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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,368 10 1 Stationery .. .. .. 500 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 30,455 7 7 Office furniture and fittings 1,513 0 0 Add additions .. 338 3 6 1,851 3 6 Less depreciation .. 55 3 6 1,796 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 27,043 17 8 Capital Account ~ .. 3,484 0 0 £32,823 17 8 £32,823 17 8 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sundry fees .. .. .. 209 17 0 Salaries .. ..14,146 15 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. 26.953 511 Rent .. .. .. 1,294 12 9 Postages .. .. 708 17 2 Post and Telegraph Department charges .. 2,733 12 5 Advertising .. .. 2,993 4 0 Printing and stationery 979 4 11 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 404 911 General expenses .. 152 8 1 23,413 4 7 Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality .. .. 754 3 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 55 3 6 Charges extraneous to Department— Half contributions of National Provident Fund contributors on active service .. .. 1,500 0 0 Assistance to Sick and Funeral Funds of friendly societies on account of war .. 1,102 11 0 Payment towards cost of reinsuring funeral benefits .. .. 338 0 10 2,940 11 10 £27,163 2 11 £27,163 2 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 26,953 511 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest on capital .. .. 90 11 9 after charging interest .. .. 27,043 17 8 £27,043 17 8 £27,043 17 8 R. E. Hayes, 25th November, 1921. Superintendent and Registrar.