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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND VVBUClTY—continued. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE OFFICES. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. />• £ «. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries and allowances .. .. .. 3,139 911 By Commission earned .. .. .. 41 1 3 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 1,575 19 0 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 5,835 2 3 Postages, printing and stationery, travellingexpenses, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,047 9 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 71 14 3 Interest on capital .. . . .. .. 41 1 1 1 £5,876 3 6 £5,876 3 6 TORONTO OFFICE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. ; Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries, wages, and allowances .. .. 2,110 5 6 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 3,407 17 B Rent .. .. .. .. .. 295 5 1 Exchanges, postages, transfer expenses, &c. .. 1,002 611 £3,407 17 6 £3,407 17 6 PUBLICITY BRANCH. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Or. £ s. d. • Cr. £ s. d. To Advertising in papers, &e. .. .. .. 3.577 16 2 By Recoveries on account of advertising in United Advertising in United Kingdom .. f>.797 2 1 Kingdom .. .. .. .. 2,180 010 Films, preparation of .. .. .. 3,430 14 5 Films, hire of and sale of .. .. 533 19 10 Folders, booklets, &c. .. .. 3,573 13 7 Photos and pictures, sale of .. .. .. 485 15 2 Grants towards expenses of lecturers .. .. 635 17 11 Balance carried down .. . . 19,979 0 3 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses .. 411 19 2 Salaries, rent, and travelling-expense! . . 2,840 14 1 Photos and pictures, preparation of .. .. 2,152 18 0 Special advertising and follow-up work .. 75 3 8 Reuters telegrams .. .. . . 574 12 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 51 8 4 Writings-off .. . . .. .. 56 16 2 £23,178 16 1 £23,178 16 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 19,979 0 3 By Net loss, to Income and Kxpcnditurc Account .. 22,428 9 1 Head Ofliee expenses (salaries, rent, &c.) .. 2,234 16 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 214 11 11 £22,428 9 1 £22,428 9 1 INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE BRANCH. Working Account for the Yeab ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. (1. I Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,626 10 2 By Gee Regulations Account .. .. .. 77 19 2 Rents .. .. . .. .. 1,130 8 2 Balance carried dmin .. .. .. 9,259 19 9 Printing and stationery . . .. .. 304 4 l' Rail passes issued to Trade Commissioner . . 216 1 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. . . 395 3 6 Transfer expenses to new offices .. .. 50 0 0 Honorary Trade Representatives overseas . . 194 7 5 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 192 16 9 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 156 12 3 Steamer subsidy— service .. 242 14 10 Telephones .. .. .. .. 125 10 9 Industrial exhibitions .. .. .. 53 13 2 Office cleaning and fittings, fuel, lijrlit. and general expenses .. .. .. 229 15 6 Advertising .. . . .. .. 128 14 0 1 lepreciation . . .. .. .. 262 4 9 Writings-oIT .. . . . . 29 2 1 £9,337 18 11 £9,337 18 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,259 19 9 By Nei loss, to Income and Expenditure Account. . 9,541 13 2 Head Ofliee expenses .. . . .. 124 15 7 Interest on capital .. ~ .. .. 156 17 10 £9,541 13 2 £9,541 13 2

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