NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1924.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, G-02

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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1924.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 6 of the Native Trustee Amendment Act, 1921-22.

Sir,— The Audit Office, Wellington, N.Z., 26th June, 1924. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of • the Native Trustee Amendment Act, 1921-22, to transmit to you the attached balance-sheet, statement of receipts and payments, and Revenue Account of the Native Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March, 1924, and to report that I have examined the same and have duly certified them. I have, &c, G. F. C. Campbell, The Hon. the Native Minister, Wellington. Controller and Auditor-General. Statement showing the Total Receipts and Payments op the Native Trustee's Account during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. 6,402 9 0 Balance as at 31st March, 1923. £ s . d. 1923. 9,126 11 6 .. .. April .. .. .. 5,480 18 8 16,475 14 8 .. .. May .. .. .. 4,807 12 9 18,965 2 11 .. .. June .. .. .. 10,090 5 9 16,557 3 2 .. .. July .. .. .. 13,165 0 3 11,163 17 5 .. .. August .. .. .. 26,282 12 5 18,032 19 2 .. .. September .. .. .. 4,022 15 9 10,446 5 2 .. .. October .. .. .. 9,831 110 52,435 11 .. .. November .. .. .. 63,765 4 5 10,765 12 5 .. .. December .. .. .. 6,127 2 7 1924. 25,003 2 8 .. .. January .. .. .. 17,441 17 7 11,670 11 5 .. .. February .. .. .. 9,576 12 11 27,380 13 11 .. .. March .. .. .. 48,152 18 4 £ s. d. 218,744 3 3 Net balance in bank .. 15,670 10 3 Cash in hand .. .. .1.0 11 0 15,681 1 3 £234,425 4 6 £234,425 4 6

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Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries— By Commission, fees, and charges 4,995 18 5 Permanent ..4,851 9 5 Net interest on investments .. 11,428 1 0 Liability, 31st Mar. 29 19 5 4,881 8 10 Temporary .. .. 505 10 2 Additions, improve- 5,380 19 0 merits, repairs, m a i nt c nance, and insurance of plant, &c. — Office furniture .. .. 30 13 2 Office instruments and machinery 12 8 6 Office insurance .. .. 2 II 8 45 13 4 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 27 4 4 Postages, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of > boxes .. .. ; .. .. .;. 134 14 8 Post and Telegraph Department— Payment for services .. 44 3 0 Liability, 31st March .. 20 11 0 64 14 0 Printing and stationery .. 240 1 7 Liability, 31st March .. 10 3 3 250 4 10 Rent .. . . .. .. .. 250 0 0 Stores for cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. .. 4 6 8 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 74 2 I Travelling-expenses — Removal, &c, of officers .. 0 6 4 Officers on duty .. .. 421 13 2 421 19 6 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 2107 . Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. .. .. 167 10 3 Not profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 9,275 10 2 £16,423 19 5 £16,423 19 5 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 8,348 10 2 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 927 00 ' 1924, transferred .. .. .. 9,275 10 2 £9,275 10 2 £9,275 10 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Amounts hold under— £ s. d. Sundry assets — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Re- Office furniture .. 255 12 10 serves Act, 1892 .. 92,305 15 3 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act. 1882 per cent.) .. 31 1 0 (as per statement at- -■ 224 11 10 tached) .. .. 46,859 8 5 Office fittings .. 440 18 7 Native Land Act, 1909 Less depreciation (20 (PartX) .. .. 187,341 710 percent.) .. 89 6 6 Miscellaneous funds (including 351 12 1 Maori Land Boards'accounts) 491,137 3 9 Office instruments and Sundry creditors .. . . 60 13 8 machinery . . 233 2 6 • Reserve and Assurance Fund 34,149 18 1 Less depreciation (16 Investment Fluctuation Fund 3,714 13 I percent.) .. 47 2 9 185 19 9 Stationery .. .. .. 132 12 5 894 16 1 Stocks, bonds, and debentures — Government securities .. .. 115,000 0 0 Local bodies' securities .. 195,290 0 0 310,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 485,699 15 5 Interest due and accrued .. .. 12,908 11 10 Cash on deposit .. .. 30,000 0 0 Cash on hand and in bank, and Agent's balances .. .. 15,775 16 9 45,775 16 9 £855,569 0 1 £855,569 0 1

