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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. Cr. £ a. d. Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. Recoveries .. .. .. .. .. 776 Salaries .. .. .. 10,809 5 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 120,179 3 0 Audit .. .. .. 175 0 0 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. 50 0 0 Rent .. .. .. 847 10 0 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses .. .. 5,611 6 4 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 270 19 2 Telephone services .. .. 132 0 3 Post and Telegraph Department : Services .. .. 667 9 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 247 1 2 Printing and stationery .. 434 5 8 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 76 6 5 Office maintenance .. .. 131 9 4 19,452 12 11 Other items— Maternity claims .. .. 38,854 0 0 State subsidy .. .. 61,624 6 10 Depreciation .. .. 255 10 9 —— 100,733 17 7 £120,186 10 6 £120,186 10 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 120,179 3 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 120,213 10 7 Interest on capital .. .. . . .. 34 7 7 £120,213 10 7 £120,213 10 7 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. Gr. £ s. d. Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry fees .. .. .. ~ .. 212 0 Salaries .. .. .. 3,383 18 9 Sundry recoveries .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Postages and telegrams .. .. 64 11 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 3,972 6 9 Printing and stationery .. 133 3 3 Rent .. .. .. .. 201 16 11 Telephone services .. .. 35 2 8 Travelling allowances and expenses 58 13 0 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 11 12 9 Office maintenance .. .. 18 14 43,907 13 7 Other items: Depreciation .. .. .. 112 5 2 £4,019 18 9 £4,019 18 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,972 6 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 3,994 11 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 22 5 0 £3,994 11 9 £3,994 11 9 NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 1,809 9 1 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. 296 2 9 Creditors— Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1,513 6 4 Departmental .. .. .. .. 74 19 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 329 18 I! Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 3,416 1 2 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 13 15 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 121,060 14 9 Excess of expenditure over income— National Provident Fund £ s. d. Department .. .. 120,213 10 7 Friendly Societies Department 3,994 11 9 : 124,208 2 4 £126,361 4 8 £126,361 4 8 R. Sinel, Superintendent, R. M. Porteous, Accountant, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. 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]. —Cyril G. Collins, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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