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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 46, 14 March 1884, Page 18

By balance from 31st January, 1883 ... ... 11,707 410 Less dividend declared at annual, meeting.' £3,989 0 11 Less vote to staff fund .. " ... 500 0 0 „ , 4,489 0 11 7,218 3 11 „ Gross profit on sales ... ... ... 32,947 9 1 „ Premiums on shares sold ... ... ... 845 0 0 „ Office rents ... ... ... ... 104 0 0 „ Transfer fees ... ... ... ... 9 7 6 £41,104 0 6 AUDITORS' REPORT. Auckland House, February 14th, 1884. I hereby certify that I have examiued the balance-sheets and statement of profit and loss account, and compared them with the books and vouchers, and find them to be a true and correct statement of the affairs of the Company. R. GARLICK. Auditor, Auckland. ' Cheistchubch House, Christcburch, February 15th, 4884. I hereby certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the Christchurch Branch of Messrs. Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co 's New Zealand Drug Company (Limited), and compared the accounts herewith, numbered 1 to 27, with the ledger balances, as at 31st January, 1884, and that the same are a correct statement of the Company's affairs. A. CARRICK, Auditor, Ohristchnrch. Wellington House, Wellington, February 13th, 1884. I hereby certify that I have examined the books of account, together with vouchers, of the Wellington Branch of Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s New Zealand Drug Company (Limited), and compared the foregoing balance-sheet with them ; and I further certify that in my opinion the said balance-sheet contains the particulars required by the regulations of the Company, and is properly drawn up, so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs at the Wellington Branch, and that the balance of stock in the balance-sheet agrees with the summary in the stock book as taken at the 31st January, 1884. CHARLES F. POWLES, Auditor. Chief Office, Dunedin. March 7th, 1884 I have examined the books and vouchers of Messrs. Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s New Zealand Drug Company, (Limited) and the balances of the several Branches audited as per certificates of Messrs. R. Garlick, A. Carrick, and C. F. Powles, and certify that in my opinion the above balance-sheets fairly and properly exhibit the position of the Company's affairs. WILLIAM BROWN, Auditor. OtAGO LAND Boabd. — At yesterday's meeting the following applications were approved of : — W. M'G. Turnbull, section 8, block IV,, and Wm. S. Graham and another, section 3, block XIV., Leaning Rock district. — James Moffit, section 19, block 1., Wendon. To capitalise deferred-payment rural lands : James Black, section 3, block VI. ; D. M'Donald, section 5. block VI., Mount Hyde district. To purchase under deferred -payment rural lease: — Ashley Clifford, section 2, block XVII., Crookston ; T. White, sections 31 and 35, block VII., Waipahi ; James Wybrow, section 29, block VIII., Toi-Tois. An application for, a site for an athenaeum at Bannockburn was recommended to Government. It was resolved that sections 40 to 43, block 1., Crookston, be grouped and leased for 10 yeaTs— upset rental, 2d per acre. James Hambegn's application to purchase land at Teviot was referred to the Warden. A reduction of rent on certain runs, whose acreage had been reduced, was granted to Messrs. Ross and Glendining. h. Chalmers' application for a pastoral license, sections 2 and 3, block X., Kuriwao, was granted. Alexander M'Killop was appointed ranger for Traquair Hundred. The balance-sheet of the Parnell Tribute Committee has been too much for the Castle Press. The West-British journals have not a word to say about it ! The reason is plain. It is one of the most creditable documents of its kind ever given to the public. For one thing, it shows that the cost of collecting the Parnell Fund has been, exceedingly small. Probably there has never been a fund of similar dimensions collected under similar difficulties which cost so little to get together. Naturally, the Castle organs do not want to let such a fact be known to their readers. Also, having started the pretty story that because the chink of gold and the rustle of bank notes were not heard at the banquet in the Rotando the treasurers or some other person or persons had made away with the tribute, those same veracious organs do not now wish it to be seen in " loyal " quatera how purely malicious was that characteristic invention of the Castle journalistic brain. Altogether the business of the Tribute Committee , is being wound up in what our friends the enemy .must consider a ' disgustrngly unexceptionable manner. If the committee had only been guilty "of embezzlement, or had voted the money entrusted to them for the national leader amongst their friends, what a godsend it would have been to the Scotch and English supporters in Westmoreland and Parliament Streetß of the Rossmore Hat ! — Nation.