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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. •• 6,118 11 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Creditors — Furniture and fittings .. 4,773 3 7 Departmental .. .. .. .. 2,097 11 9 Mechanical appliances .. .. 1,025 1 9 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 4,831 5 4 Permanent fittings, Auckland Pensions due but unpaid .. .. .. 34,694 14 1 office .. .. .. 320 5 9 Pensions paid but not cleared .. .. 4,194 9 0 6,118 11 1 Rent due but unpaid .. .. .. 30 10 4 Medical stores on hand .. .. .. 544 15 10 Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 3,678 3 1 Stationery on hand.. .. .. .. 800 8 6 Written off Reserve Account .. .. 3 610 Stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 107 11 4 Deposits Account — Miscellaneous — (J.Petrie); Pensions prepaid .. .. .. .. 223,387 3 6 Canadian Government .. .. .. 10 0 0 Accounts prepaid .. .. .. .. 79 9 5 Imperial Pensions paid but not cleared .. 43,940 9 4 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 3610 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,410,185 8 3 Deposits Account —Miscellaneous—Cash (Canadian Government) .. .. .. 10 0 0 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 22,281 19 2 Advances on account of other Governments (Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), section 7) — Canadian Government .. 316 12 1 Commonwealth Government 12,699 4 9 Union of South Africa .. 92 2 6 Imperial Government ~ 45,498 18 8. — — 80,888 17 2 Imperial pensions, cash in Deposit Account ~ 100 2 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 3,197,744 211 £3,509,784 9 1 . £3,509,784 9 1 J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions. 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.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. •• •• 2,408 5 0 By Sundry revenue .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 League of Nations .. .. .. .. 12,756 10 2 Balance carried down .. , . .. 16,492 10 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 150 0 0 Rent .. .. .. • • ■ • 712 0 0 Depreciation .. .. ■ ■ . ■ 230 17 0 Sundries .. .. • • • • • • 236 18 3 £16,494 10 5 £16,494 10 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 16,492 10 5 By Balance carried to Balance-sheet .. ... 16,639 5 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 146 14 8 * £16,639 5 1 £16,639 5 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. • ■ • • • • 3,260 14 10 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 2,387 210 Creditors . £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 163 2 0 Government .. .. 2 15 1 Library .. .. •• .. 711 5 0 Sundry .. •• •• 174 13 11 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 16,639 5 1 177 9 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. • • 864 13 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 15,597 17 10 £19,900 14 11 £19,900 14 11 Note.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Interest at per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1931 ; (b) rental assessed by Public Works Department. F. D. Thomson, Permanent Head. F. B. Dwyer, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. 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 notes—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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