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BOARD OF MAORI ETHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH— continued. Income and Expenditure Account for the Period from Ist Ai>ril, 1929, to 31st March, 1931 (Two Years). Expenditure. £ s. d. ; Income. £ s. d. To Grants and subsidies towards publications and IBy Net sales of publications .. .. .. 19 18 8 to kindred societies .. .. .. 510 0 0 I Grant from Maori Purposes Fund Control Board 4,400 0 0 Tβ Wananga Magazine Account (netexpenditure) 340 10 6 i Native Trust Office—lnterest at 4£ per cent, to Administration expenses £ s. d. 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. 48 9 5 Salaries .. .. . 356 1 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. 50 10 4 Advertising .. .. .. 68 18 0 Commission .. . . . . 42 10 8 Rent.. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Printing and stationery . 15 10 4 Postages and exchange ■ 0 13 4 Sundry expenses .. .. 2 15 0 Depreciation of furniture .. 59 19 5 796 18 9 Balance, excess of income over expenditure .. 2,820 18 10 £4,468 8 1 £4.468 8 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Stocks of publications— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 37 14 2 Stocks held .. .. .. 2,396 15 9 Western Samoa Grant Account .. .. .. 194 15 6 Stocks awaiting verification . . 148 8 5 £ s. d. 2,545 4 2 Accumulated fund, Ist April, 1929 .. 2,378 311 Board's library .. .. .. .. 181 10 7 Add amount tranferred from In- Office furniture .. . .. 413 15 1 come and Expenditiu-e Account 2,820 18 10 Less depreciation .. .. 59 19 5 5,199 2 9 353 15 8 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 311 3 8 Cash with Native Trustee .. .. .. 2,039 18 4 £5,431 12 5 £5,431 12 5 A. T. Ngata, Chairman. H. R. H. Balneavis, Secretary. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure Account, and Balancesheet 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. Campkell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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