B.— i Pt. IV, Sup.].

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT DEPRECIATION FUND. (Established under aeetion 7, Discharged Soldiers Settlement LoansjjAct, 1920.) Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. £ s. d. ; Income. £ s . To Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 9,970 1 9 I By Interest on investments .. .. 9,970 ! :i Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. j Assets. £ s d. Accumulated fund — £ s. d. £ , s. d. ; Investments .. .. .. .. 270,250 0 0 Transferred from Consolidated Accrued interest on investments .. .. 3,121 14 0 Fund to 31st March, 1924.. 200,000 0 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 1,484 14 9 Add profit on sale of securities 90 17 3 Excess of income over expenditure to 31st March, 192 .. .. 14,795 9 9 Balance s Fist March, 1924 214,886 7 0 Transferred from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1925 .. 9,970 1 9 274,856 8 9 £274,856 8 9 £274,856 8 9 The Treasury, Wellington, 29 h August, 1925. A. D. Park, 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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