NATIVE DEPARTMENT.— DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1936— continued. Assets.

0. N. Campbell, Under-Secretary. R. L. Jellicoe, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Accounts, Appropriation Accounts, and Balance-sheets have been compared with the accounts and balance-sheets of the respective Maori Land Boards, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the following comments : (1) In the case of the Tokerau, Waiariki, Tairawhiti, Aotea, Ikaroa, and South Island District Maori Land Boards, the figures submitted have been accepted pending the completion of the examination of the accounts by the Local Audit Inspectors. (2) In the case of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board balance-sheet, the rents, interest, and instalments of purchase-money, &c., due in respect of Trust Accounts, which have formally been shown as an asset and per contra as a liability in the annual accounts, have been deleted from the balance-sheet on instructions from the Under-Secretary of the Native Department.— J. H. Deputy Controller and Auditor-^"

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W āikāto- — — Totals. Tokerau. Maniapoto Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South Island. Cash balances — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ *. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. In hand and in bank .. .. .. .. 19,050 10 10 3,696 8 7 1,032 0 11 110 4 6 9,074 0 6 426 4 9 4,630 14 T 80 17 0 Post Office Imprest .. .. .. .. 3,136 8 0 96 5 10 1,186 3 1 198 2 0 371 10 7 415 15 1 498 15 2 369 16 3 22,186 18 10 3,792 14 5 2,218 4 0 308 6 6 9,445 11 1 841 19 10 5,129 9 9 450 13 3 Investments — Common Fund — Mortgages and charges .. .. .. .. 183,645 7 9 36,752 6 6 28,707 15 5 14,470 15 8 58,331 17 8 20,353 1 6 19,557 7 11 ; 5,472 3 1 On deposit with Native Trustee .. .. .. 155,768 4 5 56 9 4 52,551 5 3 19,360 18 10 5,592 6 0 58,058 9 8 12,361 14 10 ; 7,787 0 6 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. 41,508 5 4 .. 4,514 0 3 .. 35,694 5. 1 1,300 0 0 .. I Particular estates — Mortgages .... .. .. .. •• 41,917 15 7 .. 10,817 15 7 ... .. 13,200 0 0 17,900 0 0! Miscellaneous .. .. .. ■■ •• 3,455 0 0 .. 1,700 0 0 .. .. 1,755 0 0 Board — Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. 56,119 11 0 625 7 2 7,160 14 6 17,208 5 5 .. 31,125 3 11 Advances on overdraft to blocks, &c. .. .. 11,335 1 10 2,279 6 7 5,150 10 6 484 7 8 712 4 10 1,204 2 9 1,244 10 9 259 18 9 Farm properties .. .. .. •• 48,808 16 5 .. .. 48,808 16 5 .. .. .. ! Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. -. 28,817 3 5 .. 6,144 0 9 .. 22,600 0 0 73 2 8 .. i i 571,375 5 9 39,713 9 7 116,746 2 3 100,333 4 0 122,930 13 7 127,069 0 6 51,063 13 6 | 13,519 2 4 Assets of special trusts under — Native Land Act, 1931, section 358 .. .. 87,108 1 2 .. .. .. 33,115 12 2 53,992 9 0 Native Land Act, 1931, section 105 .. .. 53,593 6 3 .. .. 53,593 6 3 Printing and stationery stocks on hand .. .. 90 15 4 15 18 2 12 0 11 .. 10 0 0 42 16 3 6 13 4 3 6 8 Board — Sundry miscellaneous transactions .. .. .. 4,461 12 7 3,052 13 10 634 8 5 100 1 3 427 16 8 5 0 0 229 7 1 12 5 4 Interest, &c. .. .. ... .. .. 2,956 15 6 761 10 4 693 17 10 226 11 8 .. 357 3 0 736 12 2 181 0 6 Commission .. .. .. .. .. 210 14 6 .. .. .. . . T08 3 7 54 3 5 48 7 6 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. 870 17 8 58 10 0 191 13 6 65 7 9 .. 315 0 11 197 16 6 42 9 0 Accounts prepaid .. .. .. .. .. 11 0 10 .. .. 8 2 6 .. 2 18 4 149,303 3 10 3,888 12 4 1,532 0 8 53,993 9 5 33,553 8 10 54,823 11 1 1,224 12 6 287 9 0 Land and buildings .. .. .. .. 33,631 17 3 .. 11,046 12 5 2,831 3 5 6,938 12 8 12,815 8 9 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 4,662 1 9 295 14 10 1,049 6 1 795 13 10 1,119 17 0 1,080 17 1 223 6 6 97 6 5 38,293 19 0 295 14 10 12,095 18 6 3,626 17 3 8,058 9 8 13,896 5 10 223 6 6 97 6 5 I Blocks loaded with loans (as per contra) — Treasury loans .. .. .. .. .. 7,581 15 10 6,696 0 10 .. .. .. 885 15 0 Other loans .. .. .. .. .. 929 17 0 .. .. .. .. 929 17 0 8,511 12 10 6,696 0 10 .. .. .. 1,815 12 0 Totals „ . . . . " 789,671 0 3 54,386 12 0 132,592 5 5 158,261 17 2 173,988 3 2 198,446 9 3 57,641 2 3 14,354 11 0