B.—l [PT. IV],

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. <1. Balance carried down .. .. .. 28,400 6 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. 5,023 15 6 League of Nations : New Zealand expenses .. 21,614 13 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 251 8 9 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 685 0 0 Depreciation— £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. 198 18 2 Mechanical appliances .. 17 3 10 Library .. .. .. 35 11 3 251 13 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 573 15 0 £28,400 6 4 £28,400 6 4 £ s ' d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 28,400 6 4 Balance carried to balance-sheet .. 28,464 4 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 63 18 4 £28,464 4 8 £28,464 4 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Fixed capital as at 31st March, 1937 : Consolidated Furniture and fittings .. .. 966 11 3 Fund .. .. .. .. . . 1,400 5 1 Mechanical appliances .. . . . . 42 10 1 Creditors— £ s. d. Library . . .. .. , . .. 391 3 9 Departmental .. .. .. 4 19 9 Excess of expenditure over income , . 28 464 4 8 Sundry .. .. . . .. 419 1 9 18 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 28,454 510 £29,864 9 9 £29,864 9 9 A. D. Mclntosh, for Permanent Head. F. B. Dwyer, Accountant. I 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. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General. PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 19-37. Dr. Or. Paper and materials— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. .. 26,487 810 Manufacturing .. .. 184,885 4 6 Add purchases, .. .. 53,051 16 11 Less work in progress, 31st March. 1936 .. .. 15,143 0 9 79,539 5 9 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 169,742 3 9 1937 .. .. .. 36,892 3 6 Add work in progress, 31st 42,647 2 3 March. 1937 .. .. 13,547 7 4 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. .. 8,127 15 1 183,289 11 1 Add purchases .. .. 32,468 5 4 Stationery .. .. .. 41,205 5 0 Publications . . . . 9,922 4 4 40,596 0 5 Typewriters .. .. 9,968 6 9 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 244 385 7 2 1937 .. .. .. 9,290 0 10 Discounts received .. . 259 13 8 31,305 19 7 Publications — Stock at beginning . . .. 12,093 410 Add purchases . . 3,199 5 8 15,292 10 6 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 12,433 1 11 2,859 8 7 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. . . 154 7 7 Add purchases .. .. 10,369 5 10 10,523 13 5 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 1,537 511 8,986 7 6 Wages (productive) .. .. 77,201 19 2 Wages (establishment) .. .. 23,339 6 3 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 7,819 II 4 Freight (inward) .. .. 10,116 16 0 Lighting (proportion) .. .. 492 7 6 Power ' .. .. .. 621 16 7 Fuel .. .. .. .. 686 17 6 Water .. .. .. 186 4 0 120,464.18 4 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 38,381 4 7 £244,645 0 10 £244^~0~H)

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