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ARAWA DISTRICT TRUST BOARD Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1944 Receipts £ £ Payments £ Bank balance, 31st March, 1943 .. .. 795 Bonds and debentures .. .. .. .. 2,143 Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1,000 Administration expenses .. .. .. .. 1^276 1,795 Rotorua Borough Council .. .. .. .. 541 New Zealand Government statutory grant .. .. 6,000 Loans granted .. .. .. .. ..1 720 Loans and repayments .. .. .. .. 1,154 Grants (maraes, education, &c.) .. .. .. '864 Contributions and subsidies (maraes, meetinghouses, &c.) 1,718 Special grants .. .. .. .. ..1 191 Deposits .. .. ~ .. . . .. 1,097 Deposits .. .., .. .. .. .. j j 324. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 480 Advances, sundry tribes, &c. .. .. .. ' 105 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. 928 Miscellaneous .. .. .. ~ .. 2,093 Sundry credit for wage-tax .. .. .. .. 1 Maori arts and crafts .. .. .. .. '240 Arawa Maori Council .. .. .. .. 2 Sundry rates .. .. .. .. .. 100 Maketu rents and taxes, &c. .. .. .. 40 Sundry credits for wage-tax .. .. .. .. 58 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Library .. .. .. .. .. . 3 Liberty Loan (Maketu Farm) .. .. .. 1,000 Office furniture .. .. .. .. .. 5 Maketu general expenses .. .. .. .. 200 Maketu— Whakapoungakau 4k .. .. .. .. 36 Rents, taxes, &c... .. .. .. .. 2 Interest, Maketu Farm .. .. .. .. 1,000 General expenses .. .. .. " 26 Advances, sundry tribes, &c. .. .. .. 201 Refunds, Arawa Trust Board : Maketu Farm .. .. 500 Arawa Buildings Co., Ltd. .. .. .. .. 27 fi" Bank balance, 31st March, 1944 .. .. 1,460 Reserve Bank : War Loans Account .. .. 1,000 Liberty Loan (Third Stock) .. .. .. 1,000 3,460 £15,678 £15,678 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 Expenditure £ £ Income £ Aged and infirm .. .. .. .. 3 Arawa Trust Board (Treasury) .. .. 6,000 Arawa primary production ...... 3 £ " Educational grants .. .. .. 358 Maketu Farm: Interest paid, 1943-44 .. 1,000 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 628 Interest received: Liberty Loan .. .. 15 Marae grants .. .. .. .. 358 Interest received ex Waiariki Maori Land Board Members' expenses .. .. .. 98 Assignment .. .. .. .. 4 Maketu Centennial Memorial .. .. 150 Interest received: Government stock, £1,000 .. 11 Office— • 1,030 Kent .. .. .. .. .. 65 Discounts .. .. ~ ~ _ _ 35 Expenses .. .. .. .. 266 Fishing licenses .. .. .. .. ~ 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 866 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. 30 Special grants .. .. .. .. 1,045 Audit fees: Adjustment overcredited.. .. .. 12 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 180 Maketu houses: Rent .. .. .. " 17 Ohinemutu sewerage .. .. .. 664 Whakapoungakau 4k : Rent .. .. ]' 55 Tarewa Rates .. .. .. .. 315 Waikato Grants: Amount received (adjustment of finance) 24 Wahiao County Celebrations: Adjustment of Credit Maori Council : Saloon license .. .. .. 2 balance written off previous year in error .. 333 Board members (nominations forfeited) .. 4 Maketu rates uncollectable .. .. .. 21 Ngapuna Grant: Grant .. .. .. 17 Arawa war effort .. .. .. .. 100 Mokoia primary production .. .. .. 188 Maori arts and crafts mortgage .. .. 44 5,706 Balance forward .. .. .. .. .. 1,503 £7,209 £7,209 Reconciliation £ £ Loans repayment .. .. .. .. .. 1,506 Balance brought down .. .. .. 1 503 Bad debts written off .. .. .. .. 1,133 Maketu Farm : Interest accrued, 1936-43 .' 4' 569 Balance, Income and Expenditure Account, 31st March, Credit balance, transferred to Income .. .. '9 1944 .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,367 Balance, Inoome and Expenditure Account, Ist April, 1943 13,925 £20 > 006 £20,006 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1944 Liabilities £ Assets £ Native Trustee (Treasury) .. .. .. ..16,331 Property investments— Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 31 Maketu .. .. .. .. 34 140 Sundry accounts in credit .. .. .. .. 132 Whakapoungakau 4k .. .. . | '433 Amounts held in trust .. .. .. .. 87 Other properties .. .. .. . .. 2 080 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 25 Other investments .. .. .. .. " 'jq Sundry villages .. .. ~ .. .. 1,039 Loans, including interest .. .. ~ 3 753 Sundry tribes .. .. .. .. .. 132 Sundry debtors .. .. .. __ 3*949 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Equipment, plant, &c. .. .. .. ' '347 Services rendered .. .. .. .. .. 150 Cash in hand .. .. .. '' '' 98 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. 135 £ Loans Repayment Reserve .. .. .. .. 12,709 Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 1 779 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. ..17,367 Less outstanding cheques .. .. '310 Reserve Bank: War loan .. .. .. ~ 1000 Liberty Loan (Third stock) .. .. .. '' l'ooo £48,205 £48,205 Kepa Ehau, Deputy Chairman. T. K. Thompson, Secretary. The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts required by law to be audited hereby certifies them to be correct. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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