NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, G-02

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1926. NEW ZEALAND

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

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

Sib, — The Audit Office, Wellington, 3rd August, 1926. 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; 1926, and to report that I have examined the same and have duly certified them. I have, &c., G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington. Statement showing the Total Receipts and Payments of the Native Trustee's Account during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipt.s. Payments. £ s. d. 2,634 4 4 Balance as at 31st March, 1925. £ s . d. 1925. 10,096 16 5 .. .. April .. .. .. 4,697 4 1 41,647 2 6 .. .. May .. .. .. 33,693 5 8 44,688 5 9 .. .. June .. .. .. 41,546 4 1 19,324 0 4 .. .. July .. .. .. 15,837 3 6 12,177 12 9 .. .. August .. .. .. 31,955 11 3 55,098 19 I .. .. September .. .. .. 26,892 2 9 32,306 0 JO .. .. October .. .. .. 22,852 1 9 25,056 18 1 .: .. November .. .. 31,154 2 7 11,777 17 2 .. .. December .. .. .. 18,442 2 0 1926. 22,690 9 8 .. .. January .. .. .. 42,041 16 3 18,816 13 0 .. .. February .. .. .. 12,403 16 2 34,964 7 7 .. .. March .. .. .. 49,164 16 4 330,680 6 5 £ s. d. Net balance at bank .. 591 0 7 Cash in hand .. .. 8 0 6 599 1 1 £331,279 7 6 £331,279 7 6

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Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. ' Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Commission, fees, and charges 4,265 3 4 Permanent .. .. .. 7,015 13 5 Net interest on investments.. 13,184 11 8 Non-permanent .. .. 848 9 10 7,864 3 3 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and' insurance of premises, plant, &c.— Office furniture .. .. 20 5 5 Office instruments and machinery 19 14 10 Office insurance .. .. 12 4 0 Motor-vehicles .. .. 160 10 5 212 14 8 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Native Trust Office Board—Fees to members .. 30 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 113 7 3 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes.. .. 170 8 1 Post and Telegraph Department—Payment for services .. .. .. .. .. 80 2 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 321 7 11 Public Service Superannuation Board, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 180 19 8 Bent .. .. .. .. .. 266 13 4 Services for cleaning, &e. .. .. .. 183 13 1 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 102 11 6 Travelling-expenses— Removal, &c., of officers .. 14 7 4 Officers on duty .. .. 415 11 5 429 18 9 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 22 1 3 Depreciation of office fittings, furniture, plant, &c. 317 11 0 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 6,854 2 9 £17,449 15 0 £17,449 15 0 Appopriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ a. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 6,169 2 9 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 685 0 0 1926, transferred.. .. .. 6,854 2 9 £6,854 2 9 £6,854 2 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Amounts held under— £ s. d. Sundry assets— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Be- Office fittings .. 309 18 0 serves Act, 1892 .. 61.439 17 4 Less depreciation .. 133 5 0 Native Reserves Act, 1882 49,032 0 11 176 13 0 Native Land Act, 1909 Office furniture .. 481 1 1 (Part X) .. .. 131,040 2 5 Less depreciation .. 55 12 6 Native Land Act, 1909 425 8 7 (Miscellaneous) .. 39,035 11 5 Office instruments and Native Trustee Act, 1920, machinery .. 309 16 0 and amendments .. 30,461 17 5 Less depreciation .. 63 17 0 Miscellaneous funds (including 245 19 0 Maori Land Board accounts) 485,407 2 1 Motor-vehicles .. 625 11 3 Sundry creditors .. .. 57 511 Less depreciation .. 64 16 6 Reserve and Assurance Fund 53,320 19 7 -— 560 14 9 Investment Fluctuation Fund 5,952 11 9 Stationery .. .. .. 150 3 0 1,558 18 4 Stocks, bonds and debentures — Government securities .. .. 65,000 0 0 Local bodies'securities .. .. 195,290 0 0 260,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 551,788 6 9 Interest due and accrued .. .. .. 15,977 14 1 Sundry debtors—Advances to accounts, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,262 5 1 Balances — At bank .. .. .. 591 0 7 With agents .. .. .. 24,271 3 6 Cash in hand .. .. .. 8 0 6 24,870 4 7 £855,747 8 10 £855,747 8 10 W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. 11th April, 1926. R. Sinel, Accountant. 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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