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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1935. j) r- £ s. d. Or. _ £ s. d. To Administrative expenses : Rent .. .. 130 00 By Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous Other items— £ s. d. years .... .. ■ • •• ' Maternity claims .. ..29,912 0 0 Balance earned down .. .. • • 74, you u 6 State subsidy .. 44,794 13 9 Depreciation (furniture, £52 10s.; mechanical appliances, £12 195.) .. 65 9 0 74,772 2 9 £74,902 2 9 £74,902 2 9 £ s. d. £ s- d - To Balance brought down 74,900 0 3 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 74,915 5 5 Interest on capital .. • • • • 15 5 2 £74,915 5 5 £74,915 5 5 Note. —The above account includes charges for interest on capital and depreciation for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Dr Or. £ s. d. To Administration expenses — £ s. d. By Sundry fees .. .. •• •• 312 0 Salaries .. •• 1,172 12 11 Balance carried down .. .. •• A,164 o it Government Actuary .. • • •• 1,688 18 6 Postages and telegrams .. .. • • 50 2 5 Printing and stationery .. .. • • 80 14 10 Rent .. .. • ■ • • • • 104; 5 5 Telephone services .. .. • ■ 23 11 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 9 0 10 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 3 11 1 Office maintenance .. • • • • 3 17 £3,135 18 11 £3,135 18 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. •• 3,132 611 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 3,135 15 9 Interest on capital .. .. • ■ • • 3 8 10 £3,135 15 9 £3,135 15 9 Note.—The above account includes charges for interest on capital and depreciation for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. 438 15 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 266 4 9 Creditors Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 172 11 0 Departmental .. .. • • ■ • 0 5 3 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 44 2 6 Sundry .. .. •• •• 948 3 0 Stamps .. .. •• •• •• 217 3 Treasurv Adjustment Account .. .. 77,149 12 8 Excess of expenditure over income— £ s. d. National Provident .. .. 74,915 5 5 Friendly societies .. .. 3,135 15 9 78,051 1 2 £78,536 16 8 £78,536 16 8 R. Witheford, Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. 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 note enfaced thereon.--G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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