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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 48 (2) of the Native Trustee Act, 1930.

S IE _. The Audit OfEce, Wellington, N.Z., 28th October, 1931. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of section 48 (2) of the Native Trustee Act 1930, to transmit to you the attached Balance-sheet, Statement of Receipts and Payments, and Revenue Account of the Native Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March, 1931, and to advise that they have been examined and have been certified subject to certain comments. I have, &c., G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington.

Statement showing the Total Eeceipts and Payments of the Native Tkustee's Account during the financial year ended 31st march, 1931. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. 863 2 1 Balance as at 31st March, 1930. 1930. £ s. d. 15,164 5 9 ... .. April .. .. .. 11,213 15 2 17,540 6 7 .. •• May .. .. .. 19,537 18 7 5 .. •• June .. .. .. 13,063 15 11 18,896 13 2 .. •• July 33,674 15 4 20,083 2 6 .. •• August .. .. .. 22,254 17 1 22,537 310 .. ■■ September .. ... .. 15,229 8 8 25,479 0 2 .. •• October 30,985 4 6 41',933 0 1 .. ■• November .. .. .. 33,043 111 •40 688 111 .. •• December .. .. .. 46,021 7 4 1931. 14,130 17 1 ■• •■ January .. .. .. 21,220 18 1 10'196 2 8 .. •• February .. .. .. 7,124 17 0 65',299 9 7 .. .. March 62,025 0 6 £ s. d. 315,395 0 1 Net balance at bank .. 8,112 10 5 Cash in hand 165 7 4 ■ — 8,277 17 9 £323,672 17 10 £323,672 17 10