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NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 11,079 15 6 Land .. .. .. 6,765 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 1,183 11 10 Buildings .. .. .. 2,131 17 1 Depreciation Reserve (buildings, furniture, and 8,896 17 1 equipment) .. .. .. .. 1,170 310 Office furniture and fittings .. 1,750 17 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 52,774 910 Hostelry furniture and fittings .. 71 8 6 Writings off Suspense Account .. .. .. 312 14 1 Mechanical office appliances .. 292 0 0 Technical instruments .. .. 7 10 0 2,121 16 5 Stock on hand —Stamps and stationery .. .. 326 3 0 Sundry debtors for— £ s. d. Court fees .. .. .. 14,231 9 10 Recoverable expenditure .. 1,825 12 7 Whangamarino advances .. 271 13 8 16,328 16 1 Losses in Suspense Account .. .. .. 312 14 1 Excess of expenditure over income for the year ended 31st March, 1928 .. .. .. 38,534 8 5 £66,520 15 1 £66,520 15 1 21st May, 1928. R. N. Jones, Under-Secretary. 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 note.—G-. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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