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GENERAL PURPOSES RELIEF ACCOUNT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. Debentures issued under Appropriation Act, 1918, £ s. d. Advances under Appropriation Act, £ s. d. £ s. d. section 33 .. .. .. . . 75,000 0 0 1918, section 33— Liability to Consolidated Fund (Waimarino bush- Waimarino bush-fire relief .. 32,652 3 4 fire relief) .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Advances under Finance Act, 1922, Sinking fund reserve .. .. .. 526 13 0 section 30 (3) — Bad debts reserve .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Flood relief .. .. 5,872 7 6 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 4 511 In aid of works of production— Writings off in suspense (Waimarino bush-fire Moutere Hills orchardists .. 4,292 16 10 relief) .. .. .. .. .. 1,790 19 4 Murchison Lime Company .. 500 0 0 Payments in advance (Waimarino bush-fire relief) 10 0 Ferngrove Sawmilling ComAccrued interest on debenture .. .. 246 11 5 P an y •• 490 3 8 43,807 11 4 Interest accrued on advances — Waimarino bush-fire relief .. 271 6 2 Flood relief .. .. 76 13 9 In aid of works of production— Moutere Hills orchardists .. 75 0 4 Murchison Lime Company .. 1 10 0 424 10 3 Interest accrued on investments.. .. 236 6 2 Sundry debtors for interest — Waimarino bush-fire relief .. 3,258 11 2 Flood relief .. .. 12 10 0 In aid of works of production— Ferngrove Sawmilling Company .. .. .. 16 1 0 Moutere Hills orchardists .. 92 5 3 3,379 7 5 Sundry debtors—Miscellaneous .. .. 31 11 0 Sinking fund under Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910.. .. •• 526 13 0 Cash in hand (State Advances) .. .. 88 7 5 Cash in Public Account .. 4,097 0 5 Investment Account .. .. 23,500 0 0 27,597 0 5 Losses in suspense —Waimarino bush-fire relief .. .. 1,790 19 4 Income and Expenditure Account .. 1,287 3 4 £79,169 9 8 £79,169 9 8 ' - ! The Treasury, Wellington, 18th December, 1924. R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure Account, and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position disclosed thereby. Mortgage advances under the Appropriation Act, 1918, have been taken from unaudited District Land Office returns. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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