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NATIONAL PROVIDENT, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, AND GOVERNMENT ACTUARY'S DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND DEPARTMENT. Income and Expendituee Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1937. Dr - Cr. Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d Salaries .. .. .. 10,248 0 3 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 211 6 Audit .. .. .. 175 o 0 Balance carried down .. . . . . 116 215 5 1 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. 50 0 0 Rent .. .. . . 784 14 7 Commision, allowances, and agency expenses .. .. 4,685 15 5 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 256 4 1 Telephone services .. .. 96 13 3 Post and Telegraph Department: Services .. .. .. 649 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 414 4 6 Printing and stationery .. 373 14 8 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 69 12 9 Compassionate grant .. .. 327 0 0 Office maintenance .. .. 141 710 18,271 7 4 Other items — Maternity claims .. .. 39,562 0 0 State subsidy .. .. 58,303 3 4 Depreciation .. .. 81 5 11 97,946 9 3 £116,217 16 7 £116,217 16 7 £ s. d. £ Balance brought down .. .. .. 116,2 IS 5 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 116 235 ' 7 5 Interest on capital ...... 20 2 4 ' £116,235 7 5 £116,235 7 5 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND GOVERNMENT ACTUARY'S DEPARTMENT. Income and Expendituee Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1937. Dr. (7 r> Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s d i? j Salaries .. .. .. 4,192 5 5 Sundry fees £2SQ d Q Postages and telegrams .. .. 60 2 9 Balance carried down .. . . .. 4 950 3 a Printing and stationery .. .. 47 12 3 ' ' Bent .. . . .. .. 180 3 5 Telephone services .. .. 47 7 5 Travelling allowances and expenses 14 13 10 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 11 17 7 Compassionate grant .. .. 327 0 0 Office maintenance .. . . 20 11 5 4,901 14 1 Other items: Depreciation .. .. 50 9 3 £4,952 3 4 £4,952 3 4 £ s. d. £ t | Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,950 3 4 Excess of expenditure over income 4 Qfi2 9 I Interest on capital .. . . .. 12 5 9 £4 > 962 9 _* £4,962 9 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s d. Capital Account .. . . .. .. 647 4 9 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. 358 ig g Creditors—• Mechanical appliances .. 288 6 3 Departmental .. .. .. .. 190 5 4 Stationery .. .. .. " 351 1 5 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 1,862 7 7 Stamps .. .. .. ' " 21 7 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 119,517 12 0 Excess of expenditure over in- £ s . d. National Provident Department 116,235 7 5 Friendly Societies and Government Actuary's Department 4,962 9 1 _____ 121,197 16 6 £122,217 9 8 £122,217 9 8 R. Sinel, Superintendent, National Provident, Friendly Societies, and Government Actuary's Department. I hereby certify that the 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 parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV], —J. H. Fowlee, Controller and Auditor-General.

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