B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1939.

GOVERNMENT STORES MARINE INSURANCE FUND. (Established under Section 134 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) Revenue Account for the Yeak ended 31st March, 1939. ■ £ s. d. Or. Accumulated Fund as at Ist April, 1938 .. 38,092 17 10 Claims— £ B . ,1. Vahreof Agriculture .. .. .. .. 74 2 0 Imports and Air ■ • ■ • • • .. .. 519 5 1 Exports. Premium. Army .. .. .. .. .. 253 0 0 Premiums— £ £ s. d. Census and Statistics .. .. .. 7 16 0 Agriculture .. .. 5,587 13 19 4 Health .. .. .. .. .. 81 11 8 Air •• •• •• 248,592 621 9 7 Housing .. .. .. .. .. 585 7 9 Army •• 90,370 225 18 6 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity 25 8 0 Census and Statistics .. 2,228 511 5 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 96 12 0 Customs .. .. 93 0 4 8 Internal Marketing .. .. .. 7 0 0 Education .. 15,662 39 3 1 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 23 6 0 External Affairs .. 20,693 51 14 8 Navy .. .. .. .. .. 422 10 0 Health .. .. 17,455 43 12 9 Post Office .. .. .. .. 2,140 10 10 Industries and Commerce, Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 618 2 0 Tourist and Publicity 3,418 810 11 Public Works .. .. .. .. 1,140 0 7 Internal Affairs .. 610 1 10 6 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 10 5 Internal Marketing .. 907,072 2,026 12 8 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 30 1 0 Labour (Employment) 1,040 212 0 Accumulated Fund as at 31st March, 1939 .. 47,037 9 3 Lands and Survey .. 9,007 22 10 4 Marine .. .. 3,053 7 12 11 Mental Hospitals .. 26,023 65 1 2 Mines .. .. 30,492 76 4 7 National Commercial Broadcasting .. 100 0 5 0 Native .. .. 1,448 3 12 5 Navy .. .. 264,465 661 3 3 Pensions .. .. 470 1 3 6 Police .. ... 1,433 3 11 8 Post Office .. .. 666,720 1,666 16 0 Printing and Stationery 114,385 285 19 3 Public Works ..1,345,708 3,364 5 5 Railways .. .. 2,611,817 6,529 10 10 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 13,728 34 6 5 Stato Advances Corporation (Housing) .. 18,848 47 2 5 State Forestry .. 25,337 63 6 10 15,873 12 1 £6,445,854 Refund of general average contribution, " City of Brisbane" .. .. .. .. 118 11 9 Interest on funds invested in the Common Fund of the Public Trust Office.. .. .. 1,475 16 11 £55,560 18 7 £55,560- 18 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ s. d. .■ 1 ssst3. £ s d Accumulated Fund .. .. ~ .. 47,037 9 3 Investment in Common Fund of Public Trust Office 47,119 1 6 Creditors — £ s. d. Debtors: Departmental .. .. .. 5 661 13 4 Departmental 5,718 8 7 Sundry .. .. 24 17 0 5,743 5 7 £52,780 14 10 £52,780 I' 4 10 A. R. F. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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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