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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTlCE—continued. COURTS, PRISONS, PATENTS, OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES, AND BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGE OFFICES. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. Capital — £ s. d. £ s. d. Land and buildings— £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. 897,752 6 2 Freeholds .. .. 358,236 7 0 Consolidated Fund .. 330,795 7 6 Leaseholds .. .. 9,949 210 Taupo land-development 1,228,547 13 8 completed .. .. 83,706 2 6 Donation for buildings .. 2,250 0 0 Taupo land-development 1,230,797 13 8 in progress .. .. 2,505 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 192,655 13 10 Buildings .. .. 653,733 19 1 Sundry creditors— 1,108,130 11 5 Departmental .. .. 2,721 6 9 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 4,131 19 11 Sundry .. .. .. 11,564 9 7 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 16,835 11 5 14,285 16 4 Stocks of stores on hand .. .. .. 18,006 3 0 Accrued earnings of prisoners .. .. 3,599 6 8 Fixed plant .. .. .. .. 14,589 12 6 Accrued bankruptcy remuneration .. .. 649 6 6 Implements and machinery .. .. .. 10,082 15 11 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. 38,678 18 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 2,831 10 6 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 2,500 19 8 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 525 8 0 Buildings, maintenance in Suspense .. .. 6,550 0 0 Loose tools and harness .. .. .. 4,158 18 10 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 29,433 15 10 Crops and gardens .. .. .. .. 8,706 6 0 Clothing and bedding .. .. .. 11,455 6 6 Future instalments on property sold .. .. 67111 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 8,391 8 1 Sundry.. .. .. 4,262 1 3 —■ 12,653 9 4 Cash in Deposit Accounts .. .. .. 38,678 18 6 Expenditure paid in advance .. .. 23 19 11 Butterfat bonuses held on deposit .. .. 1,182 11 8 Postage-stamps on hand .. .. .. 659 11 1 Accrued bankruptcy commission .. .. 1,568 8 1 Writings-off in Suspense : Stores and live-stock, &c. .. .. .. .. ... 2,500 19 8 Expenditure and revenue balances for the year 1936-37— £ s. d. Courts and Head Office administration .. .. 61,948 5 9 Mortgagors Adjustment Commissions .. .. 15,574 4 0 Prisons and Borstal maintenance .. .. 129,145 0 8 Prisons Board .. .. 484 12 6 Probation upkeep .. 3,940 10 6 Bankruptcy .. .. 4,150 16 11 Patents, trade-marks, See. .. Gr. 6,313 18 3 Births, Deaths, and marriages .. .. Gr. 5,435 6 1 203,494 6 0 £1,489,717 15 2 £1,489,717 15 2 B. L. Dallard, Under-Secretary of Justice. G.' 0. Hall, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. 1 hereby certify that the Institutional Accounts, Subsidiary Working Accounts, Income and Expenditure Accounts, 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 parliamenary return 8.-l [Pt. IV] and to the following comment : No charge for Head Office administration has been made against the various Industry Working Accounts. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General. KAURI-GUM INDUSTRY ACCOUNT. (Abolished.) Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital: Debentures at 3 per cent. .. .. 57,000 0 0 Accumulated loss (account abolished 31st March, Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 16,007 4 1 1931) .. .. .. .. .. 73,007 4 1 £73,007 4 1 £73,007 4 I J. H. O'Donnell, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet, has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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