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SAMOAN LOAN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. (Established under section 26 of the Finance Act, 1921-22.) Income and Expenditure Account for the Yeae ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 6,200 0 0 By Interest on advances .. .. .. 6,200 0 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan capital .. .. .. .. 124,000 0 0 Advances to Samoan Administration .. .. 165,200 0 0 Advances from Treasury Investment Accounts .. 41,200 0 0 Interest due on advances to Samoan AdminisInterest accrued ou advances from Treasury .. i,072 12 2 trntion .. .. .. ■• 4,147 2 7 Interest accrued on loans .. .. .. 3,074 10 5 £169,347 2 7 : £169,347 2 7 G. C. Kodda, F.E.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. SCENIC RESERVES ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. Income £ s. d. To Cost of administration of reserves— £s. d. £ s. d. By Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 500 12 5 Trotmson Kauri Forest .. 428 311 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 23 15 3 Ranger's salary, Summit Road .. 300 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 879 311 Scenic Reserve Board expenses.. 2 7 4 Surveys, valuations, &o. . . 102 15 4 Destruction of rabbits.. .. 32 3 3 Eradication of noxious weeds .. 331 19 11 Supply of notice-boards, &c. . . 43 16 9 Printing annual report, &c. .. 62 10 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 99 11 5 1,403 7 11 Rebates .. .. .. .. .. 038 £1,403 11 7 £1,403 11 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 879 311 By Balance —Accumulated excess of expenditure Balance brought forward from previous year .. 47,726 12 3 I over income .. .. .. .. 57,636 14 9 Interest on capital invested in scenic reserves .. 9,030 18 7 £57,636 14 9 £57,636 14 9 Note. A charge has been made in the above account for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account— £ s. d. Land— £ s. d. Moneys provided out of Consolidated Fund— Scenic reserves .. .. .. .. 400,236 10 9 Balance, Ist April, 1930 .. .. .. 200,687 7 1 \ Domains and recreation reserves .. .. 299,584 6 6 Expenditure during vear .. .. . . 876 5 6 £ s. d. I Motuihi Island Domain .. 12,780 0 5 201,563 12 7 I Less depreciation reserve on Moneys provided out of Public Works Fund .. 11,491 16 9 j buildings, &c. .. .. 1,288 3 8 Value of Crown land set aside as reserves ..497,473 14 7 j 11,49116 9 Moneys provided from private sources for pur- j Sundry debtors for rents .. .. .. 120 18 9 chase of reserves &o. . .. .. 1,200 1 0 | Cash in Consolidated Fund —Deposits, miscelj laneous .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 711,729 411 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 57,636 14 9 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 2,066 13 8 Miscellaneous .. . . 51 0 0 2,117 13 8 Rents paid in advance .. .. .. 0 10 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 12298 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 55,103 8 3 £769,072 17 6 : £769,072 17 6 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wμ. E. Shaw, Accountant. 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.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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