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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Permanent charges: Salaries .. .. 2,332 16 0 By Examinations .. .. .. .. 381 7 6 Appropriations — £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. .. 7,120 011 Printing and stationery .. 195 4 3 Postage and telegrams .. 78 18 7 Appeal Board .. .. 100 5 6 Sundry payments .. .. 12 10 6 Office fittings and requisites .. 14 8 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. 152 10 9 Salaries .. .. .. 4,004 6 3 Kent .. .. .. 390 0 0 Telephone services .. .. 82 0 3 5,030 4 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 138 8 0 £7,501 8 5 £7,501 8 5 £ s. d. £ g . (J. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 7,120 011 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,194 12 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 74 11 9 £7,194 12 8 £7,194 12~1 Note. —4J per cent, interest on capital is included in the above charges. The office possesses no parliamentary appropriation for this item. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ B . d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 1,667 14 5 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 1,667' 14 5 Sundry creditors — £s. d. Stationery on hand .. .. .. .. '5010 0 Post and Telegraph .. .. ..4 2 4 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 13 19 1 Printing and Stationery .. .. 8 18 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,194 12 8 Other than Government Departments ..016 3 Sundry debtors —Post and Telegraph Department .. 100 13 16 11 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 1,083 17 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 6,162 710 £8,927 16 2 £8,927 16 2 T. Mark, Secretary, Public Service Commissioner. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submutted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed therby, subject to the above departmental note. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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