EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1927.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, G-03a

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EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1927.

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

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. Balance-sheet as at 31st Mabch, 1927. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Mortgages secured on Freehold lands .. .. 378,800 15 4 freehold property .. 69,200 0 0 Unpaid purchase - money Interest accrued on same 961 8 5 on sale of freeholds .. 18,636 15 0 70,161 8 5 Interest accrued on same 738 18 1 Bank of Australasia.. 20,472 17 7 19,375 13 1 Interest accrued on same 425 3 4 20,898 0 II Rent due and accrued .. .. 2,528 19 11 Interest accrued on value Rates accrued .. .. 1,348 9 10 of fencing Maraetaha Sundry creditors on open No. 2, Sees. 3 and 6 .. 11 6 2 account .. .. 8,023 14 3 Produce unrealized- —wool, Amount due to Natives mutton, and lamb .. .. 5,677 5 0 on account rent, pur- Live-stock on stations .. .. 43,450 7 0 chase-money, &c. .. 652 4 3 8,675 18 6 Posts, &c., on hand .. .. 239 1 3 Advances to Natives on Amount at credit of blocks account rent, farm on account rent, pur- profits, &c. .. .. 4,805 9 7 chase-money, &c. .. .. 16,122 12 10 Sundry debtors on open Surplus .. .. .. 345,020 8 1 account .. .. 2,527 0 0 7,332 9 7 Mangatu No. 1 Current Account .. .. .. 742 7 8 Advances to blocks on account rent, &c. .. .. 677 1 7 Investments — ! Wairoa Farmers' Cooperative Co., Ltd.— 1,500 shares of £1 each (15s. called up) .. 1,125 0 0 Gisborne Sheep-farmers' Frozen Meat and Mercantile Co., Ltd.— 500 shares of £1 each (fully paid) .. 500 0 0 958 shares of £1 each (fully paid) .. 958 0 0 Williams and Kettle, Ltd.— 75 shares (application) 262 10 0 2,845 10 0 Office furniture and fixtures .. .. .. 88 2 0 Travelling plant .. .. 452 0 0 £462,226 18 7 £462,226 18 7 Auditor's Certificate. I have audited the accounts of the East Coast Native Trust lands for the year ended 31st March, 1927, and my report on the audit of the accounts is contained in my letter of even date to the Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs. Wellington, N.Z., 16th August, 1927. Arthur T. Clarke, Auditor.

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Statement showing the Position of the Different Blocks at 31st March, 1927. Amount at Debit oj the Undermentioned Block/, on Current Amount ot Credit of the Undermentioned Blocks on Current Account. Account. Principal security— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. General Account .. 56,001 19 10 Mangapoike A .. .. .. 4,203 3 7 Te Kuri .. .. 160 1 4 Mangapoike B . . .. .. 403 0 10 Pakowhai Live-stock Ac- Mangapoike 2 K .. .. .. 1,662 16 8 count .. .. 1,258 10 0 Mangapoike 2d .. .. 134 14 4 • Maraetaha No. 2, Sec. 4 ~ 13,255 15 7 57,420 11 2 Paremata 48 .. .. .. .. 12 6 9 Less Pakowhai Station Paremata 64, No. 1 Account .. .. 17,895 3 0 Account .. .. 3,905 12 3 Paremata 64, No. 2 Account .. .. 953 5 4 53,514 18 11 Tahora 2o 2, Sec. 2 . . .. .. 2,664 710 Mangapoike 2b— Tahora 2c 3, Sec. 2 .. .. 50,169 5 3 General Account .. 7,008 0 2 Whan gawehi Its lc .. .. .. 418151 Mahurangi Live-stock Ac- Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 271 9 8 count .. .. 5,057 19 0 Freehold Account*. £ s. d. 12,065 19 2 Mangaheia 2t> .. ..45,485 710 Less Mahurangi Station Mangapoike A .. .. 39,798 0 0 Account .. .. 5,240 16 11 Mangapoike 2a 3 .. 29,046 0 0 6,825 2 3 Mangapoike B .. .. 1,018 0 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Sees. 3 Mangapoike 2b .. .. 1.1,294 0 0 and 6— , Mangapoike 2d .. .. 10,779 0 0 General Account .. 1,886 13 2 Mangapoike 2e .. .. 4,470 0 0 New Burn Account .. 1,992 17 6 Maraetaha Id .. .. 24,899 0 3 Patemaru Live-stock Ac- Maraetaha No, 2, Sees. 3 count .. .. 4,214 5 0 and 6 .. .. 29,842 0 0 Patemaru Station Account 5,772 10 3 Maungawaru No. 2 .. 5,500 0 0 13,866 511 Maungawaru No. 3 .. 7,000 0 0 Maungawaru No. 2 .. .. 17,391 9 8 Principal security— Maungawaru No. 3 .. .. 5,461 5 3 Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 ") Paremata No. 4—Hall Account .. 694 3 4 Mangaokura No. 1 Paremata No. 3— Pakowhai .. ! Qr - 7 n General Account .. 19,383 8 9 Tangotete Nos. 1 and 2 [ ' ' 1 Paremata Live-stock Ac- Te Kuri .. .. | count .. .. 3,546 16 0 Whataupoko G, See. 22 j Paremata No. 3 .. .. 20,867 0 0 22,930 4 9 Paremata No. 4 . - •• 4,348 0 0 Less Paremata Station Paremata 48 .. .. 390 0 0 Account .. .. 14,859 16 6 Paremata 64 .. .. 9,550 0 0 8,070 8 3 Paremata 73 and 73i .. 1,012 0 0 Paremata Nos. 73 and 731 .. 326 19 3 Tawapata South No. 1 .. 15,869 7 6 Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3 — Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3 .. 41,157 0 0 Live-stock Account .. 6,279 14 0 Tahora 2c 2, Sec. 2 .. 3,800 0 0 Station Account .. 4,777 3 3 Tahora 2c 3, Sec. 2 .. 4,050 0 0 Tahora 2f 2 .. .. 30,764 0 0 11,056 17 3 Tahora 20 2 .. .. 1,346 0 0 Less General Account.. 8,823 0 2 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. 1,565 0 0 2,233 17 1 378,806 15 4 Tahora 21? 2— Live-stock on stations, as per contra 43,450 7 0 General Account .. 2,852 16 4 Papuni Live-stock Account .. .. 3,882 13 0 Papuni Station Account 788 19 3 ■ 7,524 8 7 Tahora 2a 2 .. .. .. 537 2 6 Maraetaha Id— Kopua Station Account.. 9,059 15 10 Kopua Live-stock Account 4,797 10 0 13,857 5 10 Mangaheia 2d — Paroa Live-stock Account 2,961 9 0 Paroa Station Account .. 8,313 19 8 11,275 8 8 Less General Account 10 14 6 : 11,264 14 2 Tawapata South No. I—Onenui Station Account 8,520 0 1 Onenui Live-stock Account 6,039 11 0 14,559 11 1 Less General Account.. 532 9 8 14,027 1 5 Mangapoike 2a 3— Pohaturoa Live-stock Account .. .. 5,412 0 0 Pohaturoa Station Account .. .. 9,217 19 0 14,629 19 0 Less General Account.. 944 3 3 • 13,685 15 9 Surplus, as per balance-sheet .. 345,020 8 1 £514,301 6 3 £514,301 6 3

