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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Permanent charges: Salaries .. .. 2,478 4 8 Examinations .. .. .. .. 720 3 4 Appropriations— £ s. d. Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 9 391 18 4 Salaries ...... 5,654 4 4 Advertising .. .. .. 49 11 2 Office fittings and requisites .. 65 8 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 329 3 3 Postage and telegrams .. .. 177 12 10 Rent .. .. .. .. 409 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. 105 6 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. 574 15 5 Appeal Board .. .. .. 125 10 10 Overtime and meal allowances .. 7 10 0 Sundry payments .. .. 28 9 6 7,526 11 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 107 5 7 £10,112 1 8 £10,112 1 8 £ s - d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,391 18 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 9,403 9 6 Interest 011 capital .. .. .. .. 11112 £9,403 9 6 £9,403 9 6 Note.- 4{ per cent, interest on capital is included in the above charges. The office possesses no parliamentary appropriation for this item. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account . . .. .. .. 296 9 7 Office furniture .. .. .. . 296 9 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 9,375 2 6 Stationery on hand .. .. .. 50 10 0 Sundry creditors — Official stamps .. .. .. .. 18196 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, £ s. d. Excess of expenditure over income .. 9 403 9 6 and Publicity Department .. 9 17 4 Post and Telegraph Department .. 2 5 3 Printing and Stationery Department. . 32 10 3 Public Works Department .. .. 0 10 8 Railway Department .. .. 4 17 2 Other than Government Departments 47 15 10 97 16 6 £9,769 8 7 £9,769 8 7 • G. T. Bolt, Secretary, Public Service Commissioners. 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.

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