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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT- continued. WERAROA AGRICULTURAL ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foh the Yeab ended .")Ist March, 1931.

Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balances in Deposit Account on By Cost of surveys and roading under section 17 (2), Ist April, 1930— £ s. d. Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927.. .. 391 12 9 Capital .. .. .. 627 3 7 Administration expenses under section 4, Land Revenue .. ~ .. 395 2 5 Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. 135 17 0 1,022 6 0 Vote "Agriculture," section 12 (3), Reserves Principal instalments on buildings .. .. 72 8 1 and other Lands Disposal Act, 1928 .. 1,276 0 0 Rents from leases .. .. .. .. 1,545 4 7 Balances in Deposit Account on Interest on investments .. 14 12 5 31st March, 1931 — Capital — £ s. d. Investments .. .. 600 0 0 Cash .. .. .. 99 11 8 699 11 8 Revenue .. .. .. 151 9 8 851 1 4 £2,654 11 1 £2,654 11 1 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. i Cr. £ s. d. To Administration expenses under section 4, Land By Balance brought forward from previous year .. 1,317 1 9 Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. 77 5 4 Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 1,969 1 1 Expenditure under section 17 (2), Interest on investments .. .. .. 18 18 3 Land Laws Amendment Act, £ s. d. 1927 .. .. .. 391 12 9 Less transferred from reserve .. 355 10 5 36 2 4 Vote "Agriculture," section 12 (3), Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1928 .. 1,276 0 0 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 1,91513 5 £3,305 1 1 £3,305 1 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 37,822 8 7 Endowment lands— £ s. d. £ s. d. Rents due but not accrued 496 0 0 Leased .. .. .. 34,775 0 0 Revenue Account .. .. .. 1,915 13 5 1 Unleased .. .. .. 90 0 0 34,865 0 0 Sundry debtors for sale of buildings (not yet payable) 3,309 18 2 Sundry debtors principal instalments on buildings 80 0 2 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. 1,123 166 Sundry debtors for interest on investments .. 4 5 10 Cash in Deposit Account on 31st March, 1931— Capital— £ s. d. Investments .. .. 600 0 0 Cash .. .. .. 99 11 8 699 11 8 Revenue .. .. .. 151 9 8 851 1 4 £40,234 2 0 £40,234 2 0 A. S. Houston, Accountant, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. 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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