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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCO UNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Advances on mortgages— £ s. d. £ s. d. Securities issued .. 6,535,885 10 8 Current Account .. 3,042,785 8 9 Transferred from Con- Section 2 —Farms, &c. 6,597,597 9 2 solidated Fund .. 13,500,000 0 0 Section 2 —Dwellings, Securities redeemed &c. .. .. 6,622,824 4 2 from Consolidated 16,263,207 2 1 Fund .. .. 2,500 0 0 Instalments of principal Securities redeemed outstanding— £ s. d. from Depreciation Section2 —Farms, &c. 63,765 7 8 Fund .. .. 38,700 0 0 Section 2—Dwellings, 20,077,085 16 8 &e. .. .. 22,423 19 1 Consolidated Fund—For interest unpaid 86,189 6 9 1923-24 .. .. .. .. 540,000 0 0 Unpaid purchase price (not yet payable) of Interest on loans accrued to 31st March, buildings on Crown properties .. 9,031 10 9 1926, but not payable on that date .. 101,313 110 Sundry debtors for instalments of prinSundry creditors — cipal on buildings .. .. .. 167 9 0 Interest unpaid oil debentures .. 2,327 15 9 Postponed instalments of principal .. 46,252 16 11 Payments in advance .. .. 5,746 14 1 Dominion Revaluation Board—Current Land for Settlements Account —Accrued Advances suspense, section 3 (3) (b), interest on purchase-money, Mataikona Discharged Soldiers Settlement AmendSettlement .. .. .. 20,139 9 6 ment Act, 1924 .. .. .. 5,241 6 8 Sundry creditors for— £ s. d. Interest outstanding— £ s. d. Miscellaneous services 11,695 17 2 Current Account .. 127,207 12 4 Advances from State Section 2—Farms, &c. 173,138 16 3 Advances Office on Section 2—-Dwellings, 22,956 5 3 properties acquired &c. ' 323,302 13 10 by Crown .. 12,361 19 3 Sundry debtors for interest on buildings 24,057 16 5 on Crown properties . . .. 129 5 10 Suspense Account .. .. .. 290 9 7 Interest on advances accrued but not due 127,836 10 5 Realization Suspense .. . . .. 780 3 6 Postponed interest on advances .. 177,088 13 10 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. 246,190 14 7 Interest accrued and unpaid on surplus Fire Loss Suspense .. .. .. 8,641 10 0 funds temporarily invested .. .. 1,956 15 6 Rents charged in advance . . . . 439 4 8 Sundry debtors for— Depreciation reserve .. . . .. 2,475 4 11 Sales of stock .. .. .. 719 15 8 Sinking-fund reserve .. .. .. 56,101 17 1 Rent of properties .. .. .. 6,713 5 8 Postponed rent .. .. .. 576 7 2 Working-expenses of tractor .. 272 17 7 Miscellaneous advances (rates, taxes, insurance, &c.) .. .. .. 1,189 4 9 Interest on miscellaneous advances .. 30 14 3 Miscellaneous expenses recoverable from other Departments .. .. 1,644 9 5 Bills receivable .. .. .. 564 3 9 Machinery and plant .. .. .. 6,51916 2 Property Account—Properties acquired by Crown— £ s. d. Freehold .. .. 720,425 6 8 Leasehold .. .. 272,927 10 7 — 993,352 17 3 Sundry advances merged with value of Crown lands, &c., section 20, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1923— £ s. d. Land .. . . 20,016 7 2 Principal instalment due 275 1 2 Interest due .. 1,377 I 6 21,668 9 10 Realization Account— Properties in course of realization .. 499,601 13 6 Live stock on hand .. .. 22,683 14 3 Dead stock on hand .. .. 3,099 6 6 Sundry estates—Live and dead stock .. 23,277 7 1 Office requisites .. .. .. 15 7 7 Sinking fund .. .. .. 56,101 17 1 Loan interest paid in advance .. .. 7,162 13 5 Consolidated Fund—For interest overpaid 116 12 6 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. 246,190 14 7 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. 155,000 0 0 Revaluation Board determinations— Reduction in mortgage £ s. d. value .. .. 767,928 7 9 Interest written off .. 213,271 0 3 Remissions of interest 70,998 11 1 Rents written off, &e... 139 3 4 Revaluation Committee expenses .. 29,428 17 11 Revaluation Board expenses .. .. 9,437 3 3 1,091,203 3 7 Revenue Account—Net loss .. .. 781,208 3 0 Cash in Public Account, £ s. d. 31st March, 1926 .. 15,169 19 4 Imprests outstanding .. 11,284 12 4 Investment Account .. 99,819 0 9 126,273 12 5 £21,085,589 18 7 £21,085,589 18 7 J. B. Thompson, J. H. O'Donnell, Under-Secretary for Lands. Controller of Accounts.

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