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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT— continued. WANGANUI RIVER TRUST ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31 rt March, 1931. Receipts. £ b. d. Payments. £ B. d. To Balance in Local Bodies" Deposit Account of the By Administration expenses paid to the Consolidated Receiver of Lund Revenue, Wellington, a< let Fund under section 0, Wanganui River Trust April 1930 . .. •• .. 353 12 7 Act, 1891 .. .. .. .. 30 0 1 Rent, ' .. 729 1 1 Amount paid over to the Wanganui River Trust under Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 .. 863 4 4 " Thirds," " fourths," &c, deducted under section 136, Land Act, 1924 .. .. .. 2 18 0 Balance in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of the Receiver of Land Revenue. Wellington .. 180 11 3 £1,082 13 ~8 £I.oB2^Ji Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. J) r . £ s. d. I Cr. £ ". <'• To Administration expenses due to Consolidated Fund I By Accrued rent .. .. •■ •• 638 7 1 under section 6, Wanganui River Trust Act, Balance .. .. .. •■ .. 274 16 10 1891 36 0 1 Amount due to the Wanganui River Trust under Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891 .. .. 863 4 4 Remissions .. .. .. .. 11 0 6 " Thirds," " fourths," &e., deducted under section 136 of the Land Act, 1924 .. .. 2 18 0 £973 2 11 £913_2 11 £ s. d. £ b. d. To Balance brought down 274 15 10 By Balance brought forward from previous year 1,199 8 8 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 924 12 10 £1,199 8~~8 £I',99JL!1 ' ,99 JL! Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ b. d. Aeeeta. Capital .. .. •• ■• •• 18,435 2 6 Endowment lands— £ s. d. £ s. d. Less capital losses written off under section 22, Leased .. .. •• 15,988 2 6 Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) .. .. 1,505 0 0 Unleased 942 0 0 . jo,yoO o 16,930 2 6 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. •• 91f> 13 10 Sundry creditors for rents paid in advance .. 012 3 Cash in Local Bodies' Deposit Account of the Rents charged in advance 171 0 0 Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington .. 18011 .1 Revenue Account—Balance carried forward .. 924 12 10 £18,026 7~1 £18,026 7 7 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wμ. E. Shaw, Accountant. 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. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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