IPad is creating extra folders on imap account

Hi All,
I have a imap mail account that I am using on both my iMac and iPad 2. On my iMac in Mac Mail I have selected the Drafts, Sent, Trash and Junk folders the imap mail account created to "Use This Mailbox For" there respetive folders. On the iPad 2 it seems to be creating its own Drafts, Sent, Trash and Junk as well as showing the folders used by my iMac. How can I tell the iPad to use the same folders as my iMac is using.
Regards,
Christian

Christian
Having re-read your last post I have noticed that the four folders you list are not the same as those you mentioned in your original post! I suspect the original post is correct but could you kindly confirm?
Could I ask you the following -
1. Name of the default account (Settings, Mail etc, Mail, Default Account)?
2. Go back to th Mail app and open any email in the default account, swipe once to the right to (presumably) bring up the Inbox, swipe a second time to the right to bring up the list of Inboxes and Accounts. How many Inboxes are listed? How many accounts are listed?
3. Click on the default account in that latter list and kindly state the name of all the folders listed there.
Thanks. Alan

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