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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—<w;«»"/. Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. (Including Subdivisions I to X and Special Acts.) LiabUUiea. Assets. Capital at Ist April, 1930— £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Departmental assets—Head Office Public Works Fund .. .. 165,670 18 1 and Sub-Departments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund .. ..265,578 10 4 Land .. .. .. 12,633 10 6 431,255 8 5 Buildings .. .. .. 171,649 17-4 Creditors— Consumable stores .. .. 548 3 7 Departmental .. .. 3,879 17 1 Tools and utensils .. .. :>Ki 110 Sundry .. .. .. 6,842 16 0 Furniture and fittings .. 20,944 19 4 10,722 13 1 Motor-vehicles .. .. 3,630 2 4 Payments in advance — Mechanical appliances .. 16,256 17 9 Loans .. .. .. 21 5 0 Bioyolee .. .. .. 9 9 6 Subscriptions .. .. 131 13 0 Library .. .. .. 3,382 210 Rent .. .. .. 4 8 6 Photographic apparatus .. 447 12 9 157 6 6 230,018 17 9 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 47,536 18 11 Loan on mortgage .. .. .. 5,64!) I II Amounts held on deposit—Auctioneers' license Interest accrued on loan .. .. 2 18 fees .. .. .. .. .. 8,466 10 0 Debtors— Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 49114 5 Departmental .. .. 2,099 12 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 200,296 7 4 Sundry .. .. .. 2,243 0 5 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 865 13 2 5,208 6 5 Special Departmental assets — Head Office— Turnbull Library building .. 9,292 4 5 Turnbull Library .. .. 57,160 15 5 Fish-hatchery .. .. 3,130 15 10 \\ liarves and beacons .. 295 0 0 Launches.. .. .. 320 18 4 Traps, horses, and dogs .. 15 0 0 Camping outfit — Inspector under Animals Protection and Game Act .. .. 22 14 4 Hunting equipmeni •• 128 13 7 Camp equipment .. .. 93 10 7 70,459 12 (i High Commissioner — Lease of buildings .. .. 20,425 0 0 Motor accessories .. .. 10 0 0 20,435 0 0 Museum exhibits .. .. .. ■■ 64,725 3 2 Explosives Branoh —Explosives appliances .. 216 16 9 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 491 14 f> Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 311,721 5 1 £698,926 18 8 £698,926 18 8 P. J. Kelleher, Under-Secretary. F. B. Dwyer, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative hooks and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notee. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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