EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, G-03

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19-24. NEW ZEALAND.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 13 of the East Coast Native Trust Land Act, 1902.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. Balance-shejJt as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Mortgages secured on free- Freehold land .. .. .. 343,970 2 6 hold .. .. .. 64,500 0 0 Unpaid purohaso-money on Interest accrued on same .. 1,345 10 4 sale of freehold .. 52,446 8 0 65,845 10 4 Interest accrued, &c, on Money advanced by way of same .. 1,644 7 7 loan .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 54,090 15 7 Interest accrued on same .. 16 0 6 Rents due and accrued .. .. 4,130 6 2 1,316 0 6 Produce unrealized— Accrued rates and taxes .. .. 3,780 15 5 Wool.. .. .. 2,092 11 9 Bank of Australasia .. 30,008 9 10 Mutton .. .. 1,933 10 8 Interest accrued on same .. 1,208 19 7 4,020 8 5 -37,877 9 5 Live-stock on farms .. .. 24,332 18 4 Sundry creditors— Posts and battens, &c, on Dalgety and Co. (Limited), hand.. .. .. .. 799 10 4 Gisborne .. .. 1,240 11 11 Advances to Natives on acDalgety and Co. (Limited), count farm profits, renWairoa .. .. 1,802 10 4 tals, __c. .. .. 5,409 14 4 Williams and Kettle (Li- Sundry debtors on open acmited), Gisborne .. 7,325 19 4 count .. .. 1,564 19 4 On open account .. 838 15 8 6,974 13 8 ] 1,274 3 3 Advances to blocks on acAmounts due to Natives on count of sundry rents .. .. 644 10 4 account farm profits, __c. 1,081 I 9 Investments— Amounts at credit of blocks Wairoa Farmers' Co-6pe- — Rentals, purchase- rative Meat Company money, &c. .. .. 5,039 13 7 (Limited) .. .'. 750 0 0 6,720 15 4 Gisborne Sheep - farmers' Surplus .. .. .. 314,388 I 1 Frozen Meat and Mercantile Company (Limited) — 500 ordinary shares of £1 each fully paid 500 0 0 958 shares (head rate) of£l each (15s. paid) 718 10 0 1,908 10 0 Office fixtures and furniture 120 14 0 Travelling plant .. .. 100 0 0 220 14 0 C. Milne, imprest account . . .. 50 0 0 £441,208 15 4 £441,208 15 4 Auditor's Certificate. T have audited the accounts of the East Coast Native Trust lands for the year ended 31st March, 1923, and my report on the audit of the accounts is contained in my letter of even date to the Minister of Native Affairs. Wellington, 4th October, 1923. . Arthur T. Clarke, Auditor.

