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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ADVANCE ACCOUNT. MATATKONA SETTLEMENT. Proptt and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Depreciation .. .. .. 48 19 1 By Station stock, Profit and Loss Account 2,805 711 Station stores .. .. .. 96 13 9 Wool, hides, &c. .. .. . . 2,532 7 7 Buildings—Repairs.. .. .. 11 2 4 Household stores .. .. .. 86 11 10 Interest on land and stock .. .. 3,789 10 2 Balance to Profit and Loss Account Rates and insurance .. .. 41 111 appropriation .. .. .. 300 5 8 Working-expenses .. .. .. 97 13 11 Wages ... .. .. .. 1,051 14 10 Poisoning .. .. .. 272 16 10 Grubbing .. .. .. .. 315 0 2 £5,724 13 0 £5,724 13 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance carried forward, Ist April, 1923 244 4 8 By Balance .. .. .. .. 544 10 4 Balance brought down .. .. 300 5 8 £544 10 4 £544 10 4 ■ Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 854 14 11 Sheep .. .. .. .. 9,519 15 0 Accrued interest on land to 31st March, Cattle .. .. .. .. 2,581 0 0 1924 .. .. .. .. 12,954 0 0 Horses .. .. .. .. 96 10 0 Furniture .. .... .. 48 18 0 Implements and tools .. .. .. 238 13 4 Building-material . . .. .. 10 14 6 Fencing .. .. .. .. 210 5 3 Station stores .. .. .. 70 2 9 Household stores .. .. .. 488 5 9 Profit and Loss appropriation .. .. 544 10 4 £13,808 14 11 £13,808 14 11 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. 11. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the statements of receipts and payments, Revenue Accounts, and balance-sheets have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, except— (I) The accounts have been compiled from copies of journal entries of the District Land Offices and audited statements from Otago, Marlborough, and Taranaki Districts ; (2) the only assets verified are cash in Public Account, imprests outstanding, and sinking fund, and liabilities for loans and accrued interest thereon, and sinking fund reserve, except in the Otago and Marlborough and Taranaki Districts ; (3) part of interest on capital and sinking-fund instalments have been paid out of loan-moneys.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.