NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1928.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1928 Session I, G-02

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1928. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1928.

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

Slß,— The Audit Office, Wellington, 25th July, 1928. 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, 1928, and to report that I have examined the same and have duly certified them. I have, &c, G. P. 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, 1928. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. 12,072 14 0 Balance a* at 31st March, 1927. 1927. 11,81112 11 .. .. April .. .. .. 6,332 510 16,928 17 2 .. .. May .. .. .. 24,319 19 9 16,696 210 .. .. June .. .. .. 18,305 16 0 22,273 10 7 .. .. July .. .. .. 17,713 8 9 11,873 2 0 .. .. August .. .. .. 14,753 2 7 12,364 0 7 .. .. September .. .. .. 12,83113 1 15,311 11 .. .. October .. .. .. 19,230 14 5 9,772 19 1 .. .. November .. .. .. 13,541 8 8 16,257 2 8 .. .. December .. .. .. 7,850 8 0 1928. 14,624 6 7 .. .. January .. .. .. 19,926 18 11 13,535 311 .. .. February .. .. .. 11.854 14 6 15,253 16 2 .. .. March ' .. .. .. 16,561 1 6 £ s. d. 183,221 12 0 Net balance at bank .. 5,548 2 3 Cash in hand .. 4 15 4 5,552 17 7 £188,774 9 7 £188,774 9 7

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Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. j Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries— By Net interest, commission, fees, and other income 16,158 6 1 Permanent .... 8,367 17 5 Non- permanent .. .. 666 6 5 9,034 3 10 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of premises, plant, &o.— Office furniture and fittings .. 6 17 11 Office instruments and machinery 11 7 0 Office premises .. .. 5 4 9 Office insurance . . . . 8 110 Motor-vehicles .. .. 365 1 7 397 2 3 Agent's commission .. .. .. 20 0 0 Audit fee for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Native Trust Office Board—Foes to members .. 30 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 0 110 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 178 1 11 Post and Telegraph Department—Payment for services .. .. .. .. 99 13 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 226 15 11 Public Service Superannuation Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 154 11 4 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 517 10 0 Services for cleaning, &c. . . ... .. 154 4 3 Telephone charges .. .. .. 111147 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 484 11 10 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 24 10 9 Depreciation of office fittings, furniture, plant, &c. 360 4 9 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. 4,314 10 2 £16,158 6 1 £16,158 6 1 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. £ s. d. | £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. • .. 3,883 10 2 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, 1928, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. .. 431 0 0 transferred .. .. .. .. 4,314 10 2 £4,314 10 2 £4,314 10 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Amounts held under — £ s. d. Sundry assets— £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892 .. 61,606 7 1 Office fittings .. .. 125 7 1 Native Reserves Act, 1882 .. .. .. 51,465 8 7 Less depreciation .. .. 61 15 4 Native Land Act, J909 (Part X) .. .. 122,255 3 6 63 II 9 Native Land Act, 1909 (Miscellaneous) .. 38,881 5 10 Office furniture .. .. 475 10 4 Native Trustee Act, 1920, and Amendments .. 36,035 9 10 ; Less depreciation .. .. 70 16 5 Miscellaneous funds (including Maori Land Board 404 13 11 accounts) .. .. .. .. .184,938 17 1 Office instruments and machinery 239 13 2 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Less depreciation .. .. 70 12 2 Post Office Account .. 3,204 8 9 169 1 0 Various .. .. .. 53 3 5 Motor-vehicles .. .. 408 13 4 3,257 12 2 Less depreciation .. .. 157 0 10 Writings-off in Suspense ...... 1 4 0 25.1 12 6 Reserve and Assurance Fund .. .. .. 69,069 6 10 Stationery .. .. .. 169 9 2 Investment Fluctuation Fund .. .. 6,560 18 11 1,058 8 4 Stocks, bonds, debentures, and other securities— Local bodies'securities .. 167,790 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. 559,389 11 9 Properties acquired .. .. 4,761 8 0 731,940 19 9 Interest due and accrued .. .. .. 17,853 15 0 Sundry debtors —Advances to accounts, &c. .. 17,664 9 2 Suspense; Account —Realizations, &c, being written off .. .. .. .. 14 0 Balances — £ s. d. At bank .. .. .. 5,548 2 3 Cash in hand .. .. 4 15 4 5,552 17 7 £774,071 13 10 ' £774,071 13 10 W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. 13th April, 1928. 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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