NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE), FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1929.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1929 Session I, G-02

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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE), FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1929.

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

Sir, — The Audit Office, Wellington, N.Z., 2nd August, 1929. 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, 1929, and to advise you that it has been examined and found to be correct. I have, &c., Gr. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington. Statement showing the T<stal Receipts and Payments of the Native Trustee's Account during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1929. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. 5,552 17 7 Balance as at 31st March, 1928. 1928. £ s. d. 23,778 12 8 .. .. April .. .. .. 18,711 3 7 9,603 8 9 .. .. May .. .. .. 15,608 1 9 11,484 010 .. .. June .. .. .. 14,985 410 18,545 2 4 .. .. July .. .. .. 8,163 19 2 14,487 11 7 .. .. August .. .. .. 22,618 6 3 9,502 5 5 .. .. September .. .. .. 12,163 12 0 41,891 14 4 .. October .. .. .. 35,745 3 9 9,326 12 2 .. .. November .. .. .. 14,208 6 9 15,701 14 2 .. .. December .. .. .. 8,650 4 1 1929. 15,568 13 6 .. .. January .. .. .. 20,696 13 8 20,662 11 3 .. .. February .. .. .. 19,212 4 9 18,586 4 8 .. .. March ' .. .. .. 22,246 3 2 £ s. d. 213,009 3 9 Net balance at bank .. 1,660 14 2 Cash in hand .. .. 21 11 4 1,682 5 6 £214,691 9 3 £214,691 9 3

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Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. ! Cr. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Net interest, commission, fees, and other £ s. d. Permanent .. .. .. 8,642 3 5 income .. .. .. .. 14,946 19 4 Non-permanent .. .. 464 18 2 9,107 1 7 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of office premises and plant— Office furniture and fittings .. 18 1 4 Office instruments and machinery 15 *5 5 Office premises .. .. 3 17 11 Office insurances . . .. 8 12 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. 287 6 3 333 3 5 Audit fee .. . . . . .. .. 50 0 0 Native Trust Office Board—Fees to members .. 30 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 187 18 8 Post and Telegraph Department—Payment for services . . .. .. .. .. 100 1 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 229 3 2 Public Service Superannuation Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 165 10 11 Rent . . .. .. .. .. 501 0 0 Services for cleaning, &c. .. .. *. 153 12 0 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 110189 Travelling-expenses . . .. .. 390 9 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 2126 Agent's commission . . .. .. 10 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 32 19 0 Depreciation of office fittings, furniture, plant, &c. 321 711 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 3,221 0 11 £14,946 19 4 £14,946 19 4 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. .. 2,899 011 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, 1929, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. .. 322 0 0 transferred. .. .. .. .. 3,221011 £3,221 0 11 £3,221 0 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Amounts held under — £ s. d. Sundry assets — £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892 .. 55,194 11 0 Office fittings, furniture, plant, Native Reserves Act, 1882 .. .. .. 53,206 4 6 &c. .. .. .. 912 13 2 Native Land Act, 1909, Part X .. .. 120,912 19 9 Less depreciation .. 321 7 11 Native Land Act, 1909 — £ s. d. 591 5 3 Miscellaneous .. .. 288,101 2 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 147 810 On special investment .. 3,000 0 0 291,101 2 6 738 14 1 Native Trustee Act, 1920, and amendments .. 36,500 18 1 Stocks, bonds, debentures, and Miscellaneous funds .. .. .. 89,644 16 5 other securities— £ s. d. Local bodies'securities .. 167,790 0 0 646,560 12 3 Mortgages, including special Native Trustee Act, 1920, sec- investments .. . . 544,803 4 7 tion 17— £ s. d. Properties acquired .. 3,630 3 5 Advances under .. .. 33,000 0 0 716,223 8 0 Interest accrued .. .. 452 6 1 Interest and rent due and accrued .. .. 15,643 11 6 33,452 6 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 27,133 7 7 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 100 4 7 Suspense Account—Realizations, &c., being written Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 480 0 0 off .. .. .. .. .. 480 0 0 Reserve and Assurance Fund .. .. .. 76,112 10 7 Balances — £ s. d. Investment Fluctuation Fund .. .. 6,580 2 6 At bank .. .. .. 1,660 14 2 In agent's hands .. .. 1,384 9 4 Cash in hand .. .. 21 11 4 3,066 14 10 £763,285 16 0 £763,285 16 0 W. E. Raws on, Native Trustee. 30th April, 1929. 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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