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E. Marsden, Secretary. 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.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931.

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tt „ j ! Research Dominion Dominion Geological Meteorological Penological T-t., Investigations. Laboratory. Observatory. Survey. Office. Laboratory. lotai. Liabilities. Capital — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. 765 19 6 .. .. .. .. . • 765 19 6 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 707 11 7 8,380 13 5 9,001 17 9 3,463 14 8 15,131 17 0 4,287 8 4 22 17 10 40,996 0 7 Creditors — Sundry .. .. .. .. 282 16 0 2,960 12 302 14 7 81 7 2 75 13 1 26 2 6 11 14 1 3,740 8 7 Departmental .. .. .. Ill 17 7 722 17 3 48 3 8 0 7 3 3 0 9 17 14 4 7 3 10 911 4 8 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 151 10 5 953 4 10 2,340 14 6 2,247 18 7 3,949 17 11 2,653 11 8 1 14 3 12,298 12 2 Amounts held on deposit — Wheat levies .. .. .. .. .. 114 14 4 .. .. .. .. .. 114 14 4 Grant, Apia Observatory .. .. 719 12 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 719 12 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 13,313 0 0 18,508 8 7 10,415 9 10 1,168 18 3 j 4,923 0 7 6,426 12 9 252 12 10 55,008 2 10 15,286 8 4 32,405 19 1 22,109 0 4 6,962 5 11 24,083 9 4 13,411 9 7 296 2 10 114,554 15 5 Assets. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,286 26 .. .. .. 330 .. 2.289 5 6 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 3,333 19 2 j .. .. .. 208 16 7 .. 3,542 15 9 Tools and equipment .. .. .. .. 53 14 5 .. .. 63 11 5 2 14 5 .. 120 0 3 Conveyances, rolling-stock .. .. .. 33 1 6 .. | .. .. .. .. ' 33 1 6 Horse and harness .. .. .. .. 32 5 0 .. .. .. .. .. 32 5 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 423 18 7 676 7 10 928 6 2 459 7 1 469 7 2 247 0 11 .. 3,204 7 9 Mechanical office appliances .. .. 96 18 3 114 2 8 68 2 0 .. .. 113 16 0 .. 392 18 11 Libraries, books, &e. .. .. .. 201 1 11 637 18 6 1,648 9 0 309 1 4 5,077 13 10 85 19 9 0 4 2 7,960 8 6 Stamps on hand .. .. .. 8 14 6 .. .. .. 4 0 0 .. .. 12 14 6 Stocks of saleable publications on hand .. 2,605 17 0 .. .. .. 3,260 15 10 .. .. 5,866 12 10 Debtors —Departmental .. .. .. 10 0 0 9 13 3 4 0 2 .. 22 10 11 .. 0 5 4 46 9 8 Plant and machinery .. .. .. .. 125 12 11 .. .. .. .. .. 125 12 11 Research apparatus .. .. .. .. 7,879 0 4 .. .. .. .. , .. 7,879 0 4 Instruments .. .. .. .. 88 7 9 .. .. 3,320 2 0 312 5 2 4,002 3 2 22 13 8 7,745 11 9 Photographic apparatus andlithographic blocks .. .. .. 69 10 7 30 0 0 .. .. 99 10 7 Fossils and collections .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,213 17 4 .. .. 7,213 17 4 Laboratory appliances .. .. .. .. .. 13,934 58 .. .. .. .. 3,934 5 8 Platinumware .. .. ... -.. .. .. 2,407 15 7 .. .. .. .. 2,407 15 7 Physical apparatus for Standards Laboratory .. .. 967 114 .. .. .. I .. 967 11 4 Cash in Consolidated Fund Deposit Account 719 12 9 114 14 4 .. .. .. .. j .. 834 7 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. 11,131 17 7 17,109 6 8 12,150 10 5 2,804 4 11 7,629 7 8 8,747 15 9 272 19 8 59,846 2 8 15,286 8 4 32,405 19 1 ; 22,109 0 4 6,962 5 11 24,083 9 4 13,411 9 7 j 296 2 10 114,554 15 5