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DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Lidbhltti&s, yj Capital Account—■ £ s. d. £ s. d. Land— £ s. d. £ s d Expenditure out of Public Works Institutions.. .. .. 51,463 9 3 Fund to Ist April, 1931 .. 418,351 10 10 Quarantine stations, &c. .. 1,200 0 0 Expenditure out of Public ' ™ /. fi o Q o Works Fund for year ended Buildings— 31st March, 1932, £3,613 Is., Institutions .. .. .. 264,481 9 8 less adjustment for year, Quarantine stations, &c. .. 49'196 12 0 £3,032 17s. lOd. .. .. 580 3 2 313 678 l 8 Stores on hand— 418,931 14 0 At institutions .. .. 13,067 4 0 Expenditure out of Consolidated Sera, vaccine, and laboratory Fund .. .. .. 136,657 19 3 stores .. .. .. 1,705 16 9 555,589 13 3 Drugs, disinfectant, &c., other Creditors — than institutional .. .. 2,11316 0 Departmental .. .. 1,452 4 6 Head Office bulk store .. 6,851 4 7 Sundry .. .. .. 51,052 4 2 , 738 1 4 52,504.. 8 8 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, ajnbuInstitutional fees paid in advance .. 353 5 0 lances, and lorries— Institutional fees Suspense Ac- Institutions.. .. .. 1,890 8 4 count .. .. .. .. 4,450 13 1 Other '.. .. .. 7.711113 Promotion of Health Fund .. .. 696 9 3 ' g Reserve for depreciation—• Live-stock and consumable farm Institutions .. .. .. 110,889 9 6 stores at institutions .. .. .. 2 526 17 7 Other • - • • .. 37, 904 9 2 Furniture, fittings, and equipment— 148,793 18 8 Institutions .. .. .. 55,137 12 2 Writings-off, Suspense Account .. .. 8,139 9 8 Dental clinics .. .. 9,794 5 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 677,214 5 0 Other .. .. .. 20!047 17 11 „ , — 84,979 15 10 Mechanical office appliances— Institution .. .. .. 555 14 6 Other .. .. .. 1,668 210 2,223 17 4 Libraries (other than institutional) .. 894 19 11 Push bicycles— Institutions .. .. .. 50 9 8 Other .. .. .. 184 9 7 — 234 19 3 l lant and machinery at institutions .. 7 679 18 5 Other improvements— Institutions .. .. .. 36,317 15 1 Quarantine stations .. .. 2,852 19 5 39,170 14 6 Debtors— Sundry .. .. .. 94,130 4 6 Departmental .. .. 283 8 4 94,413 12 10 Assets in Suspense— Institutions .. .. .. 2,964 11 11 Other .. .. .. 748 17 2 — — 3,713 9 1 National Development Expenditure Account .. .. .. 18,196 18 7 Cash— In Post Office or in transit .. 1,347 8 7 On deposit, Promotion of Health Fund .. .. .. 74 9 3 ■ 1,421 17 10 General Revenue Account—Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. .. 792,603 9 7 £1,447,742 2 7 £1,447,742 2 7 Note.—The accounts include the following charges for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriations : (a) Rent ansessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1931 ; (c) sundry debtors, £94 130 3s. 6d. includes £67,000 in respect of subsidies advanced to Hospital Boards. A. Keisenberg, A.R.A.N.Z., Secretary. W. T. Findlay, A.R.AN.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the various 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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