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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. Asset*. Capital Account — £ s. d. Public Works Eund— £ s. d. Liability to Treasury at Ist April, 1928 3,765,459 18 6 Land .. .. .. .. 378,929 16 3 Value of gifts from Imperial Govern- Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 569,894 111 ment and other sources .. .. 30,635 0 0 Consolidated Fund— Military stores and equipment— 3,796,094 18 6 Armament, heavy gun and small- £ s. d. Creditors — £ s. d. arm ammunition .. .. 1,065,471 17 8 Departmental .. 8,080 9 11 Ordnance Depot stocks at VocabSundry .. .. 15,037 10 10 ulary prices .. .. 1,531,197 19 7 23,118 0 9 Obsolete stocks at Disposals Rents received in advance .. .. 187 16 7 Depot .. .. .. 4,071 12 1 Depreciation Reserve Account .. 93,572 19 1 Unit equipment and clothing Stores Depreciation Reserve Account .. 262,943 710 stocks .. .. .. 422,637 0 5 Aviation Depreciation Reserve Account 13,480 3 10 Air and marine craft, equipment, Nelson Province Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,022 18 3 spares, and stores .. .. 96,577 8 7 Writings-off Suspense Account .. 8,653 4 9 3,119,955 18 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 617,596 18 10 Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2,978 5 1 Army Service Corps supplies .. .. .. 859 8 5 Furniture and mechanical office appliances .. .. 22,360 19 7 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1,082 15 7 Stationery and publications .. .. .. 4,181 14 9 Stamps (including stamps and cash in Regimental Funds Grant Accounts) .. .. .. .. 864 12 5 Rents accrued .. .. .. .. .. 212 18 1 Debtors— £ s. d. Departmental.. .. .. 997 8 9 Sundry .. .. .. 1,054 8 11 War Office .. .. .. 16,845 7 9 18,897 5 5 Medals and ribands .. .. .. .. 4,370 19 4 Defonce vessel " Janie Seddon " .. 3,734 1110 Consumable stores on board .. 31 0 6 3,765 12 4 Wireless installation, short-wave .. .. .. 359 17 1 Power-house machinery .. .. .. .. 3,019 11 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 8,653 4 9 Deposits Account— £ s. d. Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same .. 22 18 3 1,022 18 3 Excess of expenditure over income— £ s. d. Aviation Revenue Account .. 37,150 7 4 Ordnance Stores Revenue Account 144,271 11 9 " Janie Seddon" Revenue Account 252 8 9 Headquarters Revenue Account 211,116 14 6 Territorial Revenue Account .. 204,466 8 8 Cadets Revenue Account .. 78,002 18 10 675,260 9 10 £4,816,670 8 5 £4,816,670 8 5 H. M. Griffen, Lieut.-Colonel, Director of Financial Services. L. C. Forgie, Major, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts 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.