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TARANAKI MAORI TRUST BOARD Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1943 Receipts £ Payments £ Balance in bank as at Ist April, 1942 .. . . 6,617 Grants— Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Marae— Compensation grant . . .. .. .. 5,000 Renovation .. .. .. .. .. 1,454 Ketemarae Pa : Marae renovation . . . . .. 63 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 133 Land property: Sale .. .. .. .. 249 District .. .. .. .. .. .. 546 Rima Wakarua Memorial Fund : Refund .. .. 10 Special .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 Rent . . .. .. .. .. . . 72 Education .. .. .. .. .. 110 Office refund : Members special expenses . . .. 10 Administration of the Board— £ Members' allowance and expenses .. 36 Members' special expenses. . .. 5 Secretary's salary .. .. 278 Office : Honorarium, countersigning officer . . . . .. 10 329 Office .. .. . . .. .. 89 Petty cash . . . . .. . . 39 Office renovation .. .. . . 177 — 634 Balance in bank — £ Current account . . .. .. 7 ,'956 Investment, Liberty Loan.. .. .. 500 8,456 • « £12,033 £12,033 Reconciliation with Bank Pass-book £ Balance as per pass-book .. .. .. .. 8,039 Less outstanding cheques . . . . . . . . 83 Agrees with balance as per cash-book. . .. £7,956 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended the 31st March, 1943 Expenditure £ £ Income £ Grants — Compensation grant .. .. .. .. 5,000 Marae — Interest .. .. .. . . .. .. 12 Renovation .. .. .. . . 1,295 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 250 District .. .. .. .. 1,807 Special .. .. . . . . . . 700 Education .. . . .. .. 200 Health . . . . .. . . .. 200 4,452 Administration of the Board —• £ Members' allowances and expenses .. 36 Secretary's salary . . .. 278 Office t Honorarium, countersigning officer . . . . . . 10 324 Office . . . . .. . . . . 154 General expenses. . . . .. .. 50 528 Balance, excess of income over expenditure . . .. 104 £5,084 £5,084 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1943 Liabilities £ £ | Assets £ £ Grants — Compensation grant outstanding— Marae— Balance as at 31st March, 1942 .. .. 3,000 Renovation .. .. .. .. 2,465 Grant due for 1942-43 .. .. .. 5,000 Miscellaneous ........ 331 . — District .. .. .. .. 1,364 8,000 Education .. .. .. .. 90 Less payment during the year .. .. 5,000 Health .. .. .. .. .. 2,600 3,000 — 6,850 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 96 Reserves .. .. .. .. .. 1,619 Land and buildings.. .. .. .. .. 1,169 Office . . . . .. .. . . . . 215 Sundry debtors . . .. .. . . .. 261 Appropriation Account — £ Office . . .. .. .. .. .. 5 Balance as at 31st March, 1942 .. 5,844 Cash balances —■ £ Plus— In bank on current account .. .. 7,956 R. Wakarua Memorial Fund re- War Loan : Duration and six months after .. 1,000 . fund .. . . . . 10 Liberty Loan .. .. .. .. 500 Atiawa Marae miscellaneous: 9,456 Manukorihi .. .. 38 Ngatiruanui District .. .. 17 Balance, excess of income over expenditure .. .. 104 6,013 Less — Reserve, general . . .. 500 Office Renovation Reserve .. 210 — 710 5,303 £13,987 £13,987 The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts required by law to be audited, hereby certifies them to be correct subject to the following—Comment: As Parliament has not provided in the Appropriations for the payment of the compensation grant of £3,000, the item " Compensation grant outstanding, £3,000," should not be shown in the Balance-sheet as an asset of the Board. Exception : No receipted vouchers or invoices were produced at audit in respect of payments to District Committees amounting to £217 18s. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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