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The Bast Coast Native Trust Lands Board. —Balance-sheet and Statement op Accounts at Ist September, 1904. Revenue Account. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s d. Sales of freeholds secured Payments to the Bank of to the Bank of New New Zealand in reZealand— .. duction of debt — Paremata (part) .. 24,784 011 Paremata, specific seMaraetaha No. 2, Sec- . curity .. .. 25,664 6 8 tion 4 (Te Puru) .. 15,967 0 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Section Okahuatiu No. 2 .. 20,250 0 0 4, specific security .. 12,308 3 4 Whataupoko D, Section Okahuatiu No. 2, part of 67 .. 60 0 0 the principal security 26,205 9 0 67,061 0 11 64,177 19 0 Sale of freehold not se- Lodged with the Bank of cured to the bank— New Zealand to secure Maraetaha No. 2, Sec- the bank's contingent tions 2 and 3 .. 4,066 2 0 claim on the specific se4,060 2 0 curities for advances for Rents— law-costs .. .. 1,760 0 0 Paremata .. .. 183 9 2 Subdivision expenses, PareMangapoike No. 2 ».. 463 19 7 mata Block— f>47 8 9 Survey and engineering 529 5 6 Mortgages— Drainage and roading .. 599 10 0 Paremata .. .. 3,000 0 0 1,128 15 6 Mangapoike No. 2 .. 10,000 0 0 Sale expenses— Tahora No. 2 .. 2,742 8 4 Paremata— 15,742 8 4 Plans and advertising 159 3 0 Interest on purchase- Auctioneer's commismoneys ... .. .. 795 15 0 sion .. .. 204 5 10 Contractors'deposits .. .. 30 0 0 Sundries .. .. 15 11 6 Refunds— . 379 0 4 Paremata drainage and Maraetaha No. 2, Seeroading contracts .. 141 0 0 tion 4— Allowance, sale expenses, Plans and advertising 97 11 5 Okahuatiu .. 100 0 0 Auctioneer's commisRates, Okahuatiu .. 22 10 0 sion .. .. 119 15 0 Rates, Paremata .. 5 711 Sundries .. .. 310 0 Stamps .. .. 6 4 0 220 16 5 275 1 11 Maraetaha No. 2a and Mangapoike—■ Advertising .. 16 7 6 Survey .. .. 4 4 0 20 11 6 Whataupoko D, Section 67 —commission .. .. 3 0 0 Contractors' deposits . . .. 30 0 0 Rents paid to Native owners .. .. .. 112 10 0 Payments to trustees .. .. 12,742 8 4 Rates .. .. •• 275 9 6 Interest .. .. .. 355 5 9 Law-costs .. .. .. 597 1 9 Salaries — Members of the Board .. 1,700 0 0 Office staff .. .. 225 0 0 I Travelling-expenses .. 64 9 8 I Office expenses . . . . 23 18 3 Advertising .. .. 217 0 2,010 4 11 Balance 5,008 13 11 £88,617 16 11 ! £88,617 16 11 [NOTE.—Proceeds of sale of stock on Okahuatiu, £8,123 135., were paid direct to the, bank, and therefore are not included in the above account, j Balances, Ist September, 1904. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. il. The Trustees Account .. .. 12,742 8 4 i Revenue Account .. •• 5,008 13 11 Paremata Mortgage Account . . 3,000 0 0 i Mortgages .. .. 10,742 8 4 Bank of New Zealand— ' Accrued interest on mortOrdinary Account .. 5,076 13 1 gages .. .. 147 I 9 Realisation Account ..2.311 | .. 15,88911 1 Law-costs Security Ac- Specific securities re Lawcount .. •• 1,750 0 0 costs Account .. .. 1,750 0 0 6,828 17 0 Unpresented cheques .. .. II o i Sundry debtors . . .. 99 5 3 £22,670 10 7 £22 1 670 10 7 Gisborne, Ist September, 1904. J- Macfarlane, Chairman. J A. Harding, ) Membere . W. Shrimpton, i T. A. Coleman, Secretary. Approximate Cost a] Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,250 copies I, £Z Bs. By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o4. Price 6d.]