B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1936.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT: SUBDIVISION II- IMMIGRATION. Income and Expenditure Account for Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d Loans for passage-money written off .. .. 177 16 3 Recoveries on account expenditure previous years— Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 141,013 5 3 New Zealand Government contributions towards Excess income on account Public Works Fund, passage-money .. .. .. .. 214 6 11 National Development Account .. .. 214 8 7 * Supervision of domestics .. .. .. 0 18 Excess expenditure over income after charging interest .. .. .. .. 141,191 1 6 £141,405 10 1 £141,405 10 1 Balance-sheet of Labour Department (Immigration) as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ ■ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account, Public Works Loans of passage-money to immigrants .. 701 10 4 Fund, 31st March, 1935 3,318,140 410 Assets in Suspense (loans of passage-money) .. 177 16 3 Less recoveries on account Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 expenditure previous years, Cash in Deposits Account • Remittances to 1935-36 .. .. 362 3 1 immigrants .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 —— 3,317,778 1 9 Administration Account .. .. .. 141,191 1 6 Deposits— £ s. d. Passage-money .. .. 12 0 0 National Development Account 3,319,158 9 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 5 0 0 Less excess income, 1935-36 214 8 7 17 0 0 3,318,944 0 9 Imperial Government — Loans to immigrants recovered but not paid .. 22 16 4 Contributions of passagemoney recovered but not paid .. .. .. 198 9 9 221 6 1 Recoveries on behalf of Australian Government 5 10 0 New Zealand Loans Suspense Account .. 0 5 0 Remittances to immigrants (amounts deposited in New Zealand for payment in England) .. 5 0 0 Writings-off in Suspense (passage-money) .. 177 16 3 Reserve : Bad debts .. .. .. 50 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 142,771 9 9 £3,461,026 8 10 £3,461,026 8 10 Henry E. Moston, Assistant Secretary. H. L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., 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]. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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