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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT—continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931— continued. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 19,509,436 13 2 Brought forward .. .. 15,192,668 3 7 Interest due and unpaid on surplus funds temporarily invested .. .. .. 490 110 Interest, &c, on advances accrued but not due 113,858 11 5 Interest on investments accrued but not due.. 479 12 5 Losses in Suspense Account .. .. 111,877 19 8 Investment in Public Debt Redemption Fund 41,921 8 6 Debentures securities .. -. •■ 1,000 0 0 Cash in Deposits Account —Miscellaneous cash received at Napier during earthquake period 6,431 10 \0 Cash balance — C B. d. Fn Public Account .. 199,706 11 1 Imprests outstanding .. 7,624 10 6 Investment Account .. 52,140 17 0 — ; 259,531 18 7 Revenue Account —Accumulated loss .. 168,417 9 5 Accumulated losses writ ten off under section 22 of the Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) .. .. 3,969,759 10 11 £19,869,430 13 2 ' £19,869,436 13 2 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. W. E. Shaw, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account an 1 Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, an 1 correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT LOANS ACT 1920 DEPRECIATION FUND ACCOUNT. (Established under section 7. Discharged Soldiers .Settlement Loans Act, I!I2O.) Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. £ r. d. Income. £ B. d. To Cost of remitting money to London .. 99 7 5 By Interest on investments .. .. .. 21,364 19 9 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 2],265 12 4 £21,304 19 9 £21,364 19 9 ' I " —— Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Accumulated Fund— £ s. d. £ s. d. Investments .. .. .. .. 445,868 6 10 Balance as at Ist April, 1930.. 565,846 2 6 Interest accrued on investments .. .. 5,210 13 4 Excess income over expendi- Interest due and unpaid on investments .. 938 18 11 ture for year ended 31st Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 135,093 15 9 March, 1931 .. .. 21,205 12 4 587,111 14 10 £587,111 14 10 £587,111 14 10 G. C. Rodda, F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure 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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