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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. MANGATU Nos. 1, 3, AND 4 BLOCKS. BALANCE-SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1st JULY, 1935, TO 30th JUNE, 1936.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of the Native Purposes Act, 1931.

MANGATU No. 1. Balance-sheet as at 30th June, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Trustee .. .. .. •• 148,237 5 0 Freehold property .. .. .. 301,589 13 9 Bank of New South Wales .. 812 7 1 Roads Account, .. .. 2,092 5 1 Interest Account .. .. 1 14 10 Survey Account .. .. 287 8 6 814 1 11 2,379 13 7 East Coast Commissioner .. .. •• 2,007 2 6 Fencing Account .. .. .. 116 7 0 Rates accrued .... .. .. 456 5 6 AdvancesRent due and accrued .. .. .. 1,745 4 1 Sundry blocks .. .. 533 16 5 Sundry creditors .. .. .. •• 4,083 2 9 Royal Commission .. .. 1,899 511 Mangatahu Station Current Account .. .. 48,504 14 1 Owners'appeal .. .. 1,013 19 11 Wairere Station Current Account .. .. 14,723 611 Advances to owners .. .. 859 5 9 Distribution Accounts, No. 3 .. .. .. 271 6 1 4,306 8 0 Capital Account .. .. .. •• 206,785 13 0 Mangatu Nos. 3 and 4.. .. .. 2,729 010 Income Account .. .. .. •• 4,059 4 8 Sundry debtors .. .. 2,402 3 0 Rent outstanding .. .. 1,745 4 1 4,147 7 J Investments— Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Co., Ltd. (shares) .. .. 5 0 0 Williams and Kettle, Ltd. (shares) .. .. .. 35 0 0 40 0 0 Inscribed stock .. .. 12,916 11 6 Interest accrued .. .. 23 0 6 12,939 12 0 Post-office Savings-bank .. 2,000 0 0 Interest accrued .. .. 8 15 0 2,008 15 0 Mangatahu live-stock .. .. .. 7,681 10 0 Wairere live-stock .. .. .. 15,640 17 0 Okaihau Station .. .. 17,326 4 5 Live-stock .. .. .. 3,248 0 0 20,574 4 5 Pukutarewa Station .. .. 26,702 15 11 Live-stock .. .. .. 10,268 13 0 36,971 8 11 Waitangirua Station .. .. 15,408 3 3 Live-stock .. .. .. 4,603 18 0 20,012 1 3 Office furniture and fittings .. .. 15 15 0 Wool unrealized .. .. .. 379 7 8 Farm-produce unrealized .. .. 155 5 0 £431,687 6 6 £431,687 6 6 Auditors' Certificate. We have audited the accounts of Mangatu No. 1 Block, East Coast Native Trust Lands, for the year ended 30th June, 1936, and our report on the audit of the accounts is contained in letter of even date, to the Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs. Clarke, Menzies, Griffin, and Ross, Wellington, N.Z., 23rd October, 1936. Public Accountants, Auditors. Income Account as at 30th June, 1936. 30th June, 1936. £ s. d. £ s. d. 30th June, 1935. £ s. d. To Distribution .. .. .. 4,222 10 0 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 19 5 General expenses .. .. 411 6 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 6,930 9 6 Land-tax .. .. .. 294 17 8 Legal expenses .. .. 281 0 11 Interest .. .. .. 4,362 3 6 Commission .. .. .. 36 4 10 Management and office expenses.. 264 1 2 9,872 4 3 Balance .. .. .. . • 4,059 4 8 £13,931 8 11 £13,931 8 11