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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. GERALDINE COUNTY RIVER BOARD ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 295 15 4 Geraldine County River Board under Geraldine County River District Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. 266 3 10 Consolidated Fund : Administration expenses under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. 29 11 6 £295 15 4 £295 15 4 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. £ s. d. £ s. d. Administration expenses due to Consolidated Fund Accrued rent .. .. .. .. .. 269 19 3 under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 29 11 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 240 7 9 £269 19 3 £269 19 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from previous year .. .. .. 36 14 8 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 240 7 9 Amount due to Geraldine County River Board under Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 62 10 9 section 7, Geraldine County River Districts Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. 266 3 10 £302 18 6 £302 18 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. 5,220 0 0 Endowment lands— £ s. d. £ s. d. Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 63 12 0 Leased .. .. .. 5,093 0 0 ents paid in advance .. .. .. 4 11 0 Unleased .. .. .. 127 0 0 5,220 0 0 Sundry debtors for rent .. .. .. 5 12 3 Revenue Account: Balance carried forward . . 62 10 9 £5,288 3 0 £5,288 3 0 J. H. O'Donnell, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, 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, Controller and Auditor-General. GORE HIGH SCHOOL ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Administration expenses paid to Consolidated Fund under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927.. 3 5 0 Payment to Board of Governors of Gore High School under section 89, Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies' Empowering Act, 1919 .. 61 15 0 £65 0 0 £65 0 0 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance brought forward from previous year .. 16 5 0 Accrued rent .. . . .. . . .. 65 0 0 Administration expenses due to Consolidated Fund Balance carried forward .. .. .. ..1650 under section 4, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. 3 5 0 Amount due to Board of Governors of Gore High School under section 89. Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1919 . . .. .. .. .. 61 15 0 £81 5 0 £81 5 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Land .. ~ .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. .. 16 5 0 Revenue Account: Balance carried forward .. 16 5 0 £1.316 5 0 £1,316 5 0 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, 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, Controller and Auditor-General.

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