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AUDIT DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 54,001 010 Fees due .. .. .. .. .. 32,766 17 2 Books, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 166 10 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 32,477 4 1 Allowances, higher duties .. .. .. 552 5 11 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. 747 Office fittings .. . . .. .. 73 19 9 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 269 11 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 1,352 17 0 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 207 11 10 Temporary assistance .. .. .. 767 18 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 6,429 15 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 380 9 3 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 253 13 9 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 117 14 7 Compassionate grant .. .. .. .. 198 10 5 Depreciation— £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. 27 3 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. 110 13 1 Books .. .. .. 65 18 5 203 15 3 Assets provisionally written off .. .. 261 2 0 £65,244 1 3 £65,244 1 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 32,477 4 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 32,522 2 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 44 18 7 £32,522 2 8 £32,522 2 8 Balance-sheet of the Audit Department as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,041 10 2 Furniture and fittings .. .. . . 288 12 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 34,573 5 7 Mechanical appliances .. .. 187 6 10 Creditors — £ s. d. Books .. .. .. .. .. 565 11 4 Departmental .. .. 69 8 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. . . 161 18 2 Sundry .. .. .. 254 15 8 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 49 8 3 324 4 4 Debtors — £ s. d. Fees paid in advance .. .. .. .. 4 6 0 Departmental .. .. .. 50 13 4 Writings-off, Suspense .. .. .. 261 2 0 Sundry .. .. ..2,093 7 6 2,144 0 10 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. . . 261 2 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 32,522 2 8 Cash in transit .. .. .. .. 24 6 0 £36,204 8 1 £36,204 8 1 J. H. Fowler, F.K.A.N.Z., Chief Clerk. 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 thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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