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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fok the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. Income. £ a. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. By Bank exchange, commission, discount, &c. .. 13,024 0 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 30,018 17 7 " Inscribed stock fees .. .. .. 736 4 0 Overtime, &c. .. .. .. .. 171 9 10 Fees —Stock transferred London to New ZeaPostage and telegrams .. .. .. 2,229 18 1 land .. .. .. .. .. 110 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 3,749 15 8 Receipts, unclaimed moneys .. .. 2,427 9 7 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. .. 1,763 10 8 Receipts, unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 239 18 8 Consolidated Stock .. .. .. 323 4 8 Office requisites .. .. .. 122 15 9 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 74 15 6 Office expenses .. .. .. 29 1 3 Conscience-money .. .. • • 34 6 6 Telephone subscriptions, &c. .. .. 248 11 7 Balance carried down ... .. .. 58,513 9 9 Annual rental value of premises (a) .. 2,411 0 0 Rent, Dunedin office .. .. .. 170 8 0 Expenses of Local Government Loans Board . . 357 11 8 Compassionate allowances .. .. .. 37 7 3 Ex gratia payments to relatives of late G. Glover 306 6 0 Stamp duty on Treasury bills .. .. 375 0 0 Consolidated stock — Management charges .. .. .. 27,559 4 7 Stamp duty on transfers .. .. 4,733 13 7 Refunds, unclaimed moneys .. . . 196 3 4 Refund, unclaimed dividend. New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. .. 1 14 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 407 3 5 Losses irrecoverable .. .. .. 5 9 6 £75,135 1 0 £75,135 1 0 £ s. d. By Recoveries on account of expenditure of pre- £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 58,513 9 9 vious years .. .. .. .. 116 2 9 Interest on capital (ft) .. .. .. 214 9 1 i Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 58,611 16 1 £58,727 18 10 £58,727 18 10 Note. —The following are included for which the Department has not obtained parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value of premises as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest on capital at 4| pqr cent, as at Ist April, 1930. Depreciation has been allowed for on balances of assets as at Ist April, 1930, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. £ s. d. Office furniture, fittings, and equip- £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. ■• 4,765 13 3 ment .. .. .. 2,523 2 8 Creditors £ s. d. Less provisionally written off .. 5 9 6 Sundry .. .. .. 272 11 11 2,517 13 2 Departmental .. .. .. 827 3 9 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 2,136 1 5 1,099 15 8 Library .. .. .. .. .. 161 18 3 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 2,492 18 10 Stock of stamps .. .. .. .. 3127 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 55,298 10 7 Expenses paid in advance .. .. .. 13 18 6 Debtors — £ s. d. Sundry.. .. .. .. 36 14 10 Departmental .. .. .. 175 3 6 211 18 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 58,611 16 1 £63/656 18 4 J . £63,656 18 4 G. C. Rodda, F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. 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 note.—G. F. C. Campbell. Controller and Auditor-General.

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