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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. MINING DISTRICT LAND OCCUPATION LEASES. Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s . d. To Remissions of rent .. .. .. 105 2 3 By Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 1,749 4 6 Irrecoverable rent .. .. .. .. 17 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,642 15 0 £1,749 4 6 £1,749 4 6 £ s. d. £ g. d. To Disbursements of residue as at Ist April, 1927, By Balance brought down .. .. .. 1,642 15 0 in terms of section 317 (3), Land Act, 1924— Balance brought down from previous year .. 1,721 18 II Proportion due to territorial revenue .. 887 111 Proportion due to local bodies .. .. 887 1 7 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 1,590 10 5 £3,364 13 11 £3,364 13 11 ' THERMAL SPRINGS DISTRICT ACCOUNT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. 1,835 1 2 By Accrued rents .. .. .. 1,835 1 2 To Accumulated rents transferred to Consolidated £ s. d. £ s. d. Fund .. .. .. .. 8,309 6 7 By Balance brought down .. .. 1,835 1 2 Proportion of rents disbursed — .. Balance from previous year .. .. 8,312 2 3 Rotorua Borough Council .. .. 1,101 16 6 Wairaki Maori Land Board .. .. 24 17 9 Administration expenses .. .. .. 89 16 0 Irrecoverable rents .. .. .. 116 3 Adjustment on account previous years .. 15 17 10 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 594 2J 6 £10,147 3 5 £10,147 3 5 AUCKLAND MUSEUM ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. Payments. To Balance —Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit By Payments to Auckland Museum Trustees Accounts of the Receivers of Land under Section 4, Auckland Museum Revenue at North Auckland and Endowment Act, 1882— £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland on Ist April, 1927— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of land .. .. .. 30 911 On Account sales of land .. 27 13 0 Rents, &c. .. .. 72 9 6 On account rents, &c. .. .. 39 8 7 102 19 5 67 1 7 Administration expenses .. .. .. 14 4 Sales of land .. .. .. .. 165 1 3 Balance—Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Principal instalments on sales of land .. .. 38 811 Accounts of Receivers of Land ReveRents and interest .. .. .. .. 77 8 5 nue at North Auckland and Auckland— On account sales of land .. 200 13 3 On account rents, &e. .. 43 3 2 243 16 5 £348 0 2 £348 0 2 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ S. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Administration expenses .. .. .. 313 5 By Balance brought forward from previous year .. 59 0 6 Payments to Auckland Museum Trustees of rents Accrued rents and interest .. .. .. 75 5 5 and interest as per section 4, Auckland Museum Endowment Act, 1882 .. .. .. 72 9 6 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 58 3 0 £134 5 11 £134 5 .11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Auckland Museum Trustees —Value of land en- Land .. .. .. .. .. 1,177 12 6 dowed under Auckland Museum Endowment Sundry debtors for sales of land (not yet payable).. 239 2 0 Act, 1882 .. .. .. •• 10,000 0 0 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 12 1 5 Less payments to trustees in respect of sales of Interest accrued but not due .. .. .. 610 0 land .. .. .. .. .. 8,297 16 I Sundry debtors —Public Account .. .. 84 16 2 Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts 1,702 311 of Receivers of Land Revenue — £ s. d. Consolidated Fund, for administration expenses .. 2 9 1 North Auckland .. .. .. 29 12 7 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 12 6 Auckland .. .. .. 214 3 10 Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 58 3 0 243 16 5 £1,763 18 6 £1,763 18 6 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments and Revenue Accounts 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. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.