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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —continued. " Janie Seddon " Launch Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Pay of crew .. .. .. .. 1,386118 Hire of vessel .. .. .. .. 1,560 5 0 Deck and engine-room stores .. .. .. 140 11 3 Towing targets and other departmental services 802 2 6 Fuel and water .. .. .. .. 196 18 8 Maintenance, repairs, slip dues, surveys, &c. .. 284 17 4 License fees and telephone .. .. .. 37 5 0 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 224 1 6 Excess of income over expenditure carried down 92 2 1 £2,362 7 6 £2,362 7 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 26119 Excess of income over expenditure carried down 92 2 1 Excess of income over expenditure after charging interest on capital .. .. .. 65 10 4 £92 2 1 £92 2 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account — Land .. .. .. .. .. 321,213 18 10 Public Works Fund .. 897,149 4 2 Buildings.. .. .. .. .. 530,846 9 5 Consolidated Fund .. 2,505,114 3 5 Military stores and equipment— 3,402,263 7 7 Armament, heavy gun and Value of gift assets .. .. .. 17,330 0 0 small-arms ammunition 985,157 13 1 Ordnance Depot stocks at 3,419,593 7 7 vocabulary prices .. 1,051,961 5 10 Creditors — Unit equipment and clothing Departmental .. .. 2,751 10 7 stocks .. .. 346,326 13 2 Sundry.. .. .. 13,958 3 6 2,383,445 12 1 16,709 14 1 Air and marine craft, aviation Rents received in advance .. .. .. 134 13 7 equipment and stores .. .. .. 176,587 5 9 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. .. 1,088 3 6 Horses .. .. .. .. .. 4,001 17 7 Writings-off Suspense Account .. .. 57,293 14 1 Army Service Corps supplies.. .. .. 609 9 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 628,201 16 10 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 1,686 0 6 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 142 13 4 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 590 11 0 Stationery and publications .. .. .. 6,977 7 8 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 247 6 6 Medals and decorations .. .. .. 4,231110 Defence vessel " Janie Seddon " 513 10 2 Coal and oil supplies aboard .. 61 17 8 — 575 7 10 Wireless installation: Shortwave .. 565 8 11 Rents accrued .. .. .. 195 7 6 Debtors— Departmental .. . . 337 6 10 Sundry .. .. .. 354 19 3 692 6 1 Fire Loss Suspense Account .. .. 3,140 810 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 57,293 141 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same 88 3 6 1,088 3 6 Excess of expenditure over income— Aviation Revenue Account .. 124,322 9 9 Ordnance Revenue Account .. 165,281 5 2 Headquarters Revenue Account .. .. .. 148,756 15 6 Territorial Revenue Account 152,940 7 1 Cadets Revenue Account .. 37,655 2 8 628,956 0 2 Less excess of income over expenditure: "Janie Seddon " Revenue Account .. .. 65 10 4 628,890 9 10 £4,123,021 9 8 £4,123,021 9 8 H. Turner, Under-Secretary of Defence. L. C. Forgie, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts 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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