B. —1 [PT. IV].

DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL AFFAlRS—continued. SUBDIVISION VII.—EXPLOSIVES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. •• 2,819 9 6 By Explosives license fees .. .. .. 6,163 19 4 Magazine expenses .. .. . • • • 993 1 9 Magazine revenue .. .. .. .. 1,323 7 6 Rent of offices .. .. . / 87 0 0 Storage of powder .. .. .. .. 1,566 17 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 771 4 1 Sundry revenue .. .. .. .. 72 18 9 Sundries .. .. •. ■ • • • 308 12 11 Depreciation — £ s. d. Furniture and fittings . . .. 26 12 4 Buildings .. . • • • 400 2 8 Mechanical appliances .. .. 14 0 Bicycles .. .. 0 18 11 428 17 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. 3,718 17 0 £9,127 3 2 £9,127 3 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 312 18 2 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,718 17 0 Balance carried to Balance-sheet .. .. 3,405 18 10 £3,718 17 0 £3,718 17 0 Combined Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. (Including Subdivisions I to VIII and Special Acts.) To Balances from separate accounts as under— £ s. d. By Balances from separate accounts as under : £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. 315,477 11 8 Explosives Branch .. .. .. 3,405 18 10 Government Actuary .. .. .. 1,414 16 4 Balance carried to Combined Balance-sheet .. 354,458 1 7 High Commissioner .. .. •• 36,548 18 2 Museum .. .. .. .. 4,422 14 3 £357,864 0 5 £357,864 0 5 Notes. —(1) The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Interest on capital; (6) rental assessed by Public Works Department. (2) No charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the accounts. Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. (Including Subdivisions I to VIII and Special Acts.) Liabilities. Assets. Capital as at 31st March, 1935— £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental assets : Head Office Public Works Fund .. 168,012 17 10 and sub-Departments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund .. .. 134,957 1 6 Land .. .. .. 14,250 10 6 302,969 19 4 Buildings.. .. .. 123,133 6 2 Creditors — Consumable stores .. .. 542 2 7 Departmental .. .. 2,455 7 2 Tools and utensils .. .. 351 0 6 Sundry .. .. .. 8,398 410 Furniture and fittings .. 4,875 11 3 10,853 12 0 Mechanical appliances .. 572 3 9 Rent paid in advance .. .. .. 4 8 6 Motor-vehicles .. . . 841 0 0 Repayment of loans in advance .. .. 77 8 4 Bicycles .. .. .. 513 10 Writings off in suspense .. .. .. 284 9 1 Library .. .. .. 1,265 16 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 348,520 19 1 Photographic apparatus . . 53 3 3 145,890 8 0 Special departmental assets — Head Office— Turnbull Library building 6,612 16 0 Turnbull Library.. .. 57,547 10 10 Fish-hatcheries .. .. 2,664 5 0 Wharves and beacons .. 226 3 4 Launches and boats . . 121 2 5 Horses and dogs .. .. 13 4 2 Camp outfit: Inspector under Animals Protection and Game Act .. .. 8 3 0 Camp-equipment.. .. 79 14 2 Hunting-equipment .. 12 9 1 Stock of deer-skins .. 120 13 3 67,406 1 3 High Commissioner — Lease of buildings . . 20,425 0 0 Lease of buildings, Suspense Account .. .. 14,623 0 2 Motor accessories .. 10 0 35,049 0 2 Museum exhibits .. . . .. . . 54,725 3 2 Explosives Branch: Explosives appliances .. 20 0 0 Debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 1,240 14 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,653 19 11 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 982 19 2 4,877 13 1 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. 284 9 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 354,458 1 7 £662,710 16 4 £662,710 16 4 J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary. F. B. Dwyer, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure 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 AuditorGeneral.

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