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TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK BOARD. Statement of Receipts and Payments poh Pebiod Ist Apkil, 1923, to 31st March, 1924. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist April, 1923 .. .. 1,010 9 0 By Park equipment .. .. .. 54 13 1 Park fees.. .. .. .. 235 19 0 ' Park buildings .. .. .. 204 6 0 Contribution by Ohakunc residents for Ohakune track improvement . . 08 15 0 improvement of Ohakune track .. 100 0 0 Park photographs .. .. .. 10 18 0 Government subsidy .. .. 250 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. 32 15 0 Donation by R. C. Bruce Estate Trustees 150 0 0 Maintenance of park tracks, drains, See. 4 3 3 Timber royalties .. .. .. 378 13 8 Maintenance of park buildings .. 510 3 Interest on Post Office Savings-bank Horse feed and shoeing .. .. 18 14 8 deposit 19 5 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 49 010 Printing and stationery • .. .. 12 3 9 Postages, telegrams, &e. .. .. 4 7 (i Refund of caretaker's salary to Consolidated Fund .. . . .. 243 5 7 Commission on hut fees collected during caretaker's absence .. .. 717 9 Balance—• £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand .. 506 17 3 Lossun presented cheques 15 12 9 491 4 0 Post Office Savings-bank.. 919 5 0 Cash in transit at 31st March, 1924 .. 1.1 5 0 1,421 15 0 £2,144 0 8 £2,144 6 8 J. B. Thompson, Chairman, Tongariro National Park Board. J. H. O'Donnell, Hon. Treasurer, Tongariro National Park Board. I hereby certify that the statement of receipts and payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted, for audit and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeah ended 31st March, L924. Expenditure. Income. To Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 21,800 13 9 By Inscribed stock, fees, &c. .. .. 1,104 17 0 Allowances, overtime, Exchange and commission .. .. 9,980 17 2 &c. .. .. 192 13 10 Balance carried down .. .. 20,557 3 5 Office expenses .. 718 3 Postages, &c. .. 2,305 4 11 Printing and stationery 3,072 2 10 Office requisites, repairs, &c. .. 213 1 10 Travelling-expenses .. 368 II 4 Telegrams beyond Dominion .. .. 1,842 3 1 Annual rental value of offices .. .. 1.284 0 0 31,140 9 10 Refunds of unclaimed money .. 20 11 0 Interest coupons lost in transit .. 29 15 0 Compassionate allowance .. .. 300 0 0 Depredation .. .. .. 140 1 9 £31,648 18 1 £31,648 18 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 20,557 3 5 By Excess of expenditure over income. .. 20,035 3 7 Interest on capital at 41 per cent. .. 78 0 2 £20,635 3 7 £20,635 3 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital as at Ist April, 1923 .. .. 2,240 16 1 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment.. 1,183 15 4 Sundry creditors for outstanding expenses 1,220 12 5 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 902 10 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 459 10 9 Library .. .. .. .. 00 2 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 19,918 011 Stock of stationery .. .. .. 740 4 4 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 241 12 7 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 9 0 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. 20,035 3 7 £23,839 0 2 £23,839 0 2 J. .1. Esson, Secretary fo the Treasury. R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. 1. hereby certify that tile 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, except that the accounts include charges against the Department for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.