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WAR, EXPENSES ACCOUNT— continued. Treasury Adjustment (Interdepartmental) Account. Dr. Cr. 1922—April 1 :— £ s. d. 1923—March 31 :— £ s. cl. To Balance .. .. .. .. 448,050 I!) 6 By Stationery, &c, transferred from Defence 1923—March 31 :— stocks' .. .. .. .. 110 9 3 To Cost of divisional equipment, &c, transferred Balance carried down .. .. .. 015,555 5 0 to and various services performed on behalf of Defence Headquarters .. .. 100,859 13 7 Furniture transferred to Pensions Department .. .. .. .. 755 1 8 £015,005 14 9 £015,005 14 9 1923—Maroh 31— £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. £015,555 5 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d-War-loan capital (inelud- Cash in Treasury Loans Redemption Account 49,020 0 0 ing securities issued Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 9,719 4 10 to cover expenses of £ s. d. £ s. cl. Imprests -outstanding (New Zealand and raising loans) .. 82,256,004 8 0 London) .. .. .. .. 23,591 0 5 Less loans redeemed .. 1,092,780 0 0 Investment Account (war-loan moneys) .. 2,475,003 010 80,503,884 8 0 Investments on account of sinking fund (see Contributions, &c, re- contra) .. .. .. ..- 4,160,066 9 2 ceived towards war Sundry debtors (for interest only — see funds .. .. 174,148 10 0 footnote) .. ' .. .. .. 27,500 14 0 Less amounts refunded Sundry debtors (interdepartmental only—see and transferred .. 3,274 13 9 footnote) .. .. .. .. 7.705 18 1 170,873 10 9 Ordnance and equipment stocks .. .. 38,978 10 !) Pay-warrants issued .. 19,400 0 0 Divisional equipment stocks .. .. 1,230,803 3 9 Less pay-warrants re- Rations and forage stocks .. .. 1,408 10 9 deemed .. .. 19,30110 0 Medical and surgical stocks .. .. 33,898 11 5 38 10 0 Office furniture and equipment .. .. 7,032 17 0 Remittances received for Motor transport vehicles (including those on transmission to unci loan to other Departments, spares, &o.) .. 5,302 4 I. from soldiers .. 409,082 11 3 Artificial-limb factory (building, machinery, Less ditto paid .. 408,085 4 2 fools, and stocks) .. .. .'. 0,710 2 1 997 7 1 Lands and buildings (camps, hospitals, &c). . 77,971 10 0 Sinking fund (see contra) .. .. 4.100,000 9 2 Repatriation Department—Advances Acoount 1,306,956 4 2 Sundry creditors (for interest only—see Excess of expenditure footnote) .. .. .. .. 1,375,841 811 overincomo— £ s. cl. Sundry creditors (interdepartmental only— Balance 31st Maroh, 1922 94,431,104 II 7 see footnote) .. .. .. 10,992 9 9 For year ending 31st Divisional Equipment Reserve .. .. 381,441 4 0 March, 1923, as per Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 945 3 5 account .. .. 4,763,566 3 (^ Treasury Consolidated Fund Account, (in- 99,197,070 17 7 (crest, c&o.) .. 22,103,090 5 10 Less recovery from GorLess Treasury Inter- many .. .. 507,000 0 0 departmental Ac- - 98,090,070 17 7 count .. .. 015,555 5 0 21,488,135 0 4 £108,159,215 17 5 £108,159,215 17 5 Sundry creditors (cither than Government £ c. cl. Sundry debtors (other than Government £ s. cl. Departments and interest) estimated .. £779,030 0 0 Departments and interest) estimated .. £654,864 0 0 Notk.—Owing to the. contingent nature of many of the items, the amounts representing outstanding debtors and creditors (other than Government Departments and intorest) have not been included in the above figures, being shown as estimates only. The item "Sundry debtors" consists principally of recoveries expected on final adjustment of transport and other accounts with the Imperial and Australian Governments. The item "Sundry creditors" includes various amounts, totalling some £700,000 liability, which it is anticipated will have to be admitted on final adjustment of transport accounts in London, the balance representing the approximate figure of liability in connection with other matters in New Zealand and abroad at the above date. Ij. C. Feme lE, Officer in Charge, War Expenses Account. 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, except that buildings, furniture, and equipment to the value of £9,651 Bs. 2d. have been transferred to Hospital .Boards and Patriotic Societies without the authority of Parliament. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-Genera]. Note.- Application is being made for authority of Parliament to write off value of buildings, furniture, and equipment, amounting to £9,651 B■>. 2d., transferred to Hospital Boards, etc., for the continuation of treatment of invalided soldiers, L, C. ForGii, Officer in Charge, War Expenses Account.