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Table B. PRISONS DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st Makch, 1928. • Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 866,352 6 7 Rangitoto Island Improvements £ s. d. £ s. <1. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 113,627 0 3 Account — Depreciation Reserve .. ~. 90,372 13 2 ■ Expenditure to 31st March, 1928 - 4,888 18 8 Writings off Suspense Reserve .. .. 1,447 15 2 Less expenditure to 31st March, Exhibition—Suspense Reserve .. .. 132 15 6 1927, transferred to National Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 8,533 17 2 Development Account 2,68(1 2 7 Accrued earnings of prisoners .. .. 7,811 4 6 2,209 1 1 Deposits; .. .. .. .. 1,321 4 1 Land and buildings l —• Freeholds .. .. ..175,334 9 S Leaseholds .. .. .. 12,251 2 11 Taupo Land Development Account .. .. .. 26,884 13 ,2 Buildings .. .. .. 604,912 17 6 819,383 ' 2 10 Farm and garden assets — Live-stock .. .. 14,785 6 1 Crops .. .. .. 6,292 8 0 Gardens and orchards .. 2,313 9 4 Implements and machinery .. 6,198 15 7 Tractors .. .. .. 897 8 10 Harness, loose tools, and sundry stores .. .. .. 2,667 17 6 Apiary .. .. .. 61 4 5 : 33,216 9 9 Miscellaneous industry and institution assets— Fixed plant.. ■ .. .. 35,194 5 0 implements and machinery .. 4,177 16 11 Motor-vehicles .. .. 5,448 3 4 Lighters .. .. .. 1,064 0 0 Loose tools and harness .. 2,697 6 9 Arms and accoutrements .. 806 0 11 Library and school books c:. r 769 6 4 Furniture and fittings .. 11,333 18 6 Clothing and bedding .. 14,075 5 6 Band instruments .. 230 0 0 . Stock in trade and raw materials 5,719 18 1 Stocks in general store .. 8,485 17 8 Stocks in local stores.. .. 7,080 5 0 Stocks in transit .. .. 152 16 8 Horses in quarries and roadworks 504 16 5Sundry debtors .. .. 7,690 19 8 Cash in deposit accounts .. 1,321 4 I Uutterfat bonuses held on deposit 707 ,'i 7 Expenditure paid in advance .. 78 4 3 * 9,797 11 7 Suspense Accounts, — Writings off— Sundry stores and live-stock 1,447 15 2 Sawmill Realization .. 2,485 110 Terrace Prison demolition .. 5,786 12 4 . ■ ' ' ' 9,715! 9 4 Revenue Accounts for year ended 31st March, 1928— Cost of institutional upkeep .. 98,550 13 2 Industry account balances .. 12,923 13 1 Administration expenses (Crimes Amendment Act and Probation) .. .. 6,058 18 6 117,533 4 9 £1,089,598 16 5 £1,089,598 16 5 Note,—Balance-sheet subject to audit.

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