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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. General administration — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. ..12,174 Oil Pees under Transport Licensing Act, Maintenance of mechanical office 1931.. .. .. .. 24,587 18 6 appliances .. .. .. 71 310 Fees under Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 853 12 6 Advertising, books, <fcc. .. 93 9 5 25,441 11 0 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 63 2 6 Recoveries on account of expenditure Printing and stationery .. 659 15 6 in previous years .. .. .. 80 11 7 Postages and telegrams .. 447 3 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 77 13 8 Rent .. .. .. 635 19 8 Transfer of office accommodation 204 8 7 Travelling-expenses : Staff .. 1,258 611 Metal holders for vehicle authorities .. .. . . 15 3 4 Depreciation — Departmental library .. 5 113 Office furniture .. .. 74 17 5 Mechanical office appliances .. 36 6 8 Telephone— Rentals .. .. .. 170 12 6 Calls .. .. .. 118 0 10 Alterations .. . . 107 8 5 Meal allowances .. .. 40 12 0 Office cleaning .. .. 138 1 9 License fee : R. P. Barnett .. 2 0.0 Expenses of taxi inquiry .. 1, 057 3 8 Expenses of National Safety Council .. .. .. 31 5 1 17,404 13 11 Expenses of Licensing Authorities — Travelling-allowances .. .. . 638 9 11 Pees and salaries .. .. 1,727 6 11 Advertising .. .. . . 458 17 0 Services of Registrar of Motorvehicles .. .. .. 417 17 3 Conference .. .. .. 47 15 6 Car-running expenses .. .. 194 17 3 Depreciation : Motor-cars .. 96 12 0 3,581 15 10 Vehicle-inspection— Salaries .. .. .. 1,113 11 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. 338 18 5 Services of Public Works Department .. .. .. 2,137 5 7 Overalls .. .. . . 7 15 6 Running-expenses: Cars .. 232 4 4 Depreciation-Motor-cars .. .. .. 33 3 9 Brake-testers .. .. 8 5 3 Ramp .. .. .. 2 15 9 Satchel Is .. .. .. 1 17 9 3,875 18 1 Enforcement — Salaries .. . . .. 420 16 8 Law-costs .. . . .. 15 11 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. 96 13 1 Car-running expenses .. .. 161 10 I Depreciation : Motor-car .. 42 16 9 737 8 5 £25,599 16 3 £25,599 16 3 £ s. (I. £ s. d. Balance .. .. . . .. 77 13 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 174 9 5 Interest on capital .. .. 96 15 9 Balance .. .. .. .. £174 9 5 £174 9 5 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s, d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,222 13 8 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,159 4 0 Fees under Transport Licensing Act, 1931, received Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 341 14 2 in advance .. .. .. .. 482 10 3 Departmental library .. .. .. 88 13 5 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Vehicle-inspection ramp .. .. . . 47 7 6 Departmental .. .. 193 12 5 Brake-testing machines .. .. .. 141 12 0 Other .. .. 367 12 0 Motor-cars .. .. .. .. .. 1,452 17 7 561 4 5 Vehicle authority holders .. .. .. 30 6 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. . . 2,621 2 8 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. Departmental Other .. .. .. 2,104 18 0 2,104 18 0 Sundry payments in advance .. .. .. 12 19 7 Official stamps .. .. .. . . 29 16 2 Forms and stationery on hand .. .. 450 0 0 Fees held in Deposits Account: Miscellaneous .. 853 12 6 Income and Expenditure Account .. ~ 174 9 5 £6,887 II 0 £6,887 11 0 G. L. Laurenson, Commissioner of Transport. F. A. Davis, A.R.A.N.Z., A.A.1.5., 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]. —Cyril G, Collins, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General,

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