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Statement showing the Position of the Different Blocks as at 31st March, 1922. Amount at Debit of the undermentioned Blocks on Current Amount, at Credit of the undermentioned, Blocks on Current Account. Account. Principal-security blocks— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. General Account ..45,026 19 0 Mangahoia 2n .. .. .. 2,887 13 4 Live-stock Account, Pako- Mangapoike 2a 3 .. .. .. 1,472 11 0 whui .. .. 734 2 0 Mangapoike B .. .. .. 227 10 0 Mangapoike 2e .. .. .. 90 2 11 46,301 I 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Sec. 4 .. .. 10,783 8 1 Less amount at credit of Paremata, See. 04 (No. 1 Account) .. 14,701 10 5 Farm Account .. 489 6 1 Paremata, Sec. 64 (No. 2 Account) .. 660 5 2 45,871 15 5 Paremata, Sec. 48 .. .. .. 19 12 9 Mangapoike A .. .. .. 317 13 10 Tahora 2c 2, See. 2 .. .. .. 1,025 0 9 Mangapoike 2b— Tahora 2c 3, Sec. 2 .. .. .. 48,000 9 4 General Account .. 5,60113 9 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 794 11 2 Live-stock Account. .. 4,262 3 0 ___ Amount at credit of the undermentioned 9 863 16 9 blocks for value of their freehold : — Less amount at credit of Mangatu Nos. 5 and (i ~| Farm Account .. 4,025 7 3 Mangakura No. 1 £ s. d. 5,838 9 6 Pakowhai .. I a_ or- n n Mangapoike 2n .. .. .. 1,196 6 4 Tangotetc Nos. I and 2 f- i4 > v -" Maraetaha No. 2, Sees. 3 and 6— Te Kuri General Account .. 2,485 10 10 Wbataupoko G, Sec. 22 J Live-stock Account .. 2,970 8 0 Mangaheia 2o .. .. 39,858 0 0 Farm Account .. 7,834 15 10 Mangapoike A .. ..39,798 0 0 Mangapoike 2a 3 .. 21,995 0 0 13,290 14 8 Mangapoike B .. .. 1,018 0 0 Less amount at credit of Mangapoike 2b .. .. 11,294 0 0 Splitting Account .. 916 19 8 Mangapoike 2n .. .. 10,779 0 0 -12,373 15 0 Mangapoike 2b .. .. 4,470 0 0 Maraetaha No. 2, part Sees. Maungawaru No. 2 .. 5,500 0 0 3 and 0 (new burn) .. .. 2,073 11 0 Maungawaru No. 3 .. 7,000 0 0 Maungawaru No. 2 .. .. 14,238 10 9 Maraetaha No. 2, Sees. 3 Maungawaru No. 3 .. .. 4,404 4 7 and 6 .. .. 29,842 0 0 Paremata No. 3— Paremata, Sec. 48 .. 390 0 0 General Account .. 15,570 4 0 Paremata, See. 04 .. 9,550 0 0 Live-stock Account .. 2,090 610 Paremata, Sees. 73 and 73a 1,012 0 0 Paremata No. 4 .. .. 4,348 0 0 18,266 10 10 Paremata No. 3 .. .. 20,867 0 0 Less amount at credit of Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3 .. 41,157 0 0 Farm Account .. 13,757 17 5 Tahora 2c 2, See. 2 .. 3,800 0 0 4,508 13 5 Tahora 2f 2 .. .. 30,764 0 0 Paremata, Sees. 73 and 73a .. 214 111 Tahora 2a 2 .. .. 1,346 0 0 Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3— Tawapata South No. 1 ..12,000 0 0 Live-stock Account .. 5,297 11 0 Whangawehi 11) le .. 4,120 0 0 Farm Accounts .. 7,177 3 5 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. 1,505 0 0 Maraetaha Id (Te Kopua).. 24,899 0 0 12,474 14 5 Less amount at credit of 362,329 0 0 General Account .. 4,851 18 5 Less amount standing to 7,022 16 0 debit of Tahora 2c 3, Tahora 2k, Sec. 2— Sec. 2, after sale to General Account .. 4,071 3 4 Chappie and Field, and to Live-stock Account .. 4,102 12 0 the Crown of Lots 2, 3, 4, Farm Account.. .. 6,674 3 11 and 5 for £41.130 17s. 6d. 18,358 17 6 14,847 19 3 343,970 2 6 Tahora 2g, Sec. 2 .. .. 394 17 9 Live-stock on farms, as per contra ..24,332 18 4 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 814 15 1 Whangawehi Ib lo .. .. 3,820 16 5 Maraetaha ll) (Te Kopua)— General Account ..11,890 5 11 Live-stock Account .. 4,209 15 0 10,100 0 11 Balance—Surplus, as per balance-sheet 314,388 I. 1 £449~,092 8 3 £449,092 8 3

Statements of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Principal Security Blocks. area and value of pbotoipal-sbcubity blocks. £ s. d. Acres. Balance at. debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 43,183 0 7 Mangatu Nos. 5 and 0 .. .. .. 21,452 Mangaokuri No. 1.. .. .. •• 2,027 Payments. Pakowhai .. .. .. . • 374 Rates— £ B. d. Tangotete No. 1 - - • • • • 5 Mangaokura No. 1 .. 25 0 8 Tangotete No. 2 . . .. .. - - 75 Te K„ri - - ..2129 Te Kuri 216 Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. 180 6 3 Whataupoko G, Sec. 32 .. .. .. 10 232 15 8 Interest 2,159 3 0 24,159 Management and office expenses .. 26 19 9 "■ Management and office expenses on ac- Value, £34,957. count Te Kuri and Tangotete .. 25 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £45,626 19 0

