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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND PUBLICITY —continued. BRUSSELS OFFICE. Working Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 2,049 9 2 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 2,812 18 2 Travelling-expenses, postage, &c. .. .. 609 15 6 Transfer expenses, furnishings .. .. .. 128 18 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 348 Writings-off .. .. .. .. .. 16 8 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 512 £2,812 18 2 £2,812 18 2 LOS ANGELES OFFICE. Working Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Salaries, allowances, and wages .. .. .. 1,552 2 9 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 2,386 17 6 Travelling-expenses, postage, &c. . . .. 499 18 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 303 9 3 Interest on capital , . . .. .. 12 12 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 18 14 10 £2,386 17 6 £2,386 17 6 —————— Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. 654,030 9 2 Land .. .. .. .. .. 193,263 7 0 Consolidated Fund .. .. 43,902 5 9 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 275,741 18 2 Unemployment Board .. 330 19 6 Stores .. .. .. .. .. 11,814 16 10 698,263 14 5 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 356 18 6 Creditors— Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 608 ] 5 1 Departmental .. .. 4,595 410 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 26,703 14 5 Sundry .. .. .. 5,944 410 Debtors — £ s. d. 10,539 9 8 Departmental .. .. 4,347 6 7 Passenger booking— ' Sundry .. .. .. 15,749 16 2 Ticket Sales Account ~ . . .. 21,449 14 0 20,097 2 9 Suspense Account .. .. .. 17 7 9 Water and drainage systems .. .. .. 80,558 15 3 Deposits on Tours Account .. .. 3,235 17 4 Rotorua electric system : Land, transmission-line, Reserve for doubtful debts .. .. .. 420 12 9 buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. 47,369 16 11 Writings-off Reserve.. .. .. .. 1,938 13 3 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,268 4 7 Deposit Account. Rotorua .. .. .. 652 14 3 Wharves and slipways .. .. .. 4,147 9 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 117,008 16 11 Electric systems at hotels .. .. .. 24,802 18 1 Steamers, launches, and boats .. .. 5,431 17 I Bridges .. .. .. .. .. 3,062 410 Garden implements .. ~ .. . , 432 0 9 National Development Account .. .. 11,505 17 5 Linen, cutlery, crockery, silverware, &c. . . 13,892 511 Telephone-lines .. .. .. .. 1,031 2 4 Gas-testing equipment .. . . . 197 15 3 Refrigerating-plant (London), half-share .. 31 3 5 Exhibition material .. .. .. . . 33 10 6 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. 657 16 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 1,938 13 3 Payments in Advance Account .. .. 525 0 0 Cash in hand of receivers .. .. .. 172 4 6 Advance, Rotorua Golf Club .. .. .. 2,774 18 4 Cash on deposit, Rotorua Office .. .. 652 14 3 Cash in General Post Office .. .. .. 982 8 8 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. 8,000 0 0 Remittances in transit and outstanding balances at tourist bureaux.. .. .. .. 9,917 18 3 Income and Expenditure Account: Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. 100,553 12 4 £853,527 0 4 £853,527 0 4 L. J. Schmitt, General Manager. J. Houston, Accountant. 1 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. 11. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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