B.—l [PT. IV].

PUBLIC DEBT REDEMPTION FUND. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. Cr. Public Debt Repayment Account —Payments £ a. d. Interest on the Public Debt Redemption Fund — £ s. d. from Consolidated Fund — Public Trustee .. .. .. .. 288,978 16 4 J per cent, on public debt outstanding at State Advances Office .. .. .. 131,797 16 4 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. 1,042,999 16 10 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 240,000 0 0 J per cent, on public debt redeemed to 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. .. 59,160 3 4 Total income .. .. .. 660,776 12 8 3\ per cent, on public debt redeemed to 31st Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 882,309 18 2 March, 1935 .. .. .. .. 414,121 3 6 3J per cent, on public debt cancelled during the year .. .. .. .. 26,805 7 2 £1,543,086 10 10 £1,543,086 10 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ a. d. Assets. £ a. d. Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 17,225,644 10 6 Inveatmenta— Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 1,931,775 510 Public Truat Office .. .. .. 7,966,688 11 2 State Advances Office ... .. .. 3,258,955 19 4 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 6,000,000 0 0 Interest accrued — Public Trust Office .. .. .. 2,682 9 6 State Advances Office .. .. .. 16,743 13 1 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 19,726 0 7 Interest due and unpaid— State Advances Office .. .. .. 17,486 14 8 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 915,884 18 7 Cash in State Advances Account .. .. 76,941 11 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 882,309 18 2 £19,157,419 16 4 £19,157,419 16 4 B. C. Ashwin, Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ a. d. Permanent charges: Salaries .. .. .. 2,495 111 Examinations .. .. .. .. 496 14 1 Appropriations — £ s. d. Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 6,961 3 5 Salaries .. .. .. 3,422 7 10 Advertising .. .. .. 18 15 3 Office fittings and requisites .. 4 5 5 Printing and stationery .. 206 0 9 Postage and Telegrams .. .. 130 14 9 Rent .. .. • • ■. 390 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. 85 10 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. 147 1 6 Appeal Board .. .. .. 125 1 7 Grant to officer on retirement .. 310 1 9 Sundry payments .. .. 19 5 5 4,859 4 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 103 11 0 £7,457 17 6 £7,457 17 6 £ s. d. £ g. a. Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,961 3 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 6,972 16 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 11132 £6,972 16 7 £6,972 16 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s . d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 247 8 4 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 247 8 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 6,924 19 5 Stationery on hand .. .. .. .. 50 10 0 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Official stamps .. .. . . .. 13 411 Internal Affairs Department .. 27 9 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 6,972 16 7 Labour Department (Emp. Div.) 17 14 11 Printing and Stationery Department .. • • • • 18 5 4 Post and Telegraph Department .. 3 13 1 Other than Government Departments .. .. . • 44 9 5 11l 12 1 £7,283 19 10 £7,283 19 10 G. T. Bolt, Acting-Secretary, Public Service Commissioner. 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.

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