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Statements of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923 -continued. I'kincu'ai, SnouuiTY Blocks (Pakowhai Farm). Maniiai-oikk ;\. £ s. d. £ S. il. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 706 410 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 534 7 4 Debits. Payments. Produce unrealized at 31st £ 8. d. March, 1922— £ s. d. Land-tax .. .. .. 477 12 8 Lamb at works . . .. 297 I 0 Interest .. .. .. 10 10 10 Mutton at works .. 57 5 8 Management and office expenses 18 1 6 354 6 8 506 ■"' 0 Advances against mutton — — and lamb . . .. 470 2 9 1 ,040 12 4 Advances against wool .. 61 7 4 Receipts. 531 io i Rents .. .. .. .. 722 18 6 Penoing .. .. .. 131 o 8 Grass-seed .. .. ]2 18 1 Bftlanoe al debit, 31s( Maroh, 1923 .. £317 13 10 Trees .. .. .. (i 13 3 ——' 150 12 0 Area of block, 16,420 acres. Value, £39,798. Ploughing .. .. 137 5 0 Survey fees .. .. 15 16 0 Wages .. . . .. 88 3 0 Drilling .. .. .. 27 15 0 Cattle bought .. .. 1,042 7 0 Sheep bought .. .. 1,699 18 0 Repairs . . .. .. 7 3 3 Carting .. .. .. 12 11 o Mangapoike 2a 3. Shearing ...... 9 2 3 £ s. d. Wool charges .. .. 3 3 4 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 079 3 3 Accident insurance., .. 1 10 0 Station requisites .. .. 53 1 5 Receipts. Rates ...... 5.1 9 2 £ s. d. Interest .. .. .. 44 1 10 Bents .. .. .. 802 4 0 Management and office ex- Royalty .. .. 14 0 0 penses .. .. .. 54 3 7 Interest .. .. .. 58 2 10 Deficiency on Port Sydney 934 6 10 shipment of 450 carcases mutton and 10 carcases lamb 40 0 9 1,013 JO 1 3,288 2 7 Payments. ■ Land-tax .. .. .. 110 II I 5,090 10 2 Management and office expenses 24 7 0 140 18 7 Credits. Sheep sold .. 2,114 14 4 Balance at credit, 31st Maroh, 1923 £1,472 11 6 Mutton and lamb sold .. 818 11 1 Cattle sold .. .. 1,351 0 0 Area of block, 9,438 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Skins .. .. .. 15 5 Value, £21,995. Wool .. .. .. 110 2 5 Plant- -one set disk harrows 11 7 6 Ploughing for Meke .. 3 0 (I Sacks sold .. . . 012 0 Produce unrealized at 31st March, 1923— Lamb .. .. .. 314 8 11 Wool .. .. .. 120 18 1 Mangaboike B. 4,845 19 9 £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 201 14 3 Balance at debit at 31st March, 1923 .. £244 16 5 — . Receipts. Live stock on farm, 31st March, 1923 : — £ s. d. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. 15 0 0 441 sheep .. .. 442 2 6 Interest .. .. ..1193 60 cattle .. .. 292 0 0 20 9 3 £734 2 6 228 3 6 ' = Payments. Management and office expenses .. 0 7 0 Mancaheia 2i>. _ , ~ _, £ stl Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 .. £220 16 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 1,319 12 4 Area of block, 383 acres and 38 perches. ' Receipts. Value, £1,018. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. 1,759 11 0 Interest .. .. .. 95 5 6 1,854 10 0 — 3,174 8 10 Payments, Ront refunded .. .. 115 2 Mangapoike 2b. Land-tax ...... 241 0 7 £ s. d. Management and office ex- Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 5,334 18 9 penses .. .. .. 43 19 9 280 15 6 Payments. Interest .. .. .. .. 266 15 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 ..£2,887 13 4 _________ Balanco at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£5,00113 9 Area of block, 5,905 acres 3 roods 16 perches. — Value, £39,858. Area of block, 3,024 acres. Value, £11,294.

