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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

BALANCE-SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1921-22. AUDITED ACCOUNTS.

G() N r r ENT S. Agriculture— page j PAGE Cold-storage Advances .. .. .. 2 j Labour .. .. .. .. ..23 Nauru and Ocean islands .. .. .. 3 j Museum .. .. .. .. ..20 Audit .. .. .. .. 1 National Provident and Friendly Societies . ..25 Census and Statistics .. .. .. ..18 Native Trust .. .. .. .. ■ . . 2(1 Cold-storage Advances . . .. .. .. 2 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. .. 3 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. (i Pensions .. .. .. . . .. 27 Customs .. .. . . .. .. 5 Printing and Stationery.. .. .. .. 28 Dominion Laboratory . . .. . . ..21 Public Trust .. .. .. . . .. 30 Electoral .. . . .. . . .. 22 Registrar General .. . . . . 18 External Affairs .. . . .. .. 6 State Advances .. . . .. . . 32 Government Life insurance .. .. .. 7 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 38 Government Accident Insurance .. .. . . 8 State Forest's .. .. .. .. 44 High Commissioner's Office .. .. ..19 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 46 Industries and Commerce .. .. ..9 Treasury .. .. .. .. ..47 Internal Affairs .. .. .. ..11 Valuation .. .. .. .. ..48

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. COLD-STORAGE ADVANCES ACCOUNT. Revenue Account poe the Yeae ended Slst March, 1922. Dr £ s. d. j Or. £ s. fl. To Interest on debentures .. .. 4,830 0 0| By Interest on loans .. .. .. 4,285 14 10 Administration charges .. .. 11l 6 0 Interest on investments .. .. 1,219 4 6 Sinking Fund Reserve Account .. 233 16 8 Balance, profit .. .. .. 329 16 8 £5,504 19 4 £5,504 19 4' Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1022. Liabilities. £ s. d. AeseU. £ s. d. Debentures.. .. .. .. 120,750 0 0 Advances .. .. .. .. 81,581 8 8 Interest accrued on debentures .. 896 19 8 Investments.. .. .. .. 32,690 0 0 Sinking Fund Reserve Account .. 233 16 8 Interest accrued and outstanding on adSundry oreditors .. .. .. 628 7 9 vanoes and investments .. .. 1,897 3 0 Treasury. Account —Sinking Fund .. 233 16 8 Cash in Public Account .. .. 3,842 12 6 Revenue Account — Balance as at Ist April, £ s. d. 1921 .. .. 2,093 19 11 Less profit for year . . 329 16 8 1,764 3 3 £122,009 4 1 £122,009 4 1 Department of Agriculture, 20th July, 1922. A. R. Stone, Eor Director-General. 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, (i. F. ('. CAMPBELL, Controller and Auditor-General.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS ACCOUNTS. Capital Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922, Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. To Balance as at Ist April, 1921 .. 34,900 0 0 By British Phosphate Commission, as £ s. d. part working capital .. .. 8,000 0 0 Legal expenses consequent on transfer from vendor company .. .. 157 0 5 Balance as at 31st March, 1922 .. 20,802 19 7 £34,960 0 0 £34,960 0 0 Tradinu Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922, Dr. £ s. cl. Or. £ s. cl. To Purchase of phosphate .. .. 59,984 411 By Sales of phosphate .. .. 113,194 811 Administration oharges .. .. 1,131 14 4 ' Brokerage- .. .. .. 366 19 7 Agent's commission .. .. 1,609 13 8 Freight on cargoes . . . . 48,931 10 6 Landing-charges .. .. .. 123 10 10 General expenses.. .. .. 139 15 0 Insurance .. .. .. 321 5 0 Net profit on Trading Account .. 1,319 14 3 £113,561 8 6 £113,561 8 6 [nteeest Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. cl. To Interest on debentures .. .. 30,000 0 o By Interest on investments .. .. 195 4 3 Balance of interest .. .. .. 4,692 9 2 Interest, British Phosphate Commission 34,497 411 £34,692 9 2 £34,692 9 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st .March, 1922. Liabilities. A ssetd. Capital—Debentures 1-12, issued Ist £ s. d. Share (of 16 per cent.) in Nauru and £ s. d. December, 1920, under the Finanoe Ocean Islands .. .. .. 579,197 0 5 Act, 1920, maturing Ist December, . Sundry debtors— £ s. d. 1925. Interest 5 per cont., payable- On account of interest 41,070 4 1 Ist June, Ist December . . . . 600,000 0 0 On account of trading 863 9 4 Sundry creditors— 41,933 13 5 British Phosphate Com- Cash in Public Account .. .. 24,884 7 9 mission, for working £ s. d. capital .. .. 14,000 0 0 Other creditors .. 8,601 6 1 22,601 6 1 Interest accrued on debentures .. 9,863 0 0 Balance of Trading Ac- £ s. cl. count at Ist April, 1921 362 5 10 Net profit on Trading Account for year .. 1,319 14 3 1,682 (I I. Balance of Interest Account at Ist April, 1921 992 7 1 Add Interest Reserve Account .. .. 4,237 16 0 Accumulated during year 4,692 9 2 9,922 12 3 Sinking Fund Account .. .. 1,946 3 2 £646,018 1 7 j. £646,015 1 7 Department of Agriculture, 17th August, 1922. A. R. Stone, For Director-General. 1 hereby certify that the Capital Receipts and Payments Account, Trading and Interest 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.—G. P. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 34,259 18 4 By Audit fees— £ s. d. £ s. cl. Advertising .. .. .. 