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Statement of Accounts foe the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Principal Security Account. Managheia 2d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926] .. 53,573 18 10 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 2,733 9 0 Debits. Debits. Commission on interest £ s. d. £ s. d. collected .. .. 62 15 4 Distributions to beneficiaries 1,485 10 6 Accrued rates (Mangatu Cost of drain, flood-bank, Nos. 5 and 6).. .. 237 2 6 and bridge .. .. 1,325 7 6 Accrued rates (Mangaokuri Legal expenses .. .. 3 18 6 No. 1) .. 25 6 8 Land-tax .. .. 120 10 11 Interest .. .. 2,678 14 0 Management and office ex- —-—■ penses .. 36 9 0 3,003 18 6 2,971 16 5 56,577 17 4 5,705 5 5 Credits. Credits. Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 —Rates to 31st Rent .. .. .. 1,398 18 2 March, 1925, written off ... .. 575 17 6 Compensation, transferred to Station Account .. 4,262 19 10 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £56,001 19 10 Area taken for road .. 51 9 0 Interest .. .. 2 12 11 5,715 19 11 Area of principal-security blocks— Acres. Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. 21,452 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £10 14 6 Mangaokura No. 1.. .. 2,027 Whataupoko G, Sec. 22 .. 10 Pakowhai .. .. 374 Area of block, 5,962 acres 6 perches. Tangotete No. 1 .. 5 Value, £45,485 7s. lOd. Tangotete No. 2 .. 75 Te Kuri .. .. .. 216 24,159 Paroa Station (Mangaheia 2d). £ s. d. Pakowhai Farm. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 1,296 5 0 £ s. d. Balance at Credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 3,165 14 6 Debits. £ s. d. Credits. Grass-seed .. .. 96 15 5 Surplus on wool unrealized Compensation .. .. 5,627 7 10 at 31st March, 1926— £ s. d. Cost of survey .. .. 15 5 0 Realized .. .. 189 11 6 Plant, tools, &c. .. 122 5 7 Valued at .. .. 127 0 5 Scrub-cutting .. .. 410 0 0 — New fencing .. .. 300 0 0 62 11 1 Building, painting, and Wool sold .. .. 30 511 alterations .. .. 275 9 3 Advance against wool shipped .. .. 231 4 5 6,847 3 1 Wool unrealized .. 10 0 0 Sheep bought .. .. 3,068 2 4 Skins and hides sold .. 10 13 1 Cattle bought .. .. 930 17 4 Sheep sold .. .. 499 19 1 Horses bought .. .. 137 10 0 Cattie sold .. .. 1,271 17 0 Wages, permanent hands 156 5 0 Meat sold .. .. 7 14 0 Casual labour .. .. 500 5 7 Advance against 399 Running-expenses, including carcasses lamb shipped repairs and maintenance 348 12 3 "Gallic" .. .. 335 0 0 Fire and accident insurance 5 18 0 Produce unrealized — 301 Rates .. .. .. 221 5 2 carcases lamb in works 301 0 0 Cartage .. .. 55 14 7 Interest .. .. 145 9 3 I nterest .. .. 420 2 4 2,905 13 10 Management and office expenscs .. .. 68 17 0 6,071 8 4 12,760 12 8 Debits. Sheep bought .. .. 1,333 14 6 14,056 17 8 Cattle bought .. .. 1,708 13 6 Wages, permanent hands 78 0 0 Credits. Casual labour .. .. 151 10 2 Wool sold .. .. 817 11 11 Running-expenses, includ- Advances against wool ing repairs and mainten- shipped .. .. 3 3 2 ance .. .. 70 12 7 Wool unrealized .. 70 0 0 Cartage .. .. 8 114 Sheep sold .. .. 1,820 2 8 Accident insurance .. 1 18 0 Meat sold .. .. 30 11 3 Rates .. .. 46 6 0 Advance against 59 carcases Management and office ex- lamb (" Gallic") .. 40 0 0 penses .. .. 25 0 0 — —■—■ 2,781 9 0 3,424 6 1 — Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £11,275 8 8 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £2,647 2 3 '—■ Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 :—• Live-stock on farm, 31st March, 1927 :—■ £ s - d. £ s. d. 2,865 sheep .. 2,019 9 0 1,053 sheep .. .. 798 10 0 240 cattle .. 822 0 0 92 cattle .. 460 0 0 6 horses .. 120 0 0 £1,258 10 0 £2,961 9 0

