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POLICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. £ a. d. Administrative charges— Salaries .. .. .. 359,235 7 7 Subsidies from local bodies .. 279 0 0 Rent .. .. .. 2,893 12 5 License fees, Arms Act .. .. 3,024 7 6 Office expenses .. .. 1,145 13 3 Sale of confiscated firearms .. 67 11 6 Printing and stationery .. 3,660 4 8 Sale of confiscated liquor .. 45 18 11 Postage and telegrams .. 3,978 911 Payment for special police services 1,358 14 3 Telephones .. .. 6,847 11 4 Fines under Police Force Amend - House allowances .. .. 26,025 210 ment Act .. .. .. 31 0 0 Transfer expenses .. .. 4,573 19 10 Interest .. .. .. 218 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 14,884 7 9 4,809 10 2 Special-training expenses .. 297 16 0 Excess of expenditure over income 504,097 17 6 423,542 5 7 Other charges— Upkeep of bicycles, horses, and motor-vehicles .. . . 9,336 6 2 Freight, cartage, &c... .. 154 13 10 Clothing, stores, &c. .. 9,157 6 4 Fuel, light, water, scavenging. . 4,628 16 2 Police prosecutions .. .. 2,499 11 1 Prisoners' rations .. .. 538 18 10 Maintenance and repairs to buildings, &c. .. .. 12,545 19 5 Rewards .. . . . . 205 7 6 Medical expenses .. .. 426 10 8 Police examinations .. . . 167 10 3 Compassionate allowances .. 1,485 611 Legal fees .. .. .. 279 7 11 Sundry expenses .. .. 9 16 6 41,435 11 7 Depreciation on — Buildings .. .. .. 11,834 53 Office furniture .. .. 878 17 4 Mechanical office appliances .. 82 11 4 Libraries .. . . .. 617 10 3 Arms and accoutrements .. 356 9 4 Motor-vehicles .. .. 477 10 5 Bicycles .. .. .. 16 0 5 Horses .. .. . . 33 8 0 14,296 12 4 Loss on buildings .. .. 615 14 6 Loss on stores sold, &c. .. 138 11 2 754 5 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 28,878 12 6 £508,907 7 8 £508,907 7 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ B . d. Capital— Land .. .. .. .. .. 224,418 19 1 Liability to Treasury—Public. Works Fund, Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 300,362 5 3 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 682,631 4 0 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 15 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 372,785 3 2 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 128 4 6 Creditors — £ s. d. Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 8,143 18 10 Departmental .. .. 349 6 0 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 7,624 19 3 Sundry .. .. .. 2,018 2 4 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 1,513 2 0 2,367 8 4 Bicycles .. .. .. .. .. 118 17 0 Writings-off, Suspense Account — Horses .. .. .. .. .. 95 0 0 Buildings sold, &c., loss on .. 624 18 6 Stores and equipment .. .. .. 6,807 16 7 Mechanical office appliances Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 1,059 6 0 sold, loss on .. .. 413 6 Debtors — £ s. d. Bicycles sold, loss on .. 22 3 9 Departmental .. .. 23 18 4 Office furniture worn out, loss on 59 9 2 Sundry .. .. .. 60 16 0 Arms and accoutrements worn 84 14 4 out, loss on .. .. 153 7 0 Assets in suspense— Books worn out, loss on .. 813 2 Buildings .. .. .. 624 18 6 Stores and equipment lost .. 013 9 Mechanical office appliances .. 413 6 873 18 10 Bicycles .. .. .. 22 3 9 Office furniture .. .. 59 9 2 Arms and accoutrements .. 153 7 0 Libraries .. .. .. 8 13 2 Stores and equipment .. 0 13 9 873 18 10 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 504,097 17 6 £1,058,657 14 4 £1,058,657 14 4 Note. —The proportion of police to population was 1 to 1,283, and the cost per inhabitant for the year 1935-36 (exclusive of expenditure on the erection and maintenance of buildings, interest, and depreciation charges) was ss. 9j'd. R. F. Madden, Secretary, Police Department. 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], —Gr. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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