B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT.— DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1938— continued. Assets.

1 ! I I —' 1 — — (). N. Campbell, Under-Secretary. M. J. Lawless, A.R.A.N.Z., Assistant Accountant. 1 herebv certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Accounts, Appropriation Accounts, and Balance-sheet 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. Aotea.—A receipt-book, numbered 55401-55450, was not produced at audit. .. , , 2 Thcirna The nurchase bv the Board of a motor-car for administration purposes is without authority ot law. ~ , 3 Taimwl As the monthly stock returns for the year were not complete, the values of live-stock on hand at the Anaura Station have been accepted wholly on the Managers certificate - (b) The Audit Office is unable to certify to the adequacy of certain securities owing to the absence of information as to the values of the lands secured. 4 Taker aw —(ft) Owing to the inadequacy of the relative records, the Audit Office is unable to certify to the amounts of sundry debtors m respect of the Te Kao Store; (6) The value of stores on hand at the TeKao Store has been accepted on the certificates of the storeman and a clerk who visited the store from Auckland for stocktakmg purposes; (c) No certificate or evidence was produced at audit concerning the valuations of the trucks appearing on the balance-sheet of the Te Kao Transport Service. 5. Waiarilci. No security has been taken in respect of advances made in connection with the Tihiotonga diarying units. J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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~ Totals. Tokerau. Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South Island. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash balances— | s - a - • • 981 1( J n' 5.451 7 6 1,793 11 8 1,826 16 6 2,213 18 4 476 15 11 495 8 1 In hand and m bank .. .. •• oil 6,057 17 6 399 0 8 150 0 0 Lees held on account Native Trustee .. .. 8,547 5 9 in o 1 x ' 1 4 fi Q9 O 9 864 4 10 4.991 6 5 1,625 12 7 631 15 2 CV.3,843 19 2 77 15 3 345 8 1 Post Office imprest W 7 2 318 6 10 651 16 2 288 8 9 197 7 8 505 8 2 454 3 3 260 16 4 7,368 10 4 1,182 11 8 5,643 2 7 1,914 1 4 829 2 10 CV.3,338 11 0 531 18 6 606 4 5 Investments — Common Fund- 245 586 14 8 41 897 10 0 30,489 Oil 25,307 4 1 61,082 5 10 56,242 7 11 25,670 16 7 4,897 9 4 Mortgages and charges ° ' ' 51 244 11 7 19,602 4 7 21,505 17 11 :: :: »r g » ; «.«}■♦ tSIS | "-SS ? %88J SS J.! ! G™=^r,t-''' oWodI ': to - :: :: USt J • SS » » w.. .. «;«.» » ■.«» »» ■.» « » Particular estates— 8 914 3 0 . 2,350 0 0 8,655 0 0 500 0 0 Mortgages .. 6 u •• » g 4 g 0 0 430 0 0 15 18 8 Government and other securities .. •• 32,659 7 U - 1 ' 100 ' ' 592,827 6 7 51,292 17 11 91,480 9 0 104,392 8 11 137,874 5 2 141,372 13 9 51,989 10 9 14,425 1 1 „ , , , . 9 086 6 1 ~ 831 12 6 56 1 10 317 6 11 768 14 11 104 9 11 8 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. •• » j 912 11 2 304 3 9 .. 449 18 7 1,371 8 9 350 7 8 Interest and instalments accrued and due .. .. 4,241 7 1 S i & tnz 6,327 13 2 852 17 2 1,744 3 8 360 5 7 317 6 11 1,218 13 6 1,475 18 8 358 7 8 . , . qfi IQ 5 .. 11,052 0 5 5,148 5 2 6,780 18 5 13,256 9 5 Office equipment^!. " " " " 6,066 0 2 295 14 10 5 2 1,025 18 5 1,368 16 2 1,435 10 7 574 16 7 115 18 5 42,303 13 7 295 14 10 12,301 5 7 6,174 3 7 8,149 14 7 14,692 0 0 574 16 7 115 18 5 Assets of special trusts under— „ 4 0 o 7 8 5 Native Land Act, 1931, section 358 .. .. .. 84,037 8 5 .. .. 0 7S 18 6 41 166' 8 8 Native Land Act, 1931, section 105 .. .. .. 119,240 7 2 78,0/3 18 b 41,lbb 8 8 - " Tota]g .. .. .. 852,104 19 3 53,624 1 7 111,169 0 10 190,914 17 11 188,336 18 2 237,982 4 8 54,572 4 6 15,505 11 7