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Statement op Accounts tor the Year ended 31st March, 1927 —continued. Te Kitri Block. Mangapoike 2a 3. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 119 2 7 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 887 19 4 £ s. d. . Fee, inspection of drain .. 5 5 0 Credits. Grass-seed .. ..0113 £s.d. Gisborne Harbour rates to 31st Rents .. .. .. 213 14 4 March, 1927 .. .. 1 9 5 Royalty on timber .. .. 10 13 0 Cook County Council rates to Interest .. .. .. 22 15 4 31st March, 1927 .. 7 8 3 247 2 8 Interest .. .. .. 6 4 10 Management and office ex- 1,135 2 0 penses .. .. .. 20 0 0 40 18 9 Debits. Land-tax .. .. 81 18 2 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £160 1 4 Rates .. .. .. 7 9 9 = Legal expenses .. .. 23 11 6 Area of block, 216 acres. Arbitration expenses .. .. 72 12 6 Management and office expenses 5 610 190 18 9 Mangapoike A. Balance at credit .. .. .. £944 3 3 £ s. d. 1 1 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 3,309 18 8 Area of block, 9,438 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Credits. Value, £29,046. £ s. d. Rents collected .. 5,937 6 10 Interest .. .. 156 18 1 — 6,094 411 9,404 3 7 Debits. Rents to beneficiaries .. 4,629 16 0 Land-tax .. .. 419 11 4 Legal expenses .. .. 3 4 0 . ~ Management and office ex- Mangapoike B. £ e d penS6S " " U8 8 8 5>201 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 287 3 2 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £4,203 3 7 Credits. Area of block, 16,420 acres. Rents .. .. .. 103 18 2 Value, £39,798. Interest .. .. .. 16 3 5 11 laU 1 7 407 4 9 Pohaturoa Station. _ ~ Debits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land-tax .. .. .. 014 3 Compensation paid Whyte Legal expenses •• 211 i? and Glassford .. ..7,051 0 0 Management and office expenses.. 2 1111 New fencing .. .. 120 0 0 Plant ...... 245 10 5 4 311 Building" 8 !! !! 54 7s 5 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £403 010 Sheep bought .. ..I! 183 16 0 Area of block, 383 acres 38 perches. Cattle bought .. ..2,544 1 4 Value, £1,018. Horses bought .. .. 95 12 6 Wages, permanent hands .. 165 7 4 Casual labour .. .. 651 3 9 Running-expenses, including repairs and maintenance.. 212 6 4 Fire and accident insurance 7 3 0 Rates .. .. .. 94 11 4 Cartage .. .. .. 41 1 6 Interest .. .. .. 330 3 6 Bureau fees .. .. 0 5 4 Mangapoike 2b. Management and office ex- £ s# d. penses .. .. 117 I 9 ' Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 8,585 011 15,963 5 0 Credits. Debit. Wool sold .. .. 12 7 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 468 13 10 Advances against wool shipped 880 16 5 Sheep sold .. .. 435 19 10 9,053 14 9 Meat sold .. .. 4 2 1 1,333 6 0 Credits. Sale of 5 acres 13 perches £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 £14,629 19 0 taken by Wairoa County ■ Council for stock-paddock 45 14 7 Distributions—Farm profits Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927— transferred to Station Ac- £ s. d. count .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 4,475 sheep .. .. 3,108 0 0 2,045 14 7 516 cattle .. .. 2,214 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £7,008 0 2 12 horses .. .. 90 0 0 • •— ■■ ■ ——- £5,412 0 0 Area of block, 3,018 acres 3 roods 27 perches. Value, £11,294.

