B. —1 [PT. IV].

LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT —continued. GREYMOUTH TECHNICAL AND HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOLS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st Mabch, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. 1 Payments. £ s. d. £ s. dBalance at Ist April, 1935 — Payments to Consolidated Fund under secCash in Treasury Deposit Account . . .. 54 18 5 tion 50 and 50 (3), Finance Act, 1932, Rents .. .. . . .. .. 303 2 6 and section 31 and 31 (3), Education Reserves Act, 1928' —- Compensation for improvements .. 100 0 0 Interest on compensation-money .. 10 0 0 Administration expenses .. .. 13 211 123 2 11 Balance at 31st March, 1936 —Cash in Treasury Deposit Account.. .. .. .. .. 234 18 0 £358 0 11 £358 0 11 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Administration expenses: Section 31, Education Re- Accrued rents .. .. .. .. .. 308 12 8 serves Act, 1928, and section 50, Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2) .. .. .. .. 15 3 3 Consolidated Fund : Interest on amount paid as compensation for improvements, Poerua Run .. 18 0 0 Writings off in suspense .. .. .. .. 31 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 244 9 5 £308 12 8 £308 12 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer of rents to meet capital liabilities .. .. 100 0 0 Balance from previous year .. .. .. 190211 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 334 12 4 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 244 9 5 £434 12 4 £434 12 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 5,327 14 2 LandReserve Account: Rents diverted to Leased.. .. .. .. 5,889 15 0 repayment of advances from Con- Unleased .. .. .. 574 7 6 solidated Fund ...... 736 8 4 — 6,464 2 6 Consolidated Fund: Compensation for Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 120 11 7 improvements, Poerua Run .. 400 0 0 Sundry debtors for royalties .. .. .. 213 0 6,464 2 6 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. 31 0 0 Sundry creditors —Rent paid in advance .. 0 3 4 Postponed rent .. .. .. .. 6112 0 Departmental creditors — Cash —Treasury Deposit Account as at 31st March, Administration expenses .. .. 9 3 2 1936 . . .. .. .. .. 234 18 0 Interest accrued .. .. 8 0 0 • 17 3 2 Rents charged but not due .. .. .. 67 15 9 Writings off in suspense .. .. .. 31 0 0 Revenue Account: Balance carried forward .. 334 12 4 £6,914 17 1 £6,914 17 1 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the 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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