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HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT— continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1946 Liabilities Assets Capital Account— £ £ £ Improved lands handed over to Land Board for settleLoan capital .. .. .. 800,371 ment— £ £ Less redemption .. .. .. 665,000 Leased .. .. .. .. .. 80,554 135,371 Unleased .. .. .. .. .. 744 Capital provided from Ordinary Revenue Account .. 19,444 Unpaid purchase money for land sold on deferred Value of Crown land set apart under Act .. .. 45,000 payment .. .. .. .. .. 39,635 Transferred from Discharged Soldiers Settlement 120,933 Account .. .. .. .. .. 405 Unimproved value of lands .. .. .. .. 14,692 — Works in progress : Expenditure on land in course of 200,220 reclamation, including formation and metalling of Less cash to credit of Land for Settlements Account 3,240 roads .. .. .. .. .. 709,779 — 196,980 Less amount written off .. .. .. 665,000 Employment Promotion Fund: Capital .. .. .. 10,084 44,779 Consolidated Fund: Capital .. .. .. 6,112 Capital expenditure— Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 149 Employment Promotion Fund .. .. .. .. 10,084 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. .. 745 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 6,112 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. . . . . .. 197 Artesian wells : Crown lands .. . . .. . . 217 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. 382,976 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 582 Machinery, plant, and tools . . . . .. .. 5,397 Stores .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 5,889 DebtorsRates . . . . . . . . .. 439 Rents, &c. .. .. .. . . .. 153 Miscellaneous .. .. . . . . .. 6,359 6,951 Postponed rent . . . . . . . . .. . . 52 Cash in transit .. . . .. . . .. . . 21 Rate Account .. . . . . . . .. .. 232 Losses in Suspense .. . . . . .. . . 197 Revenue Account .... . . . . . . 381, 105 £597,243 £597,243 D. M. Greic, 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 B-l [Pt. IV].—J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor- General.

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