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SCENIC RESERVES ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1930.

Receipts. £ s. d. To Rents from reserves .. . . 488 4 7 Royalties from timber, &c. .. .. 274 11 10 Receipts from sale of reserves credited in error to Scenery-preservation receipts .. .. .. 21 15 0 Receipts in reduction of vote, " Expenditure," as per contra .. .. 16 0 5 Balance transferred to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 1,634 6 9 £2,434 18 7

Income and Expenditure Account Expenditure. £ s. d. To Rebates .. .. .. .. 05 8 " Thirds " (section 139, Land Act, 1924) 0 4 0 Rents written off — Writings-off in Suspense Account . . .. 100 0 0 Expenditure under vote, " Scenerv-preservation"— £ s. d. Expenses of Scenic Board 6 0 0 Administration of reserves —Cutting weeds, &c. 286 5 4 Expenditure on Trounson Park .. .. 616 4 7 Wages of ranger, Summit Reserve .. .. 300 0 0 Sundry surveys, valuations, &c. .. 68 210 1,276 12 9 Interest on capital invested in scenic reserves .. .. .. 8,979 3 3 £10,356 5 8 £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 9,581 11 0 Adjustment on account of previous year 9 19 6 Balance brought forward from previous year .. .. .. .. 38,135 1 9 £47,726 12 3 Balance-sheet as a' Liabilities. Capital Account — £ s. d. Moneys provided out of Consolidated Fund— Balance, Ist April, 1929 .. .. 199,536 18 9 Expenditure during year .. .. 1,154 10 10 200,691 9 7 Less adjustment .. .. 4 2 6 Balance, 31st March, 1930 ..200,687 7 I Value of Crown lands set aside as reserves .. .. .. 174,561 3 4 Moneys provided from private sources for purchase of reserves, &c. .. 650 0 0 375,898 10 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 45,263 6 7 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Departmental .. 38 13 0 Miscellaneous .. 64 18 6 103 11 6 Rents paid in advance .. .. 1 19 0 Rents charged in advance .. .. 109 7 11 £421,376 15 5

Payments. £ s. d. By Refund of rents .. .. .. 20 9 6 Refund of amount received on account sales of reserves in error .. .. 7 0 0 Scenery-preservation vote " Expenses " — Cost of acquiring reserves and effecting improvements of a £ s. cl. capital nature .. 1,154 10 10 Administration of reserves .. .. 262 7 4 Administration of Trounson Park .. .. 616 8 1 Salary of ranger, Summit Reserve .. .. 300 0 0 Surveys and valuations 68 2 10 Expenses of Scenic Board .. .. 6 0 0 2,407 9 1 £2,434 18 7

for Year ended 31st March, 1930. Income. £ s. d. By Accrued rents .. .. .. 456 10 5 Accrued royalties .. .. .. 301 7 10 Credits in aid —Recovery of sundry expenditure .. .. .. 10 10 5 Balance carried down .. .. 9,581 11 0 £10,350 5 8 £ s. d. By Balance —Accumulated excess of expenditure over income .. .. 47,726 12 3 £47,726 12 3 it 31st March, 1930. Assets. £ s. d. Land —Scenic reserves .. .. 373,429 4 4 Sundry debtors for- — £ s. d. Bents .. .. .. 46 18 10 Royalties .. ..174 0 0 220 18 10 Income and Expenditure Account .. 47,726 12 3 £421,376 15 5

I hereby certify that the. Receipts and Payments Account, 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.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and AuditorGeneral. J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not giveD ; printing (850 copies, including illustrations and map), £77 10s. By Authority ' W. A. G. (Skinner. Government Vrinter, Wellington.—l93o. Price Is. 6d.]

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