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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT—continued. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Income and Expenditure Account fob Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expendiliin. Incomt . f s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. By Sundry fees .. .. .. .. 2 6 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,181 5 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 5.045 10 2 Government Actuary—Charges for services rendered .. .. .. .. 2,192 0 0 Government Insurance Department—Charges of services of messengers, &c. .. .. 20 0 0 Postage, telegrams, &e. .. .. .. 12!) 3 I Printing and stationery .. .. .. 73 10 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 130 0 o Telephone services .. .. .. 20 8 4 Travelling allowances and cxiHii.-ics. . .. 23 9 7 Fuel, light, power, &c. .. .. .. 10 0 0 3,779 16 2 Other items— Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality .. .. .. 1,250 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 £5,047 16 2 £5,047 16 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,045 10 2 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 5,053 12 2 Interest on capital .. .. .. 8 2 0 £5,053 12 2 £5,053 12 2 Note. —The above account includes a charge for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31rt March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 2,160 010 £ s. d. £ s. d. Creditors— Furniture and fittings .. .. 1,574 16 10 Departmental .. .. .. .. 214 6 7 Additions .. .. .. 29 0 1 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 5,384 1 1 i Reserve depreciation .. .. .. 1,495 8 6 1,603 16 11 Writings-off, Suspense .. .. .. 1 15 7 Less disposals .. .. 3 9 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 124,018 15 8 1,800 7 5 Mechanical appliances .. .. 585 4 0 Additions .. .. .. 17 16 0 603 0 0 Less disposals .. .. 14 0 0 589 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 377 3 1 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 14 14 6 Payments in advance .. .. .. 4 (i 8 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 1157 Excess of expenditure over income— £ s. d. National Provident .. 125,633 8 11 Friendly Societies .. .. 5,053 12 2 130,687 1 1 £133,274 8 3 £133,274 8 3 R. Witheford, Deputy Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts 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.

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