AUDIT DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. £ s. d. i Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 36,776 13 11 j By Audit fees.. .. .. .. 19,597 7 10 Audit books and publications .. 43 5 8 ! Excess of expenditure over income .. 25,117 16 6 Allowances to Audit Officers, London .. 117 10 0 Allowances for performing higher duties 5 12 6 Law costs.. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 43 18 9 Overtime and meal allowances .. 207 19 9 Postages and telegrams and rent of boxes 204 1 10 Printing and stationery .. .. 363 15 7 Rent .. .. .. .. 1,318 14 1 Telephone service .. .. .. 139 2 11 Temporary assistance .. .. 1,041 910 Transfer and removal expenses .. 316 16 8 Travelling expenses .. .. 3,587 15 8 Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. 307 10 0 Grant to officer in lieu of transfer expenses .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Removal of furniture and fittings .. 34 18 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 16112 Furniture and fittings broken —written off .. .. .. .. 1 15 0 £44,715 4 4 £44,715 4 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. 25,117 16 6 By Excess of expenditure over income after Interest on capital.. .. .. 97 7 7 charging interest on capital .. ..25,215 4 1 £25,215 4 1 £25,215 4 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. AtseU. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 2,161 14 2 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,479 6 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 26,334 811 Books .. .. .. .. 560 3 9 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 381 9 8 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 250 16 9 Fees paid in advance .. .. .. 54 14 0 Sundry debtors .. .. 1,893 3 6 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 565 17 6 Stamps .. .. .. .. 39 17 2 Writings off Suspense Account .. .. 9 7 9 Stationery .. .. .. .. 55 10 0 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 13 10 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 25,215 4 1 £29,507 12 0 £29,507 12 0 J. H. Fowler, Chief Clerk. 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 the accounts include charges against the Department for assessed rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. —6. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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