B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. HUNTER SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE TRUST DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account toe, the Yeae ended 31st March, 1937. Receipts. £ s. d. f s. d. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance in Treasury Deposit Account Expenditure under the Hunter Gift at Ist April, 1936 — for the Settlement of Discharged Cash .. . . .. .. 478 2 3 Soldiers Act, 1921 — Investments .. .. .. 3,235 0 0 Section 6a — 3,713 2 3 Administration expenses .. 52 IS 10 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 859 1 0 Board fees .. .. .. 22 4 11 Interest on investments . . .. .. 100 10 4 75 0 9 Interest on advances — Section 6b — Instalment mortgage .. .. 74 16 3 Advances on current account .. 887 3 1 Current account .. . . 122 0 6 Advances on instalment mortgage 10 9 - _ 196 16 9 Grants to orphans .. .. 1,660 10 0 Repayment of advances — 2,548 13 10 Instalment mortgages .. .. 356 9 2 Balance in Treasury Deposit Account Current account .. .. 715 2 0 at 31st March, 1937— 1,071 11 2 Cash .. .. .. .. 1,317 611 Investments .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 3,317 6 11 £5,941 1 6 £5,941 1 6 Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Br. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure under section 6a of the Accrued rent .. .. .. .. .. 801 0 0 Hunter Gift for Settlement of Accrued interest on— Discharged Soldiers Act, 1921 — Current account .. .. 115 19 5 Administration expenses .. 52 15 10 Instalment account .. .. 159 5 4 Board fees .. .. .. 22 4 11 Investments .. .. .. 93 13 8 75 0 9 368 18 5 Grants to orphans under section 6b of the Hunter Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 716122 Gift for Settlement of Discharged Soldiers Act, 1921 1,423 0 0 Rebates .. .. •• •• •• 51 14 11 Remissions — £ s. d. Under Land Act, 1924 .. .. 323 0 9 Under Mortgagors Einal Adjustment Act .. .. .. 13 14 2 336 14 11 £1,886 10 7 £1,886 10 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought, down .. .. .. 716 12 2 Balance to Reserve Account .. .. .. 716 12 2 £716 12 2 £716 12 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. •• •• 17,800 0 0 Land endowed by Sir George Hunter (deceased) .. 17,800 0 0 Reserve Account .. .. .. .. 8,980 4 6 Advances on mortgage— £ s. d. Rents due but not accrued .. .. .. 200 5 0 Instalment Account .. .. 2,525 2 5 Current Account .. .. 1,977 10 3 4,502 12 8 Sundry debtors— Rent .. .. .. .. 175 1 0 Interest on current account .. 226 13 10 Interest on instalment advances .. 241 15 4 Instalments of principal.. .. 256 0 10 899 11 0 Postponed rent (Land Act, 1924) .. .. 412 10 9 Interest accrued but not due — On investments .. .. 9 12 10 On instalment advances.. .. 38 15 4 48 8 2 Cash in Treasury Deposit Account at 31st March, 1937— Cash .. .. .. .. 1,317 6 11 Investments .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 — 3,317 6 11 £26,980 9 6 £26,980 9 6 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have heen 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.

4—B. 1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

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