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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT— continued. HUNTER SOLDIERS , ASSISTANCE TRUST ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist April, 1930— £ 8. d. £ s. d. By Expenditure under section 6 (a) of the Hunter Cash .. .. .. 354 17 3 Gift for the Settlement of Discharged Soldiers Investment Account ... r >,750 0 0 Act, 1021 .. .. .. .. 29 13 10 6,104 17 3 Land Act, 1924, section 139—" Thirds " and Rents .. .. .. .. .. 593 16 6 " Fourths" paid to Local Bodies' Deposit Interest on investments .. .. .. 258 11 8 Account .. .. .. .. 84 14 2 Appropriation Act, 1926, section 13 —Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on cash remitted to London for investment .. 6 17 Balance, 31st March, 1931— £ s. d. Cash .. .. .. 3,186 15 10 Investment Account .. .. 3,650 0 0 6,836 15 10 £6,957 5 5 £6,957 5 5 Kevenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. Cr. £ s. d. To Expenditure under section 6 (o) of the Hunter Gift By Interest accrued on investments .. .. 264 610 for the Settlement of Discharged Soldiers £ s. d. Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 801 0 0 Act, 1921 .. .. .. .. 33 8 11 " Thirds," " fourths," &c. .. .. 84 14 2 Rebates .. .. .. .. 74 6 4 Appropriation Act, 1926, section 13 —Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on cash remitted to London for investment .. 6 17 Transfer to Capital Account .. .. .. 866 15 10 £1,065 6 10 £1,065 6 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilitiee. £ s. d. AsseU. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 25,377 2 3 Land endowed by Sir George Hunter (deceased) .. 17,800 0 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 200 5 0 Interest on investments accrued but not due .. 70 3 4 Sundry creditors —Departmental .. .. 315 1 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 436 0 0 Postponed rents .. .. .. .. 363 2 0 Cash in Deposits Account, Miscellaneous .. 75 1 2 Cash— £ s. d. Public Account .. .. 3,186 15 10 Investment Account .. .. 3,650 0 0 6,836 15 10 £25,581 2 4 £25,581 2 4 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wμ. E. Shaw, Accountant. Note. —A sum of £14,747 is held in Consolidated Fund, Deposits Account, Miscellaneous, pending identification, when portion may be allocated to Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust Account. 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, subject to the above departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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