B.—l [PT. IV].

CROWN LAW/[OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. £ s. a. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 7,365 7 4 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. 390 1 7 Annual certificates .. .. .. .. 40 3 3 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 7,925 17 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 114 16 11 Postage .. .. .. .. .. 20 5 0 Purchase of Law Reports, &c. .. .. .. 90 17 7 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 124 0 3 Advertising, newspapers, &c. .. .. .. 414 3 Office fittings, repairs, and requisites .. .. 15 6 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 41 10 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 14 4 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 258 0 0 Depreciation— .. .. .. f s. d. Furniture and fittings .. 36 0 4 Mechanical office appliances .. 0 2 9 Library .. .. .. .. 190 9 2 226 12 3 £8,315 18 7 £8,315 18 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 7,925 17 0 Excess of expenditure over income. .. .. 7,974 7 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 48 10 0 £7,974 7 0 £7,974 7 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. £ s. d Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 1,154 7 7 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 80 0 4 Creditors— £ s. d. Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 0 10 0 Departmental .. .. .. 111 2 Library .. .. .. .. .. 1,073 17 3 Sundry .. .. .. 10 7 1 Debtors: Departmental .. .. .. 44 5 0 11 18 3 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 47 6 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 8,054 0 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,974 7 0 £9,220 6 1 £9,220 6 1 H. H. Cornish, Solicitor-General. 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, Controller and Auditor-General.

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