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Statement of Native Reserves Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Balance on 1st April, 1923. Account. Dr. Cr. Receipts and Disl the" j rarsements during Balance on < Cr. Dr. ilst March, 1924. Dr. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Abaura Charitable Reserves.. Arahura .. .. .. .. 608 5 4 Arahura Compensation .. .. 43 19 8 Arnold .. .. .. .. 422 13 11 Auckland General .. .. .. 9,939 16 9 Briber, Section 46, South Bank .. 240 2 2 Buller, Section 55 .. .. .. 44 18 0 Cobden .. .. .. .. 31 14 10 Colliirgwood, K. and L. .. .. 3 15 2 Ellesmere— .. . . .. 176 6 0 Kaiapoi Settlement .. .. 177 8 5 Wairewa Settlement .. .. 241 8 9 Rapaki Settlement .. .. 521 7 6 Port Levy Settlement .. .. 231 0 0 Taumutu Settlement .. .. 244 13 0 Groymouth .. .. .. 3,883 5 8 Hcaphy .. .. .. .. 45 8 3 Hokitika . . .. .. .. 299 12 1 Hokonui Endowment .. . . 530 18 3 Horowhenua .. .. .. 10 0 Inarrgahua, Section 2, Block IV .. 5 15 0 Iwituaroa.. .. .. .. 103 12 2 Kaiata . . .. .. .. 142 3 10 Kaituna No. 1 .. .. .. 6 15 KanieriNo. 25 .. .. 16 11 2 Kararoa No. 35 .. .. .. 37 12 10 Kawatiri No. 26 .. .. .. 82 9 2 Motueka, Section 126 .. .. 8 18 6 Motueka, Section 127 .. .. 44 10 2 Motueka, Section 129 .. .. 20 1 11 Motueka, Section 132 .. .. 21 6 3 Motueka, Section 144/7 .. .. 31 7 9 Motueka, Section 157 .. .. 29 19 8 Motueka, Section 160/1 .. .. 83 12 7 Motueka, Section 161 .. .. 361 1 11 Motueka, Sectiorr 162 .. .. 22 15 10 Motueka, Section 163 .. .. 126 7 10 Motueka, Section 164 .. .. 8 0 2 Motueka, Section 165 . . .. 15 4 0 Motueka, Section 181 .. .. 35 15 7 Motueka, Section 182 .. .. 9 14 7 Motueka, Section 183 .. .. 74 0 9 Motueka, Section 184 .. .. 105 1 0 Motueka, Section 187 .. .. 39 10 4 Motueka, Section 188 .. .. 13 5 10 Motueka, Section 210 .. .. 13 5 7 Motueka, Section 211 .. .. 17 4 5 Motueka, Section 212 .. .. 30 1 1 Ngakuta .. .. .. .. J) 2 6 Ngamoanaerua .. .. .. 373 15 9 £ s. d. 1,020 17 8 264 17 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,539 8 7 278 15 2 £ s. d. 518 10 11 622 2 11 43 19 8 455 2 10 10,703 0 11 252 14 1 43 16 3 256 16 4 23 12 8 55 18 3 73 16 4 2 13 5 181 3 6 151 0 0 76 5 2 1,020 0 6 36 4 7 10 1 1 0 19 2 78 1 6 5 7 6 97 10 0 92 4 8 53 19 1 38 11 3 14 19 6 23 17 5 4,389 8 0 2 7 6 51 3 11 50 5 0 36 0 0 0 9 3 92 12 6 118 13 1 295 7 10 76 6 6 3 5 8 268 10 5 4,209 0 0 0 3 3 323 2 9 576 8 I 1 0 0 16 7 9 80 5 8 134 5 0 6 1 5 12 10 9 483 12 3 242 13 10 4,063 13 2 47 12 6 27 13 3 4 15 2 3 7 3 32 5 0 13 13 4 14 0 0 8 18 6 5 15 0 6 14 1 37 12 10 43 11 1 8 3 2 2 7 0 .10 7 9 11 19 4 23 14 I 36 9 1 51 13 6 138 18 9 36 17 1 57 7 8 57 0 3 15 12 0 26 11 5 40 9 1 41 0 8 17 12 11 73 2 3 31 2 11 22 19 8 55 11 1 48 15 0 2 13 8 .'. 10 0 0 13 12 6 13 2 6 13 5 3 13 2 6 16 16 2 44 5 0 146 7 5 125 2 11 31 6 3 53 19 6 57 9 0 8 0 0 23 8 6 42 4 0 83 15 17 14 11 69 13 9 35 13 6 19 1 8 73 1 0 48 15 0 54 18 1 14 7 10 55 5 8 22 19 5 22 9 5 24 9 10 37 15 7 178 6 6 347 6 1 17 5 0 I 122 19 H 8 8 11 7 12 0 32 12 8 11 9 0 116 1 6 105 3 0 36 1 10 17 16 5 9 7 7 34 14 4 30 1 1 9 2 6 311 17 8 112 2 3 / 25 4 0 "\ 119 8 10 '2,668 9 7 189 0 2 172 3 4 21 6 2 50 4 2 Ngatitoa (Taupo No. 2) .. .. 223 11 7 North Island Tenths .. .. 3,119 19 4 North Island Tenths (Benefit) .. 8,253 4 6 North Island General .. .. 172 3 4 Ohariu, Parts 12 and 13 . . .. 31 14 3 Opau, Nos. 37 and 39 .. .. Ill 1 10 Opoutama .. • • • • 251 12 5 ■Orowaiti No. 45 .. .. .. 88 13 2 Orowaiti No. 47 .. .. 5 4 4 Paokakariki .. .. .. 7 19 4 Paepaetahi .. .. .. 109 15 11 Pakawau, Section 20 .. .. 122 17 3 Pakuratahi No. 3 .. .. .. 57 8 11 Palmerston North .. .. .. 1,618 9 3 Par i[i;ira, Section 192 .. .. 5 0 0 Polhill Gully .. .. .. 355 15 8 Poukawa No. 1 .. .. 3 2 2 Poukawa No. 2 .. .. 3 1* Poukawa No. 3b .. .. .. 177 14 2 Poukawa No. 4 .. .. .. 6 16 7 Poukawa No. 5 .. .. .. 97 19 10 Poukawa No. 6 .. .. 7 16 5 Poukawa No. 7 .. .. 3 2 6 Poukawa No. 8 .. .. .. 31 8 9 Poukawa No. 9c .. .. .. 156 4 3 Poukawa No. 9f .. .. .. 2 8 10 Poukawa No. 9'! .. .. .. 33 11 4 Poukawa No. 9j .. .. 1 15 5 Poukawa No. 10 .. .. 2 8 8 \ 119 4 6 2,495 8 1 1,919 4 5 198 3 3 2,946 17 10 9,983 8 9 15 10 0 25 18 1 111 1 10 276 6 5 103 18 9 14 7 4 7 19 4 136 18 8 119 14 ,2 53 (ill 1,673 6 7 5 14 10 381 14 0 1 6 0 52 5 4 9 2 0 26 0 0 67 10 11 18 5 0 288 16 3 20 13 1 38 18 0 1,569 6 2 10 19 4 39 4 2 315 19 0 23 10 0 34 16 0 1,624 3 6 11 14 2 65 2 6 •> .» O 3 2 2 ft 1 ft 3 2 2 3 I 2 243 9 10 3 1 2 147 12 2 81 16 6 6 16 7 157 2 4 7 16 5 47 18 10 107 14 *> o a 3 2 6 134 14 5 5 7 4 8 15 1 40 2 II 55 11 10 3 2 6 187 11 2 108 16 9 175 13 52 18 11 57 7 3 ft O O 84 5 6 259 13 8 168 15 0 40 7 4 2 8 8 2 8 8

