B. -I [i' r. IT], strp. To 1936.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s . d. Administration Expenses— Recoveries .. .. . . .. . . 15 12 0 Salaries .. .. .. 8,525 8 3 Balance carried down , , 101 300 4 2 Audit .. .. .. 150 0 0 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. 50 0 0 Rent .. .. .. 756 6 7 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses .. .. 4,632 311 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 27fc> 8 2 Telephone services .. .. 87 17 8 Post and Telegraph Department : Services .. .. 791 16 0 Government Actuary : Services 687 17 3 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 418 15 4 Printing and stationery .. 288 6 3 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 69 10 3 Office maintenance .. .. 173 6 2 16,807 17 10 Other itemsMaternity claims .. 27,692 0 0 State subsidy .. .. 56,732 11 7 Depreciation .. .. 83 6 9 84,507 18 4 £101,315 16 2 £101,315 16 2 £ s. d. £ s _ Balance brought down .. .. .. 101,300 4 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 101,321 2 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 20 18 4 £101,321 2 6 £101,321 2 6 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT; Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. Administration expenses— £ s. d. £ s. d. C'r. £s d Salaries .. ~ .. 1,213 10 10 Sundry fees .. .. .. ~ 1 13 0 Government Actuary .. .. 2,289 18 0 Balance carried down .. .. " .! 3,814 4 5 Postages and telegrams .. .. 56 12 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 66 18 4 Rent .. .. .. .. 101 6 2 Telephone services .. .. 23114 Travelling allowances and expenses 34 14 I Fuel, light, power, and water .. 3 5 1 Office maintenance .. .. 8 17 —— 3,797 17 5 Other items: Depreciation .. .. .. 18 0 0 *»■ Bl6 17 5 £3,815 17 5 £ s. d. £ ,|_ Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,814 4 5 Excess of expenditure over income 3 817 13 •( Interest on capital .. .. .; .. 3 810 £3,817 13 3 £3,817 13 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s d Capital account .. .. .. .. 524 9 2 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 302 16 2 Creditors — Mechanical appliances .. .. 221 13 n Departmental .. ~ .. .. 247 16 6 Stationery .. ~ .. . oqo n 7 SOnd-ry .. .. .. .. .. 2,730 19 1 Stamps .. .. .. . 16 17 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 102,509 410 Excess of expenditure over income— £ s. d. National Provident Department 101,321 2 6 Friendly Societies Department 3,817 13 3 105,138 15 9 £106,012 9 7 £106,012 9 7 C. G-osTEtow, Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts 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 comm"— ment of parliamentary return B. 1 fPt. IVj. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General

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