B—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1936.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT —continued'. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 2,108 17 4 £ s. d. £ a. d. Creditors — Furniture and fittings.. .. 1,560 8 7 Departmental .. .. .. .. 1,321 15 2 Mechanical appliances .. 411 3 4 Sundry .. .. .. .. 5,814 0 6 Permanent fittings, Auckland Pensions due but unpaid .. .. 40,687 16 3 office .. .. .. .137 5 5 Rent due but unpaid .. .. .. 1 7 6 2,108 17 4 Pensions paid but not cleared .. .. 1,478 0 10 Medical stores on hand .. .. .. 415 12 8 Deposits Account: Miscellaneous (J. Petrie), Stationery on hand .. .. .. 789 16 0 (Canadian Government) .. .. .. 2 18 1 Stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 80 5 11 Deposits Account, Imperial pensions.. .. 22,330 13 3 Pensions prepaid .. .. .. .. 281,624 7 11 Imperial pensions not cleared .. .. 11,573 2 6 Accounts prepaid .. .. .. .. 73 6 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. ~ 4,043*652 11 9 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 40,956 5 0 Advances on account other Governments (Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), section 7) — Canadian Government .. 22ft 17 8 Commonwealth Government .. .. 15,421 8 0 Imperial Government .. 2,136 15 11 South African Government 1 14 6 —. 58,746 1 1 Cash in Deposits AccountMiscellaneous : J. Petrie .. .. .. 2181 Imperial pensions .. .. .. 34,440 6 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 3,750,589 10 9 £4,128,871 3 2 £4,128,871 3 2 J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions. 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]. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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