B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. M.V. " Maui Pomare."—Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d". Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 8,343 2 3 Freights, passage - money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. .. .. .. .. 893 211 receipts .. .. .. .. .. 35,795 10 5 Pay in lieu of leave .. .. .. .. 135 15 6 Labour, Island ports .. .. . ■ •. 690 18 1 Victualling .. .. .. .. .. 2,722 1 9 Cabin stores .. .. .. .. 789 8 5 Deck stores .. .. .. .. .. 786 18 11 Engine-room stores .. .. .. .. 838 5 5 Fuel-oil .. .. .. •• 4,127 4 11 Lubricating-oil .. .. .. .. 738 8 8 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 2,201 2 9 Painting .. .. .. .. • • 227 2 3 Docking .. .. .. .. • • 129 6 0 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. 175 11 8 Medical expenses .. .. .. .. 60 3 8 Rent: Store.. .. .. . • • • 22 0 0 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. .. 2,204 15 9 Harbour Board charges .. .. .. 576 11 8 Agency commission .. .. .. •. 826 19 4 Water .. .. .. •. • • 142 3 6 Island labour .. .. .. .. 46 7 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 146 9 4 Transhipping charges: Freights .. .. 863 9 10 Audit fees .. . . .. .. ■ • 40 0 0 Expenses Technical Advisory Committee .. 66 3 0 Survey fees .. .. .. .. • • 31 0 0 Uniform allowances .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 396 7 10 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 2,783 4 5 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,746 5 5 £35,795 10 5 £35,795 10 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 1,976 6 8 Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,746 5 5 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 2,769 18 9 £4,746 5 5 £4,746 5 5 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. •• 2,106 1 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 3,442 3 0 Advertising .. .. .. •• •• 16 11 11 Fuel and light .. .. ■■ 99 11 11 Office expenses .. . . .. •• 7 14 5 Postages, &c. .. .. • • • • 670 9 2 Printing and stationery ...... 93 9 9 Telephones .. • • • • • • • ■ 76 16 8 Rent 120 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 19011 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 64 15 4 Depreciation .. .. .. •• •• 167 11 10 , £3,442 3 0 £3,442 3 0 £ s. d. M.V. " Maui Pomare"— £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,442 3 0 Balance of Revenue Account .. 4,746 5 5 Compassionate grant: Widow of late C. J. Bouchier 1,500 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. 1,976 6 8 Grants: Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 15,567 10 10 2,769 18 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. •• 155 13 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. ,17,895 8 1 £20,665 6 10 £20,665 '6 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ si d. Capital .. .. •• •• •• 48,931 15 5 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 5,876 1 9 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. £- s. d. Departmental .. .. 52 17 1 Office Httings .. .. 516 15 1 Sundry •• 1,238 22 Less depreciation .. .. 371 13 2 1,290 19 3 145 1 11 New Zealand Reparation Estates Account .. 13,155 2 9 N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " .. 56,420 16 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 9,356 3 5 Less depreciation .. .. 10,935 3 11 45,491 12 5 Leper accommodation, Fiji .. 4,248 18 5 Less depreciation .. .. 953 17 4 — 3,295 1 1 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 24' 8 ' 4 Sundry debtors: Departmental .. 6 7, 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 17,895 8 1 £72,734 0 10 £72,734 0 10 A. W. B. Ross, for Secretary. C. W. Williams, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Income and Expenditure Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and eorjec-' state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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