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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. " Janie Seddon " Launch Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. £ s. d. To Pay of crew .. .. .. .. 1,234 13 3 £ s. d. Deck and engine-room stores .. .. 236 0 0 By Hire of vessel .. .. .. 1,442 5 6 Fuel and water .. .. .. .. 199 8 0 Towing of targets and other departmental services 311 0 0 Maintenance, repairs, slip-dues, survey, &c. .. 299 11 0 Excess of expenditure over income carried down.. 476 3 3 License fees and telephone .. .. .. 35 15 0 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 224 1 6 £2,229 8 9 £2,229 8 9 £ s. d. ===== To Balance brought down .. .. .. 476 3 3 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 158 14 5 interest on capital .. .. .. 634 17 8 £634 17 8 £634 17 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 321,184 8 1 Public Works Fund .. 898,787 0 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 443,183 15 0 Consolidated Fund .. 2,428,317 9 10 Military stores and equipment-— 3,327,104 10 3 Armament, heavy - gun and £ s. d. Value of gift assets .. .. 17,330 0 0 small-arms ammunition .. 1,007,867 10 5 Ordnance Depot stocks at 3,344,434 10 3 vocabulary prices .. 1,064,117 16 4 Creditors — Unit equipment and clothing Departmental .. .. 706 4 6 stocks .. .. 329,245 510 Sundry.. .. .. 4,760 1 10 2,401,230 12 7 5,466 6 4 Air and marine craft, aviation equipment and Creditors, Ordnance Depot .. .. .. 216 15 8 stores .. .. .. .. .. 170,711 4 4 Rents received in advance .. .. .. 107 19 0 Horses .. .. .. .. .. 3,482 19 0 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. .. 1,088 148 Army Service Corps supplies.. .. .. 457 5 3 Writings-off, Suspense Account .. .. 1,021 13 11 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 2,498 0 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 512,047 2 9 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 271 19 7 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 612 7 1 Stationery and publications .. .. .. 5,746 6 2 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 204 2 4 Medals and decorations .. .. .. 4,231 13 4 £ s. d. Defence vessel " Janie Seddon " 737 11 8 Coal and oil supplies on board 19 4 10 756 16 6 Wireless installation, short wave .. 521 12 4 Rents accrued .. .. .. 218 14 8 Debtors — Departmental .. .. 484, 9 6 Sundry .. .. .. 554 17 3 1,039 6 9 Fire Loss Suspense Account .. .. 3,140 810 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 1,021 13 11 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same .. 88 14 8 1,088 14 8 Excess of expenditure over income— Aviation Revenue Account .. 78,191 12 6 Ordnance Revenue Account .. 104,188 2 4 " Janie Seddon " Revenue Account .. .. .. 634 17 8 Headquarters Revenue Account .. .. .. 139,348 9 7 Territorial Revenue Account .. 142,216 6 6 Cadets Revenue Account .. 38,201 13 0 502,781 1 7 £3,864,383 2 7 £3,864,383 2 7 H. Turner, Under-Secretary of Defence. L. C. Forgie, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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