B.—l [PT. IV].

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,576 3 10 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. 5 16 2 By-election expenses .. .. .. .. 410 0 10 Sale of rolls . . .. .. .. .. 70 2 0 General Election expenses .. .. .. 323 18 ,5 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 7,968 18 0 Licensing poll expenses .. .. .. 31 18 5 Licensing Committee Election expenses .. .. 43 3 0 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 523 7 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 92 22 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 748 17 11 Freight, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 46 3 11 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 72010 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 3 19 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 22 19 8 Registration of electors .. .. .. 150 0 0 £8,044 16 2 . £8,044 16 2 £ s. d. — — Balance brought down .. .. .. 7,968 18 0 Excess of expenditure over income, carried to £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 63 1 10 balance-sheet .. .. .. .. 8,031 19 10 £8,031 19 10 £8,031 19 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ g. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,712 13 9 Furniture, fittings, and mechanical appliances .. 1,587 16 7 Creditors— £ s. d. Stock of electoral maps .. .. . . 20 13 0 Departmental .. .. .. 144 13 2 Postage-stamps on hand . . .. .. 104 4 2 Sundry .. .. .. .. 13 7 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,031 19 10 158 0 4 Treasury adjustment .. .. .. .. 7,873 19 6 £9,744 13 7 £9,744 13 7 G. G. Hodgkins, Chief Electoral Officer. G. 0. Hall, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. 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], —Cyril G. Collins, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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