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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. By Exchange and commission .. .. 33,491 16 7 Salaries .. .. 25,600 8 8 ' Unclaimed Moneys Act .. .. 740 1 3 Allowancos,ovortime,&c. 351 4 1 fnscribod-stock fees .. .. 1,151 10 6 Office expenses .. 138 0 10 Commission received from Imperial Postages, &c. .. 3,055 1 3 Government on Imperial pensions Printing and stationery 5,380 4 9 paid in New Zealand .. .. 1,524 3 1 Travelling-expenses.. 26 18 3 t'scess of expenditure over income .. 7,185 3 5 'Legal expenses .. 12 9 Rent of offices .. 1,148 0 0 36,313 0 7 Refund of superannuation contributions 294 10 8 Subsistence allowance to munition workers.. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Interest coupons paid by Post Office. . 2 5 0. Premium to Ministry of Food, London 0,762 10 0 Advances to New Zealand members of Imperial Air Force .. .. 465 19 8 Rates on Crown and Native lands .. 31 14 2 High Commissioner's Office—Rent .. 150 0 0 Depredation .. .. .. 74 4 9 £44,098 14 10 ■ £44,098 14 10 £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 7,185 3 5 By Excess of expenditure over income after £ s. d. Interest on capital at 4 _ per cent. .. 45 10 2 charging interest .. .. 7,230 13 7 £7,230 1.3 7 £7,230 13 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Assets. £ s. d. Capital as at Ist April, 1921 .. .. 1,011 8 1 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment .. 941 510 Sundry creditors—Outstanding expenses.. 1,4,63 17 8 Mechanical appliances .. .. 677 4 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 175 17 10 Library .. .. .. .. 51 18 6 Treasury Adjustment, Account .. .. 6,325 0 9 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 75 2 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 7,230 13 7 £8,976 4 4 £8,976 4 4 J. J. Esson, Secretary to the Treasury. R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. Tho Treasury, Wellington, 17th June, .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. Campbl.ll, Controller and Auditor-General.