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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS—continued. SUBDIVISION V.—EXPLOSIVES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. Sundry revenue— £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3,340 0 9 Magazine revenue .. .. .. .. 1,291 9 4 Magazine expenses .. .. .. .. 1,310 9 4 Explosives license fees .. .. .. 6,781 13 6 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 205 310 Storage of powder .. .. .. .. 1,913 7 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 112911 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 32 9 9 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 87 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 863 7 9 Depreciation — £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. 10 1 9 Mechanical appliances ... 4 12 1 Buildings .. .. .. 486 12 10 Bicycles .. .. .. 3 16 0 505 2 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 100 2 9 Balance carried down .. .. .. 3,495210 £10,018 19 10 £10,018 19 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital . . .. .. . . 322 0 4 Balance brought down . . .. .. 3,493 210 Balance carried to balance-sheet .. .. 3,173 2 6 £3,495 2 10 £3,495 2 10 Combined Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. (Including Head Office, Ministers' Secretaries, Messengers, High Commissioner, Explosives Branch, and Special Acts). Balances from separate accounts as under — £ s. d. Balances from separate accounts as under: Ex- £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. 472,252 11 6 plosives Branch .. .. .. .. 3,173 2 6 High Commissioner .. .. .. 40,303 5 9 Balance carried to combined balance-sheet .. 509,382 14 9 £512,555 17 3 £512,555 17 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. Assets. Capital at 31st March, 1938 — £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental assets : Head Office Public Works Fund .. .. 7,778 8 7 and sub-Departments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund .. .. 114,390 8 4 Land .. .. .. 14,263 9 6 122,168 16 11 Buildings .. .. .. 7,421 19 6 Creditors — Bridges .. .. .. 105 2 0 Departmental .. .. 4,909 4 1 Consumable stores .. .. 861 9 0 Sundry .. .. .. 8,924 16 10 Tools and utensils .. .. 474 811 13,834 011 Furniture and fittings .. 3,543 3 1 Repayment of loans in advance .. .. 157 3 1 Mechanical appliances .. 760 7 10 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 813 16 1 Motor-vehicles .. .. 3,024 8 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 506,885 13 9 Library .. .. .. 397 12 1 Photographic apparatus .. 0 9 11 30,852 9 10 Special departmental assets— Head Office— Turnbull Library building .. 6,049 10 3 Turnbull Library .. .. 58,466 6 2 Fish-hatcheries .. .. 3,808 11 5 Wharves and beacons .. 1,533 10 6 Launches and boats .. 103 17 8 Horses and dogs .. .. 62 19 3 Camp outfit: Inspector under Animals Protection and Game Act .. , t 1 10 0 Camp-equipment .. .. 717 13 3 Hunting-equipment .. 60 9 2 Pheasants and hens .. 65 19 5 Stock of deer and goat skins.. 1,696 5 0 72,566. 12 1 High Commissioner — Lease of buildings .. .. 20,425 0 0 Motor accessories .. .. 10 0 20,426 0 0 Explosives Branch: Explosives appliances.. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 2,046 1 6 Sundry .. .. .. 7,096 7 7 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 655 8 11 9,797 18 0 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 813 16 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 509,382 14 9 £643,859 10 9 643,859 10 9 J. W. Heenan, Under-secretary. F. B. Dwyer, Accountant. 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 commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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