B.—l [PT. IV].

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. M.v. "Maui Pomare."—Revenue Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 8,664 16 3 Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous receipts 35,280 0 8 Overtime .. .. ■■ -• •• 1,038 11 0 Sale of surplus stores .. .. .. .. 12 12 0 Pay in lieu of leave .. .. . • • ■ 294 13 2 Labour at island ports .. .. .. 946 19 11 Victualling .. .. .. ■ • • • 2,985 8 6 Cabin stores.. .. .. •• •• 539 18 11 Deck stores .. .. .. . • • • 188 9 3 Engine-room stores .. .. .. ■ • 2, 040 0 8 Fuel oil . . • • ■ • ■ • 3,900 19 9 Lubricating oil . . . . • • - ■ 669 7 3 Repairs .. . ■ • • • • • • 4,471 22 Painting .. • • • • • • • • 285 4 4 Docking .. . . • • - ■ • ■ 156 2 1 Laundry .. .. • ■ •- ■ • 152 10 4 Medical expenses . . .. .. • ■ 261 19 2 Bent: Store .. .. . • ■ • 22 0 0 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. 1,691 2 3 Harbour Board charges . . .. .. 610 14 0 Agency commission .. .. • • 71732 Water .. .. ■. • • ■ • 188 2 0 Printing and stationery .. .. • . 38 17 6 Transhipping charges : Freights .. .. 401 14 3 Audit fees .. .. • • . • • • 101 17 6 Expenses : Technical Advisory Committee .. 78 15 0 Compensation : Mrs. O'Brien .. .. 45 8 6 Miscellaneous .. .. •• ■■ 1,042 7 9 Depreciation on vessel .. .. 2,821 6 10 Balance carried down .. .. .. 337 1 2 £35,292 12 8 ' £35,292 12 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 1,874 1 5 Balance brought down .. .. .. 337 1 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 1,537 0 3 £1,874 1 5 £1,874 1 5 Income and Expendituee Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d* Salaries .. .. .. •• 2,611 8 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,907 17 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. • • 20 4 9 Freight, cartage, and transport .. .. 0 17 6 Fuel and light .. .. .. . • 101 15 0 Grant: Bureau Tropical Diseases .. .. 100 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. ■■ 11 11 2 Postages, &c. .. .. .. ■ • 778 9 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 157 4 0 Telephones .. .. . • • • • ■ 100 18 2 Rent 120 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 32 10 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 173 18 3 Visit of parliamentary Committee to Cook Islands 528 5 4 Depreciation .. .. • • . ■ 170 14 5 £4,907 17 4 £4,907 17 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,907 17 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 20,306 1 2 Grants: Cook Islands .. ■■ 13,716 0 0 M.v. " Maui Pomare " — £ s. d. Balance of Re venue Account .. 337 1 2 Interest on capital .. .. 1,874 1 5 1,537 0 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. • • 145 3 7 £20,306 1 2 £20,306 1 2 I Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. •• •• 46,091 15 11 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 4,937 6 2 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 123 7 11 Office fittings .. .. .. 568 10 7 Sundry .. .. 1,349 19 7 Less depreciation .. ~ 414 18 2 1,473 7 6 153 12 5 New Zealand Reparation Estates Account .. 26,419 110 N.Z.G.m.v. " Maui Pomare" .. 56,527 2 7 Less depreciation .. .. 13,756 10 9 42,770 11 10 Leper accommodation, Fiji .. 4,248 18 5 Less depreciation .. .. 1,081 6 9 3,167 11 8 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 5 3 6 Sundry debtors : Departmental .. .. 19 14 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 2, 624 4 0 Excess of expenditure over income ..' .. 20,306 1 2 £73,984 5 3 £73,984 5 3 L. M. Cook, Accountant. A. B. W. Ross, for Secretary. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, 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 AuditorGeneral.

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