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Statement of Accounts for the Yeab ended 31st March, 1927 —onrdinued. Mahurangi Station (Mangapoike 2b). Mabaetaha No. 2, Secs. 3 and 6. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 3,558 5 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 1,969 18 5 Credits. Debits. Surplus on wool unrealized, i £ s. d. 31st March, 1926— £ s. d. ! Land-tax .. .. .. 817 6 Realized .. • • 485 10 10 Interest .. .. .. 91 38 7 Valued at .. 318 3 3 Management and office expenses 4 14 4 105 10 5 167 7 7 Wool sold .... 195 8 0 2,075 810 Advances against wool shipped 1,061 2 9 Credits. Sheep sold .. .. 1,230 5 3 Rent .. .. .. .. 188 15 8 Cattle sold .. .. 832 0 0 jsjjjjns and hides sold . • 13 2 3 Balance at debit, 31st JVlarch, 1927 •. £1,886 13 2 Produce unrealized —329 car- 1 casses lamb .. .. 329 0 0 Area of block, 4,658 acres. Interest .. .. • • 157 8 9 Value, £29,842. 3,985 14 7 7,543 19 8 Debits. Scrub-cutting .. .. 345 5 0 Fencing .. .. .. 209 18 9 Patemabu Station. Seed (grass) • ■ • • 208 3 4 £ s. d. Sowing seed .. .. 18 2 6 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 10,838 311 781 9 7 Debits. Sheep bought .. .. 1,664 14 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. 217 13 3 Cattle bought .. • • 45 11 4 Wages, permanent hands .. 200 0 0 11,055 17 2 Casual labour .. .. 364 1 0 £ s. d. Running-expenses, including Sheep bought .. .. 572 14 0 repairs and maintenance .. 350 4 5 Cattle bought .. ..1,121 0 0 Railage and cartage .. 31 3 0 Horses bought .. .. 20 0 0 Fire and accident insurance .. 20 10 10 Wages, permanent hands .. 437 1 2 Rates .. .. • • 181 14 1 Casual labour .. .. 161 4 4 Management and office ex- Running-expenses, including penses .. .. .. 121 12 0 repairs and maintenance 342 18 11 Bureau fees .. ■. 0 16 Fire and accident insurance 12 7 0 Distributions to beneficiaries 3,600 0 0 Cartage .. .. 43 2 6 — 7,361 1 9 Rates .. .. .. 175 4 3 Donation re funeral of late Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £182 17 11 Sir James Carroll .. 12 10 0 ■ ' •— Subscriptions .. .. 4 0 0 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 — Interest .. .. 499 9 9 £ s. d. Management and office ex. 4,616 sheep .. .. 3,149 19 0 penses .. .. 90 16 3 539 cattle .. .. 1,863 0 0 3,492 8 2 3 horses .. .. 45 0 0 — 14,548 5 4 £5,057 19 0 Credits. i Surplus on wool unrealized, 31st March, 1926 —■ , Realized .. .. 628 15 0 Mangapoike 2d. £s d Valued at .. .. 409 7 6 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 647 4 11 7 g Debits - £g d Wool sold .. .. 39 16 7 T ,i I Advances against wool 1 I shipped .. .. 1,217 1 2 nter f st a r, o Sheep sold .. ..1,548 16 5 Legal expenses .. .. 0 J Cattle sold .. ..1,099 9 6 Management and office expenses 21 10 7 _ Skins and h;dcs so , d _ 31 611 Meat sold .. .. 18 2 0 79 fi q 9 Advances against 216 oarcases Credits " lamb shipped .. .. 150 0 0 j^ en j. a ' ygl 3 6 Strainers on hand .. 237 10 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 £134 14 4 ,-01 jg j a tv.ll kal (i Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £9,986 15 3 Area of block, 5,419 acres. ' Value, £10,779. Live - stock on station, 31st Mangapoike 2e. March, 1927— £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,330 sheep .. 2,317 0 3 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 934 7 6 j 436 cattle .. 1,817 5 0 10 horses .. 80 0 0 Credits. £ s. d. 1 £4,214 5 0 Rents .. .. 714 15 0 ===== Interest .. .. 58 1 0 772 16 0 1,707 3 6 Mabaetaha No. 2, Part Seos. 3 and 6 (New Burn). Debits. Land-tax .. 26 9 6 j Balance at debit, 31st March, £ s. d. £ s. d. Management and office ex- 1926 .. .. .. 173 4 6 penses .. .. 17 17 4 Interest .. .. 108 14 0 P 44 6 10 2,281 17 6 Credit. Balance at credit, 31st Maroh, 1927 .. £1,662 16 8 Rent .. •• •• •• 289 0 0 Area of block, 2,980 acres. I Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £1,992 17 6 Value, £4,470. I =====

