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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND PUBLlClTY— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund ..583.326 1 0 Land .. .. .. .. 188,665 18 11 Consolidated Fund .. 128,258 10 3 Buildings .. .. .. 245.460 2 6 — 711,584 11 3 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 28 11 1 Creditors— 245,431 11 5 Departmental .. .. 1,426 110 Stores .. .. .. .. 7,606 811 Sundry .. •• •• 7,495 0 9 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 1,067 10 8 8,921 2 7 ! Live-stock .. .. .. 850 710 Passenger-booking — Less writings-off in Suspense .. 72 13 4 Ticket-sales Account .. .. .. 6,601 27 | 777 14 6 Suspense Account .. .. .. 42 3 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. 35,198 9 2 Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 83.573 15 5 Less writings-on" in Sus|>ciise .. 431 611 Reserve for doubtful debts .. .. .. 060 I -' 34,767 2 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 5,164 3 8 DebtorsDepartment ill .. .. 2,623 13 5 Sundry .. .. .. 6,336 510 8,959 19 3 Water and drainage systems .. .. 96,503 16 1 Rotorua electric system—Land, transmission-line, buildings, &c. .. 56,186 5 8 Plant and machinery .. .. 6,964 0 6 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 2 4 10 6.961 15 8 Wharves and slipways .. .. 7,394 19 7 . Electric systems at hostels .. .. 21,744 5 8 Steamers, launches, and boats .. 12,705 0 3 Less writings-ofl in Suspense .. 51 18 0 12,653 2 3 Bridges .. .. .. .. 6,989 18 2 Garden implements .. .. 915 12 1 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 5 0 0 910 12 1 National Development Fund .. .. 6,256 111 Linen, cutlery, silverware, tools, &c. '.. .. .. 0,053 3 1 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 356 14 S 8,696 8 5 Telephone-lines .. .. .. 2,213 8 3 Gas-testing equipment .. .. 683 11 2 Refrigerating plant (London J share) .. 270 13 8 Exhibition material .. .. .. 480 16 10 Photographic apparatus .. 3,951 19 4 Less writinss-off in Suspense .. f>3 18 0 3.898 1 4 Advance, Rotorua Golf Club .. .. .. 3,453 12 4 Cash on deposit .. .. .. .. 494 8 4 Cash, in General Post Offioe .. .. .. i>2 5 1 Remittances in transit and outstanding balances at Tourist Bureaux .. .. .. 2,683 8 6 Reoeiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. 1,500 0 0 Income and Expenditure Account— Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. 89,273 3 2 £816,547 0 1 £816,547 0 1 Note. —The accounts include charges against the Department for assessed rent, interest, and capita] expenditure from Public Works Fund for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriations. G. W. Clinkard, A.R.A.N.Z., General Manager. J. Houston, Accountant. 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 us disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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