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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931 —continued. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 19,869,436 13 2 Brought forward .. .. 15,192,668 3 7 Interest due and unpaid on surplus funds temporarily invested .. .. .. 490 110 Interest, &c., on advances accrued but not due 113,858 11 5 Interest on investments accrued but not due.. 479 12 5 Losses in Suspense Account .. .. 111,877 19 8 Investment in Public Debt Redemption Fund 44,921 8 6 Debentures securities .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Cash in deposits—Miscellaneous (cash received at Napier during earthquake period) .. 6,431 16 10 Cash balance— £ s. d. In Public Account .. 199,766 11 1 Imprests outstanding .. 7,624 10 6 Investment Account .. 52,140 17 0 259,531 18 7 Revenue Account —Accumulated loss .. 168,417 9 5 Accumulated losses written off under section 22 of the Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) .. .. 3,969,759 10 11 £19,869,436 13 2 £19,869,436 13 2 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. W. E. Shaw, Accountant. I hereby certify that the 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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