B. —1 [PT. IY], SUP. to 1937.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. Capital provided by Treasury, National Development Account: 31st March, 1937— £ s. d. £ s. d. Grants to Education Boards Public Works Fund .. 7,767,693 14 1 and other Boards for sites, Consolidated Fund .. 1,126,566 15 1 buildings, equipment, &c., for — £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,894,260 9 2 Primary education .. 5,334,268 15 3 Capital provided by Employ- Kindergartens .. .. 8,336 16 2 ment Promotion Fund 23,298 0 0 Post-primary education .. 2,203,097 9 2 . 8,917,558 9 2 Higher education .. .. 824,073 1 3 Boys and girls at service: Wages in hands of Training of teachers .. 189,204 5 6 Department .. .. .. .. 37,644 2 5 Education of the blind .. 38,000 0 0 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. 8,596,980 7 4 General .. .. 50,561 8 9 Departmental assets —■ Government Departments 13,576 10 4 Land .. .. .. 59,239 16 9 64,137 19 1 Buildings .. .. 224,235 18 10 Amounts paid to Department Hydro-electric services .. 1,760 0 9 in advance — Water services .. .. 929 11 10 Gramophones and radio sets 544 5 9 Furniture, fittings, &c. .. 7,372 16 1 Education Gazette .. 32 8 1 Farm and other plant, impleSchool Journal .. .. 22 12 0 ments, &c. .. .. 1,111 11 2 Teachers' certificate fees .. 6 0 0 Motor-buses, cars . . .. 7,223 9 8 Correspondence School- Typewriters and office applibooks, &c. . . .. 297 16 11 ances .. .. .. 694 0 0 Recoveries from parents of Libraries.. .. .. 653 7 10 inmates in institutions .. 2 3 5 303,220 12 11 On account of postage .. 189 0 2 Stocks of materials on hand, 31st 1,094 6 4 March, 1937— School for the Deaf, Sumner — School books and requisites.. 2,391 3 2 Capital Account : Bequests for special pur- General stores .. .. 6,282 8 11 poses •• •• .. .. 2,710 14 0 Farm-produce .. .. 1,545 0 9 Income from bequests for special purposes 48 4 5 Live-stock .. .. 3,955 12 10 Stores Suspense Account .. .. .. 294 2 1 Marquees .. .. 106 7 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,919,816 12 7 : 14,280 13 1 Stores Deficiency Account .. .. .. 294 2 1 Official stamps on hand, 31st March, 1937 .. 30 2 4 Premium on conversion : Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,016 13 6 Amount paid in advance .. .. .. 6 12 8 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. General .. .. .. 126,391 17 10 Less reserve .. .. 16,753 11 7 109,638 6 3 Government Departments .. 102,538 8 0 212,176 14 3 Cash in hands of Public Trustee : Sumner bequests . . .. .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank: Sumner bequests .. . . .. .. 48 4 5 Cash in hand of Post Office Savings-bank : Wages of boys and girls at service .. .. .. 37,414 2 8 Cash in hands of Post Office, 31st March, 1937 230 0 4 Balance from Income and Expenditure Account 3,772,895 10 6 £12,943,304 10 1 £12,943,304 10 1 N. Lambourne, Director of Education. C. E. Crawford, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure, Trading, and Profit and Loss 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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