NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONEYS PAID INTO AND OUT OF THE) DURING 1925-26.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, G-05

G.—s.

1926. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONEYS PAID INTO AND OUT OF THE) DURING 1925-26.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in -pursuance of Section 419 of the Native Land Act 1909.

Native Department, Wellington, 21st June, 1926. Native Land Settlement Account. Herewith, for presentation to Parliament, is the statement required by section 419 of the Native Land Act, 1909. The Right Hon. the Native Minister. R. N. Jones, Under-Secretary.

G. —5.

2

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. « Statement of Receipts and Payments eor the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. Payments. Balances at Ist April, 1925— £ s. d. £ s. d. Annual appropriation— £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. .. ■■ 67,982 15 6 Vote, Native-land purchase expenses .. .. .. .. 2,881 6 6 Investment Account .. ■. .. • • • • 90,000 0 0 Expenditure under the Act— Imprests outstanding .. .. .. •• •• 29 9 4 Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,760 18 1 158,012 4 10 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,987 3 6 Amounts received in respect of-— 76,748 1 7 Survey liens .. .. -■ •• •• 10,034 2 10 Urewera Land Act, 1921-22, section 10— Interest on debentures .. .. 1,466 3 4 Interest on survey liens .. .. .. .. .. 1,857 1 3 Recoupment under Finance Act, 1919, section 4-— lnterest .. .. 76,749 16 5 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .- •• •• 50,206 17 6 Recoupment of management charges of consolidated stock .. .. 98 14 5 Land-sales, &c. .. .. ■■ .. ■■ 41,524 12 8 Expenses of administration (Lands Department) recouped to ConsoliInterest on securities held by Investment Account .. .. 4,431 4 7 dated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,972 18 1 Interest on land-sales .. .. .. .. •• 7,548 12 0 Charges and expenses of raising loans— Repayment by Maori Land Boards of advances under section 274, Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 (redemptions) .. .. 37 10 0 Native Land Act, 1909— Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. 11 14 10 Principal .. .. .. . ■ ■ ■ £298 16 5 49 4 10 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 535 16 11 Stamp duty on transfers of consolidated stock .. .. .. .. 281 19 2 834 13 4 " Thirds" to local bodies, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,604 9 5 Section 274, Native Land Act, 1909, and section 16, Native Land Expenditure under section 20, subsection (4), Discharged Soldiers Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923— Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. 2,031 10 0 Principal .. .. .. .. .. £185 12 11 Loan Redemption Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,400 0 0 [ Interest .. .. .. .. . 110 5 2 Adjustment of entry incorrectly made. 1923-24— 295 18 1 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913— Premiums .. .. .. 1 16 3 Adjustments of entries incorrectly made in previous years— Amount credited, 1921-22 : Recoupment under section 4, Finance 172,286 0 0 Act, 1919—Interest .. .. .. .. .. 1,712 14 4 Balances at 31st March, 1926— Credits-in-aid— Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. 41,331 11 1 Vote, Native-land purchase expenses .. .. .. .. 159 7 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 63,000 0 0 Credits in reduction— 104,331 11 1 Expenditure under the Act, Native Department .. .. 0 2 8 118,605 6 3 £276,617 11 1 £276,617 11 1

By Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington. —1926.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation not given ; printing (525 copies), £2 10s.

Price 3d.}