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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS.— continued. (INCLUDING SUB-DEPARTMENTS I TO X AND SPECIAL ACTS)— continued. Combined Balance-sheet as at 3.lst March, 1922— continued. Liabilities —continued. Assets —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. 515,404 11 1 Brought forward .. .. 149,689 5 I Launches— Head Office .. .. .. 225 I 2 Additions .. • .. . . 20 2 8 251 3 10 Less depreciation . . .. 115 1 239 IS 9 Traps and horses— Head Office .. .. . . 77111 Additions .. . . .. 8 0 0 85 1 11 Less sold .. .. .. 28 0 0 :>7 I 1 I Less depreciation .. .. 4 18 2 52 3 9 Motor vehicles — Head Office .. .. 1,355 3 9 New purchases .. 711 12 0 2,066 15 9 Less bicycle stolen .. 12 0 8 2,054 15 1 Less depreciation . . 407 3 8 1,647 11 5 i High Commissioner . . 250 0 0 Less depreciation .. 50 0 0 200 0 0 1,847 11 5 Laboratory appliances .. .. 1,389 0 0 Additions .. .. . . 47 1 0 1 ,430 1 6 Less depreciation .. .. 09 9 0 1,360 12 6 Explosive appliances .. .. .. 115 0 9 Motor accessories .. .. 18 17 8 Less depreciation . . .. 117 9 16 19 6 Balance; of Capital Account—High Commissioner 212 14 4 Loan on mortgage .. .. .. 10,149 1 11 Sundry debtors — Head Office .. .. .. 5,425 7 7 Census and Statistics . . . . 51 16 1 Dominion Laboratory . . . . 10 7 0 5,493 10 8 Excess of expenditure over income— Head Office .. .. .. 251,779 1 3 Registrar-General .. .. 2,455 14 0 Census and Statistics . . . . 54,470 11 7 High Commissioner .. .. 23,705 15 2 Museum .. .. .. 5,684 5 0 Dominion Laboratory . . . . 8,120 4 11 346,221 12 5 £515,404 11 1 £515,401 11 1 .1. Hislop, Under-Secretary. Department of Internal Affairs, 15th May, 1922. F. J. Brooker, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and, subject to the following omissions, correctly state, the position as disclosed thereby : — (1.) Sundry debtors amounting to £5,034 lis. 9d. and sundry creditors amounting to £1,239 6s. have not been included in the accounts. (2.) No provision has been made for stock of publications held by Census and Museum Departments. (3.) Sundry interdepartmental services have not been charged for. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.