B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. to 1932.

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Administration expenses — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Cables prepaid .. .. •. .. 139 16 0 Salaries— Exchange .. .. • • • • 0 4 3 New Zealand .. .. 3,067 17 11 Excess expenditure over income London .. •• 2,880 0 0 carried down — £ s. d. Temporary assistance .. 164 17 0 Administration Account .. 8,429 511 Immigration Account .. 4,845 12 9 6,112 14 11 13,274 18 8 Office expenses .. .. 1,004 14 I Supervision of domestics (Consolidated Fund) .. 13 2 Supervision of public-school boys .. .. • • 31 11 9 Rent Account .. 1,134 6 4 8,284 10 3 Grants, &c. .. .. . • ■ • 56 3 9 Passage-money (undesirables) .. • ■ 2 10 0 Cost of cables .. . ■ • • ■ • 168 5 2 Exchanges .. . • • - • • 0 7 9 Depreciation Reserve Account .. .. 57 9 3 £ s. d. Passage-money paid .. ..11,706 8 4 Less contributions by immi- £ s. d. grants .. 2,962 13 4 Less costs by Imperial Government .. 4,351 17 6 7,314 10 10 4,391 17 6 Loans of passage-money written off .. .. 44 15 3 Supervision of domestics (Public Works Fund).. 250 0 0 Charges and expenses raising loans (Public Works —Proportion chargeable to vote Immigration) .. . ■ •• • • 0 0 £13,414 18 11 £13,414 18 11 To Balance brought down— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Recoveries on account of expenditure on £ s. d. Administration Account .. 8,429 511 previous years: New Zealand Government Immigration Account .. 4,845 12 9 contributions towards passage-money .. 1,078 10 8 13,274 18 8 Supervision of public-school boys .. .. 4 7 4 Interest on capital .. .. 149,459 12 6 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 37 9 3 Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest — £ s. d. Administration Account .. 157,888 18 5 Public Works Fund National Development Account .. 3,725 5 6 161,614 3 11 £162,734 11 2 £162,734 11 2 Interest at 4| per cent, on capital and proportionate cost of raising Public Works loans have been included in the account, although the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. .. . . 722 bll Public Works Fund, 31st Stock— £ s. d March, 1931 .. .. 3,314,409 17 10 Stationery .. .. .. 75 0 0 Net expenditure, 1931-32 .. 5,265 10 7 Stamps .. .. .. 11 2 6 Proportionate charges and Blankets .. .. .. bI» 7 noii expenses of raising Public , . . „ .t. ~ Works loans, 1931-32 .. 159 0 0 Loans of passage-money to immigrants .. 1,177 lb 11 Assets in Suspense: Loans, passage-money .. 44 15 it 3,319,834 8 5 Cash in Deposits Account: Remittances to Less recoveries on account immigrants .. .. .. • • 25 0 0 expenditure previous years 209 19 7 Sundry debtors £ s. d. — 3,319,624 810 Departmental .. .. 6 5 4 Creditors— . Sundry 8 0 0 K . 4 Departmental .... 12 0 1 ... lsr, Qac ,o K Sundrv • ■ •• •• 12 15 3 Administration Account .. .. lō/,ssb 18 o ■ 24 15 4 National Development Ac- £ s. d. Reserves- ®ount 3,316,816 5 0 Depreciation .. .. 539 17 6 Excess of expenditure over Bad debts .. .. 50 0 0 income, 1931-32 .. 5 6 589 17 6 3,320,541 10 6 Passage-money deposited on behalf of immigrants .. .. 601 16 6 Imperial Government — Loans to immigrants recovered but not paid .. 77 7 5 Contributions of passagemoney recovered but not paid .. .. • • 1 > 106 14 0 Contributions of passagemoney recovered and held in Suspense .. .. 266 15 0 1,450 16 5 Recoveries on behalf of Commonwealth Migration Department (Australia) .. .. . • 410 0 Remittances to immigrants (amounts deposited in New Zealand for payment in England) .. 25 0 0 Writings-off in Suspense (passage-money) .. 44 15 3 Assets in Suspense (furniture and fittings) .. 66 6 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 158,075 ill £3,480,507 14 5 £3,480,507 14 5 H. D. Thomson, Under-Secretary. 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.

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