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Statements of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923 rout limed. Mangaboikk 2b (M'aiiukanci Farm). Payments. t s. d. £ s. d. £ g . J. Land-tax . . . . . . 27 0 9 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 2,172 0 3 Management and oilice expenses 219 0 29 II) 9 Debits. £ s, d. Balance at credit, 31st March, f 923 .. £96 2 11. Advances against wool .. .. 25 1 1 — m " r " ' Scrub-cutting .. .. 103 15 6 Area of block, 2,980 acres. Value, £4,470. Buildings .. .. 40 15 9 Grass-seed .. .. 18 11 2 Sowing seed .. .. 15 0 0 Fencing .. .. 7 4 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Sues. 3 and 6. 245 6 11 £ s. d. Sheep bought .. .. 102 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 2,329 18 8 Cattle, bought . . . . 21 0 0 Wages .. .. .. 356 13 0 Payments. Droving .. .. 810 0 Fencing Account (transferred £ s. (I. Shearing .. .. 95 18 10 New Burn Account) ... 190 12 II Wool charges .. .. 69 11 2 Interest .. .. .. 150 15 I I Station requisites .. 58 16 6 Management and office exFire and accident insurance 16 15 5 penses . . .. .. 2 19 0 Board for men on station 40 17 6 344 7 10 Telephone .. .. 5 7 6 Carting.. .... 28 6 0 2,674 6 0 Tools .. .. . . 2 13 6 Rent . . .. .. . . 188 15 8 Repairs .. .. 315 0 Interest .. .. 98 11 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £2,485 10 10 Rates .. . . .. 173 0 1 —> —i Management and office ex- Area of block, 4,658 acres. Value, £29,842. penses .. .. 212 13 3 1,294 8 10 3,736 17 1 Maraetaha No. 2, Sees. 3 and 6 (Patemaru Farm). £ _. d. Credits. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 9,868 16 9 Wool sold .. .. 1,157 3 0 Sheep sold .. .. 2,232 1 4 Debits. Skins and hides .... 811 2 £ s. d. Royalty on firewood . . 6 4 6 Stores on hand, 31st March, 1922 .. 40 12 0 Use of shearing-shed . . 3 0 0 Wool unrealized .. .. 35 0 0 Insurance premiums on wool Advances against wool .. 213 2 9 refunded .. .. 514 0 Advances against mutton and Wool unrealized' at 31st ]aml) ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ 659 l 7 8 March, 1923 .. .. 87 7 4 908 0 5 3 goo 1 4 Stock-yards .. . . 132 17 8 _J . Horses bought .. .. 89 10 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £236 15 9 Sheep bought .. ..1,479 11 0 Cattle bought .. . . 506 14 11 Live-stock on farm. 31st March, 1923 :- Wages and droving .. 355 18 3 £ s d Shearing and wool charges .. 105 19 9 3,595 sheep .. .. 2,42113 0 .f ore ? -: h .~ " _\ \ _ 478 cattle .. .. 1,785 10 0 Repairs and shoemg .. 5 horses .. .. 55 0 0 .?;' ta f _. '] telephone •. .. 8 2 4 m (ii>d 'i n Plant, tools, and furniture .. 58 3 11 X-i, _.0_- .31 U ... -31-31 • • __________________ Hire, accident and marine insurance .. .. 1.0 9 5 Bad debts .'. .. 23 0 0 Station requisites .. .. 25 12 5 Rates .. .. .. 95 19 7 Interest .. .. .. 032 7 8 Management and office exManoapoiki. 2d. penses .. .. .. 113 1 5 £ s. d. Splitting Account — Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 1,239 11 10 Posts on hand .. .. 177 9 2 Contractors' .. .. 442 1 11 Payments. Accident insurance .. 7 1.8 5 £ s. d. Packing .. . . 368 4 7 Land-tax .. .. .. 30 8 1 Interest .. .. 5 18 3 Interest .. .. .. 76 5 3 4,738 10 0 Management and office expenses 317 0 15,688 16 10 110 10 4 Credits. 1,350 2 2 Sheep, mutton, and iamb sold 2,427 10 8 Receipts. Wool sold .. .. 978 4 1 Skins sold.. .. .. 97 0 7 Rents .. .. .. .. 153 15 10 p osts so ld (old stock) .. 15 15 0 Grazing .. .. .. 10 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£1,196 6 4 Wool unrealized, 31st March, ———«■— 1923 .. .. .. 28 0 0 Area of block, 5,419 acres. Value, £10,779. Mutton and lamb at works .. 502 13 0 Splitting Account— Posts, strainers, and battens — .. Sold .. .. .. 941 6 6 On hand .. .. 799 16 4 5,800 12 8 Mangapoike 2e. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£9,888 4 2 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 4 19 0 —— Live-stock on farm, 31st March, 1923 : — Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,480 sheep .. .. 1,676 18 0 Rents .. .. .. 117 19 2 290 cattle .. .. 1,158 10 0 Interest .. .. ..346 24 horses .. .. 135 0 0 121 3 8 £2,970 8 0 126 2 8 _____________

