B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT— continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932— continued. Assets.

(a) Expenditure on national development to 31st March, 1932. (6) Unopened lines. («) Water-races, pipe-lines, dams, &c. (d) Earthquake Loss Suspense Account. (e) Timber rights. (/) Departmental library. („) Stripping in advance. (h) Maintenance Account, 1931-32. (i) Incomplete work. J. J. Gibson, Accountant. Chas. E. Bennett, Assistant Under-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts and General Balance-sheet and the subsidiary accounts for Irrigation Schemes in operation and Timber-supply and Sawmills 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. The following comment is appended: The book value of existing assets purchased out of " Plant, Material, and Stores" vote,, and of permanent-way material, do not agree with stock-sheets submitted.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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.. . Profit and Treasury Plant and ; Furniture and Stocks of sundry Debtors Loans Stores, Ac., Loss _ Adjustment Cash. Other Assets. Totai. Name of Account. Land. Buildings. Machinery. i Fittings. Materials. i &unar y i*»d«hs. outstanding. Deficits. (Loss ) Account. [ | I I ! ! _ n j f „ j £ s d 1 £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. dJ £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d. . . , t, 1 t q ook n 0 '37 980 7 6 27 869 13 0:4,486 9 9 1,189 18 1 .. .. 1,783,033 17 324,778,168 4 8(a) 26,635,953 10 3 1. National Development .. .. 3,225 0 0 .. .. .«,y»0 / b //,»0» w , ,7,188,473 0 3(6) 7,675,890 19 11 2. Railway Construction .. .. 147,211 10 6 .. .. 330,956 0 2 7,488 O 1U 1,10 | , s g ; 6f . J34 4 g 3. Irrigation (under Construction) .. .. •• j J g 30 397 11 9 " ! 5,818* 14 11162,276 * 5 2 1 .! .. ! 975,398 12 4(c) 1,178,287 15 10 t 853,34l" 3 11 1.015,147 2 2 2,015 12 0 Ss. So. 12 I&U 5 1,802 13 31, .53 1, ,, 3 15 8 .. 2,125 0 0 .. 10,564 5 5« 1,888,187 5 0 W«taltod) 1,310 18 0 .. .. .. 4,252 3 3«) 5,470 14 8 6. Timber-supply and Sawmills .. .. •• •• '■ J fill ! 3 271 5 8 .. ■■ 158,974 13 10 7. Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. JHrI I J " t , 74*93914 2 " I ' 5 14 4 " .. .. 1,647 7 10(/) 85,348 2 4 8. Public Works, Departmental .. .. 7,064 3 11 .. 1,691 2 1 ' 4 >939 14 2 .. 9. Acquisition and Operation of 1,088 3 0 1,423 8 1 10,797 3 9 .. 2,222 5 1 650 5 7 .. j 526 0 11 .. .. .. 711 3 0(sr) 17,418 Quarries 203 5 4 7 598 14 8 .. .. •• 18,247 15 8(A) 26,049 15 8 10. Maintenance of Roads, .. . • •• _ Bridges, Rivers, &c. (Consolidated Fund) __ 3,987 14 1(h) 4,194 8 1 11. Maintenance of Government and other Domains (Conn. ■SSS.'SSM.Mt .. 25,405 13 9 5,589 17 5 15,799 4 6 „ 15 2 9 .. 168,530 0 1 22,573 2 7<« 239,013 1 1 13. wSS£"w™S"r <i ' 2,26111 » 120 6 9 3,0» 19 . .113 -■ „ 3.087 10 9 10» » 10W 9.994 10 8 854,329 6 111,167,007 0 9128,619 18 625,526 0 6438,133 4 9; 175, 488 18 11,6, 440 6 11,13,903 18 6165,363 15 11 170,655 0 11,783,033 17 3[33,062,516 2 5 37,991,017 11 5