6 1 11 Government, departAllowance to Audit Officers, London.. 125 0 0 ments and local Allowance for performing higher duties 83 9 2 bodies .. .. 18,8(i4 12 7 Grant to Colonel Collins, _c. .. 650 0 0 War expenses .. 2,245 16 3 Law-costs .. .. .. 99 0 1 21,110 8 10 Office fittings, etc... .. .. 397 16 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. 22,516 9 4 . Postages .. .. .. 218 18 4 Rent .. .. .. .. 1,000 1 8 Telephone services .. .. 30 4 8 * Temporary assistance .. .. 3,538 12 3 Travelling" expenses .. .. 3,087 4 3 Contingencies .. .. .. 19 7 8 Depreciation .. .. .. 105 3 6 £43,626 18 2 £43,626 18 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. 22,516 9 4 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest .. .. .. .. 132 5 11 after charging interest on capital .. 22,648 15 3 £22,648 15 3 £22,648 15 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account — \ Furniture and fittings .. 1,231 6 6 Liability to Treasury, Ist April, 1921... 2,939 17 4 I Add additions .. 30 4 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 23,167 11 6 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 315 8 7 1,26111 1 Less depreciation at, 5 per cent. .. .-. 63 1 7 1,198 9 6 Books and stationery .. 401 18 0 Add additions .. 7 5 0 409 3 0 Less depreciation at 5 per cent. .. .. 20 9 2 388 13 10 Mechanical appliances . . 210 7 6 Add additions .. 6 0 0 216 7 6 Less depreciation at 10 per cent. .. .. 21 12 9 194 14 9 Sundry debtors .. .. . . 1,605 6 6 Stamps . . .. . . 318 6 Expenses paid in advance.. .. 382 19 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. 22,648 15 3 £26,422 17 5 £26,422 17 5 Audit Office, 3rd August, 1922. G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. 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— G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March:, 1922. JJr. Or. £ s. cl. To Administrative, charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Customs and exoiseMuties .. .. 5,094,209 811 Salaries .. .. .. 85,451 3 6 Beer duty . . «-* .. .. .. 462,724 211 Allowances, overtime, and re- Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1,579 11 5 wards paid to officers .. 2,941 15 3 Hop-beer license fees .. .. .. 141 0 0 Expenses of Inquiry Agent, Warehouse license fees .. .. .. 7,712 2 8 London .. .. 691 12 0 Tobacco Act license fees . . .. 144 7 6 Printing and stationery .. 2,533 12 3 Distillation Aot license fees .. .. 126 0 0 Payments to other Depart- Customs agents' liconso fees . . . . 294 0 0 ments for servioes of officers 4,478 6 8 Chinese poll-tax .. .. .. 4,600 0 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent Customs fines .. .. .. .. 146 4 1 of boxes .. .. 1,122 5 9 Sale and disposal of seizures .. .. 619 310 Telephone servioes.. .. 512 15 4 Timber export duty .. .. .. 34 15 7 Temporary assistance .. 648 12 5 Miscellaneous revenue . . .. .. 915 11 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 1,700 0 4 Miscellaneous expenses of head and local offices .. .. 2,060 17 0 Rent .. .. .. 5,381 16 7 107,522 17 1 Additional allowances to retired officers . . .. 118 10 0 Grant to Cook and Nine Islands Governments .. 2,873 6 2 2,991 16 2 Depreciation .. .. .. 472 10 8 Balance carried down .. .. 5,461,353 8 11 £5,572,340 12 10 £5,572,340 12 10 £ s. d. £ s. cl. To interest on .capital .. .. 597 12 10 By Balance brought down .. .. 5,461,353 811 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 5,460,755 16 1 .£5,461,353 8 11 £5,401,353 8 11. Percentage cost of collection, 1-9295 — £1 18s. 7d. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. Assets. Capital funds — £ s. d. £ s. d. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1921 23,310 9 3 Offioe furniture and fittings .. 8,736 14 7 Less adjust- Less adjustments, Ist April, ments Ist £ s. cl. 1921 .. .. .. 2,753 12 6 April, 19212,753 12 6 Less transfer 5,983 2 1 to Public Additions during year .. 692 6 2 Works Department.. 7,276 0 0 6,675 8 3 10,029 12 6 Less depreciation .. .. 299 3 1 1 6,370 5 2 13,280 16 9 Buildipgs .. .. .. 8,443 9 0 Less adjustments, 31st Additions during year .. 3,413 5 2 March, 1922 .. 6,635 0 0 0,645 16 9 11,856 14 2 Sundry creditors — Less transfer to Public Works Outstanding expenses . . 903 7 5 Department .. .. 776 0 0 Pees received in advance 6,988 0 0 7,891 7 5 11,080 14 2 Deposits Aoeount —Immigration Restriction Act 230 0 0 Less depredation . . .. 173 7 7 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 5,460,755 16 1 10,907 6 7 Reserves .. . . . . 14,552 0 0 Less transfer to Public Works Department .. .. 6,500 0 0 8,052 0 0 Sundry debtors — Post and Telegraph Department —Customs and beer duty on hand, 31st March, 1922 . . . . . . 22,290 12 10 Foes paid in advance .. 353 0 0 22,049 12 10 Treasury Adjustment Aoeount .. 5,427,537 15 8 £5,475,523 0 3 £5,475,523 0 3 Geo. Craig, Customs Department, 15th August, 1922. For Comptroller of Customs. 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.— G. P. C. Campbi.ll, Controller and Auditor-General.