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Statement or Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1927 —continued. Maraetaha No. 2, Sec. 4. Paremata Station. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 12,624 11 7 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 14,310 14 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 631 4 0 Credits. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £13,255 15 7 Surplus on wool unrealized, JVlarcli, 1926 — £ s. d. [Block sold.] Realized .. .. 529 2 9 Valued at .. .. 376 2 8 153 0 1 Wool sold .. . . 470 5 2 Advances against wool shipped .. .. 17 9 9 Wool unrealized .. 130 0 0 Maungawaru No. 2. Sheep sold .. .. 811 0 8 £ s. d. Cattle sold .. .. 952 11 2 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 16,891 2 0 Surplus on 175 carcasses lamb unrealized, 31st Debits. March, 1926 — £ s. d. Realized £129 10 7 Interest .. .. .. 844 11 0 Valued at 87 10 0 Rates .. .. .. 160 0 0 42 0 7 1,004 11 0 Advance against 334 careasses lamb (" Gallic ") 250 0 0 17,895 13 0 Produce unrealized —mutton Credits. and lamb in works .. 745 5 0 Rates accrued to 31st March, 1925, Meat sold .. .. 9 16 0 written off .. .. .. 504 3 4 Interest .. .. 711 0 10 — 4,292 9 3 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £17,391 9 8 __ Debits. 18,603 3 3 Fencing .. .. 26 12 0 Area of block, 14,802 acres. Value, £5,500. Plant .. .. .. 106 14 0 Grass-seed .. .. 99 14 0 233 0 0 Sheep bought .. .. 2,032 14 3 Cattle bought .. .. 1,660 18 0 Horses bought .. .. 60 0 0 Wages, permanent hands 208 0 0 Maungawaru No. 3. Casual labour .. .. 476 15 4 £ s. d. Running-expenses, including Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 5,617 18 3 repairs and maintenance 155 4 3 Fire and accident insurance 6 5 11 Debits. Rates .. .. .. 407 17 5 £ s. d. Rent of cottage (for station Interest .. .. .. 280 17 0 manager) .. .. 104 0 0 Rates .. .. . • 204 3 4 Cartage .. .. 35 14 10 — 485 0 4 Management and office ex- ■—— — penses .. .. 73 12 9 Credit. 6,102 18 7 Distributions to beneficiaries 1.836 0 0 Rates accrued to 31st March, 1925, written 7,290 2 9 off .. .. .. .. 641 13 4 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £11,313 0 6 Balance at debit, 31st March, .1927 .. £5,461 5 3 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 — Area of block, 18,720 acres. Value, £7,000. £ s. d. 2,657 sheep .. .. 1,813 16 0 366 cattle.. .. 1,593 0 0 7 horses .. .. 140 0 0 £3,546 16 0 Paremata No. 3. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 19,277 1 1 Debits. Paremata No. 48. Rates (on account Paremata £ s. d. £ s. d. No. 4).. .. . • 79 6 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 012 6 Interest .. .. .. 996 12 1 — — 1,075 18 1 Debits. ■ —— £ s. d. 20,352 19 2 Rent distribution to beneficiaries.. 20 0 0 Credits. Management and office expenses .. 0 16 10 Rent .. .. .. 32 10 0 — 20 16 10 Area taken for road .. 19 0 5 Distribution made, 1925 21 9 4 (transferred to Station Ac- Credits. count) .. •. 918 0 0 Rent .. .. ~ 33 10 7 969 10 5 Interest .. .. .. 0 5 6 — 33 16 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £19,383 8 9 i 1 — Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £12 6 9 Area of block, 1,222 acres 1 rood 27 perches. Value, £25,215. Area of block, 12 acres 3 roods. Value, £390.

