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NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued. NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931 — continued. Liabilities —continued. £ s. d. Assets —continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 5,005,824 9 8 Brought forward .. .. .. 3,750,650 12 8 Motor-cars for Farm Directors .. .. 560 16 9 Cash in Public Debt Redemption Fund— New Zealand State Advances £ s. d. Act, 1909 .. ... 11,976 15 4 Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910 .. .. .. 26,320 3 8 38,296 19 0 Add interest accumulated to date .. .. .. 20,404 6 10 58,701 5 10 Cash balances— Cash in the Public Account 28,040 11 3 Imprests outstanding .. 867 5 2 28,907 16 5 Net Revenue Account — Balance as at Ist April, 1930 1,031,111 2 7 Deduct adjustments on account of previous years (net) .. .. .. 13,339 1 9 1,017,772 0 10 Excess of expenditure over income for year 1930-31.. 105,667 8 4 1,123,439 9 2 Accumulated loss on Orakei Block (as stated by Lands Department) .. .. 43,564 8 10 1,167,003 18 0 £5,005,824 9 8 £5,005,824 9 8 R. N. Jones, Under-Secretary. M. J. Lawless, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts 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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