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CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 7,134 711 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 350 910 Annual certificates .. .. .. .. 35 19 3 Balance .. . ■ •• •• 7,763 13 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 111156 Postage .. .. .. .. ■ • 23 8 4 Purchase of law reports, &c. .. .. .. 139 16 11 Telephone subscription .. . . .. 117 2 8 Advertising, newspapers, &c. .. .. .. 6 5 6 Office fittings, repairs, and requisites .... 45 9 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. . • 10 011 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 6170 Rent ... .. .. .. • • 258 0 0 Depreciation — £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. 31 7 10 Mechanical office appliances .. 6 4 6 Library .. .. .. 187 8 2 225 0 6 £8,114 3 8 £8,114 3 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 7,763 13 10 Excess of expenditure over income . . .. 7,819 17 5 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 56 3 7 £7,819 17 5 £7,819 17 5 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d Capital .. .. .. •• 1,270 11 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 93 7 4 Creditors — £ s. d. Mechanical office appliances .. . . . . 012 9 Departmental .. .. .. 2 17 6 Library .. .. .. .. .. 1,176 11 4 Sundry .. .. .. ..5 8 4 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 56 8 9 8 510 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,819 17 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 7,868 0 4 £9,146 17 7 £9,146 17 7 H. H. Cornish, Solicitor-General. 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.-l [Pt. IV].—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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