B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1937.

DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL APPAlRS—continued. SUBDIVISION VI.—EXPLOSIVES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ b. d. Income. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3,059 16 10 Sundry revenue — £ s. d. Magazine expenses .. .. .. .. 1,497 18 11 Magazine revenue .. .. .. .. 1,769 5 3 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 87 0 0 Miscellaneous revenue . . . . . . 162 4 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 1,003 11 5 Explosives license fees .. .. .. 7,328 15 <1 Depreciation— £ s. d. Storage of powder .. .. .. .. 1,774 9 4 Buildings .. .. .. 402 13 1 Mechanical appliances .. 5 2 0 Bicycles .. .. .. 0 18 11 408 14 0 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. 116 0 Sundries .. . . .. .. .. 308 8 10 Balance carried down .. . . .. 4,667 7 10 £11,034 13 10 £11,034 13 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 324 8 2 Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,667 710 Balance, carried to balance-sheet .. .. 4,342 19 8 £4,667 7 10 £4,667 7 10 Combined Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. Balances from separate accounts as under— £ s. d. Balances from separate accounts as under : Explo- £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. 347,574 7 4 sives Branch .. .. .. .. 4,342 19 8 High Commissioner .. .. .. 34,643 15 10 Balance, carried to combined balance-sheet .. 379,874 310 Museum .. .. .. .. 1,999 0 4 £384,217 3 6 £384,217 3 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. Capital as at the 31st March, 1937— £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental assets : Head Office Public Works Pund .. 7,502 6 11 and Sub-Departments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Pund .. .. 111,313 18 6 Land .. .. .. 14,250 10 6 118,816 5 5 Buildings .. .. .. 7,196 1 8 Creditors — Consumable stores .. .. 704 18 11 Departmental .. .. 2,060 5 0 Tools and utensils .. .. 477 11 8 Sundry . . .. .. 9,387 6 9 Furniture and fittings .. 3,254 3 7 11,447 11 9 Mechanical appliances .. 476 2 6 Repayment of loans in advance .. .. 18 15 10 Motor-vehicles .. .. 2,542 16 2 Writings-ofl in suspense .. .. .. 144 18 6 Bicycles ... .. .. 316 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 377,408 12 2 Library .. .. .. 505 16 1 Photographic apparatus .. 0 9 11 t —- 29,412 7 0 Special deipartmental assets— Head Office— Turnbull Library building .. 6,237 5 6 Turnbull Library .. 57,994 9 1 Pish-hatcheries .. .. 2,476 8 0 Wharves and beacons .. 1,428 2 4 Launches and boats .. 87 1 10 Horses and dogs .. .. 88 10 2 Camp outfit: Inspector under Animals Protection and Game Act .. .. 3 0 0 Camp-equipment .. . . 546 17 10 Hunting-equipment . . 29 9 5 Pheasants and hens .. 66 14 3 Stock of deer-skins .. .. 245 8 0 69,203 6 5 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— £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 832 1 0 Sundry .. .. .. 7,353 2 3 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 570 4 8 8,755 7 11 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. 144 18 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 379,874 3 10 £507,836 3 8 £507,836 3 8 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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