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Statements of Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1923 continued. Makautaiia No. 2, part Sices. 3 anii 6 (Nkw Burn). : Pahkmata No. 3. _ s. d. I E s - (l - Balauce at debit, 31st March, 1922 1,857 18 2 Balanoe at ** bit > 81s * Mar ° h > 1! » 22 ■ • 14 > Bu;i '' 2 Payments. Payments. £ s. d. £ 8 - d - Grass-seed 63 10 3 County rates (on account Paremata Sowing seed .".' '. '. 30 10 0 , t N "-' 4 > „_\ X i * Penning and splitting posts, &o. 343 4 0 Interest .. .. .. 740 3 0 Survey lees . . . . 15 0 0 Grindstone and liftings .. I 10 0 . " Burning hush .... 00 0 ~ . 10.670 8 0 460 I 3 luccipls. Advertising .. .. 9 3 9 Rent lor hue ol hall .. .. 54 6 Accident insurance .. 19 17 0 , , ... ~, ~. ~,.,., .._ „. . i;. I(( , K ,-,4 12 (| Balance at debit, ,list March, 192.1 £15,070 4 0 In I crest .. . . 134 7 6 "**" " Managemen! and office ex- Area of block, 1,224 acres. Value, £25,215. penses . . . . . . 7 4 0 Lowe and Co.—Stores written oil .. .. .. 9 I!) 3 235 4 0 Pauemata No. 3 (Paum Account). . £ s. d. 2,553 3 11 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 11,212 8 2 Receipts. Rent .. .. . . 289 0 0 Credits. Fencing Accounts, Gibson and £ s. d. Coop's, paid February, 1922, Sheep sold .. .. 2,322 4 9 now transferred to Marae- Cattle sold .. .. 652 1.4 10 taha No. 2, Sees. 3 and 6 Ac- Wool sold .. . . 196 2 4 count .. .. .. 190 12 II Advances against wool .. 331 18 5 479 12 1.1 Interest.. .. .. 532 3 0 Wool unrealized .. .. 82 12 3 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£2,073 11 0 4,117 15 7 Credits carried forward .. .. 15,330 3 9 Debits. Posts on hand, 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 183 12 0 Grass-seed .. .. 33 14 0 Implements .. .. 33 18 9 Fencing .. .. .. 201 8 5 ~ ... „ ~ . Scrub-cutting . . .. 75 0 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Sue. 4. - ~,, . ~ s. d. ' m l 2 ~ | ... ~. ~, , moo ... ~,.,. ,_. , Produce unrealized Advance against wool 182 (I 1 Baance a credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 10,209 18 1 ~ . . - I Cattle bought . . .. 932 13 0 ~ . , Sheep bought .. .. 1,533 11 0 Receipts. w . • i m >on Wages, droving, and supertnteresl .. .. .. •• 5U 10 0 vision.. .. .. 473 11 9 ~ . Rent of cottage, ive. .. 86 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 ■. £IO,TOB 8 I .Station requisites and slores 48 13 9 Seed (rape and potatoes) .. 23 9 10 Block sold. Repairs and shoeing .. 30 9 1 Sheariug .. .. 98 17 5 Cartage and freight .. 10 10 7 Wool charges .. .. 27 8 8 Rates .. .. .. 180 14 9 Accident insurance . . 5 0 0 Telephone .. . . 3 0 0 Management and office expenses .. .'. 86 13 7 Maungawaru No. 2. ~, *",,, « _ Total debits .. .. .. 4,268 13 2 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 ...13,440 9 5 (> e dits brought, forward .. .. 15,330 3 9 Payments. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 .. £11,06110 7 £ s. d. .. .._ ... _ _ Kates •■ •• .. 126 010 Live-stock on farm, 31st March, 1923— Interest ...... 672 0 6 £ s. d. .—— 798 1 4 2,460 sheep .. .. 1,531 7 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£14,238 10 9 7 draught horses 140 0 0 Area of block, 14,802 acros. Value, £5,500. £2,541 7 0 In transit £ s. d. 165 sheep .. ..154 19 10 Maungawaru No. 3. Paremata, Sec. 48. £ «• d - Receipts. £ s. rl. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 4,041 14 0 R eJ) t .. .. .. .. .. 19 12 6 Interest .. .. .. 0 10 0 Payments. 1 — £ s. d. 20 2 6 Rates .. .. .. 160 8 4 Interest .. .. .. 202 1 9 Payments. ■ 362 10 1 Management and office expenses .. .. 0 9 9 Balanco at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£4,404 4 7 Balanoe at credit, 31st Maroh, 1923 ..£l9 12 9 Area of block, 18,720 acres. Value, £7,000. Acrea of block, 12 acres 3 roods. Value, £390.

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Statements of Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1923 continued. Pahkmata, Skc. 64 (No. 1 Account). £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. Sheep bought .. .. 37 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 14,058 12 5 Cattle bought .. .. 352 5 0 Wages and droving .. 510 7 6 Receipts. Shearing and wool charges 94 0 4 Interest .. .. ..' .. 702 18 0 Stores . . .. .. 123 111 Repairs and shoeing .. 15 13 4 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 ..£14,761 10 5 Cartage, .. .. 1.18 10 0 Station requisites .. 47 7 9 Plant and tools . . .. 113 13 3 Telephone .. .. 3 5 8 Rates .. .. .. 175 8 0 Paremata, Skc. 64 (No. 2 Account). Aji Te _ aoc ident, and marine £ s. d. insurance .. .. 10 13 8 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 314 5 8 Interest .. .. 815 14 9 Management and office exReceipts. penses .. .. 140 10 4 £ s. d. 2,570 4 0 Rents .. .. .. 366 18 6 Interest .. .. .. 21 16 0 15,770 5 8 388 14 6 Credits. Wool sold .. .. 1,005 8 2 703 0 2 Sheep and mutton sold .. 1,850 17 10 Cattle sold .. .. 109 0 0 Payments. Skins sold .. .. 19 11 1 Land-tax .. .. .. 33 11 6 Legal expenses transferred 20 0 0 Management and office expenses 9 3 0 Wool unrealized, 31st March, 42 15 0 1923 .. .. .. 024 0 0 3,028 17 1 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 .. £060 5 2 — Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£12,141 8 7 Area of block, 2,380 acres. Value, £9,550. ,„..,, , ,77t7. Live-stock on farm at 31st March, 1923 — £ s. d. 3,436 sheep .. .. 2,277 0 0 217 cattle .. .. 945 0 0 Paremata, Sees. 73 and 73a. g horses .. 40 0 0 £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 202 7 0 £3,262 0 0 Payments. £ s. d. , . Rates .. .. 8 18 2 _ _, Il)tereßt .. 12 11 3 Tahora 2o 1, Sec. 3 (Te Huia Farm). Management and office expenses 0 5 0 £ s. d. 2114 5 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 1,359 10 1 224 1 11 Debits. Receipt's Wool unrealized, 31st March £ s. d. Rent .. .... .. 10 0 0 J922 407 0 0 Advances against wool .. 142 11 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £214 111 549 11 0 _. -.„ Fencing .. .. 05 13 0 Area of block, 115 acres. Value, £1,012. Grass-seed .. .. 72 0 0 Plant and tools .. . . 2 0 0 Building .. .. 15 7 2 -— 155 0 8 Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3. Cattle bought .. .. 72 0 0 Sheep bought .. .. 323 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March £ s. d. Wages and droving expenses 303 4 1 1922 3,986 12 3 Car f mg , h .. 84 10 0 Receipts. Shearing .. .. 53 2 1 £ 8 - d - Wool charges .. .. 25 10 3 Rents .. .. .. 833 15 9 Station requisites .. 616 4 Interest .. .. .. 220 9 5 y; re an( j accident insurance 3 15 1,054 5 2 storeg __ 51 10 2 Repairs .. .. 13 8 6 5,040 17 5 jfckg 716 7 Payments. Interest . . .. 86 15 5 Proportion county rates .. 113 0 Management and office ex-Land-tax .. .. .. 173 0 0 penses .. .. 85 17 4 Management and office ex- 1,180 8 2 penses .. .. .. 14 5 6 _ 188 190 3) 244 9 11 — Credits. £4,851 18 5 £ s . d . -, rr—_- Wool sold .. .. 718 17 3 Sheep sold .. .. 1,555 9 4 , „ - ,„. __ , Mutton sold .. .. 292 17 6 Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 2 (Waimaha Farm). Wool unrea li Z ed at 31st £ s. d. March, 1923 .. .. 344 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 ..12,313 14 8 2,911 4 1 Debits. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £333 510 Wool unrealized, 31st March, £ s. d. ■ 1922 .. .. .. 509 0 0 Live-stock on Farm, 31st March, 1923— Advances against wool .. 181 12 6 £ s. d. Skins unrealized .. .. 7 0 0 1,860 sheep .. .. 1,269 11 0 Stores on hand .... 98 0 0 200 cattle .. .. 746 0 0 795 12 6 4 horses .. .. 20 0 0 Fencing .. .. 78 17 0 — Clearing .. .. 11 17 6 £2,035 11 0 90 14 6 ____________

