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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. £ s. cl. Income. £ s. cl. War Pensions Aot, 1915 .. 1,095,005 810 Credits from National Endowment Pensions Act. 1913 .. .. 905,518 12 1 residue for old-age pensions (Land Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. 31,072 12 9 Act, 1908) .. .. .. 28,546 19 5 Finance Act, 1919 (police pensions) .. 422 2 8 Credits from gold duty (Miner's Phthisis Vote 21— Epidemio pensions .. 65,929 5 6 Act, 1915) .. .. .. 2,308 0 9 Administration charges— £ s. cl. Sundry outstandings, 1920-21 .. 168,917 511 Salaries and temporary 37,138 8 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,630,907 011 assistance Contributions to Post Office .. .. 10,898 5 2 Printing and stationery 2,040 3 5 Postage, &c. .. 3,370 2 5 Travelling-expenses .. 4,582 510 Overtime .. .. 35 11 9 Advertising .. 10 17 7 Interpreters' foes .. 3 3 0 Light, firing, and water 89 17 9 Officc-oleaning .. 39 4. 4 Telephones .. 50 19 9 58,258 19 5 Medical fees .. .. .. 9,364 10 4 Fees for certificates of ago . . .. 3 0 11 Loading on life-insurance premiums .. 99 1 3 Exohange and commission on moneyorders .. .. .. .. 1,445 12 5 Rent .. .. -. .. 2,209 5 0 Sundry payments .. .. .. 39 0 2 Depreciation—furniture, fittings, and equipment . . .. .. 171 7 0 Pensions to— G. A. Birch ' .. 18 0 0 Mary Young .. .. .. 30 0 0 Z. McDonald .. .. .. 197 12 0 O. K. Phillips .. .. .. 78 0 0 MaryPhelan .. .. .. 20 0 0 C. Freeland .. .. .. |124 4 8 £2,830,079 7 0 £2,830,079 7 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. 2,030,907 011 Balance after charging interest .. 2,631,100 10 11 Interest on capital at per cent. .. 193 10 0 £2,631,100 10 11 £2,031,100 10 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital.. .. .. .. 4,300 0 0 Office furniture, fittings, £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,244 I 10 and equipment .. 3,325 0 0 Advances on account of Canadian Add additions .. 101 18 6 (government .. . . ■ • 547 1 3 Military Pensions Imprest Account .. 104 0 I 3,426 18 6 Old-age Pensions Imprest Account .. 37 2 0 Less depreciation .. 171 7 0 Miners' Pensions Imprest Account .. 40 15 2 3,255 11 6 Instalments paid but not oleared by Sundry debtors .. .. .. 28,546 19 5 Treasury .. .. .. 412 12 4 Advances on account of Commonwealth Unpaid instalments — Government .. .. .. .1.5,046 5 2 War Pensions Act, 1.915 .. .. 55,245 II 8 Advanoe on account of Union GovernPensions Act, 1913— £ s. d. ment of South Africa .. .. 54 11 5 Old-age .. .. 5,479 16 II High Commissioner's Imprest Aooount 7,754 8 4 Widows' .. 1,547 15 9 War Pensions Imprest Account .. 1,084 8- 5 Military .. .. 227 1 2 Widows' Pensions Imprest Account .. 781 2 1 7,254 13 10 Epidemic Pensions Imprest Account .. 67 12 0 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. 169 10 3 Police Pensions Imprest Account .. 52 6 6 Epidemic pensions .. .. 241 0 0 Stationery on hand .. .. 1,124 2 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 2,770,125 15 7 Pensions prepaid— War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. 87,380 4 7 Pensions Act, 1913 — £ s. d. Old-age .. .. 46,255 3 6 Widows' . . 10,088 5 10 Military . . .. 2,098 16 8 58,442 6 0 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. 2,000 18 1 Epidemio pensions .. .. 3,843 0 4 Police pensions .. .. .. 21 10 10 Accounts prepaid— Loading on life-insurance premiums 85 2 1 Telephones .. .. .. 67 11 9 Postages .. .. .. 7 19 0 Advertising .. .. .. 5 7 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,631,100 10 11 £2,840,728 10 0 £2,840,728 10 0 G. C. Fache, Commissioner of Pensions. Pensions Department, 10th July, 1922. 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 correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.