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Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries— By Commission, fees, and charges 4,995 18 5 Permanent ..4,851 9 5 Net interest on investments .. 11,428 1 0 Liability, 31st Mar. 29 19 5 4,881 8 10 Temporary .. .. 505 10 2 Additions, improve- 5,380 19 0 merits, repairs, m a i nt c nance, and insurance of plant, &c. — Office furniture .. .. 30 13 2 Office instruments and machinery 12 8 6 Office insurance .. .. 2 II 8 45 13 4 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. 50 0 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, contribution towards .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 27 4 4 Postages, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of > boxes .. .. ; .. .. .;. 134 14 8 Post and Telegraph Department— Payment for services .. 44 3 0 Liability, 31st March .. 20 11 0 64 14 0 Printing and stationery .. 240 1 7 Liability, 31st March .. 10 3 3 250 4 10 Rent .. . . .. .. .. 250 0 0 Stores for cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. .. 4 6 8 Telephone charges .. .. .. .. 74 2 I Travelling-expenses — Removal, &c, of officers .. 0 6 4 Officers on duty .. .. 421 13 2 421 19 6 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 2107 . Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. .. .. 167 10 3 Not profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 9,275 10 2 £16,423 19 5 £16,423 19 5 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Reserve and Assurance Fund .. 8,348 10 2 By Net profit for year ended 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 927 00 ' 1924, transferred .. .. .. 9,275 10 2 £9,275 10 2 £9,275 10 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Amounts hold under— £ s. d. Sundry assets — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. West Coast Settlement Re- Office furniture .. 255 12 10 serves Act, 1892 .. 92,305 15 3 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act. 1882 per cent.) .. 31 1 0 (as per statement at- -■ 224 11 10 tached) .. .. 46,859 8 5 Office fittings .. 440 18 7 Native Land Act, 1909 Less depreciation (20 (PartX) .. .. 187,341 710 percent.) .. 89 6 6 Miscellaneous funds (including 351 12 1 Maori Land Boards'accounts) 491,137 3 9 Office instruments and Sundry creditors .. . . 60 13 8 machinery . . 233 2 6 • Reserve and Assurance Fund 34,149 18 1 Less depreciation (16 Investment Fluctuation Fund 3,714 13 I percent.) .. 47 2 9 185 19 9 Stationery .. .. .. 132 12 5 894 16 1 Stocks, bonds, and debentures — Government securities .. .. 115,000 0 0 Local bodies' securities .. 195,290 0 0 310,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 485,699 15 5 Interest due and accrued .. .. 12,908 11 10 Cash on deposit .. .. 30,000 0 0 Cash on hand and in bank, and Agent's balances .. .. 15,775 16 9 45,775 16 9 £855,569 0 1 £855,569 0 1