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DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS— continued MAORI PURPOSES FUND BOARD Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year Ended 31st March, 1949 Receipts £ Payments £ Balance at Ist April, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. 61,887 Administration expenses .. .. .. .. .. 184 Interest Maori Trust Office .. .. .. .. 1,850 Grants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,731 Requisitions on Maori Land Boards .. .. .. .. 2,650 Office equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Sales of publications . . . . .. . . . . 451 Publication advance . . . . . . . . ... 425 Sales of equipment . . . . .. . . . . 2 Refund to author .. .. . . . . .. . . 17 Refund cost book .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Balance at 31st March, 1949 .. .. .. .. 62,442 £66,852 £66,852 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31st March, 1949 Expenditure £ , Income £ Administration expenses .. .. .. .. .. 194 Interest: Maori Trust Office .. .. .. .. 1,850 Grants— £ Grant from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 375 Government free-place scholarships .. .. 750 j Requisitions on Maori Land Boards for specific purposes .. 2,650 Special assistance .. . . . . . . 200 I Profit on sales of equipment and publications . . . . 4 Entertainments and receptions . . . . . . 31 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 2,700 3,681 Free issues and publications written off .. .. .. 17 Library books written off .. .. . . .. . . 4 Balance, being excess of income over expenditure . . . . 983 £4,879 £4,879

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