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UNEMPLOYMENT FUND. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. Income. By Fees and travelling-expenses of £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. members under section 16 — To Levies .. .. .. 316,196 10 0 Fees to members .. .. 1,390 12 0 Less cost of collection .. 4,000 0 0 Members'travelling-expenses 643 9 1 312,196 10 0 y,034 1 1 Subsidy from Consolidated Fund .. .. 213,930 010 Grants under section 18— Interest .. .. .. .. .. 949 13 8 Scheme No. 1 .. .. 31,084 8 5 Donations .. .. .. .. 10 0 Scheme No. 2 .. .. 32,950 1 6 Scheme No. 3 .. .. 8,770 4 8 Scheme No. 4a .. .. 3,048 2 5 Scheme No. 5 .. .. 331,801 10 5 Special grant, £ s. d. Hastings relief 4,783 2 0 Special grant, Napier relief ..3,181 8 3 Special grant, Wairoa relief .. 208 9 0 8,172 19 3 Special grant, Labour Bureau, Wellington .. 84 8 10 Special grant, Labour Bureau, Christchurch .. 28 16 4 Special grant, Labour Bureau, Auckland .. 23 2 8 136 7 10 Special grant, blackberry picking, Auckland .. .. ' .. 100 0 3 Grant to Native Trustee .. 5,000 0 0 Gold-prospecting grant .. 24 18 2 Accident compensation, Scheme 2 70 12 10 421,159 6 9 Administration expenses — Advertising .. .. .. 14 8 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 5 12 4 Overtime and tea-money .. 37 6 6 Postages and telegrams .. 393 17 2 Printing and stationery .. 2,282 3 2 Salaries* .. .. .. 2,573 4 6 5,306 11 8 Balance excess income over expenditure .. .. .. .. 98,577 6 0 £527,077 4 6 £527,077 4 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. Sundry creditors — £ s. d. £ s. d. , £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 2,998 510 Office equipment .. .. .. 8 6 4 Sundry .. .. .. 106,570 5 6 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. 109,568 11 4 Sundry .. .. .. 201 12 3 Levies paid in advance .. .. .. 16,450 10 0 Levies due but not paid .. 52,000 0 0 Refunds due but not paid .. .. 127 10 0 Subsidy accrued but not due .. 54,683 9 7 Excess income over expenditure .. .. 98.577 6 0 Interest on investments accrued due and unpaid .. .. 940 16 11 107,825 18 9 Cash in Post Office 47,774 10 0 Cash in Public Account .. ..68,619 17 1 Imprests outstanding .. .. 495 5 2 69,115 2 3 £224,723 17 4 £224,723 17 4 Malcolm Fraser, Commissioner of Unemployment. 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. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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