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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. (INCLUDING SUBDIVISIONS 1 TO 10 AND SPECIAL ACTS.) Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. Fixed capital as at Ist April, 1923— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land— £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. 75,873 3 II Head Office .. .. .. 50 0 0 Registrar-General .. .. 2,193 12 4 Dominion Laboratory, ExploCensus and Statistics .. .. 7,827 14 0 sivcs Branch '.. .. 2,484 411 High Commissioner .. .. 10,688 3 7 2,534 4 11 Museum .. .. .. 55,358 8 11 Buildings Dominion Laboratory— Bead Office .. .. .. 1,354 Hi 7 Head Office .. .. 2,147 7 5 Dominion Laboratory. ExploExplosives Branch .. .. 8,243 0 (i sivcs Branch '. . .. 5,540 17 S , 162,331 10 8 6,895 14 3 Sundry creditors— Turnbull Library building .. .. 9,292 4 5 Head Office . . .. .. 5,982 10 8 Office furniture and fittings— Registrar-General .. .. 930 9 7 Head Office .. '.. .. 5,191 14 7 Census and Statistics .. .. 714 6 6 Registrar-General .. .. 1,685 0 6 High Commissioner .. .. 417 5 5 Census and Statistics .. .. 580 II 9 Museum .. .. .. 128 12 0 High Commissioner .. .. 6,885 Hi 0 Dominion Laboratory— Museum .. .. .. 621 4 7 Head Office . . .. 208 010 Dominion Laboratory— Explosives Branch . . .. 432 19 2 Head Office ' .. .. 141 11 I ; 8,814 4 2 Explosives Branch .. .. 246 14 4 Depreciation Reserve— 15,352 12 10 Head Office .. .. .. 4,474 2 I Mechanical appliances— Registrar-General .. .. 424 6 7 Head Office .. .. .. 2,738 9 7 Census and Statistics'.. .. 1,668 9 O Registrar-General .. .. 206 911 High Commissioner .. .. 2,111 16 0 Census and Statistics .. .. 7,372 5 0 Museum .. .. .. 501 Hi 2 High Commissioner .. .. 1,892 5 3 Dominion Laboratory— Museum .. . . . . 242 14 3 Head Office . . .. 419 10 0 Dominion Laboratory— Explosives Branch . . .. 693 5 9 Head Office .. .. 13 17 9 10.293 5 7 Explosives Branch .. .. 22 4 6 Loans repaid in advance.. .. .. 19 0 0 12,488 0 3 Treasury Adjustment Account — Photographic apparatus — Head Office .. .. .. 348,350 3 6 Head Office .. .. .. 744 14 4 Census and Statistics .. .. 27,61113 11 Museum .. .. .. 365 10 10 High Commissioner .. .. 30,363 ,3 11 1,110 5 2 Museum .. .. .. 8.180 3 2 LibraryDo mini on Laboratory—Head Head Office .. .. .. 364 5 3 Office .. .. .. 6,179 10 5 Census and Statistics .. .. 55 10 5 ■ — High Commissioner .. .. 1,837 10 0 420,684 14 II Museum .. .. .. 1.001 11 0 L ess Regi s t rar-Ge ne r al, Dominion Laboratory, Head £2,325 Is. lOd. ; Dominion Office .. . . ' .. 521 5 1 Laboratory, Exp 1 o s ives 3,780 I 9 Branch, £1,221 13s. Id. .. 3,546 14 11 Tools.. .. .. .. .. 359 17 10 417,138 0 0 Launches .. .. .. .. 227 19 8 Traps and horses .. .. .. 61 6 8 Motor-vehicles — Head Office .. .. .. 1,897 14 II High Commissioner 1,000 0 0 2,897 14 11 Saleable ] m bl ications— Census and Statistics .. .. 1,802 5 9 Museum .. .. .. 3,530 17 6 5,333 3 3 Motor accessories .. .. .. 3 15 2 Turnbull Library .. .. .. 54,821 2 5 Museum exhibit's .. .. .. 53,558 13 '4 Distillation plant .. .. .. 171 8 10 Laboratory appliances .. .. .. 1,783 17 2 , Explosives appliances . . .. .. 188 0 9 Loan on mortgage (Y.M.C.A.) .. .. 9,149 1 11 Loan on mortgage (W. J. Mather) . . 738 16 11 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. 300 0 0 Sundry debtors — Head Office .. .. .. 2,329 3 2 Registrar-General .. .. 8 10 0 Census and Statistics .. . . 12732 High Commissioner .. .. 400- 0 0 Museum . . . . . . 2 10 0 Dominion Laboratory, Explosives Branch '. . .. 410 13 2 3,277 19 6 Excess of expenditure over income— Head Office .. .. .. 345,077 1111 Census and Statistics .. .. 27,884 7 4 High Commissioner .. .. 31,56] 2 6 Museum . . . . . . 4,845 IS 9 Dominion Laboratory, Head Office .. .. .. 6,322 8 9 415,691 9 3 Less Registrar-General, £676 13s. 9d; Dominion Laboratory, Explosives Branch, £745 3s: .. .. .. 1 .421 16 9 v 414,269 12 6 £598,596 0 5 £598,596 0 5 ,1. Hislop, Under-Secretary. A. W. Pyne, Accountant. I bereby 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, except that the accounts include charges against the Department for rent, interest on capital, furniture, and expenditure on buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and a charge for services rendered to the Electoral Department for which that Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation,— Gr. P, C, Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.