B. —1 [PT. IV].

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Expenditure. Income. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,109 1 6 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 45,078 3 7 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. 25 2 9 Amount misappropriated .. .. .. 256 18 8 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. .. 49 0 0 Grants — Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 100 0 0 Samoan Administration, for educational, medical, and wireless services .. .. 8,000 0 0 Arrears of salary of officer .. .. .. 300 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 14 10 4 Pay and expenses of Samoa Civil Police .. 71 14 11 Pay, expenses, &c., Major-General Sir G. S. Richa,rdson to Geneva .. .. .. 2,11114 2 Pay and expenses of Samoa Military Police .. 31,107 810 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 587 1 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 268 16 11 Telephone services .. .. .. 33 16 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 397 8 8 Legal fees .. .. .. .. 400 9 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 164 19 11 £45,078 3 7 £45,078 3 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 45,078 3 7 By Cost of bringing out m.v. " Maui Pomare," preInterest on capital .. .. .. 151 11 6 viously charged to revenue, now transferred to Cook Islands Department and capitalized 3,499 12 10 Adjustment on account of overcharge in previous year .. .. .. .. 56 8 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 41,673 13 11 £45,229 15 1 £45,229 15 1 Note.'—The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1928. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,368 6 6 Office fittings .. .. .. 417 10 6 Creditors — £ s. d. Additions .. .. .. 22 310 Departmental .. .. 65 15 7 439 14 4 Sundry .. .. .. 3,915 10 2 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 18 7 6 3,981 5 9 S.s. " Lady Roberts " .. .. .. 2,650 16 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 1,010 13 9 Photographic film .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 36,722 5 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 41,673 13 11 £45,082 11 9 £45,082 11 9 C. A. Berendsen, 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 notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. GOVERNMENT FIRE INSURANCE FUND. (Established under section 133, Public Revenues Act, 1926.) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. [ Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Accumulated fund as at Ist April, 1928 .. 50,280 14 7 By Claims paid— Contributions—Section 133 (1), Public Revenues Agriculture Department .. 741 8 11 Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Education Department .. 12,389 1 7 Public Trust Office—lnterest at 5| per cent, on Health Department .. 151 15 0 balance at credit .. .. .. 3,199 9 2 Public Works Department .. 651 16 8 Receipts re Waioweka Native School .. 5 0 0 Tourist and Health Resorts Department .. .. 1,256 10 4 15,190 12 6 Claims due but not paid, 31st March, 1929 .. .. 9,895 14 4 Less claims due but not paid, 31st March, 1928 .. 2,981 0 7 6,914 13 9 Accumulated fund at 31st March, 1929 .. 41,379 17 6 £63,485 3 9 j £63,485 3 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1929 .. 41,379 17 6 Amount invested in the Common Fund of the Claims due but not paid .. .. .. 9,895 14 4 Public Trust Office (earning interest at 5| per cent.) .. .. .. .. .. 51,275 11 10 £51,275 11 10 £51,275 11 10 I ; A. D. Park, F.1.A.N.Z., F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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.—J. EL. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

45