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DEPARTMENT' OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. Income ano l_.\i'i..\ihtui.i- Account for xiiio Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. i Income. £ s. d, To Expenditure (nominal acoounts) — £ s. d. jßy Balance-curried down .. ~ 21,375 9 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,128 8 5 Advertising .. .. .. 30 3 7 Expenses Ministerial visit to Samoa, 1921— Incidental expenses ... .. 80 0 0 Presents to Natives . . .. 146 11 8 Expenses upkeep Apia Observatory .. 1,684 15 2 Freight, .. .. . . * .. 1 1.2 6 Grant to Samoan administration— Medioal and educational services .. 13,500 0 0 Wireless service .. .. .. 2,500 0 0 Olliee liftings and requisites .. 163 0 5 Pay and allowances, Samoan Constabulary . . . . . . 27 9 II Payment, H. K. Tattersall .. .. 301 10 0 Photographic film, cost of .. .. .184 6 10 Postages and telegrams . . . . 305 16 8 Telephone services . . . . 3119 4 Travelling allowances a nil expenses .. 96 19 7 Typewriters—Purchase and repairs . . 7 7 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 24 17 2 Rent .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Depreciation .. .. . . 10 12 0 £21,375 9 4 £21,375 9 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 21,375 9 4 By Excess of expenditure over income .. 21,385 0 1 Interest on capital .. .. 9 10 9 £21,385 0 1 : £21,385 0 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. : Assets. £ s. d. Capital funds—Liability to Treasury .. 259 010 ' Official stamps .. .. .. 25 17 2 Sundry creditors .. .. ... 443 11 4 Telephone subscriptions in advance .. 21 11 3 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 10 12 0 Office fittings and requisites, £ s. cl. Treasury Adjustment Account .. 20,978 5 2 &c. .. .. .. 212 18 (I Additions .. .. 46 2 10 259 0 10 Excess of expenditure over income .. 21,385 0 I £21,691 9 4 £21,691 9 4 Department of External Affairs, S, ,1. Smith, Acting-Secretary. 11th August, 1922. R. M. Porteous, 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.- G. F, C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. [noome and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922, Expenditure. £ s. d. \ Income. £ s. d. To Expenditure (nominal accounts) — liv Excess of expenditure over income . . 16,249 17 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. 11,661 16 5 Advertising, &c. .. .. . . 30 IS 8 Cook and Other Island Administration expenses . . .. .. J, 074 611 ((rant to C. B. Jordan in lieu of leave 50 0 0 Medical service, Nine . . .. 250 0 0 Office fittings and requisites .. 20 2 4 Postages and telegrams .. .. 71 10 6 Subsidy for service to Niue.. .. 1,128 14 1 \ Telephone services .. . . 14 3 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 28 16 8 Tropical allowances .. .. 1,915 14 6 Contingencies .. .. .. 3 14 1 £1.6,249 17 4 £10,249 17 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. cl. I Assets. £ s. d. Capital funds — Liability to Treasury .. 40 0 0 Offioial stamps .. .. .. 114 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 903 16 II j Telephone subscriptions in advanoe .. -12 9 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 15,399 13 9 Office fittings and requisites ..£34 0 0 Additions "..- .. ..600 40 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 16,249 17 4 £16,343 10 8 £16,343 10 8 Department of External Affairs, S. ,1. Smith, Acting-Secretary. 11th August, 1922. R. M. Porteous, 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. —G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1921. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount of funds at Ist January, 1921 5,542,55119 7 Death claims under polioies, Assurance, Renewal premiums - Assurance, An- including bonus additions .. .. 159,006 19 0 nuity, and Endowment .. .. 412,759 17 7 Endowment Assurances matured, inNew premiums (including instalments eluding bonuß additions .. .. 213,69111 0 of first year's premiums falling due Endowments matured .. .. 6,064 0 0 in the year) .. .. .. 40,752 14 2 Premiums returned on endowments .. 395 2 7 Single premiums- Assurance and En- Bonuses surrendered for cash .. 12,468 18 2 dowmeut .. .. .. 789 8 0 Annuities .. .. .. .. 21,201 17 1 Consideration for Annuities.. .. 11,130 9 7 Surrenders .. .. .. 26,479 19 10 Interest and rent ..£293,192 15 3 Loans released by surrender .. .. 28,69112 1 Less land and income Commission, new* .. £31,981 6 9 tax, £4,618 3s. 10d.; . renewal 3,054 0 7 property expenses, 85,036 18 &c, £4,494 2s. lOd. 9,112 (i 8 Expenses of management— 284,080 8 7 I Salaries— £ s. d. Head Office .. 26,686 910 Branch offices and agents .. .. 12,766 0 3 Extra clerical assistance 'JO2 3 2 Medical fees and expenses .. .. 6,326 18 0 Travolling-expenses .. 1,317 5 2 Advertising .. .. 481 13 6 Printing and stationery 2,718 3 6 Rent .. .. 4,165 14 2 Postage and telegrams 2,861 10 1 Exchange .. .. 38 16 10 General expenses .. 4,318 14 S Triennial expenses .. 3,422 7 10 66,035 16 7 Marryatt Defalcation Account .. 2,643 0 2 Amount of funds, 31st December, 1921 5,726,356 7 8 £6,298,070 1\ 6 £6,298,070 17 6 ): Including agents' allowances. Balance-sheet on 31st December, 1921. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Total Assurance, Annuity, and En- Loans on policies .. .. 794,545 10 1 dowment Funds (as per Revenue , Government socuriAccount) .. .. .. 5,726,356 7 8 tiosGlaims admittod, proofs not yet com- Consolidated stock 625,900 0 0 pleted .. .. .. .. 60,812 0 0| Debentures issued Annuities .. .. ... .. 