B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1935.

UNEMPLOYMENT FUND—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. Assets Creditors— £ s . d. £ s. d. Debtors— ' £ B . d. £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 72,223 11 8 Departmental .. .. 12,153 15 2 Sundry .. .. .. 221,965 10 2 Sundry .. .. .. 22,630 7 8 294,189 1 10 34,784 2 10 Payments m advance .. .. 56 1 7 Levies due but not paid .. 20,250 0 0 Levies paid in advance .. 4,109 15 0 Emergency unemployment charge Emergency unemployment charge due but not paid .. .. 33,090 0 0 paid in advance .. .. 38,910 2 9 53 340 q q — 43,019 17 9 Interest due but not paid .. 515 18 2 -Refunds of unemployment tax Interest accrued but not due .. 659 6 7 due and unpaid .. .. .. 1,248 10 10 1,175 4 9 Writings off in Suspense .. .. 258 3 6 Subsidy from Consolidated Eund accrued but not Excess 01 income over expendi- due .. .. 165 403 11 2 ture to 31st March, 1934 .. 752,937 7 3 Buildings .. .. .! .! '' '570 13 1 Excess of income over expendi- Motor-vehicles .. . . .. .. 1 737 10 9 ture^ for year ended 31st March, Office equipment .. .. .. .. 4,381 9 1 * * •• •• 643,199 6 9 Plant, machinery, tools, stores, &c. .. .. 16'520 3 5 -Plus bad debts reserve not re- Typewriters and office appliances .. .. 477 12 7 quired .. .. .. 2,178 0 0 Humphreys Gully water-race .. .. 7,276 510 1,398,314 14 0 Loans .. .. .. .. .. 68,097 13 9 £ s. d. Stock of blankets .. .. 1,017 5 0 Stock of boots and wearingapparel .. .. .. 6,835 10 4 Stock of meat .. .. 811 13 0 8,664 8 4 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 258 3 6 Cash held by Post Office .. 41,453 14 10 Cash in Public Account .. 1,332,169 12 8 Imprests outstanding .. 776 2 11 1,374,399 10 5 £1,737,086 9 6 £1,737,086 9 6 Note.—The statutory provision for payment of the subsidy from the Consolidated Fund was withdrawn by the Unemployment Amendment Act, 1932, but the subsidy shown in this Balance-sheet as accrued but not due can, if necessary, still be paid at the discretion 01 the Hon. the Minister of Finance. Part of the subsidies granted to the gold-mining industry is recoverable out of the proceeds of gold sold, while various payments made for fares issued to persons proceeding to employment are recoverable unless certain conditions are fulfilled. J. S. Hunteb, Commissioner of Unemployment. H. L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant, Unemployment Board. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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