B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1936.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. MAINTENANCE OP PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeae ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Supervision and administration .. .. 7,256 7 0 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. 389 12 3 Accident compensation .. .. .. 367 15 0 Recoveries from other Departments for maintenDrainage, water, &c., rates .. .. .. 294 14 6 ance of buildings, proportion of sewerage rate, &c. 33,026 13 10 Maintenance— Rent of offices — £ s. d. Government houses .. .. .. 10,798 0 4 Recovered through Public Account 10,325 14 2 Government buildings .. .. .. 42,902 12 3 Recovered by assessment .. 94,912 0 0 Government workshops (exclusive of Wellington 105,237 14 2 and Auckland workshops) . . Gr. 507 3 3 Maintenance —Parliamentary Buildings .. .. 2,363 16 1 Rents paid for Government offices in the Dominion 8,821 11 5 Travelling expenses and allowances .. Gr. 48 9 10 Wages of Overseers and staff workmen .. .. 200 19 5 Advertising and sundries .. .. .. 46 15 4 Interest (paid out) .. . . .. .. 5 9 0 Engineer's Registration Board .. .. .. 43 12 7 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Board Gr. 59 12 11 Depreciation at 2 per cent, on brick, stone, or concrete buildings, and 3 per cent, on wooden buildings— £ s. d. Departmental buildings .. 10,891 0 0 Government houses .. .. 1,515 0 0 Ministerial residences .. .. 210 0 0 Parliamentary Buildings .. 8,224 0 0 Workshops, garages, &c. .. 2,197 0 0 23,037 0 0 Balance, excess of income before charging interest 43,130 13 4 £138,654 0 3 £138,654 0 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest at 4J per cent, on capital .. .. 70,529 7 9 Balance brought down .. .. .. 43,130 13 4 Interest on advances .. .. .. .. 13 11 0 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income after charging interest on capital, transferred to Maintenance Account .. .. .. 27,385 35 £70,529 7 9 £70,529 7 9 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WORKSHOPS, WELLINGTON. Trading and Peofit and Loss Account for the Yeae ended 31st March, 1936. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Materials purchased for jobs, &c. .. .. 11,289 17 3 Jobs completed during year .. 26,916 4 6 Wages—Productive .. .. .. .. 11.750 19 1 Less jobs incomplete at Ist April, Cartage .. .. .. .. .. 335 9 5 1935 .. .. .. 325 3 5 Travelling-expenses (recoverable) .. .. 71 8 6 Balance, being gross profit carried down to Profit 26,591 1 I and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 5,729 410 Plus jobs incomplete at 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 2,455 10 5 29,046 11 6 Stock on hand, 31st March, 1936 .. 1,046 17 11 Less stock on hand, Ist April, 1935 916 10 4 — 130 7 7 £29,176 19 1 £29,176 19 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. ' £ s. d. Salaries : Supervision .. 1,362 4 9 Gross profit, transferred from Trading Account .. 5,729 410 Wages: Supervision . . .. 527 19 11 Travelling-expenses : Supervision .. 128 17 1 2,019 1 9 Holiday pay to workmen .. .. .. 383 5 7 Accident compensation paid to workmen .. 454 3 9 Maintenance-shops, &c. .. .. .. 381 15 II Power, gas, &c. .. .. .. .. 182 2 1 Depreciation— £ s. d. Plant and machinery .. .. 171 17 10 Tools, &e. .. .. .. 149 18 4 Office furniture .. .. .. 1 14 0 — 323 10 2 Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. .. 362 0 0 Rent of premises (assessed) .. .. .. 1,382 0 0 Balance, net profit, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. 241 5 7 £6,729 410 £5,729 4 10

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