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Statements of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923-continued. Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3. —Recapitulation of the Whole of the Accounts of the Block as at 31st March, 1923.

Area of block, 22,065 acres. Value of block, £41,157. Value of live-stock, £5,297 lis. Tahora 2o 2, Sec. 2. Tahora 2f, Sec. 2. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 805 10 9 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 4,155 9 9 Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rents .. . . .. 190 14 2 Tahora 2o 1, Sec. 3—adjustInterest . . .. 48 14 1 ment nine years' rent .. 282 14 3 239 8 3 County rates—Adjustment, 1915-16 .. .. 18 1 1,104 19 0 Land-tax .. .. 37 13 3 Payments. Interest.. .. .. 245 2 I County rates .. .. 32 11 3 Management and office ex-Land-tax .. .. 42 6 0 penses .. .. 16 14 0 Management and office ex- 583 11 8 penses .. .. 4 15 0 79 12 3 4,739 I 5 Receipts. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 ..£1,025 6 9 Rents .. .. .. .. 667 18 1 Area of block, 3,775 acres. Value, £3,800. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £4,071 3 4 Area of block, 11,870 aores. Value, £30,764. Tahora 2o 3, Sec. 2. £ s. d. Tahora 2f, Sec. 2 (Papuni Farm). Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 ..33,318 16 7 £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 11,117 17 8 Receipts. £ s. d. Debits. Rents .. .. .. 317 6 Wool unrealized, 31st March, £ s. d. Portion rates transferred to 1922 .. .. .. 621 0 0 Chappie and Field .. 45 0 0 Advances against wool .. 25 1 1 Purchase-money part Lot 2 Advances against mutton (balance) .. .. 12,851 10 0 and lamb .. .. 1,098 18 7 Interest.. .. .. 1,933 11 3 1,744 19 8 ■ 14,833 18 9 Stores on hand .. .. .. 48 0 0 — Fencing.. .. .. 49 11 0 48,152 15 4 Grass-seed .. .. 2 6 0 Payments. 51 17 0 County rates .. .'. 35 12 0 Sheep bought .. .. 809 17 6 Management and office ex- Cattle bought .. .. 125 1 0 penses .. .. 56 14 0 Horses bought .. .. 25 0 0 92 6 0 Wages .. .. .. 795 10 4 Droving .. .. 48 7 6 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 ..£48,060 9 4 Shearing .. .. 97 611 — Wool charges .. .. 50 1 3 Area of block, 1,470 acres. Station plant and tools .. 16 15 9 Station requisites .. 99 8 5 Stores .. .. .. 93 16 9 Cartage and freight .. 110 16 3 Fire, accident, and marine insurance .. .. 10 9 0 Tahora 2c 3, Sec. 2—Freehold Account. Seed (rape, lucerne, and £ s. d. oats) .. .. .. 13 5 3 Balance last year .. .. 5,507 7 6 Telephone .. .. 811 4 Add sale part Lot 2to Chappie and Field.. 12,851 10 0 Rates .. .. .. 133 10 5 Interest.. .. .. 743 16 8 £18,358 17 6 Management and office ex--1 penses .. .. 218 li 3 3,400 0 7 This balance represents the excess of purchase-money received over and above the book value of the blook. 16,362 14 II