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Statement of Accounts toe the Year ended 31st March, 1927 —continued. Paeemata No. 64 (No. 1 Account.) Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3. £ s. d. £ s. d Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 17,081 2 0 Balance at. credit, 31st March, 1926 6,970 3 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 814 ] 0 ■ Credits Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £17,895 3 0 £ s. d. _____ Kents .. .. .. 2,025 15 3 Interest .. .. 381 15 6 Paremata No. 64 (No. 2 Account). 2,407 10 9 £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 1,243 4 7 9,377 14 3 Debits. Credits. Land-tax .. ~ 57 4 5 £ s. d. Legal expenses .. .. 14 610 Rent .. .. . • 481 19 0 Amount of judgment and Interest .. . . .. 33 9 5 costs re V. C. R. Mitford's — 515 8 5 fencing claim .. .. 432 10 0 Management and offce ex--1,758 13 0 penses .. .. 50 12 10 Debits. 554 14 1 Distribution to beneficiaries .. 793 6 8 Management and office ex- Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £8,823 0 2 penses .. .. . . 12 1 0 . —=■-= — 805 7 8 Area of block, 22,065 acres. Value, £41,157. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £953 5 4 Area of block, 2,380 acres. Value, £9,550. Paremata Nos. 73 and 73a. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 306 5 5 £ s. d. Rates .. .. .. 5 5 0 Interest .. .. 15 8 10 20 13 10 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £326 19 3 ■ — Huia Station (Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3). Area of blocks, 115 acres. Value, £1,012. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 241 7 I Waimaha Station. £ s. d. Credits. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 10.926 18 3 Surplus on wool unrealized, 31st March, 1926— Debits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Realized . . .. 530 5 2 Fencing .. .. 30 12 6 Valued at .. .. 389 0 7 Bridge .. .. .. -80 0 0 141 4 7 110 12 6 Wool sold .. .. 24 6 7 Sheep bought .. .. 564 1 0 Advances against wool Wages, permanent hands .. 303 0 0 shipped .. .. 338 3 6 Casual labour .. .. 330 10 2 Wool unrealized .. .. 40 0 0 Running-expenses, including Sheep sold .. .. 371 511 repairs and maintenance 199 I 8 Cattle sold .. .. 91 9 6 Fire and accident insurance 11 18 11 Skins and hides sold .. 12 13 3 Rates .. .. . . 138 4 11 Meat sold .. .. 110 Railage and cartage .. 199 10 5 Produce unrealized —84 carInterest . . .. 613 17 6 casses lamb in works .. 84 0 0 Management and office ex- Interest .. .. 2 12 4 penses .. .. 80 11 6 1,106 16 8 Subscriptions .. .. 4 0 0 2,555 8 7 1,348 3 9 13,482 6 10 Debits. Credits. Fencing (new) .. .. 45 9 0 Surplus on wool unrealized, Survey (bushj .. .. 29 12 0 31st. March, 1926— Realized .. .. 2,426 3 8 75 1 0 Valued at .. .. 2,161 11 3 Sheep bought .. .. 78 11 5 Cattle bought .. .. 10 0 0 264 12 5 Wages, permanent hands .. 375 0 0 Wool sold .. .. 21 12 3 Casual labour .. .. 101 12 9 Wool unrealized .. .. 580 0 0 Running-expenses, including Sheep sold .. .. 853 1 9 repairs and maintenance 90 5 5 Cattle sold .. .. 274 19 7 Railage and cartage .. .. 110 310 Skins sold .. .. 15 11 5 Fire and accident insurance 6 5 10 Meat sold .. .. 0 14 3 Rates .. .. .. 85 3 7 Produce unrealized —57 Management and office excarcasses lamb in works.. 57 0 0 penses .. .. 58 2 0 2,067 11 8 990 5 10 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 . £11,414 15 2 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £357 17 11 Live-stock on station at 31st March, 1927 £ s. d. Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 :— 3,666 sheep .. 2,606 11 0 £ s. d. 226 cattle ~ 1,108 0 0 2,157 sheep .. .. 1,465 13 0 12 horses .. 60 0 0 275 cattle .. .. 1,039 10 0 £3,774 11 0 £2,505 3 0 esst t. -wry ,i ;sra

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Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927—continued. Tahora 2c 1, Sec. 3. —Recapitulation of the Whole of the Accounts of the Block at 31st March, 1927.

TAHOHA 2C 2, Sec. 2. I Tahoba 2O 3, SEC. 2. £ b. d. ! £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 1,024 10 5 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 55,307 14 6 Credits. £ s. d. Credits. Rent .. .. .. 1,008 5 4 £ s. d. Interest .. .. 95 15 7 Rent •• •• •• 75 15 1 ] 104 011 Interest .. .. 2,747 18 1 J 2,823 13 2 2,728 11 4 Debits. 58,131 7 8 Land-tax .. .. 25 5 8 Debits. Legal expenses .. .. 13 13 8 Adjustment of area re Management and office ex- Chappie and I ield .. 5 13 0 peases .. .. 25 4 2 Legal expenses .. .. 29 8 0 64 3 (j Distribution to beneficiaries 7,880 3 0 Management and office exBalance at credit, 31st March, 1927 £2.664 7 10 penses .. .. 46 18 5 7,962 2 5 Area of block, 3,775 acres. Value, £3,800. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £50,169 5 3 Papuni Station. — ' £ s. d. Area of block, 1,470 acres. Value, £4,050. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 6,308 1 11 Debits. — Plant .. .. .. .. 14 13 2 £ s. d. Sheep bought .. .. 63 0 0 Tajtora 2f 2, Sec. 2. Cattle bought .... 155 11 4 £ s. d. Horse bought .. .. 8 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 2,835 18 8 Wages, permanent hands .. 441 17 6 Casual labour .. .. 236 19 4 Debits. Running - expenses, including £ s , d. repairs and maintenance .. 312 12 7 Land-tax .. .. . . 2 8 0 Fire and accident insurance .. 18 411 Ngati-Hingainga's claim .. 16 16 0 Rates .. .. .. 178 1 4 Legal expenses .. .. 10 0 Cartage .. .. .. 76 6 2 Interest .. .. .. 152 6 0 Subscriptions .. .. 40 0 Management and office expenses 319 10 Interest .. .. .. 336 12 2 176 910 Management and office expenses 97 8 6 Costs re Eria Raukura's claim.. 31 5 0 3,012 8 6 1,959 18 10 Credit. Rent .. .. .. .. 159 12 2 8,282 13 11 Credits. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £2,852 16 4 Surplus on wool unrealized, —. rr Realized ' 11 ' 0 ' 1 ' ' i 393 17 5 Area of block, 11,870 acres. Value, £30,764. Valued at .. .. '866 18 10 526 18 7 Wool sold .. .. 78 2 0 Wool unrealized .. .. ™ 6 7 Sheep sold .. 1,705 8 0 ' £ s d Santhidessoid Till Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 . 510 11 11 o f;i l l s x s. a. ' Legal expenses .. .. 10 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 ..£4,671 12 3 Interest .. .. .. 25 10 7 Live-stock on station at 31st March, 1927 : — T , , , , ... ... ~, , 0 „ £ s j Balance at debit. 31st March, 1927 £037 2 6 4,452 sheep .. .. 2,948 3 0 247 cattle .. .. 829 10 0 . ~, , ~ , 18 horses .. .. 105 0 0 Area of block, 1,346 acres. Value, £1,346£3,882 13 0

