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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s . a. To Honoraria of members and officers .. .. 47,384 16 7 By Sale of publications .. .. 4,522 3 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 28,099 6 8 Profit on sale of typewriters .. .. 19 14 0 Cleaning, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,987 15 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 169 035 7 2 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 2,031 511 Laundry .. .. .. .. 113 11 9 Maintenance of grounds .. .. .. 190 3 9 Newspapers .. .. .. .. 172 8 8 Postages, telegrams, telephones, &e. .. 1,255 19 10 Postage-stamps supplied to members .. 2,225 10 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 18,804 (i 9 Rent of buildings.. .. .. .. 27,302 0 0 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 2115 11 Railway concessions to and travelling-expenses of members .. .. .. .. 26,839 15 10 Uniforms .. .. .. .. 129 6 9 Winding clocks, refreshments messengers, &c. 337 13 0 Loss on sale of furniture .. .. .. 9 8 0 Depreciation on furniture, fittings, library, &c. 6,610 13 5 Bellamy's—■ Salaries .. .. 5,210 19 11 Cleaning, &c. .. .. 310 0 0 Fuel and light .. .. 650 0 0 Laundry .. .. 177 4 6 Maintenance and depreciation of silver, glassware, &c. .. .. .. 242 14 2 Maintenance of staff .. 795 13 6 Printing and stationery .. 150 0 0 Rent .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Stores consumed, uniforms, &c. .. .. .. 211 19 9 Loss by shortages and breakages crockery, &c. 183 9 8 Depreciation furniture and fittings .. .. 129 4 6 — 9,061 6 0 4J! £173,577 4 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 169,035 7 2 By Excess of expenditure over income after chargInterest on capital— £ s. d. ing interest on capital .. .. ~ 174 525 0 2 Legislative .. .. 5,263 13 8 Bellamy's .. .. 225 19 4 — 5,489 13 0 £174,525 0 2 £174,525 0 2 Note.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department ; Interest at 4 J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1925; services rendered by Native Department. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. £ s. d. Capital— Furniture and fittings— Legislative .. .. .. 116,970 15 10 Legislative .. .. .. 28,991 15 0 Bellamy's .. .. .. 5,021 9 3 Bellamy's .. .. .. 1,723 0 6 121,992 5 1 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 1,764 3 8 30,714 15 6 Depreciation Reserve— Less reserve for writing off .. 9 8 0 General Assembly Library .. 22,941 4 5 30,705 7 6 Legislative .. .. .. 2,673 610 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. j [6g 5 9 Bellamy's .. ~ .. 129 4 6 Bellamy's— —— 25,743 15 9 Crockery, silverware, &c. .. 3,614 3 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 152,075 10 9 Consumable goods .. .. 131 13 8 3,745 17 0 Less reserve for writing off .. 183 9 8 „ 3,562 7 4 General Assembly Library .. .. 79,723 ] g 10 Books of reference .. .. .. 8 605 18 6 Publications at Printing Office .. .. 420 17 6 Stationery on hand .. .. .. 43Q g 4 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 2,427 11 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. 174,525 0 2 £301,575 15 3 £301,575 15 3 Note.—The Balance-sheet includes assets transferred from the Department of Internal Affairs without any payment being made to that Department. E. W. Kane, Clerk, House of Representatives. H. W. Harris, Accountant. 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, subject to the above departmental notes.—G-. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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