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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT— continued. HUNTER SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE TRUST DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance m Treasury Deposit Account Expenditure under the Hunter Gift for at Ist April, 1934 the Settlement of Discharged Soldiers Cash 679 11 1 Act, 1921— Investments .. .. .. 3,435 0 0 Section 6a— 4,114 11 1 Administration expenses .. 34 4 2 Rents •• •• •• 617 111 Board fees .. .. .. 14 5 6 Interest on investments .. .. .. 137 8 0 48 9 8 Interest on advances — Section 6b Instalment mortgage .. .. 45 18 5 Advances 011 current account .. 361 2 8 Current account .. .. .. 23 311 Advances on instalment mortgage 200 0 0 69 2 4 Grants to orphans .. .. 1,245 0 0 Repayment of advances — j gog g Instalment mortgages .. .. 56 18 5 Balance in Treasury Deposit Account Current account .. .. .. 446 7 5 at 31st March, 1935— 503 5 10 Cash .. .. .. . 478 2 3 Refund of thirds over deducted .. .. 126 5 5 Investments .. .. 3,235 0 0 — 3,713 2 3 £5 > 567 14 7 £5,567 14 7 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s d Expenditure under section 6a. of the Accrued rent .. .. .. ' 801 0 0 Hunter Gift for Settlement of Dis- Accrued interest on charged Soldiers Act, 1921— Current account .. .. 113 1 10 Administration expenses .. .. 34 4 2 Instalment account .. 153 1 5 Board fees .. .. 14 5 6 Investments .. .. .. 137 6 4 48 9 8 4Q3 q 7 Grants to orphans under section 68 of the Hunter Gift Refund of thirds over deducted .. .. .. 126 5 5 for settlement of Discharged Soldiers Act, 1921 .. 1,482 10 0 Balance carried down .. . 299 10 4 Rebates .. .. .. .. .. 38 18 11 Remissions under — £ s. d. Land Act, 1924 .. .. .. 17 1 2 Mortgagors'and Tenants Relief Act, 1933 43 5 7 • 60 6 9 £1,630 5 4 £1,630 5 4 £ s. d. £ g> Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 299 10 4 Balance to Reserve Account .. .. .. 299 10 4 £299 10 4 £299 10 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s . d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 17,800 0 0 Land endowed by Sir George Hunter (deceased) .. 17,800 0 0 Reserve Account .. .. .. .. 9,696168 Advances on mortgage— £ s d Rents due but not accrued .. .. .. 200 5 0 Instalment account .. .. 2 976 11 4 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 295 10 0 Current account .. .. 1,863 9 2 4,840 0 6 Sundry debtors— Rent .. .. .. .. 719 1 9 Interest on current account .. 246 9 1 Interest on instalment advances .. 161 4 3 Instalments of principal.. .. 160 0 4 1,286 15 5 Postponed rent (Land Act, 1924) .. .. 296 12 3 Interest accrued but not due— On investments .. .. 16 9 6 On instalment advances.. .. 39119 56 1 3 Cash in Treasury Deposit Account at 31st March, 1936— Cash .. .. .. .. 478 2 3 Investments .. .. .. 3,235 0 0 3,713 2 3 £27,992 11 8 £27,992 11 8 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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