412 15 8, under the auOommission .. .. ~ 2,251 17 8 thority of the PiMedical fees .. .. .. 465 3 0 nance Act, 1915 40,000 0 0 Premium and other deposits.. .. 3,822 0 8 New Zealand InFire Insurance moneys in suspenso .. 850 0 0 scribed Stock — Sundry creditors .. .. .. 5,770 16 10 War Loans ... 1,134,500 0 0 Officers' Fidelity Fund .. .. 600 0 0 Now Zealand InInvestment, Fluctuation Reserve .. 288,729 14 1 scribed Stock — Finance Act, 1919 50,000 0 0 New Zealand Inscribed Stook — Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loan.. .. 110,000 0 0 1,960,400 0 0 Municipal Corporation debentures .. 131,439 14 0 County securities .. .. .. 5,981 1 2 Harbour Board debentures ;. ~ 34,500 (I 0 Town Board debentures .. .. 29,200 0 0 Road Board debentures .. .. 21,800 0 0 Drainage Board debentures .. .. 1,987 17 6 Landed and house property .. .. 134,089 11 10 Landed and bouse pioporty (leasehold) 1 ,645 0 0 Mortgages on property .. .. 2,743,405 2 8 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. 281 8 8 Overdue premiums on .£ s. d. policies in force .. 8,326 18 7 Outstanding premiums due but not overdue.. 43,449 14 4 51,776 12 11 Overdue intorest .. 8,420 4 5 Outstanding interest due but not overdue.. 7,400 0 9 Interest aoorued but not due .. .. 70,124 5 4 85,944 10 6 .: Agents' halauoes .. .. .. 5,258 19 4 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 2,938 1 1 Cash in hand and on oui-ront aoeount.. 84,907 1 2 £0,090,100 16 1 £6,090,100 16 1 J. H. Richardson, Commissioner. Geo. \V. Barltrof, Secretary. Government Life Insurance Department, 6th April, 1922. The Audit Office, having examined the Revenue Account and balance-sheet, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. —G. P. C. Cami'bell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT— continued. Revenue Account op the Accident Branch for the Year ended 31st December, 1921. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount of Accident Funds, Ist January, Claims .. .. .. .. 16,786 2 5 1921 .. .. .. .. 23,21115 0 Commission.. .. .. ~ 4,256 3 11 Premiums .. .. £36,287 18 10 Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,065 0 0 Less reinsurance pre- Expenses of management .. ~ 1,506 8 11 iniums .. .. 355 1.5 8 Further appropriation to Reserve for un35,932 3 7 earned premiums .. .. 2,718 0 0 Interest .. .. 6,794 2 7 Further transfer to Reserve Fund (section Less land and income 20, Government Accident Insurance tax .. .. 1,020 0 0 Act) .. .. .. .. 23,211 15 0 5,774 2 7 Marryatt Defalcation Account .. 902 3 4 Amount of Accident P'unds, 31st December, 1921 .. .. .. .. 11,472 7 7 £64,918 1 2 £64,918 1 2 Balance sheet of the Accident Branch on 31st December, 1921. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Accident Funds, as per Revenue Account 11.472 7 7 Debentures issued under authority of the Claims admitted (proofs not yet com- Finance Act, 1915 .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 pleted) .. .. .. .. 9,000 0 0 New Zealand Inscribed Stock — War Commission .. .. .. .. 345 210 Loans .. .. .. .. 97,500 0 0 Premium and other deposits .. .. 80 2 9 Mortgages on property .. .. 41,820 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 1,985 0 4 Overdue interest .. .. .£46 15 0 Officers' Fidelity Fund .. .. 200 0 0 Outstanding interest due but Reserve for unearned premiums .. 16,151 0 0 not overdue .. .. 146 15 11 Investment Fluctuation Reserve .. 3,000 0 0 Tnterest aocrued but not due 1,362 13 5 Reserve Fund constituted under sec- 1,556 4 4 tion 20 of the Government Accident Agents'balances .. .. .. 147 3 6 Insurance Act, 190R .. .. 115,019 19 11 Gash in hand and on current account .. 6,230 5 7 £157,253 13 5 £157,253 13 5 J. H. Eichardson, Commissioner. Geo. W. Barltrop, Secretary. Government Insurance Department, fith April, 1922. The Audit Oflice, having examined the Bevenue Account and balance-sheet, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith.—G. P. 0. CAMPBELL, Controller and Auditor-General.

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DEPARTMENT OP INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. Income ano Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. A. dministrative Services. Expenditure. Income. Salaries (inoluding overtime and meal £ s. d. Pines under Board of Trade £ s. d. £ s. d allowances) .. .. .. 12,310 19 8 Act .. .. .. 5 0 0 Advertising, books, newspapers, &o. .. 252 0 6 Solicitors' costs and witnesses' Distribution of commodities, including expenses .. .. 817 0 freight, cartage, and transport .. 577 13 10 13 17 0 Fuel, light, power, and office-cleaning . . 93 18 9 Recoveries— Law-costs .. .. .. .. 130 310 Salaries, &c. .. .. 50 16 8 Office stationery and requisites .. 331 1 5 Advertising, &o. .. .. 0 5 0 Price Investigation Tribunals .. .. 717 14 3 ■ Distribution of commodiPromotion of sale of manufactures in out- ties, &c. .. .. 543 0 3 side markets .. .. .. 20 2 2 Office furniture, _o. .. 0 2 6 Postages, telegrams, rent of £ s. d. Price Investigation Tribunals 316 0 boxes and telephone services 701 6 0 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 712 2 Less official stamps on hand 28 7 1 Travelling allowances and 672 18 11 expenses .. ..118 19 7 Expenses of Commission of Inquiry into Industrial Exhibition at cement-prices .. .. .. 62 2 4 Wellington .. .. 413 6 Travelling allowances and expenses, Head 735 5 8 Office, branches, and Advisory Com- Interim surplus, sale of sugar under No. 1 mittees .. .. .. .. 1,242 13 9 .Sugar Contract .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Standardization of footwear—Expenses of Sale of articles purchased for purpose of exhibiting.. .. .. .. 