Balance, 31st March, 1922. Transactions. Balance, 31st March, 1923. Account. Dr. Cr. Dr. Vr. Dr. Or. Waitnaha Farm H ii in Farm £ s. d. .. 12,313 14 8 .. I 1,359 10 1 £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,456 11 0 ! 3,628 17 1 12,141 8 7 1,884 19 10 2,911 4 1 333 5 10 £ s. d. Farm totals Current Account .. j 13,673 4 9 5,341 10 10 6,540 1 2 12,474 14 5 I 3,986 12 3 ! 188 19 0 1,054 5 2 .. 4,851 18 5 Totals 13,073 4 9 3,986 12 3 5,530 9 10 j 7,594 6 4 12,474 14 5 i 4,851 18 i 5

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Statements of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923 -continued. Credits. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. (I. Transferred to Rent Distribu- £ s. d. £ s. d. Wool sold .. .. 808 18 9 tion Account for payment to Mutton and lamb sold .. 1,104 0 1 beneficiaries ..' .. 426 0 0 Sheep sold .. .. 2,636 14 5 Land-tax .. .. .. 016 0 Cattle sold .. .. 189 0 0 Management and office expenses 8 5 0 Horses sold .. . . 70 0 0 441 i o Saddlery sold .. .. 14 12 6 ______ Skins .. .. .. 34 7 3 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1923 .. £794 11 2 Wool unrealized, 31st - . . March, 1923 .. .. 668 0 0 Area of block, 420 acres. Valuo, £1,565. 5,585 19 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 . .£10,776 15 11 —i Maraetaha Id (Tf. Kopua). £ s. d. Live-stock at 31st Maroh, 1923— Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 16 360 10 0 £ s. (I. 3,527 sheep .. .. 2,376 12 0 Debits 397 cattle .. .. 1,531 0 0 £ B . d. 36 horses .. .. 195 0 0 Advances against wool . . 728 19 5 Wool unrealized at 31st £4,102 12 0 March, 1922 .. .. 75 O 0 —— Beef unrealized at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 101 0 0 , „ - Skins unrealized at 31st Tahora 20, Sec. 2. Mar - hi 1922 6 0 0 _ , ~ . _ £ s. d. Hides unrealized at 31st Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 361 3 4 March 1922 25 0 Advances against pelts .. 15 8 4 / ayments. Advances against mutton ~, * , s : _ and lamb .. .. 104 1 2 County rates .. .. 15 13 5 . „„.> ao v Interest .. .. ..18 1 0 _ Stores on hand .. .. .. '10 0 0 33 14 5 Fencing .. .. 159 2 4 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £394 17 9 Grass-seed 3*6 18 1 n=__a———— Trees .. .. 12 3 Area of block, 1,346 acres. Value, £1,346. 95Q 10 8 Sheep bought .. .. 1,482 2 5 Cattle bought .. .. 329 10 0 Tawapata South No. 1. Deficiency on 101 quarters £ s d beef .. .. .. 22 18 9 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 1,272 11 4 " orses h "_ 17 0 0 Wages, droving, and superPayments. Q , vision •■ ■• 567 0 (i £s d Shearing .. .. 134 15 9 Land-tax .. .. .. 65 1 9 Woo! . char S es and station Interest 02 2 0 requisites .. .. 75 8 6 Management and office expenses 15 0 0 stores .. 58 3 9 r ~0 3 q " re > marine, and accident insurance .. .. 20 18 9 £1 414 15 1 Plant, tools, and furniture.. 22 8 9 ' "Ropairs and shooing .. 17 710 Receipts. Cartage.. .. .. 43 14 8 Rents .. .. .. ■.. • 600 0 0 Telephone .. .. 818 10 Rents to beneficiaries .. 5 10 7 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £814 15 1 Rent (part Maraetaha No. 2) 289 0 0 1 Travelling-expenses .. 5 2 0 Area of block, 4,376 acres 2 roods 5 perches. Value, Rates .. .. .. 204 9 4 £12,000. Interest.. .. .. 1,059 16 8 Bad debt .. .. 26 0 0 Management and office expenses .. .. 189 1 1(1 Whangawehi Ib lc. 4,579 14 11 £ s. d. . _ Balance at debit, 31st March, 1922 .. 3,768 2 11 22,242 9 0 Credits. Payments. Sheep sold ~ .. 2,027 5 10 £ s. d. Cattle sold .. .. 428 5 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 2 2 0 Horses sold .. .. 16 0 0 Land-tax .. .. .. 14 15 5 Skins and pelts sold .. 100 7 5 Interest .. .. .. 234 7 4 Wool sold .. .. 1,891 0 7 Management and office expenses 418 9 Hides sold .. .. 2 113 256 3 6 Sundry Natives: Expenses of meeting—refund .. 20 0 0 4,024 6 5 Freezing charges (charged Receipts. 31st. March, 1921 ; paid Rents .. .. .. .. 197 10 0 by bank, 28th April, 1922; now adjusted) .. .. 4118 3 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 .. £3,826 16 5 Compensation—Land taken __-_-_-__*_______„ for road .. .. ;{0 0 0 .Area of block, 1,201 acres 3 roods 11 perches. Value, Wool unrealized, 31st Man-h £4,120. 1923 .. .. .. 137 14 1 Advance against wool .. 270 5I I Mutton at works.. .. 1,116 14 3 3- „ 6,082 8 7 Whaitiri No. 2. ; £ 8. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1923 ..£16,160 011 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1922 .. 871 8 11 =_^_=__^ Live-stock on farm, 31st March, 1923 :— Receipts. £ s d „ * s - d - 4,110 sheep .. .. 2,903 5 0 p ents 330 0 0 389 cattle .. .. 1,321 10 0 Interest 34 3 3 9 horBes 45 0 0 364 3 3 _______ £4,269 15 0 1,235 12 2 _______________

