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Capital Account and Balance-sheet as at the 31st March, 1926.

Balance-sheet. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . <j. Balance, Ist April, 1925 .. 6,425 10 11 Park buildings taken over from Tourist Department 1,005 0 0 Balance brought down .. .. 816 7 10 Park equipment taken over from Tourist DepartRevenue Account—Balance .. 12 8 10 ment .. .. .. 18 5 0 7,254 7 7 Erua milling-timber .. .. .. .. 3,269 19 2 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 270 14 1 Horse .. .. .. .. . 500 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 442 18 9 J Maps . . .. .. .. .. 0 16 0 Sundry debtors . . .. .. .. 31 4 8 * £ s. d. Cash in transit, 31st March, 1926.. 21 5 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. 11l 7 4 | Cash in Post Office Savings-bank .. 3,505 3 3 3,637 15 7 £7,968 0 5 £7,968 0 5 Note.—The buildings are on Crown land, the control and management of which is vested in the Board.

J. B. Thompson, Chairman, Tongariro National Park Board. H. P. Secker, Treasurer, Tongariro National Park Board. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Capital Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The asset "Erua milling timber, £3,269," is overstated, but the actual value is not at present determined.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. The asset referred to by the Controller and Auditor-General in his certificate was not overstated when the Balance-sheet was prepared and laid before the Board—H. P. Secker, Treasurer, Tongariro National Park Board.

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Capital Account. to sut March, Total - I — t0^P ch, | wt. TotaI - £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bruce Road .. .. 1,491 11 8 2,667 6 4 4,158 18 0 Trustees, Bruce Estate 1,150 0 0 .. 1,150 0 0 OhakuneTrack improve- 264 13 6 50 0 0 314 13 6 Subsidies from local 1,500 0 0 500 0 0 2,000 0 0 ments bodies Telephone-line construc- 250 !) 8 .. 250 9 8 Government grants and 2,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 4,000 0 0 tion subsidies Tracks, drains, &c. .. 31 15 3 69 3 0 100 18 3 Miscellaneous receipts 135 8 6 2 3 0 137 11 6 Park buildings .. 773 2 4 339 8 10 1,112 11 2 Park equipment .. 274 15 8 118 17 6 393 13 2 Surveys .. .. .. 139 19 11 139 19 11 3,086 8 1 3,384 15 7 6,471 3 8 5,285 8 6 2,002 3 0 7,287 11 6 Balance carried down .. .. 816 7 10 £7,287 11 6 £7,287 11 6 ; . I