B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1939.

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ g. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 5,992 14 3 Miscellaneous revonue .. .. .. 277 6 1 General Election— Sale of rolls .. .. .. .. 1,707 8 0 Expenses of taking .. .. .. 42,230 10 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. 114,116 14 3 Preparation of rolls .. .. 41,065 13 5 Lieensing-poll expenses .. .. .. 10,793 17 8 Now rolls: Formation .. .. .. 4,281 13 5 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 8,094 12 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,170 7 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 790 12 8 Obsolete maps written off .. .. .. 19 12 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 0 3 2 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 344 1 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 375 2 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 40 11 11 Registration of electors .. .. .. 150 0 0 Licensing Committee elections .. .. 608 6 3 Electoral boundary revision .. .. .. 143 9 5 £116,101 8 4 —— £116,101 8 4 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 114,116 14 3 Excess of expenditure over income carried to £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 64 15 2 Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. 114,181 9 5 £114,181 9 5 £114,181 9 5 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,733 4 5 Furniture, fittings, and mechanical appliances .. 3,484 3 3 Creditors — £ s. d. Stock of electoral maps .. .. .. 120 14 6 Departmental .. .. 2,186 19 1 Postage-stamps on hand .. .. .. 128 6 8 Sundry .. .. .. 752 4 7 Debtors: Departmental .. .. .. 15 1 8 2,939 3 8 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 0 3 2 Treasury adjustment .. .. .. 111,257 7 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 114,181 9 5 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 0 3 2 £117,929 18 8 £117,929 18 8 G. G. Hodgkins, Chief Electoral Officer. K. Menzies, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account 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, Controller and Auditor-General.

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