2 12 9 price investigation .. .. .. 21 11 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 357 19 6 Rent and rates —Head Office and branches 815 9 4 Rent (proportion of), High Commissioner's Office, London ..' .. .. 150 0 0 Industrial exhibitions —Expenses of exhibiting, &c.— Auckland . . .. .. .. 12 17 8 Wellington .. .. .. 85 5 11, Transfer and romoval expenses .. 01 9 3 Balance down—Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 2,873 910 £20,770 13 8 £20,770 13 8 Non-administrative Services. Expenditure. Income. Subsidies to steamer services— £ s. d. Balance down—Excess of expenditure £ s. d. New Zealand-Vancouver .. .. 10,000 0 0 over income .. .. .. 22,087 10 0 New Zealand-,San Francisco .. 12,500 0 0 New Zealand - Chatham Islands . . 187 10 0 £22,687 10 0 £22,687 1.0 0 Balance brought down—Non-administr.i- £ s. d. Balance brought down—Administrative £ s. cl. tive services .. .. .. 22,687 10 0 services .. .. .. .. 2,873 910 Interest on capital . . .. .. 289 12 0 Balance —Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. .. 20,103 12 2 £22,977 2 0 £22.977 2 0

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. 0,531 5 1 Official stamps, Head Office and branches .. 28 7 I Treasury Adjustment Standardized-foot wear samples .. 89 0 8 Account ..' .. 19,980 0 5 Additions.. .. .. .. 15 15 6 Sundry creditors .. 21 8 3 104 16 2 Less depreciation . . .. . . 20 19 3 83 16 11 Library, Head Offloe .. .. .. 48 18 11 Additions.. .. .. .. 24 2 0 73 0 11 Less depreciation .. .. .. 14 11 9 58 9 2 Office furniture and fittings— £ s. d. Head Office .. .. 1,085 10 3 Additions .. .. .. 54 5 5 1,139 15 8 Less depreciation .. .. 57 0 0 1,082 15 8 Auckland Office .. .. 316 12 9 Additions .. .. .. 3 16 319 14 3 Less depreciation .. .. 16 0 0 303 14 3 Less transferred to Public Works Department, Auckland .. .. .. 44 7 3 259 7 0 Christchurch Office.. .. 198 17 11 Less depreciation .. .. 9 19 (i 188 18 5 Dunedin Office .. .. 149 15 0 Additions .. .. .. 3 15 0 153 10 0 Less'depreciation .. .. 7 14 0 145 Xi 0 Melbourne Office- —Trade representative 7 4 0 1,084 1 1 Land and buildings, Head Office .. 4,634 19 0 Less depreciation .. .. .. 231 15 0 4,403 4 0 Subscriptions to periodicals, rent of telephones and postoffice boxes, and rail tickets paid in advance .. . . 177 3 4 Excess of expenditure over income, as per Expenditure and income Apoount .. .. .. .. .. 20,103 12 2 £26,538 13 9 £26,538 13 9 J. W. Collins, Secretary. Department of Industries and Commerce, 31st May, 1922. 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. G. P. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-Con oral.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. (INCLUDING HEAD OFFICE AND ALL SUB-DEPARTMENTS.) Combined Income ano Expenditure Account as at 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. Income. Departmental Administrative Charges. Revenue— Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office — £ s. cl. £ s. cl. Head Office.. .. .. 35,734' 4 1.0 Passport fees " .. .. 1,024 7 7 Registrar-General .. .. 11,197 5 5 Kinematograph censorship fees 1,590 19 (i Census and Statistics .. 15,091 9 9 Weight's and measures .. 205 2 2 11igh Commissioner .. .. 15,806 r, 9 By-laws Act .. .. 40 19 0 Museum .. .. .. 3,304 1 (i Miscellaneous .. .. 10 0 0 Dominion Laboratory .. 6,989 4 2 3,531 8 3 88,182 1.1 5 Registrar-General: Registration Commissions of Inquiry .. .. 1,511 15 3 and other fees— fuel .. . . .. . . 75 13 1 1 Registration of births, deaths, . Light, power, and water .. .. 357 0 8 and marriages .. .. 17,070 3 5 (mice requisites—High Commissioner .. 1,523 0 7 Friendly Societies Act .. 07 12 3 Postage— I)cntists Act .. .. 7 12 0 Registrar-General .. .. 1,095 18 10 Medical Practitioners Act .. 166 12 (i Census and Statistics .. 1,192 1 I 17,312 0 2 High Commissioner .. .. 824 17 111 Census and Statistics— 3,112 17 9 Registration of Aliens Aot .. - .. 255 18 0 Printing and stationery — High Commissioner - Head Office.. .. .. 1,494 14 10 Shipping charges .. .. .. 078 5 4 Registrar-General .. .. 1,627 12 1 Dominion Laboratory Census and Statistics .. 0,739 2 9 Explosive license fees .. 153 18 0 9,861 9 8 Laboratory foes .. .. 1,138 0 0 Publications .. .. .. .. 1,018 5 8 , Explosive storage fees .. 1,234 5 3 Payment to Hospital Boards .. .. 357 10 0 2,526 3 9 Renovation of graves .. .. .. 1,128 11 5 (leaning offices .. .. .. 110 11 5 Uniforms and overcoats .. .. 77 8 9 Totalizators .. .. .. .. 1,065 5 0 Turnbull Library .. .. .. 770 17 4 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of Postmasters as Registrars of Births 2,188 2 0 Registration of births, deaths, and marriages 2,233 14 7 Census, 1921 .. .. -.. .. 22,010 1 2 Collection of statistics .. .. . . 6,850 3 0 Expenses of War Section of Museum .. 118 5 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. 1,223 4 1 Rent of offices—High Commissioner .. 1,909 7 3 Sundries— Head Office.. .. .. 4,8.12 17 10 Registrar-General . . .. 474 15 0 Census and Statistics .. 1,033 0 1 High Commissioner .. .. 1,971 4 2 Museum .. .. .. 1,747 18 5 Dominion Laboratory .. 2,757 16 5 13,397 11 II Balance carried down .. .'. .. 135,499 13 2 £159,803 8 8 £159,803 8 8 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 135,499 13 2 General Public Service Administrative Oharges, Printing and stationery for Minis- £ s. cl. ters' offices . . .. . . 1,500 7 7 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministers.. .. .. 3,205 2 7 Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries .. 