B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1935.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,868 9 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Creditors — Furniture and fittings .. .. 1,442 10 1 Departmental .. .. . . .. 694 0 7 Mechanical appliances .. .. 242 18 5 Sundry .. .. .. .. 5,508 15 5 Permanent fittings, Auckland office 183 0 6 Pensions due but unpaid .. .. 34,804 14 8 1,868 9 0 Rent due but unpaid .. .. .. 715 0 Medical stores on hand .. . . . . 474 14 1 Pensions paid but not cleared .. .. 689 3 8 Stationery on hand . . .. .. • . 782 2 5 Writing-off Reserve Account .. .. 2 6 6 Stamps on hand .. . . .. .. 123 14 8 Deposits Account, Miscellaneous (J. Petrie), Pensions prepaid .. .. .. •• 248,851 5 6 (Canadian Government) .. .. .. 18 2 9 Accounts prepaid .. . . .. .. 74 4 5 Deposits Account Imperial. Pensions .. 25,809 1 6 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 2 6 6 Imperial pensions not cleared .. .. 9, 299 4 1 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,693,267 13 2 Departmental .. .. 41,256 13 11 Advances on account other Governments (Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), section 7) — Canadian Government .. 180 11 8 Commonwealth Government.. 14,308 1 10 Imperial Government .. 2,342 6 3 Government of Fiji .. 4 4 10 58,091 18 6 Deposits Account, Miscellaneous (J. Petrie) : Cash 18 2 9 Deposits Account: Imperial pensions (cash) .. 35,604 711 Excess of expenditure over income .. ..3,426,078 0 7 £3,771,969 6 4 £3,771,969 6 4 J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions. 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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