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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeas ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 2,394 0 1 Balance carried down.. .. .. .. 24,847 6 3 League of Nations : New Zealand expenses .. 21,174 12 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 121 3 4 Rent of offices .. .. .. . . 685 0 0 Depreciation— £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. .. 183 18 9 Mechanical appliances .. .. 15 11 0 Library .. .. .. 35113 235 1 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 237 9 5 £24,847 6 3 £24,847 6 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 24,847 6 3 Balance carried to balance-sheet .. .. 24,919 1 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. • ■ 71 15 6 £24,919 1 9 £24,919 1 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d Fixed capital as at 31st March, 1936 —Consolidated Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,120 19 11 Fund .. .. .. .. ■■ 1,607 810 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 59 13 11 Creditors — £ s. d. Library .. .. .. .. .. 426 15 0 Departmental .. .. .. 2 6 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 24,919 1 9 Sundry .. .. .. 46 8 9 48 14 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 24,870 7 0 £26,526 10 7 £26,526 10 7 C. A. Berendsen, Permanent Head. F. B. Dwyer, Accountant. 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 lor audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental notes generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.--1 [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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