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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Administrative charges— £ s. d. By Unclaimed Moneys Act .. .. 804 0 7 Salaries .. ..21,603 19 10 Inscribed stock fees .. .. 1,199 0 0 Allowances,overtime,efec. 259 6 5 Sale of old typewriters .. .. 32 13 0 Office expenses .. 8 12 3 Balance carried down .. .. 32,062 16 0 Postages, &o. .. 3,295 2 9 Printing and stationery 3,225 8 2 Travelling-expenses .. 54 4 9 Legal expenses .. 212 0 Telegrams beyond Dominion .. .. 2,252 0 9 30,761 7 5 Exchange and commission .. .. 2,860 11 2 Adjustment in Public Account Disbursement Account .. .. .. 30 15 10 Compassionate allowance .. .. 300 0 0 Interest coupons paid by Post Office .. 2 5 0 Rates on Crown and Native lands .. 2 12 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 140 18 2 £34,098 9 7 £34,098 9 7 £ s. d. By Recoveries on account of previous £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 32,002 10 0 year's expenditure— Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. 07 5 I Telegrams beyond Dominion .. 44 0 0 Advances made by High Commissioner 00 13 0 Unclaimed moneys .. .. 0 110 Excess of expenditure over income .. 32,024 17 I £32,130 1 1 £32,130 1 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. 1,935 17 3 Office furniture, fittings and equipment .. 983 610 Sundry departmental creditors .. 14 2 0 Mechanical appliances .. .. 696 14 0 Outstanding expenses .. .. 902 16 6 Library .. .. .. .. 53 9 9 Depreciation Reserve.. .. .. 314 2 6 Stock of stationery .. .. .. 507 5 6 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 32,201 9 3 Sundry departmental debtors .. .. 1,032 17 8 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 09 16 8 Excess of expenditure over income .. 32,024 17 1 £35,368 7 6 £35,368 7 6 J. J. Esson, Secretary to the Treasury. R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. 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.