2,311 19 10 Contribution towards payment of maximum retiring-allowances .. 1,01(1 6 0 New Zealand Gazette .. .. 5,249 18 3 Telegrams beyond the Dominion 8,589 5 8 Salaries '.. .. .. 63,175 2 10 Fuel for Government offices .. 2,092 7 2 Light, power, and water . . 3,41.1 17 (i Cleaning offices .. .. 1,938 15 0 Uniforms and overcoats . . 912 17 0 Subsidy to V.M.C.A. . . . . 790 11 2 Sundries .. ' .. .. 1,434 11 0 £ s. d. 95,629 2 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 231,128 15 9 £231,128 15 9 £231,128 15 9 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 231,128 15 9 Special Acts. £ s. d. Civil List Act .. .. 23,854 5 1 High Commissioner Act .. 2,000 0 0 Civil Service Act . . .. 895 7 2 Fire Brigades Act .. .. 2,062 18 0 New Zealand Institute Act .. 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 29,812 10 3 Balance carried clown .. .. .. 260,941 6 0 £260,941 6 0 . £260,941 6 0

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. (INCLUDING HEAD OFFICE AND ALL SUB-DEPARTMENTS)— continued, Combined Incoivie and Expenditure Account as at 31st March, 1922 — continued. Expenditure —continued. 1 ncome —continued. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 260,941 6 0 Other Charges. £ s. d. Imperial Institute .. .. 1,113 7 0 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants 61,697 13 11 Disarmament Conference .. 1,582 13 7 Racing Commission .. .. 1,891 13 6 Visifrof H.R.H. the Prince of Wales 1,840 4 7 War trophies .. .. .. 1,431 16 9 Compassionato allowances .. 1,547 10 0 Grants .. .. .. 4,536 19 1 Subsidies .. ~ .. 1,347 10 0 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 133 510 Sundries .. .. .. ],284 13 2 £ s. d. 78,407 7 5 Balance carried down .. .. .. 339,348 13 5 £339,348 13 5 £339,348 13 5 £ s. d. Balance carried down .. ~ .. 339,348 13 5 Rent— £ a . ,[. Head Office.. .. .. 1,264 0 0 Registrar-General .. .. 795 o 0 (lensus and Statistics . . 500 0 0 Museum .. .. .. ;j()0 () (j Dominion Laboratory . . 430 0 0 3,289 0 0 Interest on capital— Head Office.. .. .. 510 6 1 Registrar-General .. .. 69 10 0 Census and Statistics .. 43 14 9 -High Commissioner .. .. 449 10 9 » Museum .. .. . . 47 7 10 Dominion Laboratory . . 254 18 0 1,375 7 5 Depreciation— Head Office. . .. .. 1,112 6 3 Registrar-General .. ~ 85 16 3 Census and Statistics . . 72 16 6 High Commissioner .. .. 616 10 1 Museum .. .. .. 106 12 5 Dominion Laboratory . . 214 10 1 £ s. d. 2,208 11 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 346,22112 5 £346,221 12 5 £346,221 12 5 £ s. d. Balance carried to balance-sheet .. £346,221 12 5

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DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. 'INCLUDING SUB DEPARTMENTS I, 11, 111, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, AND SPECIAL ACTS.i Combined Balanc'i.-siii.i.t as at 31st March, 1.922. Liabilities. i Assets. Capital as at 31st March, 1922— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office (Sub-depart- I Land .. ... .. .. .. 50 0 0 ments I, 11, 111, IV, X) 71,093 1.5 5 ! Buildings— Registrar-General ~ 1,418 Oil Head Office .. .. 1,275 7 8 Consus and Statistics .. 469 19 2 Additions .. .. 40 0 0 High Commissioner .. .. New purchases .. 828 14 2 Museum .. .. 51,693 3 11 Dominion Laboratory .. 5,531 6 5 2,144 110 130,206 11 10 Less depreciation .. 38 5 3 Sundry creditors— 2 105 10 7 Head Office (Sub-depart- Dominion Laboratory .. 3,516 7 9 ments I, 11, 111, IV, X) 4,450 4 7 Additions .. .. 89 8 0 Registrar-General .. 413 16 10 Census and Statistics .. 304 13 0 3,605 10 3 High Commissioner .. 5.17 8 9 Less depreciation .. 103 910 Museum .. .. 34 4 9 3,500 6 5 Dominion Laboratory .. 141 17 5 , 5 (>o(; 3 0 5,922 5 4 Turnbull Library Building .. 8,950 6 9 Treasury Adjustment Account— Less depreciation .. .. 179 0 2 Head Office .. .. 207,070 16 3 8.771 (j 7 Registrar-General .. 2,099 15 0 Turnbull Library.. .. .. 52,553 19 4 Census and Statistics .. 61,230 211 Additions .. .. .. 303 6 2 High Commissioner .. 32,940 5 10 52 857 5 0 Museum .. .. 7,757 17 11 Office furniture and fittingsDominion Laboratory .. 8,104 10 0 Head Office .. .. 3,417 4 1 379,275 13 11 Additions .. .. 1,234 2 2 New purehasos .. 158 111 4,809 8 2 Less transferred or sold 36 10 4 4,772 11 10 Less overstated, 1920-21 40 0 0 4,732 11 10 Less depreciation .. 168 17 2 4,563 14 8 Registrar-General .. 1,371 14 0 Additions . . .. 15 9 0 New purehasos . . 8 0 0 1,395 3 0 Less written off .. 0 17 0 . 1,394 6 0 Less depredation .. 68 10 9 1,325 15 3 Census and Statistics .. 489 0 6 Additions .. .. 23 14 6 512 15 0 Less depreciation . . 24 9 0 488 0 0 High Commissioner . . 6,310 2 0 New purchases . . 166 18 2 6,477 0 2 Less depreciation .. 315 10 1 6,161 10 1 Museum .. .. 559 16 9 Additions .. .. 21 3 0 New purchases .. 4 7 6 585 7 3 Less depreciation .. 27 19 10 557 7 5 Dominion Laboratory . . 326 9 0 Less depredation .. 16 6 3 310 3 3 13,406 10 8 Mechanical appliances— Head Office .. .. 2,151 4 6 New purchases . . 224 14 11 2,375 19 5 Less transferred or sold 76 0 0 . 2,299 19 5 Lessjdcpreciation .. 215 2 5 2,084 17 0 Carried forward .. 515,404 11 1 Carried forward .. 2,084 17 0 80,691 11 9