| Balance, 31st March, 1926. Transactions. Balance, 31st March, 1927. Account. j i j i Dr. I Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. I Cr. | j l_ I I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Huia Station .. .. .. 241 7 1 990 5 10 1,106 16 8 .. 357 17 11 Waimaha Station .. 10,926 18 3 .. 2,555 8 7 2,067 11 8 11,414 17 2 Station totals .. 10,926 18 3 241 7 1 3,545 14 5 3,174 8 4 11,414 15 2 357 17 11 Current Account .. .. 6,970 3 6 554 14 1 2,407 10 9 .. 8,823 0 2 ! L_ ' Totals .. .. | 10,926 18 3 7,211 10 7 4,100 8 6 5,581 19 1 11,414 15 2' 9,180 18 1 Area of block, 22,065 acres. Value, £41,157.

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Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927 —continued. Tawapata South No. 1. Whaitiri No. 2. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1920 .. 525 11) 6 Balance at crcdit, 31st March, 1926 .. 533 2 0 Credit. Credits. Interest .. .. .. 25 17 2 £ s. d. Bent .. .. .. 165 0 0 551 16 8 Interest .. .. ..1192 Debits. 176 9 2 £ s. d. — Valuation expenses .. .. 7 7 0 709 11 2 Committee-meeting expenses .. 12 0 0 19 7 0 Debits. Distributions to beneficiaries .. 426 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 £532 9 8 Land-tax .. .. .. 7 19 0 • 'i. -V ' 1 Management and office expenses 4 2 6 438 1 6 Area of block, 4,376 acres. Value, £15,869 7s. 6d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £271 9 8 Area of block, 426 acres. Value, £1,565. Onenui Station, Tawapata South, No. 1. — £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 4,065 10 7 Kopua Station. £ s. d. Debits. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 14,858 0 1 £ s. d. Compensation paid Coop Bros. 3,897 9 5 Debits. Grass-seed .... 71 15 5 £ s. d. Fencing .. .. 120 0 0 Sheep bought .. .. 1,015 8 6 Scrub-cutting .. .. 950 0 0 Cattle bought .. .. 263 5 0 Plant, tools, &c. .. .. 105 5 3 Horses bought .. .. 45 0 0 Furnishing .. .. 65 10 I Wage?, permanent hands .. 394 17 2 Casual labour .. .. 488 12 9 5,210 0 2 Running-expenses, including Sheep bought .. .. 3,660 9 4 repairs and maintenance .. 216 2 5 Cattle bought .. .. 1,634 19 6 Fire and accident insurance 16 6 4 Horses bought .. .. 54 0 0 Rates .. .. .. 198 19 2 Wages, permanent hands .. 252 15 7 Cartage .. .. .. 49 12 0 Casual labour .. .. 661 0 8 Interest .. .. . • 802 16 3 Fire and accident insurance 13 11 6 Management and office exRates .. .. .. 214 9 3 penses .. .. 117 1 8 Running-expenses, including Bureau fees .. .. 1 12 10 repairs and maintenance 1,133 11 5 Subscriptions .. .. 4 0 0 Bureau fees .. .. 1 12 0 Donation re funeral expenses, Interest .. .. .. 572 16 1 late Sir James Carroll .. 12 10 0 Management and office ex- Rent (Mareataha, new burn) 289 0 0 penses .. .. 131 16 6 Valuation expenses .. 5 5 0 Railage, cartage, and freight 172 15 7 3,920 9 1 ■ 13,713 17 7 18,778 9 2 17,779 8 2 Credits. Credits. Surplus on wool unrealized, Wool sold .. .. 41 4 9 31st March, 1926— Advances against wool Realized .. .. 1,417 16 10 shipped .. .. 1,255 710 Valued at .. .. 901 2 7 Wool unrealized .. .. 30 0 0 Sheep sold .. .. 1,881 19 0 516 14 3 Skins and hides sold 11 5 6 Wool sold .. .. 722 16 2 3,219 17 I Advances against wool • shipped .. . . 958 12 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 ..£14,559 11 1 Wool unrealized .. .. 98 0 0 Sheep sold .. .. 1,515 15 8 Cattie sold .. .. 995 6 6 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 : — Skins, hides, and dags sold .. 26 0 8 £ s. d. Advance against 145 car--5,720 sheep .. .. 4,189 11 0 casses lamb, s.s. "Gallic" 85 0 0 414 cattle .. .. 1,785 0 0 Meat sold .. .. 218 0 10 horses .. .. 65 0 0 4,921 3 4 £6,039 11 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 ..£13,857 5 10 —■ Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 : — £ s. d. 5,387 sheep .. .. 3,739 10 0 VVhanoawuhi In 10. 292 cattle .. .. 983 0 0 £ s. d. 15 horses .. .. 75 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1926 .. 398 17 1 Interest .. .. .. .. 19 18 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1927 .. £418 15 1 £4,797 10 0 [Block sold.] '

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Statement of Live-stock depastured on Stations as at 31st March, 1927.

