B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1939.

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. M.V. " MAUI POMARE." Revenue Account tor the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 10,556 2 1 Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous receipts 38,300 17 6 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. 3,212 111 Balance carried down.. .. .. .. 3,326 9 5 Pay in lieu of leave .. .. .. .. 340 0 4 Labour at island ports .. .. .. 1,103 2 10 Victualling .. .. .. .. .. 2,707 5 2 Cabin stores .. .. .. .. 266 5 0 Deck stores .. .. .. .. .. 581 0 5 Engine-room stores .. .. .. .. 827 13 0 Fuel oil .. .. .. .. .. 4,459 7 5 Lubricating-oil .. .. .. .. 674 9 1 Paints and painting .. .. .. .. 412 10 2 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 6,618 6 7 Docking .. .. .. .. .. 532 19 11 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. 101 3 4 Medical expenses .. .. .. .. 395 15 7 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 34 0 0 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. .. 3,081 18 6 Harbour Board charges .. .. .. 738 13 1 Agency commission .. .. .. .. 833 1 10 Water .. .. .. .. .. 170 19 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 107 19 3 Transhipping charges .. .. .. 176 138 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 20 5 0 Survey fees .. .. .. .. .. 31 0 0 Depreciation.. .. .. .. .. 2,840 11 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 804 2 0 £41,627 6 11 £41,627 6 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,326 9 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 4,911 3 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 1,584 143 £4,911 3 8 £4,911 3 8 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ e. d. Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 816 Balance carried down .. . . .. .. 4,661 2 6 Depreciation .. .. . . .. .. 174 14 10 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. 0 4 6 Fuel, lighting, &c. .. .. .. .. 101 17 3 Grant to Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 100 0 0 Offico fittings and requisites .. .. .. 22 16 4 Overtime and meal allowance ...... 31 2 0 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 611 14 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 103 16 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 124 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 125 12 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3,167 9 5 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. 89 13 1 £4,661 2 6 £4,661 2 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,661 2 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 930 1 3 Grants to Cook Islands Administration .. .. 22,110 16 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 31,589 7 5 " Maui Pomare" working-expenses .. .. 4,911 3 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 836 5 9 £32,519 8 8 £32,519 8 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 77,619 1 2 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 5,528 13 1 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Furniture and fittings, less depreciation .. 210 7 0 Departmental .. .. 59 10 1 M.V. " Maui Pomare," less depreciation.. .. 38,967 8 3 Sundry .. .. .. 1,718 17 2 Leper accommodation, Makogai, less depreciation 2,912 12 10 1,778 7 3 Cook Islands Fruit Control Loan Account .. 30,000 0 0 New Zealand Reparation Estates .. .. 88,410 6 10 Cash in deposit: Miscellaneous .. .. 0 2 1 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 7 15 0 Departmental debtors .. .. .. 58 3 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 58,533 5 9 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 31,589 7 5 £167,807 15 3 £167,807 liTls W. Tailby, Acting-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, 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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