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TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT—continued. Queenstown. —Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. | Or. £ s. d. To Stores on hand at Ist April, 1925 ~ .. 1 4 5 By Receipts.. .. .. .. .. 255 16 9 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 657 18 4 Stores on hand at 31st March, 1926.. .. 1 8 6 Stores, freight, postage, &e. .. .. 138 16 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 587 11 5 Depreciation .. . . .. .. 46 17 9 £844 16 8 £844 16 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. .. 587 11 5 By Net loss to Income and Expenditure Account 770 18 4 Proportion of Head Office expenses .. .. 80 16 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 102 10 3 £770 18 4 £770 18 4 Te Anau Steamer and Hotel (Leased).— Working Account for the Year ended 31st March. 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Repairs to buildings .. • .. .. 112 0 0 By Rents and commission .. .. .. 151 19 11 Depreciation .. .. _ .. .. 127 18 3 Net loss to Income and Expenditure Account .. 274 1 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. 186 3 5 £426 1 8 £426 ] 8 Glade House and Milford Track. —Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. j Or. £ s. d. To Stores on hand at Ist April, 1925 .. .. 649 19 0 By Board and accommodation fees .. .. 3,567 15 7 Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 2,428 17 1 Launch and boat fees .. .. .. 524 0 0 Purchase of stores .. .. .. .. 2,392 011 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. ... 167 0 2 Freight and cartage, travelling-expenses, re- Stores on hand at 31st March, 1926 . . .. 934 6 5 pairs, &c. .. .. .. ~ 939 7 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,571 17 I Depreciation .. .. .. .. 354 15 1 £6,764 19 3 £6,764 19 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 1,571 17 1 By Net loss to Income and Expenditure Account.. 2,382 18 5 Proportion of Head Office expenses .. .. 411 15 1 Interest on capital.. .. .. .. 399 6 3 £2,382 18 5 £2,382 IS 5 Passenger Booking Bureaux. —Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. Gr. £ s. d. To Net loss'— £ s. d. By Commission, Government orders .. .. 740 5 0 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 101 8 9 Net profit— Wellington .. .. .. .. 35 19 9 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 50 411 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 145 18 8 Nelson .. .. .. .. 23 1 2 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 11 14 10 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 17 5 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 346 410 Balance carried down .. .. .. 108 18 5 Greymouth .. .. .. . . 292 0 1 £933 6 11 — £933 6 11 £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. .. 108 18 5 £ s. d. Proportion of Head Office expense? .. .. 716 3 5 By Net loss to Income and Expenditure Account .. 887 19 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 62 17 8 £887 19 6 £887 19 6 Sydney and Melbourne. —Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 1,587 311 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account.. 3,238 9 1 Rents, postages, stationery, &c. .. .. 1,564 6 II Depreciation .. .. .. .. 54 6 0 Interest on capital.. .. .. .. 32 12 3 £3,238 9 1 £3,238 9 1 Miscellaneous Reserves. —Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 534 17 0 By Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 570 3 1 Repairs, freight, purchase of stores, &c. .. 669 0 II Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,120 13 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 486 19 0 £1,690 16 11 £1,690 16 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. .. 1,120 13 10 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account.. 3,474 16 7 Proportion of Head Office expenses .. .. 409 7 4 Interest on capital.. .. .. .. 1,944 15 5 £3,474 16 7 £3,474 16 7

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