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MAORI PURPOSES FUND CONTROL BOARD— continued. Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1931— continued. Receipts —continued. £ s. d. Payments —continued. £ s. d. Brought forward.. .. .. 89,707 16 3 Brought forward .. .. .. 16,738 22 Sir James Carroll Memorial— Payment to Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, Gisborne, for expenses incurred on account of unveiling .. .. 300 0 0 Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund—Grant to Native Department for relief purposes .. .. 250 0 0 Sundry assets— £ s. d. Office equipment .. .. 169 3 3 Paraphernalia for meetings .. 305 9 7 474 12 10 Administration expenses — Salaries .. .. .. 100 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 13 18 6 Commission .. .. 60 0 0 Freight and cartage .. 19 6 2 Sundries .. .. .. 0 2 6 193 7 2 Balance at 31st March, 1931 .. .. 71,75114 1 £89,707 16 3 £89,707 16 3 W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. R. Sinel, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Grants and subsidies—Fifth annual payment £ s. d. To Educational grants .. .. 3,379 1 10 under section 13, Native Land Amendment Less unexpended portions re- Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 funded .. .. .. 3 12 7 Native Trust Office —Interest at i\ per cent, to 3,375 9 3 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. 3,472 19 6 Miscellaneous grants .. .. 11,923 12 3 Balance—Excess of expenditure over income .. 9,013 510 Less refunds .. .. 47 12 6 1J,875 19 9 Administration expenses— Salaries, printing, and stationery, commission, freight, and cartage, &c. .. 178 15 3 Depreciation .. .. 56 1 1 234 16 4 £15,486 5 4 £15,486 5 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tuakau Maori Hostel Fund .. .. .. 100 0 0 Cottages at Rotorua .. .. 499 2 1 Tokomaru Bay Carved Meeting-house Fund .. 589 18 8 Less depreciation .. .. 5 0 0 Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund .. .. 350 0 0 494 2 1 Sir James Carroll Memorial Fund .. .. 200 0 0 Sundry debtors — Waiariki District £ s. d. Maori Land Board .. .. .. 542 1 7 Accumulated fund at Ist April, 1930 81,072 1 1 Office furniture and equipment .. 561 17 3 Less amount transferred to Income Less depreciation .. .. 51 1 1 and Expenditure Account .. 9,013 510 510 16 2 72,058 15 3 Cash with Native Trust Office .. .. .. 71,751 14 1 £73,298 13 11 £73,298 13 11 A. T. Ngata, Chairman. H. R. H. Balneavis, Secretary. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, 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.

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