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SCENIC RESERVES ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st January, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. <J. Income. £ g. d. Cost of administering reserves — Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 376 10 2 Repairs to fencing, eradication of rabbits, &c. .. 69 5 10 Accrued royalties .. . . .. 7115 7 Trounson Kauri Forest .. .. .. 284 15 3 Balance carried down . . .. !! ]! 673 8 2 Clearing, grassing, &c., Waitangi . . . . 669 9 6 Depreciation on buildings, &c., Motuihi Island .. 95 8 9 Irrecoverable rents .. .. .. .. 1511 Rebates .. .. .. .. .. 038 Thirds .. .. .. .. .. 050 £1,120 13 11 £1,120 13 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 673 8 2 Transfer to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 93,582 16 il Balance brought forward from previous year .. 93,582 16 1] Balance—Excess of expenditure over income .. 9,551 9 6 Interest on capital invested in scenic reserves .. 8,878 ] 4 £103J34 6 5 £103,134 6 5 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s.. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d Capital Account — Moneys provided out of Con- Scenic reserves .. .. .. .. 329,504 ] 3 7 solidated Fund Domain and recreation reserves .. .. 516.828 16 3 Balance, Ist April, 1935 .. 207,638 16 1. £ s. d Expenditure during year .. 4,994 16 3 Motuihi Island Domain .. 12,780 0 5 ' Less depreciation reserve on 212,633 12 4 buildings, &c. .. .. 1,765 7 5 Moneys provided from Public • |.> q Works Fund .. .. 11,534 7 3 Capital expenditure, Unemployment Fund .. 14 0 0 Moneys provided from private Sundry debtors for rent .. .. 254 16 10 sources for purchase of re- _ Sundry debtors for royalties . . . . !! 4 14 serves .. .. .. 5,824 2 9 Sundry debtors—Miscellaneous .. .. 2 12 0 Value of Crown land set aside Losses in suspense .. . . . . .. 0 3 2 as reserves .. .. 628,813 9 10 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 9 551 9 (j Unemployment Fund capital 14 0 0 858,819 12 2 Sundry creditors — Departmental . . . . 48 4 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 11 3 11 59 7 11 Rents paid in advance .. .. .. 0 10 0 Rents charged in advance .. . . .. 107 8 9 Writings-off in suspense . . . . .. 0 3 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 8,188 3 8 £867,175 5 8 fSU7.IT.-, 8 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentay return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler] Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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