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TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT —continued. GLADE HOUSE AND MILFORD TRACK. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Stores at Ist April, 1926 .. .. .. 941 13 11 By-Board and accommodation fees .. .. 3,106 6 6 Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 1,846 19 9 Launch and boat hire .. .. .. 462 12 0 Purchase of stores .. .. .. 2,261 10 1 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 182 1 1 Freight, cartage, repairs, &c. .. .. 1,114 8 3 Stores at 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. 1,295 9 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 719 10 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,837 14 0 £6,884 2 7 £6,884 2 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. .. 1,837 14 0 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account.. 3,053 7 7 Head Office expenses .. .. .. 564 15 4 Interest on capital .. .. .. 650 18 3 £3,053 7 7 £3,053 7 7 PASSENGER BOOKING BUREAUX. Working Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. To Net loss after charging interest— By Net profit after charging interest — £ s. d. Auckland Bureau .. .. .. 109 1 6 Dunedin Bureau .. .. .. 149 4 5 Wellington Bureau .. .. .. 337 11 6 Rotorua Bureau .. .. .. 60 5 5 Wanganui Bureau .. .. .. 161 411 Commission—Government orders .. .. 803 19 10 Christchurch Bureau .. .. .. 74 9 7 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 259 16 6 Invercargill Bureau .. .. .. 327 10 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. 189 17 9 Grey mouth Bureau .. .. .. 367 12 8 Nelson Bureau .. .. .. .. 85 13 8 £1,463 3 11 £1,463 3 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. .. 189 17 9 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 1,189 16 4 Head Office expenses .. .. .. 983 7 10 Interest on capital (Head Office) .. .. 16 10 9 £1,189 16 4 £1,189 16 4 SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE AGENCIES. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. 9.. .. .. 1,585 18 9 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account 3,766 1 9 Rent, postages, entertaining allowances, &c. .. 2,092 17 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 54 11 4 Interest on capital .. .. .. 32 14 4 £3,766 1 9 £3,766 1 9 MISCELLANEOUS RESERVES. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. dTo Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 623 14 5 By Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 574 8 4 Repairs, freight, stores, &c. .. .. 728 9 5 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account.. 3,620 110 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 464 16 10 Head Office expenses .. .. .. 393 8 2 Interest on capital .. .. 1,984 1 4 £4,194 10 2 £4,194 10 2

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