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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 30,164 2 5 New Zealand stock fees .. .. .. 1,587 14 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 188 4 2 Stamp duty .. .. .. .. .. 290 11 10 Legal and professional expenses .. .. 11 8 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 73,453 8 11 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 3,361 0 2 Office requisites .. .. .. .. 153 18 10 Advertising, books, &e. .. .. .. 673 18 3 Office and sundry expenses .. .. .. 118 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 138 11 8 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 2,757 18 1 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. .. 1,491 8 0 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 384 14 10 Annual rental value of premises .. .. 2,592 0 0 Rent, Dunedin office .. .. .. . . 104 0 0 Expenses of Local Government Loans Board .. 192 12 8 Administration expenses of flood, fire, &c., loans . . 8 0 4 Losses irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 2 10 11 Bank exchange and commission . . .. 184 17 6 Consolidated stock — Management charges .. .. .. 27,794 4 6 Stamp duty on transfers .. .. .. 4,556 1 4 Depreciation — £ s. d. Office furniture .. .. 260 11 11 Mechanical appliances .. .. 286 5 7 Library .. .. .. 13 17 0 560 14 6 £75,331 14 9 £75,331 14 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 73,453 811 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 73,56710 2 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 114 1 3 £73,567 10 2 £73,567 10 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 2,703 18 6 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment.. .. 1,383 18 6 Creditors — £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1,122 810 •* Departmental .. .. 251 11 9 Library .. .. .. .. .. 197 11 2 Sundry .. .. .. 19,945 9 4 Stock of stamps .. .. .. .. 418 6 20,197 1 1 Debtors— £ s. d. Writing-off in Suspense .. .. .. 2 10 11 Departmental .. .. 1,596 10 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 57,511 8 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,521 19 8 4,118 9 10 Expenses paid in advance .. .. .. 17 10 7 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 2 10 11 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 73,56710 2 £80,414 18 6 £80,414 18 6 B. C. Ashwin, M.Com., A.R.A.N.Z. 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.--1 [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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