B.—l PT. IV, Sup.].

DETERIORATED LANDS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account fob Period ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance in Public Account at Ist April, 1927 4,721 14 0 By Expenditure under section 12 (4) (d), DeterioCredits in reduction of expenditure under sec- rated Lands Act, 1925 .. .. .. 5,856 19 7 tion 12 (4) (d), Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 10,401 0 0 Advances under section 11, Deteriorated Lands Repayment of advances .. .. .. 36 13 11 Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. 3,968 13 < Interest, on advances .. .. .. 16 19 2 Public Revenues Act, 1926, section 40— Interest on investments .. .. .. 141 13 6 Interest paid on temporary transfers from Public Revenues Act, 1926, section 40 —Tempo- other accounts .. .. . • •• 78 18 2 rary transfers from other accounts .. 8,000 0 0 Temporary transfers from other accounts Debentures issued .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 repaid .. .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 Balance—Cash in Public Account .. .. 15,413 910 £33,318 0 7 £33,318 0 7 Revenue Account for Period ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Interest on temporary transfers .. .. 78 18 2 By Accrued interest .. .. .. .. 143 5 0 Interest on loans .. .. .. 545 19 5 Interest on investments .. .. 141 13 6 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 339 19 1 £624 17 7 £624 17 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward from previous year .. 7,745 0 0 By Adjustment on account of previous year .. 7,447 9 3 Balance brought down .. .. .. 339 19 1 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 637 910 £8,084 19 1 £8,084 19 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan Account .. .. .. .. 22,000 0 0 Advances on mortgages—Advances under section Sundry creditors for— £ s. d. 11 of the Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. 4,071 1 0 Interest accrued on loans .. 304 0 0 Sundry debtors for— £ s. d. Consolidated Fund, for interest paid Interest on advances .. .. 127 3 4 on debentures .. .. 540 7 8 Administration expenses—Amount Miscellaneous .. .. 33 16 6 to be recouped from Consoli878 4 2 dated Fund.. .. .. 2,487 14 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 141 6 1 — 2,756 3 6 Revenue Account—Balance .. .. .. 637 9 10 Cash in Public Account .. .. ...15,413 9 10 £22,878 4 2 £22,878 4 2 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the statements of Receipts and Payments, Revenue 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— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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