B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1941.

/ NEW ZEALAND REPARATION ESTATES —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1941. Liabilities. I Assets. £ b. d. | Properties unoccupied— i s. a. i s. a. Sef- - 690,580 0 4 .. . . ;; **>™ « • Blackboys' Repatriation Con- £_s. d. Improvements .. .. 2,292 711 tingency Account .. .. 1,700 1 9 . Plantation renewals .. .. 7,070 5 10 Properties occupied or leased— Niuean labour: Deferred pay .. 192 7 3 Evidential and Head Office- g g Sundry creditors- ' Buildings .. .. 26,380 12 8 Ordinary 1,091 6 9 Plant and machinery— Personal accounts in credit .. 404 111 Saleufi Iceworks .. 547 4 0 1,495 8 8 Furniture ancl office plant .. 47b 5 I Cocoa Consignments Lessees .. .. 77 14 6 44,369 7 6 Deposits Account 17112 6 Plantations leasedBanana Scheme Account ..17,424 8 7 Land 87,949 9 I Less scheme assets .. .. 4,756 16 4 Buildings .. .. 15,235 10 4 -— 12,667 12 3 Improvements .. .. 5,527 9 4 - X 7 . . £s • a 1 983 2 3 » 108,712 8 9 Writings-off m Suspense .. .. i, * * . Paymaster-General's Suspense Account .. 163 13 8 Plantations worked. Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 49,641 11 11 Buildings 24 193 411 Other improvements .. 30,731 22 Plant and machinery .. 1,771 13 1 Furniture .. .. 333 2 5 Stores .. .. • • 291 1 2 Live-stock .. .. 23,707 4 9 394,620 14 5 Plant and machinery— Engineers' and carpenters' shop 254 1 I Weighbridge .. . • 41 0 0 Yard plant .. . • 153 10 0 Blacksmith shop .. .. 7 611 455 18 0 Sundry assets — Motor boats and equipment .. 1,042 19 0 Motor lorries and car .. 539 0 6 Leaupuni water-supply .. 147 16 0 F 1,729 15 6 Sundry debtors — Rents, &c 3,611 10 4 Ordinary debtors .. .. 828 7 7 4,439 17 11 Less reserve for bad and doubtful debts .. .. 954 5 6 3,485 12 5 Secured debtors — Land purchases .. .. 1,939 13 2 Mortgages .. .. .. 2,404 7 4 Bill of sale .. . ■ . • 693 5 3 5,037 5 9 Bank of New Zealand Account .. 890 16 10 Paymaster-General's Account .. 81,331 17 6 London Suspense Account .. .. 74 7 3 Payments in advance — Rent, &c 100 1810 Sundries .. .. ■ • 4 8 0 105 6 0 Stores and stocks on hand .. .. 7,954 13 1 Goods in transit .. .. .. 307 2 6 Produce on hand and consignment .. 16, 682 111 Duty Deposit Account .. .. 25 0 0 'Losses on realization.. .. •• 6,778 7 3 Outstanding losses in Suspense .. 1,283 2 3 Exchange Account .. .. •• 3,048 5 1 Exchange Suspense Account .. .. 79 16 3 Cash on hand and at bank .. .. 3,567 1 3 £765,649 10 11 £765,649 10 U

I hereby certify that the Profit and Loss Account, Trading 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.—Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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