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Statement of Live-stock depastured on Farms, 31st March, 1923.

Summary. £ s. d. 22,080 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. 15,053 8 4 2,243 cattle, valued at .. .. .. .. 8,049 10 0 93 horses, valued at .. .. .. .. 630 0 0 £24,332 18 4

Auditor's Certificate. Sir,— Wellington, 4th October, 1923. 1 have the honour to report that I have completed the audit of the accounts of tho East Coast Native Trust lands for the year ended 31st March, 1923, and have the following comments to make thereon :— Stock Account. —I have accepted without reservation the statement of live-stock at the various farms, as certified to by Mr. H. Syme, Farm Superintendent, and by Mr. Harvey, Agent for the East Coast Commissioner at Gisborne. There is apparently a discrepancy in the Te Kopua sheep. It is estimated that some 240 sheep are short. Prom inquiries made, I understand that a portion of this farm is unfenced, and one of the adjoining owners has a very similar earmark to that used by the Tc Kopua farm. Probably, in drafting for shearing, some of the missing sheep may be recovered. The matter is being closely watched by the Farm Superintendent, Mr. Syme. Patemaru Farm,. —The adjustments in respect of posts which. I reported on last year have been dealt with in the present accounts. I have also to report that stores on hand at, 31st March, 1922, amounting to £40 125., were last year not shown in the accounts but were deducted from the purchases. Tahora 2c 3, Sec. 2. —The Freehold Account shows a debit balance of £18,358 17s. 6d., the increase being due to further sales to Messrs. Chappcli and Field. The amount represents the extra value over the original book value, and. in my report dated 21st October, 1921, I reported on the position of this block. Penal Rate on Taxes. —I notice that penal rates of 10 per cent, wore paid on taxes due to the Waikohu County, amounting to £54 12s. lOd.; also to the Cook County Council, of £8 Bs. 2d. I understand this was owing to there being no funds in hand at the time the rates became due. Subject to these remarks I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the accounts are correct. Enclosed please find a set of the accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1923. I am, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington. Arthur T. Clarke, Auditor.

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Farm where depastured. Number. Sheep. Cattle. Number. Value. Horses. Number. Value. Total Number. Total Value. Value. To Huia Mahurangi Pakowhai Papuni Paremata In transit Te Kopua Waimaha Patemaru 1,800 3,595 441 3,527 2,400 105 4,110 3,430 2,480 £ s. d. 1,209 II 0 2,421. 13 0 442 2 6 2,370 12 0 1,531 7 0 154 1.9 10 2,903 5 0 2,277 0 0 1,070 18 0 200 478 60 397 212 £ s. d. 746 0 0 1,785 10 0 292 0 0 1,531 0 0 870 0 0 4 5 36 7 £ s. d. 20 0 0 55 0 0 195 0 0 1.40 0 0 2,064 4,078 501 3,960 2,850 £ s. d. 2,035 11 0 4,202 3 0 734 2 0 4,102 1.2 0 2,096 0 10 389 217 290 1,321 10 0 945 0 0 1,158 10 0 9 8 24 45 0 0 40 0 0 J 35 0 0 4,508 3,661 2,794 4,269 15 0 3,202 0 0 2,970 8 0 Totals .. 22,080 15,053 8 4 2,243 8,649 10 0 93 630 0 0 4,416 24,332 18 4