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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1941 Dr. £ Or. £ Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 6,131 Accrued rents .. .. .. .. .. 4,293 Administration expenses, rebates, and remissions .. 843 Accrued intgtest on sales of land, &c. .. .. 2,336 Kaiherc Ferry (net cost of operating) .. .. 131 Loss for year carried down .. .. .. .. 297 Writings off .. .. .. .. .. 21 £7,126 £7,126 £ £ Net loss brought down .. .. .. 297 Balance carried forward : Loss to 31st March, 1944 .. 380,160 Balance from previous year .. .. .. 379,863 £380,160 £380,160 Rate Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 Dr. £ Cr. £ £ Balance at Ist April, 1943 .. .. .. .. 200 Rates levied for 1943-44 .. .. ..3,059 Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. 3,220 Penalty on 1943-44 rates .. .. .. 25 Remissions .. .. .. .. .. 278 3 084 Balance at 31st March, 1944 .. .. .. 614 £3,698 £3,698 Treasury Adjustment Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1941 Dr. £ Or. £ Crown Lands Account: Transfer of assets .. .. 7,710 Balance at Ist April, 1943 .. .. .. .. 389,808 Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. 12,278 Crown Lands Account: Transfer of capital (P.W.) .. 7,710 Receipts and Payments Account .. .. .. 1,715 Interest on loan capital .. .. .. .. 6,131 Balance, 31st March, 1944 .. .. ~ .•. 382,241 Lands and Survey Department Account: Administration expenses .. .. .. .. .. 295 £403,944 £403,944 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1944 Liabilities . Assets Capital Account— £ £ £ Improved lands handed over to Land Board Loan capital .. .. .. 808,828 for settlement— £ £ Less redemptions .. .. 665,000 Leased .. .. .. .. .. 85,354 — 143,828 Unleased .. .. .. .. 744 Capital provided from Ordinary Revenue Unpaid purchase-money for land sold on Account .. .. .. .. 12,278 deferred payment .. .. .. 43,045 Value of Crown land set apart under Act .. 45,000 129 143 Transferred from Discharged Soldiers Unimproved value of lands .. .. .. .. 14,755 Settlement Account .. .. .. 405 Works in progress: Expenditure on land in course of reclamation, including formation, 201,511 metalling of roads .. .. .. 700,660 Less cash to credit of Land for Settlements Less amount written off .. .. .. 665,000 Account .. .. .. .. 3,238 35,660 198,273 Capital expenditureEmployment Promotion Fund : Capital .. .. 10,084 Employment Promotion Fund .. .. .. 10,084 Consolidated Fund: Capital.. .. .. .. 6,112 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 6,112 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 86 Artesian wells: Crown lands .. .. .. 217 Rent charged in advance .. .. .. .. 972 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. . . 1,111 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 833 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. .. '5 Writings off in Suspense .. .. .. .. 48 Machinery, plant, and tools .. . . .. .. 6,902 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 382,241 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,080 Debtors— Buildings (unpaid purchase-price) .. .. 39 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 810 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 24 Miscellaneous .. .. .. ~ 6,202 7,075 Postponed rent .. .. .. .. .. 102 Rates Account .. .. .. , . ~ 614 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. .. 48 Interest accrued but not due .. .. .. 581 Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. 380,160 £598,649 £598,649 R. tt. Macmorran, Under-Secretary for Lands. G. I. Beeson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Rate Account, the Revenue Account, and the Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV], —J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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