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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND SHARES ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Interest on consolidated stock .. .. 32,500 0 0 Dividends declared for the year .. .. 164,062 10 0 Management charges on consolidated stock .. 257 15 3 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 131,304 14 9 £164,062 10 0 £164,062 10 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1937. Loan capital Bank of New Zealand shares (at nominal value) — £ s. d. New Zealand Consolidated Stock — £ s. d. 500,000 preference A shares .. .. 500,000 0 0 3 1 per cent.. 1940 '.. .. •• 500,000 0 0 1,375,000 preference B shares .. .. 1,375,000 0 0 4 per cent., 1943-63 .. .. .. 375,000 0 0 234,375 long-term mortgage C shares .. 234,375 0 0 Consolidated Fund capital .. .. .. 984,375 0 0 Dividends declared but not paid .. .. 75,781 5 0 Capital reserve .. .. .. .. 250,000 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 62,174 3 6 Accrued interest on consolidated stock .. 6,650 13 9 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 131,304 14 9 £2,247,330 8 6 £2,247,330 8 6 A. R. F. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), Assistant 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 as commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV].—J. H. Fowl.EE, Controller and Auditor-General. CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account poe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. ■■ •• •• •• 31,347 15 2 Work done .. .. .. •• 1,845 17 7 Freight and cartage .. .. . • 21 4 8 Sale of publications . . . . .. *59 Fuel and light, office cleaning .. .. .. 177 3 7 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 63,032 19 11 Maintenance of mechanical appliances . . ■. 69 3 0 Postages .. • ■■ ■■ ■■ 1,078 18 8 Printing and stationery .. ■■ •• 1,202 5 9 Rent 690 19 11 Preparation of statistical publications .. . . 3,429 16 1 Collection of statistics .. .. • • 1,093 3 6 Telephone services . . . • ■ 100 10 7 Travelling-expenses .. . . 13 10 8 Miscellaneous expenses .. . ■ • 27 5 2 Census, 1936 .. .. .. • 25,992 6 6 £65,244 3 3 £65,244 3 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 63,032 19 11 Balance, net loss .. .. .. 63,065 2 1 Interest on capital .. . . • - 32 22 £63,065 2 1 £63,065 2 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1937. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. • • 1,077 11 6 Furniture .. .. .. . - .. 637 16 0 Creditors Mechanical appliances .. . • • ■ 395 9 I Sundry . . ■ ■ • ■ • • • ■ 48 6 5 Library .. . . .. . . . • 44 6 5 Departmental .. . . • ■ • ■ 37 2 9 Debtors Treasury Adjustment Account • . •• 63,036 11 8 Sundry .. .. .. .. 374 Departmental .. .. .. .. 53 11 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 63,065 2 1 £64,199 12 4 £64,199 12 4 J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician. 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 therby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV].— J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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