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Statement of Native Reserves Accounts, etc. — continued.

W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. R. Sinel, Accountant. Native Trust Office, Wellington, 14th May, 1924. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. 26th June, 1924. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Balance on lst April, 1923. Receipts and Disbursements during the Year. Balance on 3! Lst March, 1924. Account. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Cr. Poukawa No. 11 Poukawa No. 12b Poukawa No. 13 Sandy Bay No. 27 .. Sandy Bay No. 113 Sandy Bay No. 117 Sandy Bay No. 118 South Island Tenths South Island Tenths (Benefit) Taiaroa Special Taumutu Commonage Tauranga Educational Reserve Tauara, West Wanganui Teremakau, Section 27, North Bank Teremakau, Section 26, South Bank Teremakau, Section 27a, South Bank Waikawa No. 14 .. Waikokopu General Wainui Waiohiki, Subsection 1b Waiohiki, Part 1c .. Waiohiki, Part Id .. Waiohiki, Section 2 Waipopo No. 882 .. Wekenui £ s. d. 2 19 9 23 7 3 £ s. d. 62 8 11 420 9 1 126 0 7 121 7 1 3,363 17 8 2,458 2 3 28 2 2 196 9 11 153 4 9 89 7 4 1 17 10 £ S. d. 60 2 7 15 1 2 0 16 9 0 2 6 0 8 6 3,051 8 2 1,181 19 10 23 15 6 106 4 5 11 10 1 31 4 4 1 11 4 £ s. d. 89 8 6 8 7 6 14 4 0 5 19 6 2,043 16 10 2,274 5 5 18 16 6 161 6 9 230 7 6 40 0 0 9 7 6 £ s. d. 2 19 9 £ s. d. 5 18 8 55 15 3 433 16 4 125 18 1 126 18 1 2,356 6 4 3,550 7 10 23 3 2 251 12 3 372 2 2 98 3 0 9 14 0 12 1 3 4 7 2 2 10 0 10 4 1 8 13 11 3 4 9 2 10 0 7 19 2 15 17 9 5 12 6 108 7 4 52 15 6 79 19 4 4 13 2 69 18 6 40 1 2 75 4 7 2 14 2 33 7 4 54 9 6 2 8 8 15 17 9 5 12 6 108 7 4 40 1 8 59 4 3 4 7 8 69 18 6 4 4 0 14 11 6 0 4 5 4' 8 5 Westport Town 14 11 6 1,466 0 6 1,589 14 10 30 18 7 11,508 8 4 220 8 3 1,767 15 3 White's Bay 30 18 7 Less total debit balances 39 16 11 45,105 6 10 19,900 5 1 21,694 3 7 15 13 5 46,875 1 10 15 13 5 Net credit balances £46,859 8 5