B.—l [PT. IV].

EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION FUND. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. Annual appropriation— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Vote "Unemployment ex- Registration levy .. .. .. .. 441,924 9 7 penses " — Employment charge— Salaries and allowances .. 13,889 6 7 Tax on salary or wages Advertising .. .. 50 12 9 paid in cash .. 1,395,892 1 0 Board members' fees and Tax on salary or wages salaries .. .. 202 4 4 paid by sale of employ - Law-costs .. .. 2 6 0 ment stamps .. 1,216,836 18 4 Maintenance — Motor-vehicles .. 66 13 6 2,612,728 19 4 Typewriters .. .. 16 8 Tax on income other than Overtime and meal allow- salary or wages .. 1,274,746 0 9 ances .. .. 13 8 5 3,887,475 0 1 Postages and telegrams .. 2 12 4 Fines .. .. .. .. .. 1,144 15 0 Printing and stationery 10 0 10 Penalties .. .. .. .. .. 22,443 18 3 Rent, heating, and lighting 449 410 Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 2,281 11 6 Transfer and removal ex- Miscellaneous .. ■ .. .. .. 148 16 6 penses .. .. 15 5 8 Travelling-expenses .. 194 18 0 14,897 19 11 Expenditure under section 5 of Unemployment Act, 1930, and under section 34 of the Employment Promotion Act, 1936 — Administration .. .. 60,000 0 0 General work relief .. 1,948,466 2 3 Gold-prospecting schemes .. 168,271 16 0 Promotion of employment on farms .. .. 87,047 3 5 Promotion of employment in building trades .. 252,439 310 Promotion of employment amongst boys .. .. 2,138 1 4 Promotion of employment amongst women .. 10,399 0 4 Promotion of employment amongst Natives .. 31,125 15 9 Placement in commerce and industry .. .. 5,094 15 8 Assistance to industry .. 28,216 17 9 Sustenance-allowances .. 1,555,666 7 I Miscellaneous grants and subsidies .. .. 7,076 7 5 Miscellaneous surveys and investigations .. .. 1,595 2 11 Compensation ex gratia payments .. .. 10,645 7 4 Purchase and distribution of blankets and footwear .. 1,336 17 8 Purchase of foodstuffs .. 21,936 11 1 Bonuses to workers .. 61,367 4 7 Transport of workers .. 3,675 0 9 Loeses in Suspense .. 7,520 0 0 l) preciation . . .. 99 1 4 4,264,116 16 6 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 76,403 14 6 £4,355,418 10 11 £4,355,418 10 11 Note. —This account represents the income and expenditure of the Unemployment Fund for the period Ist April to 31st May, 1936, and of the Employment Promotion Fund for the period Ist June to 31st March, 1937. The vote " Unemployment Expenses " represents the expenditure on administration under the Unemployment Act, 1930, and amendments, for the period Ist April, 1936, to 31st May, 1936. Subsequent to the 31st May, 1936, administration expenses were provided from the Consolidated Fund with the exception that a grant of £60,000 was contributed from the Employment Promotion Fund towards these expenses. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. Creditors — £ s. d. £ s. d. Debtors — £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry .. .. .. 129,471 8 3 Sundry .. .. .. 24,371 3 6 Departmental .. .. 60,149 511 Departmental .. .. 8,866 10 10 189,620 14 2 33,237 14 4 Levies paid in advance .. .. 3,752 0 0 Levies due but unpaid . . . . .. 25,005 0 0 Refunds of employment charge Employment charge due but unpaid . . . . 88,250 0 0 due and unpaid .. .. .. 757 4 3 Interest due but unpaid .. .. .. 325 411 Writing-off in suspense .. .. 12,072 8 5 Interest accrued but not due .. .. .. 464 0 7 Loan Premium Account .. .. 91 4 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,280 8 0 Excess of income over expendi- Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 55 8 4 ture to 31st March, 1936 .. 374,261 16 11 Plant, machinery, and tools . . .. .. 11,487 2 4 Less transfers to vote Humphreys Gully water-race , .. .. 62,740 2 3 " Labour" and vote " Land Loans .. .. .. . . . . 106,249 13 11 and Income Tax" .. 10,362 1 5 Stocks of blankets on hand .. 1,282 2 9 Stocks of boots on hand .. 3,462 7 10 363,899 15 6 4,744 10 7 Excess of income over expendi- Investments .. .. ~ %, 500 0 0 ture for the year ended 31st Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 12,072 8 5 March, 1937 .. .. 76,403 14 6 Cash in Public Account .. 253,220 8 9 440,303 10 0 Cash held by Post Office .. 44,940 2 10 Imprests outstanding .. 24 16 0 298,185 7 7 £646,597 1 3 £646,597 1 3 Note. —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. Hunter, Secretary of Labour. EL L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant, Department of Labour. 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.—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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