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MINES DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d, £ s. d. Advances— £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital—Liability to Treas- Mining advances .. 29,628 11 7 ury, 31st March, 1920 84,198 14 1 Advances to oil-boring Less advances, principal companies .. .. 17,386 9 5 written off .. .. 375 0 0 ■ 83,823 14 1 47,015 1 0 Sundry creditors .. .. 4,392 2 1 Less amount written Treasury Adjustment Ac- off (Appropriation count .. .. .. 31,458 8 3 Act, 1920) .. 375 0 0 ■ 46,640 1 0 Interest accrued .. .. 7,453 8 3 Mines Department— Buildings £94 10 0 Less sales 15 2 6 79 7 6 Less depreciation .. 2 7 6 77 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. 920 18 9 Less depreciation .. 46 1 0 ■ 874 17 9 Motor vehicles .. 565 13 9 Less depreciation .. 113 2 9 452 11 0 Typewriters .. .. 263 6 6 Less depreciation .. 22 6 6 241 0 0 Instruments .. .. 276 3 0 Less depreciation .. 55 4 6 220 18 6 Maps, text-books, &c. .. 171 2 6 Less depreciation .. 8 110 162 11 6 Mineral specimens .. 51 10 6 Less depreciation .. 0 10 6 51 0 0 Consumable stores on hand .. .. .. 144 4 10 Water-races — Land .. .. .. 1,405 0 0 Reservoirs, races, &c. .. 15,000 0 0 Sundry debtors, timber royalties .. .. 56 5 0 Sundry water-sales .. 43 11 10 99 16 10 DrillsBuildings .. .. 283 2 0 Less depreciation .. 8 12 0 274 10 0 Drills and accessories .. 8,141 11 6 Less depreciation .. 814 3 0 7,327 8 6 Drill stores .. .. 2,207 9 6 Less depreciation .. 441 10 0 ■ 1,765 19 6 Carbons .. .. 3,342 2 5 Less depreciation .. 835 10 7 2,506 11 10 Fees paid in advance, telephones, &c. .. .. 117 10 6 Sundries .. .. .. 5 6 0 Geological Survey— Furniture and fittings .. 350 17 0 Less depreciation .. 17 11 0 333 6 0 Fossil and other collections .. .. 9,263 12 0 Less depreciation .. 92 12 0 9,171 0 0 Library and publications 4,666 12 0 Less depreciation .. 233 6 6 ■ 4,433 5 6 Instruments .. .. 290 14 6 Less depreciation .. 58 3 0 232 11 6 Tools, equipment, &c. .. 212 14 9 Less depreciation .. 42 11 0 170 3 9 Consumable stores on hand .. .. .. 57 8 3 Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest .. .. .. 20,456 13 5 £119,674 4 5 £119,674 4 5