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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. OTAGO UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Receipts. Payments. To Cash tin hand, Ist April, 1931)— £ s. d. By Land for .Settlements Account under section 4,~i, £ s. d. In Local Bodies' Deposit Ac- Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 117 5 6 count of the Receiver of Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Land Revenue at— £ s. d. Fund under section 4 of the Land Laws Dunedin .. •■ 1,144 1 3 Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 163 1 7 Invereargill .. .. 503 17 3 Otago University Council under section 118 (1), . 1,737 18 6 Reserves and other Lands, &e., Act, 1017 .. 7,212 5 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 6,837 0 1 Dunedin Atherueum under Otago Museum Act, Royalties .. .. .. .. 100 7 !l 1877 .. .. .. .. •• 42 16 0 Cash on hand, 31st March, 1031, in the Local Bodies' Deposit Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue at — £ 8. d. Dunedin .. .. •• r>os l< 2 Invereargill .. .. .. 634 8 4 — 1,139 17 (i £8,675 6 4 £8,ti7.-, (i I Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. I s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Administration expenses .. .. .. 173 7 0 By Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 7,r>21 12 1 Amount paid to Land for Settlements Account Accrued royalties .. .. .. .. 100 7 0 under section 45, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. .. .. 117 5 6 Amount paid to Otago University Council under section 118 (1), Reserves and other Lands, &c, Act, 1917 .. .. .. .. 7,212 5 9 Amount paid to Dunedin Athenaeum under Otago Museum Act, 1877 .. .. 42 10 0 Remissions of rent .. .. ■• 21 5 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 54 19 10 £7,621 19 10 j £7,621 19 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance carried forward .. .. .. 870 16 0 By Balance brought forward from previous year .. 815 16 2 Balance brought down .. .. .. 54 19 10 £870 16 0 £870 16 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ e. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. •• 136,146 <> 0 Endowment land .. .. .. .. 135.146 0 0 Consolidated Fund—Compensation for improve- Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 485 19 7 ments effected by lessee on endowment land.. 444 2 4 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 3,114 4 8 Sundry creditors— £s. d. Postponed rent .. .. .. 45 0 0 Administration expenses .. 12 13 9 I Cash on hand, 31st March, 1931— Rent .. .. .. 0 10 In the Local Bodies' Deposit 12 It !t Account of the Receiver of Bents charged in advance .. .. ■• :>,<>«• 6 0 Land Revenue at— £ b. d. Reserve account .. .. .. .. 368 2 8 Dunedin .. .. 506 9 2 Revenue Account—Balance carried forward .. 870 16 0 Invercargill .. .. 634 8 4 —' 1,139 17 o £139,931 1 9 £139,931 1 9 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wμ. E. Shaw, Accountant. 1 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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