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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—GENERAL ACCOUNT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital as at Ist April, Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,078,700 18 is 1922 — £ s. d. Crown land in estates .. .. .. .. .. 205,132 0 0 Interest- £ s. d. Crown land in thermal-springs district .. .. .. 43,159 10 0 bearing 37,377 8 11 Crown land in Lake Ellesmere district .. .. .. 35,906 0 0 Non in- Unpaid purchase-money (not yet payable)— terest . For buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,558 18 8 bearing 7,379,898 9 3 For other improvements .. .. .. .. .. 1,995 0 0 7,417,275 18 2 Buildings on Kapiti Island .. .. .. .. .. 530 0 0 Appreciation in land- Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,475 15 5 values .. .. 68,409 2 6 Machinery and equipment on Kapiti Island .. .. .. 143 10 0 Sundry creditors— Machinery and instruments .. .. .. .. .. 17,346 14 5 Miscellaneous .. .. 3,046 12 2 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. .. 14,875 JO 9 Rents paid in advance 779 14 3 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,322 10 0 Royalties paid in advance 2 011 Bicycles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous office fees Sundry debtors for— £ s. d. paid in advance .. 0 6 6 Rants .. .. .. .. 82,344,13 8 Unpaid miscellaneous ser- Less reserve for irrecoverable rents 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. vices .. .. 9,836 0 8 81,342 13 8 Depreciation Reserve .. 2,616 11 1 Principal instalment on buildings .. .. 700 9 3 Writings off Suspense .. 1,247 2 4 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 375 19 1 Balance oi Revenue Account 20,848 11 3 Miscellaneous office fees .. .. .. 1,769 0 6 Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 4,296 16 6 Insurance premiums .. .. .. .. 5 4 4 Interest on advances .. .. .. 58 2 0 Water charges, Lake Takapuna .. .. • 580 13 4 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. 7,669 8 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,692 3 10 98,490 10 7 Sundry debtors, for administration expenses — Land for Settlements Account .. .. 23 2 7 Land for Settlements Account (D.S.S. Account) 5 10 9 National Endowment Account .. .. 89 8 7 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. 41 12 2 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. 393 2 2 Primary education endowment .. .. 1,120 14 1 Secondary education endowment .. .. 127 16 8 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 .. .. 136 11 8 1,937 18 8 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,247 2 4 Postpoiieu roiio .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,973 17 4 Telephone subscriptions prepaid .. .. .. .. 365 3 2 Unexpired season tickets .. .. .. .. .. 661 1 4 Imprests outstanding as at 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. 1,416 19 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. 742 19 3 £7,524,061 19 10 £7,524 061 19 10 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary. J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the copies of journal entries of the District Land Boards submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, except that the accounts include charges for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, that the value of the endowment lands of the Thermal Springs District Deposit Account and the Mining District Land Occupation (Deposit Account) and the corresponding capital liability are shown herein. The Revenue Account includes rents duo for the period Ist July, 1922, to 30th June, 1923. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.