B.—l [PT. IV],

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. Capita] provided by Treasury— £ s. d. £ s. d. National Development Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund !. 7,333,790 5 10 Grants to Education Boards Consolidated Fund .. 1,092,329 19 7 and other Boards for 8,426,120 5 5 sites, buildings, Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 99,971 910 equipment, &c., for — Boys and girls at service: Wages in hands of Elementary education .. 4,987,149 15 8 Department .. .. .. .. 84,436 3 1 Kindergartens.. .. 8,336 16 2 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Post-primary education 1,962,007 010 General .. .. 33,396 10 2 Higher education .. 818,526 3 3 Government Departments,. 2,802 14 10 Training of teachers .. 184,085 12 5 36,199 5 0 Education of the blind .. 38,000 0 0 Amounts paid to Department 7,998,105 8 4 in advance— Departmental assets — Gramophones .. .. 527 10 10 Land ... .. .. 59,234 11 9 Gazette .. .. .. 35 6 2 Buildings .. .. 307,482 18 8 Teachers'certificate fees .. 349 15 3 Hydro-electric services .. 2,300 0 9 912 12 3 Water services .. .. 1,024 2 4 School for the Deaf, Sumner— Furniture, fittings, &e. .. 26,137 16 10 Income from bequests for special purposes .. 137 19 11 Farm and other plant, imCapital Account bequests for special purposes 2,710 14 0 plements, &c. .. .. 5,988 14 10 Stores Suspense Account .. .. .. 1,761 5 5 Motor buses, cars, and cycles 9,352 7 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,387,377 18 11 Typewriters and office appliances .. .. 1,761 10 9 Library .. .. 418 9 I 413,700 12 3 Stocks of material on hand, 31st March, 1932 — School books and requisites 1,419 4 11 General stores .. .. 8,300 18 3 Farm-produce .. .. 1,611 17 II Live-stock .. .. 2,218 19 3 13,551 0 4 Stores Deficiency Account .. .. .. 1,7615 5 Official stamps on hand, 31st March, 1932 .. 21 9 11 Amount paid in advance .. .. .. 12 1 6 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. General .. 105,325 6 2 Less reserve .. .. 22,274 9 4 83,050 16 10 Government Departments 51,963 13 2 135,014 10 0 Cash in Post Office Savings-bank : Sumner bequests .. .. .. .. .. 137 19 11 Cash in hands of Public Trustee : Sumner bequests .. .. .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank : Wages of boys and girls at service .. .. 84,124 3 3 i Cash in hands of Post Office at 31st March, 1932 392 17 8 Balance from Income and Expenditure Account 3,390,095 11 3 £12,039,627 13 10 | £12,039,627 13 10 C. E. Crawford, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. T. B. Strong, Director of Education. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure, Trading, and Profit and Loss 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. —J. 11. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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