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS continued. (INCLUDING SUB-DEPARTMENTS I TO X AND SPECIAL ACTS)— continued. Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922 — continued. Liabilities —continued. Assets- —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. (I. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 515,404 11 1 Brought forward .. 2,084 17 0 80,691 11 9 Mechanical appliaiieos— eld, Registrar-General .. 172 15 0 Transferred to .. 15 0 0 187 15 0 Transferred from .. 20 0 0 167 15 0 Less depreciation .. 17 5 6 — 150 9 6 Census and Statistics .. 483 15 0 Additions .. .. 17 18 II New purchases .. 0,600 15 0 7,102 8 11 Less depreciation . . 48 7 0 7,054 I 5 High Commissioner .. 1,572 7 9 Loss depreciation .. 157 4 9 -— 1,415 3 0 Museum . . . . 173 0 0 Transferred from photo apparatus .. .. 27 10 0 200 10 0 Less depreciation .. 20 1 0 180 9 0 Dominion Laboratory . . 32 10 II Less depreciation .. 3 5 0 29 5 0 10,914 4 II Weights and measures .. .. 2,394 9 9 Less depreciation .. .. 59 17 3 2,334 12 6 Photographic apparatus— Head Office .. .. 54 4 0 New purchases . . 015 0 54 19 0 Less depreciation .. 10 16 10 44 2 2 Museum .. .. 320 8 0 Less transferred .. 27 10 0 292 18 0 Additions .. . . 2 3 6 . New purchases .. 6 15 0 301 16 6 Less depreciation . . 58 11 7 243 4 11 287 7 I LibraryHead Office .. .. 150 0 0 Ne-.v purchases .. 7 1.7 2 157 17 2 Less depreciation . . 7 10 0 150 7 2 High Commissioner .. 1,837 10 0 Less depreciation . . 91 17 (i 1,745 12 0 Dominion Laboratory . . 400 0 0 Less depreciation .. 20 0 0 380 0 0 2,275 19 8 Museum exhibits .. .. 50,825 5 10 New purchases .. .. 1,994 13 11 52,819 19 9 ToolsHead Office .. .. .. 190 5 9 Additions .. .. .. 176 9 10 New purchases .. .. 8 4 1 374 19 8 Less depreciation .. .. 9 10 3 305 9 5 Carried forward .. .. 515,404 11 1 Canied forward .. 149,689 5 1

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS.— continued. (INCLUDING SUB-DEPARTMENTS I TO X AND SPECIAL ACTS)— continued. Combined Balance-sheet as at 3.lst March, 1922— continued. Liabilities —continued. Assets —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. 515,404 11 1 Brought forward .. .. 149,689 5 I Launches— Head Office .. .. .. 225 I 2 Additions .. • .. . . 20 2 8 251 3 10 Less depreciation . . .. 115 1 239 IS 9 Traps and horses— Head Office .. .. . . 77111 Additions .. . . .. 8 0 0 85 1 11 Less sold .. .. .. 28 0 0 :>7 I 1 I Less depreciation .. .. 4 18 2 52 3 9 Motor vehicles — Head Office .. .. 1,355 3 9 New purchases .. 711 12 0 2,066 15 9 Less bicycle stolen .. 12 0 8 2,054 15 1 Less depreciation . . 407 3 8 1,647 11 5 i High Commissioner . . 250 0 0 Less depreciation .. 50 0 0 200 0 0 1,847 11 5 Laboratory appliances .. .. 1,389 0 0 Additions .. .. . . 47 1 0 1 ,430 1 6 Less depreciation .. .. 09 9 0 1,360 12 6 Explosive appliances .. .. .. 115 0 9 Motor accessories .. .. 18 17 8 Less depreciation . . .. 117 9 16 19 6 Balance; of Capital Account—High Commissioner 212 14 4 Loan on mortgage .. .. .. 10,149 1 11 Sundry debtors — Head Office .. .. .. 5,425 7 7 Census and Statistics . . . . 51 16 1 Dominion Laboratory . . . . 10 7 0 5,493 10 8 Excess of expenditure over income— Head Office .. .. .. 251,779 1 3 Registrar-General .. .. 2,455 14 0 Census and Statistics . . . . 54,470 11 7 High Commissioner .. .. 23,705 15 2 Museum .. .. .. 5,684 5 0 Dominion Laboratory . . . . 8,120 4 11 346,221 12 5 £515,404 11 1 £515,401 11 1 .1. Hislop, Under-Secretary. Department of Internal Affairs, 15th May, 1922. F. J. Brooker, 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, subject to the following omissions, correctly state, the position as disclosed thereby : — (1.) Sundry debtors amounting to £5,034 lis. 9d. and sundry creditors amounting to £1,239 6s. have not been included in the accounts. (2.) No provision has been made for stock of publications held by Census and Museum Departments. (3.) Sundry interdepartmental services have not been charged for. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. head office. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets, £ s. cl. £ s d Capital as at, 31st March, 1922 .. 71,093 15 5 Land .. .. .. .. 50 t) 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 4,450 4 7 Buildings .. .. 1,275 7 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 267,076 16 3 Additions .. .. 40 0 0 New purchases .. 828 14 2 2,144 I 10 Loss depreciation .. 38 5 3 2,105 10 7 Turnbull Library Building 8,950 6 9 Less depreciation .. 179 0 2 8,771 (i 7 Turnbull Library .. 52,553 19 4 Additions .. . . 303 0 2 52,857 5 6 Office furniture and fittings 3,417 4 1 Additions .. .. 1,234 2 2 New purchases .. 158 1 11 4,809 8 2 Loss transferred or sold 36 16 4 4,772 11 10 Less overstated, 1920-21, Turnbull Library .. 40 0 0 4,732 11 10 Less depreciation .. 168 17 2 4,563 14 8 Mechanical appliances .. 2,151 4 0 New purchases .. 224 14 11 2,375 19 5 Less transferred or sold 76 0 0 2,299 19 5 Less depreciation . . 215 2 5 2,084 17 0 Weights and measures . . 2,394 9 9 Less depreciation . . 59 17 3 2,334 12 6 Photographic apparatus . . 54 4 0 New purchases .. 015 0 54 19 0 Less depreciation .. 10 16 10 44 2 2 Library .. . . 150 0 0 New purehasos . . 717 2 157 17 2 Less depreciation .. 710 0 150 7 2 Tools .. .. .. 190 5 9 Additions .. .. 176 9 10 New purchases .. 8 4 1 374 19 8 Less depreciation .. 910 3 365 9 5 Launches .. .. 225 I 2 Additions .. .. 26 2 8 251 3 10 Less depreciation .. 115 1 239 IS 9 Traps and horses . . 77 1 1.1 Additions .. . . 8 0 0 85 1 11 Less, sold .. .. 28 0 0 57 1 11 Less depreciation .. 418 2 52 3 9 Motor vehicles .. .. 1,355 3 9 New purchases . . 711 12 0 , I 2,006 15 9 Less bicycle stolen .. 12 0 8 2,054 15 1 Less depreciation .. 407 3 8 1,647 11 5 Loan on mortgago .. .. 10,149 1 11 Sundry debtors .. .. 5,425 7 7 Exoess of expenditure over income 251,779 l 3 £342,020 16 3 | £342,620 10~~3 Department of Internal Affairs, J. Hislop, Under-Secretary. 15th May, 1922. 1. J. Brooker, Accountant.

