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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—continued. THERMAL SPRINGS DISTRICT ACCOUNT. Bevenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. 1,905 6 1 By Accrued rent .. .. .. J, 905 6 1 Proportion of rents disbursed— Balance brought down .. .. 1,905 6 1 Rotorua Borough Council .. .. 1,882 10 8 Balance from previous year .. .. 7,977 6 4 Waiariki Maori Land Board .. .. 37 19 6 Adjustment on account previous year .. 350 0 0 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 8,312 2 3 £10,232 12 5 £10,232 12 5 MINING DISTRICT LAND OCCUPATION LEASES. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,645 17 4 By Accrued rents .. .. .. .. 1,645 17 4 Proportions of rents disbursed— Balance brought down .. .. .. 1,645 17 4 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 861 2 4 Balance brought forward from previous year .. 1,798 5 7 Local bodies .. .. .. .. 861 1 8 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 1,721 18 11 £3,444 2 11 £3,444 2 11 HUTT VALLEY LANDS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Rents .. .. .. .. .. 3,593 19 6 By Temporary transfers of cash under section 40, Sales of land .. .. .. .. 28,076 15 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. 5,000 0 0 Interest on sales.. .. .. .. 454 7 4 Balance in Public Account as at 31st March, Interest received on temporary transfers of 1927 .. .. .. .. .. 27,170 11 5 cash under section 40, Public Revenues Act, 1926.. .. .. .. .. 45 9 7 £32,170 11 5 £32,170 11 5 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Transfers to Land for Settlements Liability By Accrued interest .. .. .. .. 1,703 19 9 Account .. .. .. .. 3,417 12 9 Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 1,668 3 5 Interest on surplus funds .. .. .. 45 9 7 £3,417 12 9 £3,417 12 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Land for Settlements Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Debtors for sales of land (not yet payable) .. 79,736 13 8 Capital— Debtors for principal instalments on sales .. 2,591 19 0 Balance, Ist April, 1926 .. 10,960 0 0 Debtors for interest on sales .. .. .. 843 7 2 Add sales for year .. .. 98,625 10 0 Debtors for rent .. .. .. .. 623 110 109,585 10 0 Interest accrued but uncharged .. .. 310 10 2 Land for Settlements Account— Temporary transfer of cash under section 40, Revenue— Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Balance, Ist April, 1926 .. 2,596 4 7 CashinPublic Account at 31st March, 1927 .. 27,170 11 5 Transferred from Revenue Account .. .. .. 3,417 12 9 6,013 17 4 Sundry creditors —Amounts paid in advance— Principal on sales .. .. 647 6 2 Interest on sales .. .. 29 9 9 676 15 11 £116,276 3 3 £116,276 3 3 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. 23rd August, 1927. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. Note. —This account is included in Land for Settlements Account. (See page 28.)

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