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Beceipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 Receipts £ Payments Consolidated Fund— Vote " Lands and Survey " £ Miscellaneous revenue— Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. .. 15,434 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,912 Purchase of excavator .. .. .. .. .. 491 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 6,715 Transfer to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 5,991 Credits -in- aid : Vote " Lands and Survey " .. .. 289 £21,916 £21,916 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1946 Liabilities Assets £ £ Drainage Works— £ Loan capital .. .. .. .. .. 489,169 Recoverable capital expenditure (section 11, Finance Act Less cash to credit of Land for Settlements Account 96 (No. 2), 1937) .. .. .. .. .. 205,000 489,073 Not recoverable: Capital expenditure and irrecoverable Free capital from Employment Promotion Fund .. .. 891 interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 622,375 Reserve Account for repayment of capital cost .. .. 9,888 Plant, machinery, and tools .. .. .. .. 1,528 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. 338,756 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,167 Unpaid purchase-money for land taken .. .. .. 210 Sundry goods .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,598 Sundry creditors: Miscellaneous .. .. .. 973 Sundry debtors— Rate Account— Rates— £ Capital .. .. .. .. .. 4,202 Capital .. .. .. .. .. 5,844 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 6,230 Maintenance.. .. .. .. .. 4,811 1 0,432 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 803 Writings off in Suspense .. .. .. .. 1,168 11,458 Cash in transit from Post Office .. .. .. .. 5,206 Expenditure from Employment Promotion Fund .. .. 891 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. .. 1,168 £851,391 £851,391 D. M. Greig, Under-Secretary for Lands. V. J. H. Pledger, Acting Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Rate and Revenue Accounts and 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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