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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. Income and Expendituee Account foe the Yeae ended 31st March,^l929. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. . £ s - d ' To Salaries, agents'allowances, and overtime .. 42,723 6 1 By Penalties imposed by the Court m action Travelling allowances and expenses .. 7,215 8 0 brought for breaches of awards and certain Motor-car, motor-cycle, and bicycles mainten- sections of the Industrial Conciliation anc ance and repairs .. .. .. 767 10 1 Arbitration Act, 1925, and the Apprentices Fees payable to assessors on Conciliation Act, 1923 . . . • • ■ • ■ •; Councils " .. .. .. .. 1,195 10 2 Sale of departmental publications .. .. 20/ o z Advertising, supply of newspapers, &c. .. 209 811 Factory registration fees .. .. •• . !A k n Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. 11l 4 0 Servants registry-offices licenses fees . • J Beating and lighting of offices .. .. 254 17 11 Weights and measures verification fees .. 7,808 J.I 6 Law-costs .. . . .. . . 24 5 10 Sale of scales, &c., seized under Weights and Postage, telegrams, telephone services, &c. 1,854 8 11 Measures Act .. ■■ •• .. Printing, stationery, office requisites, and type- Rent of buildings •. • • writer repairs .. .. .. .. 2,422 8 8 Excess of expenditure over income before Rent and rates on office accommodation .. 4,170 410 charging interest, carried down .. Commission on sale of publications .. .. 31 19 10 Rates on property .. .. .. 12 1 3 Miscellaneous expenses .. . . .. 19 19 6 Expenses in connection with National Industrial Conference .. .. .. .. 3,167 19 5 Losses on realization of property .. .. 89 19 9 Provision for depreciation of assets .. . . 1,032 19 1 Bad debts .. .. .. .. 27 17 0 £65,331 9 3 • £65,331 3 To Excess of expenditure over income before £ s. d. o*7 charging interest brought down .. .. 52,660 3 4 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 03,310 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 656 0 3 £53,316 3 7 £53,316 3 7 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1928. Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. . . .. .. .. 14,578 2 5 Land and buildings . . .. ■ • 920 0 0 Creditors — £ s. d. Motor-cars, motor-cycles, and bicycles 2,448 18 2 Departmental .. .. 1,043 16 4 Additions .. .. 211 3 3 Sundry .. .. .. 1,021 10 6 2,065 6 10 2,660 1 5 Reserves —• Sold and destroyed .. .. 540 12 6 Depreciation .. .. .. 5,964 0 4 2,119 811 Bad debts .. .. .. 257 10 10 Furniture and fittings .. .. 5,830 1 5 6,221 11 2 Additions .. .. .. 1,216 8 3 Amounts held on deposit .. .. .. 244 3 0 Writings off Suspense Account .. .. .. 282 17 10 7,046 9 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 48,420 7 9 Sold and destroyed .. .. 164 15 9 I 6,881 13 11 ! Mechanical office appliances .. 776 2 3 Additions .. . . • ■ 49 1 3 825 3 6 Sold and destroyed . . . . 78 3 0 747 0 6 Library books .. .. .. 1,231 12 7 Additions .. . . . . 9 10 1,240 13 7 Sold and destroyed .. . . 17 0 1,239 6 7 Weights and measures standards .. 3,371 8 0 Additions .. .. 1,052 2 1 4,423 10 I Sold and destroyed .. .. 43 9 5 4,380 0 8 Stationery .. .. . . .. .. 349 14 5 Stamps .. .. . . .. .. 99 5 7 Payments in advance .. .. .. . . 337 7 6 Debtors— £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 288 0 3 Sundry .. .. .. 607 3 9 895 4 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 282 17 10 Cash in Deposit Account . . .. .. 244 3 0 Cash in hand .. . . .. . . 0 2 6 : Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 53,316 3 7 £71,812 9 0 £71,812 9 0 . W. Rowley, Secretary of Labour. I hereby certify that tie 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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