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GENERAL PURPOSES RELIEF ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. Income. To Losses written off— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Interest on advances— £ s. d. Fire and flood relief — Fire relief .. .. . 766 2 6 Principal.. .. .. 3,130 13 4 Flood relief .. .. .. .. 117 0 3 Interest .. .. .. 407 19 G Frost relief .. .. .. .. 117 6 11 3,538 12 10 Hailstorm relief .. .. .. .. 31 4 11 Works of production— In aid of works of production .. .. 375 11 11 Principal.. .. .. 13 18 8 Receipts in respect of property taken over— Interest .. .. .. 0 14 0 Cider-manufacturing--14 12 8 Interest on advance on mortgage .. 15 13 5 Interest on loans .. .. .. 2,800 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 9 2 11 Interest on investments .. .. .. 1,009 19 I Interest on Sinking Fund .. .. .. 410 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. 3,907 12 8 .t:<>,353 5 6 £6,353 5 6 £ s. d. £ g. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,907 12 8 By Transfer of capital losses charged to revenue .. 3,144 12 0 Balance, Ist April, 1930 .. .. .. 173 11 10 ' Transfer of interest written off to Bad Debts Reserve.. .. .. .. .. 408 13 6 Balance, excess of expenditure over income .. 527 19 0 £4,081 4 6 £4,081 4 6 Balance-sheet as at March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. Advances nnder Appropriation Act. £ s. <l. £ s . d. Loan under Appropriation Act 1918, section:>:! 1918, section:>:!. and Public (Waimarino bush-fire relief) .. .. 75,000 0 0 Revenues Act, 1926, seotion Less— 136— Redemptions under Public £ s. <l. Kire relief .. .. .. 14,089 17 4 Debt Repayment Act. 1925 4,339 14 1 Flood relief .. .. . . :5,368 2 1 Redemptions from investments Frost relief .. .. .. 3,927 17 11 in Public Debt Redemp- Hailstorm relief .. .. 867 14 2 tion Fund .. - .. 660 5 11 Productive works .. .. 12,518 0 11 Written off under Appro- 34 7gj j2 5 priation Acts .. .. 12,469 6 6 Sundry debtors, for interest — Provisionally written off .. 3,130 13 4 Fire relief .. .. .. 1,248 1 9 20,599 19 10 Flood relief .. .. .. 184 4 9 Frost relief .. .. .. 40 4 4 54,400 0 2 Hailstorm relief .. .. 22 11 10 Contribution from Waimarino Bush-fire Relief Productive works .. 1,004 9 6 Association .. .. .. .. 5,200 0 0 2,499 12 2 Interest accrued on debentures . . .. .. 230 2 9 Interest accrued on advances — Liability to Consolidated Fund for interest .. 7,137 3 5 Fire relief .. .. .. 151 7 7 Reserve for bad debts .. .. .. .. 514 310 Flood relief .. .. .. 28 16 8 Writings-off in Suspense (as per contra) .. .. 3,538 12 10 Frost relief ~ .. .. 49 10 1 Hailstorm relief .. .. 6 19 8 Productive works .. .. 160 9 5 397 3 5 Debtors, sundry .. .. .. ~ 130 6 3 Postponed interest .. .. .. .. 262 2 7 Property Account—Cider-manufacture— Property acquired under mortgage .. .. 4,133 6 9 Advance secured on portion of property disposed of 262 17 4 Interest accrued thereon .. .. .. 3 5 !i Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 3,538 12 10 Interest on investments — Accrued .. .. .. .. .. 151 6 0 Overdue . . .. .. .. .. 208 13 7 Investment in Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 118 3 6 CashPublic Account .. .. .. .. 23,256 6 1 State Advances .. .. .. .. 268 15 4 Investments .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 527 19 0 £71,020 3 0 £71,020 3 0 Note.—lnterest on overdue instalments has not been brought into account. G. C. Eodda, 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, subject to the above departmental note. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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