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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND SHARES ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ _s. d. Interest on consolidated stock .. .. 32,500 0 0 Dividends declared for the year .. .. 164,06-10 0 Management charges on consolidated stock .. 257 18 0 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 131,304 12 0 £164,062 10 0 £164,062 10 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. T.inhWinp? £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan capital—- Bank of New Zealand shares (at nominal New Zealand consolidated stock — value) Si tier cent 1940 .. •• 500.000 0 0 500,000 preference A shares .. .. 500,000 0 0 4 per cent., 1943—63 375,000 0 0 1,375,000 preference B shares .. .. 1.37M00 0 0 Consolidated Fund capital 984,375 0 0 234,375 long-term mortgage C shares .. 234,375 0 0 Capital reserve .. .. .. •• 250,000 0 0 Dividends declared but not paid .. .. 75,781 5 U Accrued interest on consolidated stock .. 6,650 13 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 62,174 0 9 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 131,304 12 0 £2,247,330 5 9 £2,247,330 5 9 B. C. Ashwin, Accountant to the Treasury. 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].—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries . .. .. •• •• 6.211 6 0 Law-costs .. .. •• •• 91* Annual certificates .. .. .. •• 33 12 0 Balance .. .. •• 6.626 5 6 Printing and stationery .. ■■ ■■ 1161811 Postage .. ■ • • • • ■ • • 19 17 11 Purchase of law reports, &c. .. .. • • 106 14 9 Telephone subscription. . .. •• •• 99 16 4 Advertising, newspapers, &c. .. .. .. 3 19 Office fittings, repairs, and requisites .. .. 14 14 4 Travelling-expenses .. . • ■. • • 4 7 9 Sundry expenses .. .. • ■ ■ • 5 18 5 Rent 252 0 0 Depreciation — £ d. Furniture and fittings .. .. 31 5 10 Mechanical office appliances .. 6 4 6 Library .. .. •• 182 16 11 220 7 3 £7,088 15 5 £7,088 15 5 £ s. d. £s- dBalance brought down 6,626 5 6 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous Interest on capital .. .. • • ■ • 60 16 6 years .. • • • • ■ • ■ ■ - Excess of expenditure over income .. .. o, oao 9 o £6,687 2 0 £6,687 2 J) Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ b. d. Assets. £ s. d Capital • • • 1,373 3 4 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. ■ ■ ™ 6 - Sundry creditors .. 13 18 0 Mechanical office appliances , • « * Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 6,718 19 1 Library .. .. •• > Payments m advance .. . • • • • • 40 / / Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 6.686 9 6 £8,106 0 5 £8,106 0 5 H. H. Cornish, Solicitor-General 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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