. .. .. -. 64,000 0 0 569 6 2 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 232 19 9 72,319 8 6 £211,662 9 3 £211,662 9 3

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