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MAORI PURPOSES FUND BOARD—continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1946 Liabilities £ Assets £ Special funds— £ Cash with Native Trustee .. .. .. .. .. 48,517 Carnegie Corporation grant for Maori arts and crafts.. 342 Board publications for sale .. .. .. .. .. 1,436 Ngati Kahungunu .. .. .. .. 10 j Publication Advance Account: Mystery of moa .. .. 251 Ruatoki Carved Meeting-house .. .. .. 41 Pingao for sale .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Publication Advance Account: Native custom .. 5 I Library .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 322 398 j Furniture, fittings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Unpaid grants .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,550 j Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 ! Accumulated Fund— £ Balance, Ist April, 1945 .. .. .. ..48,109 Less— £ j Adjustments previous years .. 30 Office equipment written off .. .. 1 31 48,078 Add— Excess income over expenditure .. 580 Adjustments previous years .. .. 9 589 48,667 £50,645 £50,645 I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and state the position as disclosed thereby— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General. G. P. Shepherd, Native Trustee. M. J. Lawless, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. J. M. McEwen, Secretary to Board.

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