B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

MAORI PURPOSES FUND BOARD. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Administration expenses— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at Ist April, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,625 16 10 Maori purposes section— Grant from Consolidated Fund—- Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 191 11 8 Administration expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Maori arts and crafts: Carving-materials, &c. .. .. .. 325 0 0 Commission .. .. .. 60 0 0 1,625 0 0 Freight .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Grant (fourth) from Carnegie Corporation for Maori arts and crafts .. . . 378 11 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 78 0 0 Tikitiki Dining-room, contribution towards cost of .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 0 3 3 King Koroki's House, contribution towards cost of, by Waikato-Mania- 361 4 11 poto District Maori Land Board .. .. .. .. .. 159 0 0 School of Maori Arts and Crafts— Amount received from sale of Board's publications . . .. . . .. 20 16 2 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 489 5 9 Sale of carvers' tools being replaced .. .. .. .. .. 33 11 10 Electricity'.. .. .. .. .. 6 19 Miscellaneous refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 12 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 10 18 9 Native Trust Office: Interest at 3£ per cent, to 31st March, 1937 .. .. 1,960 9 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 6 5 11 Telephone .. .. .. .. .. 30 2 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 90 14 11 Water charges .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 116 640 10 9 1,001 15 8 Purchase of workshop equipment and tools ... .. .. 54 17 4 Purchase of charts of tukutuku panels .. .. .. .. 530 —— 60 0 4 Educational grants : Free-place Scholarships .. .. .. .. 535 10 0 Grants from Carnegie Corporation Fund— Waitara Meeting-house carvings .. .. .. 300 0 0 Takitimu Meeting-house carvings .. .. .. 500 0 0 Putiki Maori Church carvings .. .. .. 250 0 0 1,050 0 0 Interest on grants committed— Turakina College .. .. .. .. 60 15 0 St. Peter's School .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 St. Stephen's School .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 321 15 0 Disbursements from specific meeting-house funds— Tikitiki Dining-room .. .. .. .. 8163 Raukawa Meeting-house .. .. .. .. 291 17 6 Tokomaru Bay Meeting-house .. .. .. 0 113 Waitara Meeting-house . . .. .. .. 250 0 0 551 5 0 Miscellaneous grants— Subsidized salary and expenses of medical assistance to Natives . . .. . . . . 165 7 5 Half-salary, Princess Te Puea Herangi .. .. 105 0 0 Water-supplies and sanitary conveniences .. .. 59 17 6 Clothing for indigent Te Hapua Native children .. 75 0 0 Institute of Pacific Relations, contribution to funds.. 100 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. ... .. .. 0 7 6 505 12 5 Carried forward .. .. .. ~ 2,428 12 5 1,597 6 0 Carried forward .. .. .. £61,849 18 2

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