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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeah ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 31,256 19 4 New Zealand stock fees .. .. .. 1,967 12 6 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 144 16 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 100,725 19 3 Legal and professional expenses .. .. 137 8 4 Printing and stationery .. .. ..3,155 172 Office requisites .. .. .. .. 191 7 0 Advertising, books, &c. .. .. .. 103 2 9 Office and sundry expenses .. .. .. 29 4 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 379 9 4 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 2,762 11 3 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. .. 1,520 15 8 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 334 8 1 Annual rental value of premises .. .. 2,53800 Rent, Dunedin office .. .. .. 104 0 0 Expenses of Local Government Loans Board .. 245 12 9 Administration expenses of flood, fire, &e., loans 17 9 11 Bank exchange and commission .. .. 163 2 6 Public-debt expenses— Management charges .. .. .. 36,768 2 0 Costs, charges, and expenses of raising and converting loans .. .. .. 17,766 12 9 Stamp duty on transfers .. .. .. 4,670 19 3 Depreciation— £ s. d. Office furniture .. .. 266 8 4 Mechanical appliances .. .. 122 15 1 Library .. .. .. 14 10 2 403 13 7 £102,693 11 9 £102,693 11 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 100,725 19 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 100,808 2 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 82 2 10 £100,808 2 1 £100,808 2 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital.. .. .. .. .. 1,161 10 0 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment .. 793 8 3 Creditors — £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 148 18 5 Departmental .. .. 316 18 11 Library .. .. .. .. 219 3 4 Sundry .. .. 118 0 6 Stock of stamps .. .. .. .. 5 22 434 19 5 Debtors — £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 106,608 8 4 Departmental .. .. 107 16 1 Sundry .. .. .. 6,107 19 5 6,215 15 6 Expenses paid in advance .. .. .. 14 8 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 100,808 2 1 £108,204 17 9 £108,204 17 9 A. R. F. Mackay, M. Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), Assistant Accountant to the Treasury. 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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