DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937.

E. Marsden, Secretary. R. D. McG-illiveay, 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] and to the following comment: The value of consumable stores on hand is not recorded m the accounts.— J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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