B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued,. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 13,525 10 6 Land .. .. .. .. 6,765 0 0 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Buildings .. .. 2,131 17 1 Departmental .. .. .. 303 14 7 —- 8,896 17 1 Sundry >. .. .. ..612155 Office furniture and fittings .. 2,309 3 2 916 10 0 Hostelry furniture and fittings .. 80 6 5 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 0168 2,389 9 7 Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 2,110 13 2 Mechanical office appliances .. 602 310 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 5 0 6 Technical instruments .. .. 7 10 0 Amounts held on deposit .. .. .. 464 2 6 609 13 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 68,155 17 8 Advance to Native Land Settlement Account in terms of section 8, Finance Act, 1929 .. .. 1,500 0 0 Motor-car for Native Health Nurse .. .. 129 10 0 Equipment for Maori gatherings .. .. 120 4 0 £ s. d. Stationery .. .. .. 921 5 5 Stamps .. .. .. 53 16 0 975 1 5 Sundry debtors— Departmental .. .. .. 1 16 0 Sundry .. .. .. 16,794 17 7 16,796 13 7 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. 5 0 6 Deposit AccountConsolidated Fund .. .. 253 7 0 Other deposits .. .. 210 15 6 464 2 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 53,291 18 6 £85,178 11 0 £85,178 11 0 E. N. Jones, Under-Secretary M. J. Lawless, 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 hereby, subject to the above departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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