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NATIVE DEPARTMENT.— DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS— continued. Combined and Separate Receipts and Payments Statements for the Year ended 31st March, 1925— Continued. PAYMENTS.

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Totals. Tokerau. j j Waiariki. Tairawhiti. J Aotea. Ikaroa. s South Island. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payment to beneficiaries, direct and through Post Office .. 247,155 5 4 14,454 8 9 61,887 1 11 47,330 13 4 44,650 8 2 53,024 3 8 16,153 17 10 9,654 11 8 Miscellaneous payments on behalf of beneficiaries and .. 19,371 8 2 1,035 8 4 3,357 14 11 2,410 7 8 5,711 16 6 6,328 13 4 465 7 11 61 19 6 Boards (including payments of deposits, refunds, &c.) Instalments of principal and interest on Treasury loans .. 3,333 1152,8757 I .. .. .. 45844 under Native Land Act, 1909, sec. 274 Advances from other Boards repaid .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 300 0 0 Consideration of mortgage paid through Boards .. .. 11,000 0 0 .. .. .. 11,000 0 0 Contributions from Board funds — Maori Secondary Schools Fund .. .. 2,986 0 0 340 0 0 952 0 0 510 0 0 230 8 0 816 0 0 137 12 0 Maori Ethnological Research Fund .. 2,014 0 0 160 0 0 448 0 0 240 0 0 489 12 0 384 0 0 292 8 0 — 5,000 0 0 Administration expenses .. .. .. .. .. 11,020 17 2 1,143 18 11 2,502 9 4 1,741 11 5 1,946 4 0 2,053 2 3 1,238 15 8 394 15 7 Purchase of office premises .. .. .. .. .. 7,364 6 4 .. 2,114 6 4 .. 5,250 0 0 Advances and overdrafts to blocks — Morikau Farm overdraft .. .. .. .. 11,871 9 5 .. .. .. .. 11,871 9 5 Roading expenditure overdraft .. .. .. 1,958 16 6 .. .. .. .. 1,958 16 6 Miscellaneous blocks overdraft .. .. .. 916 15 11 278 15 11 638 0 0 Disbursement to East Coast Commission (see contra) .. 2,636 15 4 .. .. .. 2,636 15 4 Advances to other Boards .. .. .. 300 0 0 .. 300 0 0 17,683 17 2 278 15 11 938 0 0 .. 2,636 15 4 13,830 5 11 Investments — Surplus funds deposited with Native Trustee .. 46,460 15 10 .. .. 14,460 15 10 6,000 0 0 24,000 0 0 .. 2,000 0 0 Interest on Native Trust deposits, capitalized .. 10,463 5 1 2,170 9 3 5,548 1 5 .. 2,373 14 2 .. .. 371 0 3 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. 13,502 15 8 .. 2,000 0 0 .. 1,177 15 8 .. 10,325 0 0 70,426 16 7 2,170 9 3 7,548 1 5 14,460 15 10 9,551 9 10 24,000 0 0 10,325 0 0 2,371 0 3 Total payments .. .. .. .. 392,656 2 2 22,758 8 3 79,747 13 11 66,693 8 3 81,466 13 10 100,894 9 6 28,613 1 5 12,482 7 0 Cash balances, 31st March, 1925 — In hand and in bank .. .. .. .. 37,847 6 6 3,142 0 6 7,120 14 10 4,783 16 3 5,058 13 11 9,948 0 3 6,194 16 7 1,599 4 2 Post Office imprests .. .. .. .. 15,414 9 9 1,800 0 0 5,000 0 0 847 15 7 401 2 3 1,101 10 1 3,216 0 10 3,048 1 0 Bemittances in transit .. .. .. .. 4,534 18 2 .. .. 4,534 18 2 57,796 14 5 4,942 0 6 12,120 14 10 10,166 10 0 5,459 16 2 11,049 10 4 9,410 17 5 4,647 5 2 450,452 16 7 27,700 8 9 91,868 8 9 76,859 18 3 86,926 10 0 111,943 19 10 38,023 18 10 17.129 12 2