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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Dr. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries,— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Commission and charges .. ... ... .. .. .. 31,715 11 0 Head Office.. .. .. .. .. .. 21,114 13 3 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. .. .. 46,337 0 8 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,722 13 4 Rent from freehold property .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,205 3 3 Office Board (non-Service members) .. .. .. 84 13 8 Contribution by Justice Department to salaries, of officers acting as Official 32,922 0 3 Assignees .. .. ■ -T I •• •• •• •• •• 337 10 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,049 15 1 Miscellaneous receipts .. .-. .. .'. ~. .. .. 922 11 8 Agents' commission .. .. .. .. ... .. 4,154 18 9 Audit of books and accounts .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Services of High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. .. 977 19 5 Postages and freight .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,029 19 3 Rent,— Head Office.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,329 15 11 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 491 2 6 2,820 18 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. •■ ■ \ ■■ ■ ■ •• 923 15 11 Printing, stationery, and office requisites.. .. .. .. 2,440 2 11 Cleaning, lighting, repairs, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,005 13 8 Repairs and insurance, office premises .. .. .. .. 685 17 0 Repairs and upkeep of motor-cars and cycles .. .. .. 172 3 8 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 227 11 1 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 10 0 Compensation to estate of W. H. Blennerhassett (deceased) .. .. 185 0 0 Expenses of Royal Commission (balance).. .. .. .. 439 19 10 Miscellaneous payments • .. .. .. .. .. 486 2 2 Depreciation (office premises, furniture, &c.) .. .. .. 2,918 6 0 Balance, being net profit for year, to Appropriation Account .. 29,222 3 2 £82,517 16 7 £82,517 16 7 Profit and Loss : Appropeiation Account. To Appropriations as under :— £ s. d. New premises,— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance Ist April, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,086 12 4 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. .. 699 7 10 Balance from Profit and Loss Account, being net profit for year ended 31st Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 994 14 6 March, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,222 3 2 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 2,640 0 0 4,334 2 4 Safe-deposit lockers, Wellington .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 825 5 10 Office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. 629 3 6 Motor-cars.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 482 10 0 Investment Fluctuation Reserve .. .. .. .. 2,959 10 0 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 50,065 13 10 £59,308 15 6 £59,308 15 6