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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT -continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. \ Assets. ' „ , £ s. d. . £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 6,159 12 2 Furniture and fittings .. 4,677 211 Creditors— Mechanical appliances .. 1,025 1 9 Departmental .. .. .. .. 2,839 10 9 Permanent fittings, Auckland Sundry.. .. .. .. .. 6,432 18 10 office .. .. .. 366 0 10 Pensions due but unpaid .. .. .. 40,683 9 1 6 068 5 6 Pensions paid but not cleared .. .. 787 6 1 Medical stores on hand .. .. .. '835 1 1 Rent due but unpaid .. .. .. 30 17 3 Stationery on hand.. .. .. .. 945 2 4 Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 3,232 4 2 Stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 129 9 2 Written off Suspense Account .. .. 65 ' 6 3 Pensions prepaid .. .. .. .. 210.212 11 4 Deposits Account — Miscellaneous ■ — J. Petrie: Accounts prepaid .. .. .. .. 84 8 4 Canadian Government .. .. .. 519 11 Earthquake Loss Account assets in Suspense .. 65 6 3 Imperial pensions paid but not cleared .. 14,868 2 4 Deposits Account—Miscellaneous—Cash (CanadTreasury Adjustment Account .. ..3,221,835 2 5 ian Government) .. .. .. .. 5 19 11 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 34,037 3 9 Advances on account other Governments (Finance Act, '1930, No. 2, section 7)— Canadian Government .. 293 4 3 Commonwealth Government 8,209 19 4 Union of South Africa .. 119 1 0 Imperial Government .. 15,464 510 58,123 14 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. 3,020,470 11 2 £3,296,940 9 3 £3,296,940 9 3 J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions. 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 as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes.— J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

POLICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. Income. £ s, d. To Administrative charges— £ a. d. £ s. d. By Subsidies from local bodies .. ~ 1,802 18 0 Salaries .. .. '571,372 310 License fees, Arms Act .. .. .. 1,818 15 0 Kent .. .. .. 3,577 8 1 Sale of confiscated firearms ~ .. 132 3 5 Office expenses .. 797 13 2 Sale of confiscated liquor .. .. .. 147 1 7 Printing and stationery .. 4,545 17 11 Payment for special police services.. .. 993 19 8 Postage and telegrams . . 4,481 9 4 Telephones .. .. 5,941 13 3 4,894 17 8 House allowances .. 24,49.1 15 2 Excess of expenditure over income.. .. 509.'792 19 6 Transfer expenses .. 2,109 1 6 Travelling-expenses .. 13,627 010 430,944 S 1 Other charges— Upkeep of bicycles, horses, and motor-vehicles .. 9,073 2 7 Freight, cartage, &c. .. 146 16 0 Clothing, stores, &c. .. 8,467 14 5 Fuel, light, water, scavenging .. .. .. 4,712 15 4 Police prosecutions .. 1,457 1 10 Prisoners' rations .. 836 11 7 Maintenance and repairs to buildings, &c. .. 9,813 16 9 Rewards .. .. 105 11 2 Medical expenses .. 352 2 10 Police examinations .. 82 3 0 Compassionate allowances 650 0 0 Legal expenses .. 100 17 2 Compensation for injuries 161 0 0 Special grants .. .. 287 10 0 Sundry expenses .. 19 3 0 36,266 5 8 ' Depreciation on — Buildings .. .. 11,294 10 9 Motor-vehicles .. .. 486 19 3 Furniture and fittings .. 797 8 9 Automatic pistols .. 636 6 0 Horses .. .. 159 0 0 Libraries .. .. 427 8 10 Mechanical office appliances .. .. 78 16 6 Arms and accoutrements.. 350 19 0 14,231 9 1 Loss on buildings sold, &c. .. 935 19 0 Loss on stores sold, &c. .. 49 18 2 Costs of prosecutions irrecoverable .. .. 5 16 6 991 13 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 32,254 5 8 £514,687 17 2 £514,687 17 2 Note.—The accounts include charges for interest and expenditure on construction of buildings and credit for rent from the Valuation Department for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation.

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