Summary. £ s. d. 40,378 sheep, valued at .. .. .. 28,156 2 0 3,643 cattle, valued at .. .. .. 14,514 5 0 93 horses, valued at .. .. .. 780 0 0 44,114 £43,450 7 0

Sib, — Wellington, 16th August, 1927. I have to report that I have completed the audit of the accounts of the East Coast Native Trust lands for the year ended 31st March, 1927, and have the following comments to make thereon : — Stock Accounts. —I have accepted without reservation the statement of live-stock at the various farms as certified by Mr. H. Syme, Farm Superintendent, and by Mr. J. Harvey, Agent for the East Coast Commissioner at Gisborne. Farm Accounts. —The farms included in the accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1926, under the heading of Mangaheia 2d Farm Account and Tawapata South No. 1 Farm Account are shown in the current year's accounts under the heading of Paroa and Onenui Farms respectively. During the year farming operations have been commenced on the Mangapoike 2a 3 Block, and this farm appears in the accounts under the heading of Pohaturoa Farm. The amount of compensation paid to Mr. J. S. Patterson in connection with the Paroa Station shows in the accounts as £5,627 7s. lOd. This is made up of £4,262 19s. lOd. included in the Mangaheia 2d Block Account last year, and now transferred, together with an additional amount paid of £1,364 Bs. The Freehold Land Account of Mangaheia 2d has, therefore, been increased by this latter sum. Compensation paid in connection with the Pohataroa and Onenui Farms is shown in the accounts as £7,051 and £3,897 9s. sd. respectively, the Freehold Land Account of Mangapoike 2a 3 being correspondingly increased by £7,051 and the Freehold Land Account of Tawapata South No. 1 being increased by £3,869 7s. 6d. The difference of £28 Is. lid. represents legal expenses, &c., paid and included in the figure for compensation, but not added to the Freehold Land Account. Block Account. —In some instances, where revaluation of the blocks have been made, the values have been adjusted at the foot of the accounts concerned, but a corresponding adjustment has not been made with the Freehold Land Account. Distributions. —Further distributions have been made to the Natives from several blocks during the current year. As in past years, in some instances cheques were handed to the Native Department for distribution to the various Natives concerned. I have vouched only the receipts from the Native Lands Department of the total moneys received, but have not checked the individual receipts of the Natives. The accounts of the Native Land Department are audited by a Government Auditor who is stationed at Gisborne. I have adopted, the same procedure as last year, and have arranged, with the consent of the East Coast Commissioner, for the Government Auditor to check the individual payments. Subject to the foregoing remarks, I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the accounts are correct. Enclosed please find a set of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1927. I have, &c., Arthur T. Clarke, Auditor. The Hon. the Minister for Native Affairs, Wellington.

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Sheep. Cattle. Horses. Totals. Stations where 1 depastured. j Number. I Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. Huia .. .. 2,157 1,465 13 0 275 I 1,039 10 0 .. .. 2,432 2,505 3 0 Kopua .. .. 5,387 3,739 10 0 292 983 0 0 15 75 0 0 5,694 4,797 10 0 Mahurangi .. .. 4,616 3,149 19 0 539 , 1,863 0 0 3 45 0 0 5,158 5,057 19 0 Onenui .. .. 5,720 4,189 11 0 114 j 1,785 0 0 10 65 0 0 j 6,144 6.039 11 0 Patemaru .. .. 3,330 2,317 0 0 436 j 1,817 5 0 10 80 0 0 I 3,776 4,214 5 0 Papuni .. .. 4,452 2,948 3 0 247 I 829 10 0 18 105 0 0 4,717 3,882 13 0 Pakowhai .. .. 1,053 798 10 0 92 460 0 0 .. .. 1,145 1,258 10 0 Paremata .. .. 2,657 1,813 16 0 366 1,593 0 0 7 140 0 0 13,030 3,546 16 0 Pohaturoa .. .. 4,475 3,108 0 0! 516 2,214 0 0 12 90 0 0 5,003 i 5,412 0 0 Paroa .. .. 2,865 2,019 9 0 240 S22 0 0 6 j 120 0 0 3,111 I 2,961 9 0 Waimaha .. .. 3,666 2,606 11 0 226 1,108 0 0 12 60 0 0 3,904 3,774 11 0 Totals .. .. 40,378 28,156 2 0 3,643 |]4, 514 5 0 93 780 0 0 |44, 114 j 43,450 7 0