B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT —continued. MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Tnoome and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d, £ s. d. Supervision and administration .. .. 16,493 510 Miscellaneous recoveries.. .. .. .. 83 9 0 Accident compensation . . .. . . 593 22 Recoveries from other Departments for mainDrainage, water, &c., rates .. .. .. 329 11 1 tenance of buildings, proportion of sewerage Maintenance — rate, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 57,032 7 3 Government houses .. .. .. 11,012 3 6 Rent of offices— £ s. d. Government buildings .. .. .. 72,374 13 11 Recoveries through Public AcGovernment workshops (exclusive of Wellington Account .. .. .. 10,171 16 11 and Auckland workshops) .. .. 91 10 9 Recovered by assessment .. 95,378 0 0 Maintenance, Parliamentary Buildings .. .. 1,319 2 3 105,549 16 11 Rents paid for Government offices in the Dominion 9,549 3 7 Wages, overseers and staff workmen .. .. 383 11 8 Advertising and sundries .. .. .. 24 6 8 Interest (paid out) .. .. .. .. 919 3 Engineers' Registration Board .. .. .. 35 7 7 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Board .. Or. 156 9 3 Depreciation at 2 per cent, on brick, stone, or concrete buildings, and 3 per cent, on wooden buildings— £ s. d. Departmental buildings .. 10,957 15 0 Government houses .. .. 1,568 0 0 Ministerial residences .. .. 210 0 0 Parliamentary Buildings .. 8,225 0 0 Workshops, garages, &c. .. 2,226 0 0 • 23,186 15 0 Balance, excess of income before charging interest 27,419 9 8 £162,665 13 8 £162,665 13 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest at 4J per cent, on capital .. .. 68,365 7 0 Balance brought down .. .. .. 27,419 9 8 Interest on advances .. .. .. .. 11145 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income after charging interest on capital transferred to maintenance account .. .. 40,934 2 11 £68,365 7 0 £68,365 7 0 PUBLIC WORKS WORKSHOPS, WELLINGTON. Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Materials purchased .. .. .. .. 16,646 I 7 Jobs completed during year .. .. .. 41,682 0 2 Wages: Productive .. .. .. .. 18,816 18 11 Less jobs uncomplete to Ist April, 1936 .. 2,455 10 5 Cartage .. .. .. .. ... 562 3 3 Travelling-expenses recoverable .. .. 28 3 6 39,226 9 9 Balance, being gross profit carried down to Profit Plus jobs uncomplete, 31st March, 1937 .. 5,223 8 8 and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 8,830 7 2 — — 44,449 18 5 £ s. d. Stock on hand, 31st March, 1937 .. 1,480 13 11 Less stock on hand, Ist April, 1936 1,046 17 11 — 433 16 0 £44,883 14 5 — £44,883 14 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. ===== Salaries .. .. .. 1,534 2 4 £ s. d. Wages: Supervision .. .. 1,024 0 0 Gross profit transferred from Trading Account .. 8,830 7 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. 134 4 5 2,692 6 9 Holiday pay to workmen .. .. .. 1, 166 15 9 Accident compensation and sick pay to workmen.. 56 2 8 Maintenance, &c., of shops .. .. .. 576 10 8 Power, gas, &c. .. .. .. .. 198 6 10 Depreciation— £ s. d. Plant and machinery .. .. 172 19 6 Tools, &c. .. .. .. 18 13 Office furniture . . .. 6 0 2 — 197 0 11 Debt written off .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. .. 447 0 0 Rent of premises (assessed) .. .. .. 1,254 0 0 Balance, net profit for year transferred to Profit and Loss Accumulated .. .. .. 2,241 14 7 £8,830 7 2 £8,830 7 2

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