B._i [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

NAVAL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Purchase of discharge—N.Z. Naval Ratings .. 3 0 0 Pay and salaries 218,732 3 11 Rents of buildings 392 9 6 Clothing and victualling .. 40,297 13 6 Balance .. .. .. •• 451,408 19 A Add writings-off .. .. 459 11 0 40,757 4 6 Medical services .. .. 2,315 2 6 Add writings-off .. .. 21 12 4 2,336 14 10 Calliope Dock • • • ■ ■ • 3,525 0 0 Repairs to H.M. ships .. .. .. 21,371 17 8 Oil-fuel expenses .. .. •• 39,064 14 5 Coal .. ■ • • ■ 805 5 5 Add writings-off .. .. 14 5 806 9 10 Lighting and electricity .. •. 2,237 8 6 Naval stores .. .. •• 16,158 9 8 Add writings-off .. .. 146 14 5 16,305 4 1 Armament stores .. • ■ 12,940 4 1 Add writings-off . . .. 7 3 6 ■ 12,947 7 7 Naval Base—Completion .. .. 7,537 19 11 Base stores (repairs to targets, &c.) .. 657 19 5 Works in base (maintenance) .. .. 1,455 6 9 Reserves, various .. ..11,03174 Add writings-off . . .. 14 2 11,032 11 6 Freight .. • • • • • • • • ® > 595 1 5 Office fittings .. .. • • • • 65 3 7 Passages .. .. •• •• 12,401 9 4 Postages . . .. ■ • • • • • 566 9 9 Printing and stationery .. • ■ • • 1 •759 7 7 Training in England •. • • • • 5,695 0 6 Deferred pay .. •• •• 37,463 13 4 Miscellaneous effective services .. .. 1,394 9 8 Miscellaneous noil-effective services .. .. 1,679 710 Rental assessment .. .. ■ ■ • • 612 0 0 Depreciation .. •• •• 4,804 2 10 £451,804 8 9 £451,804 8 _9 £ s. d. £ s - Balance .. .. 451,408 19 3 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous SSKSSrr*".. :: :: °I ■= :: :: :: «i:S i S £563,518 2 0 £563,518 2 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. ! Assets. ( j* £ sd. £ s. d. I Land at Devonport .. .. •• •• -' > 1 u u Capital Account .. .. 294,193 9 0 Buildings 63,744 9 2 Capital Account Unemployment Plant and fittings .. .. ■■ ■■ , Fund contribution .. .. 9,281 13 4 ® t(^ ea ~ ... o 303,475 2 4 Victualling and clothing .. 13,144 17 8 Sundry creditors- Naval and armament .. 145,022 19 4 Departmental .. .. 2,851 6 5 Coal and oil fuel .. .. 11,954 9 3 Other .. •• 7,549 19 3 Medical 329 0 0 — 10,401 5 8 170,401 b 3 Amounts held on deposit— Stationery .. .. ■■ >• •• ■ - Radiograms .. .. 120 5 2 Stamps m hand .. .. ,„0 0 Remittances .. .. 3,573 14 6 Sundry debtors—Departmental .. •• 10 0 0 Naval Savings-bank .. 43 8 7 Deposits AccountDeferred pay .. •• 82,783 17 6 Radiograms .. •• 120 5 i 86,521 5 9 Remittances .. .. 3,573 14 6 Writings-off Suspense Account .. .. *29 10 8 Naval Savings-bank .. 43 8 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 542,177 16 0 Deferred pay .. .. 82,783 17 b # Assets in Suspense .. •. • • ■ • 129 10 j* Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 561,850 15 0 £942,705 0 5 £942,705 0 5 E. L. Tottenham, Naval Secretary. T herebv 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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