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Administrative Services. Expenditure. Income. Salaries (including overtime and meal £ s. d. Fines under Board of Trade £ s. d. £ s. d allowances) .. .. .. 12,310 19 8 Act .. ..5 0 0 Advertising, books, newspapers, &c. . . 252 0 6 Solicitors' costs and witnesses' Distribution of commodities, including expenses .. .. 817 0 freight, cartage, and transport . . 577 13 10 , 13 17 0 Fuel, light, power, and office-cleaning .. 93 18 9 , Recoveries— Law-costs .. .. . . . . 130 3 10 Salaries, &c. . . . . 50 10 8 Office stationery and requisites . . 331 1 5 Advertising, &o. . . .. 0 5 0 Price Investigation Tribunals .. . . 717 14 3 Distribution of commodiPromotion of sale of manufactures in out- ties, &c. .. .. 543 0 3 side markets .. . . .. 20 2 2 Offico furniture, cfco. .. 0 2 6 Postages, telegrams, rent of £ s. d. Price Investigation Tribunals 316 0 boxes and telephone servioes 701 6 0 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 712 2 Less official stamps on hand 28 7 1 Travelling allowances and 672 18 11 expenses .. .. 118 19 7 Rxpenses of Commission of Inquiry into Industrial Exhibition at cement-prices .. .. . . 62 2 4 Wellington .. .. 413 6 Travelling allowances and expenses, Head 735 5 8 Office, branches, and Advisory Com- Interim surplus, sale of sugar under No. 1 mittees .. .. .. .. 1,242 13 9 Sugar Contract .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Standardization of footwear—Expenses of Sale of articles purchased for purpose of exhibiting.. .. .. .. 212 9 price investigation .. .. .. 21 11 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 357 19 6 Rent and rates —Head Office and branches 81.5 9 4" Rent (proportion of), High Commissioner's Office, London .. . . . . 150 0 0 Industrial exhibitions—Expenses of exhibiting, &o.— Auckland . . .. .. . . 12 17 8 Wellington . . . . . . 85 5 11 Transfer and removal expenses .. 01 9 3 Balance down—Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 2,873 910 £20,770 13 8 £20,770 13 8 Non-administrative Services. Expenditure. Income. Subsidies to steamer services— £ s. d. Balance down—Excess of expenditure £ s. d. New Zealand-Vancouver .. .. 10,000 0 0 over income .. .. .. 22,087 10 0 New Zealand - San Francisco .. 12,500 0 0 New Zealand - Chatham Islands .. 187 10 0 £22,687 10 0 £22,687 10 0 Balance brought, down—Non-administra- £ s. d. Balance brought down—Administrative £ s. cl. tive services .. .. . . 22,687 10 0 services .. .. .. .. 2,873 910 Interest on capital .. . . .. 289 12 0 Balance —Excess of expenditure over income .. . . .. .. 20,103 12 2 £22.977 2 0 £22,977 2 0

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. 0,531 5 1 Official stamps, Head Office and branches .. 28 7 1 Treasury Adjustment Standardiv.ed-footwear samples .. 89 0 8 Account, .. .. 1.9,980 0 5 Additions.. .. .. .. 15 15 6 Sundry creditors .. 218 3 104 16 2 Less depreciation . . .. . . 20 19 3 83 16 11 Library, Head Office .. .. .. 48 18 11 Additions. . .. .. .. 24 2 0 73 0 11 Less depreciation . . . . . . 14 11 9 58 9 2 Office furniture and fittings— £ s. d. Head Office .. " . . 1,085 10 3 Additions .. . . .. 54 5 5 1,139 15 8 Less depreciation .. .. 57 0 0 1,082 15 8 Auckland Office .. .. 316 12 9 Additions .. .. .. 3 16 319 14 3 Less depreciation .. .. 16 0 0 303 14 3 Less transferred to Public Works Department, Auckland .. .. .. 44 7 3 259 7 0 Christehurch Office.. .. 198 17 11 Less depreciation .. .. 9 19 6 188 18 5 Dunedin Office .. .. 149 15 0 Additions .. .. - .. 3 15 0 153 10 0 Less depreciation. . . .. 7 1.4 0 145 16 0 Melbourne Office—Trade representative 7 4 0 1,684 1 1 Land and buildings, Head Office .. 4,634 19 0 Less depreciation . . .. .. 231 15 0 4,403 4 0 Subscriptions to periodicals, rent of telephones and postoffice boxes, and rail tickets paid in advance .. .. 177 3 4 Excess of expenditure over income, as per Expenditure and Income Account .. .. .. .. . . 20,103 1.2 2 £26,538 13 9 £26,538 13 9 J. W. Collins, Secretary. Department of Industries and Commerce, 31st May, 1922. 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. -G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. (INCLUDING HEAD OFFICE AND ALL SU.B-DEPAP. I'MENTS.) Combined Income and Expenditure Account as at 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. Income. Departmental Administrative Charges. ' Revenue— Si l , In lies— £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office— £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office.. .. .. 35,734 4 10 Passport fees .. .. 1,624 7 7 Registrar-General .. .. 11,197 5 5 EOnematograph censorship fees 1,590 19 0 Census and Statistics .. 15,091 9 9 Weights and measures .. 205 2 2' High Commissioner .. .. 15,800 5 9 By-laws Act .. .. 40 19 0 Museum .. .. .. 3,304 1 (i Miscellaneous .. .. 10 0 0 Dominion Laboratory .. 0,989 4 2 3,531 8 3 88,182 11 5 Registrar-General i Registration Commissions of Inquiry .. .. 1,511 15 3 and other foes— .Fuel .. .. .. .. 75 13 11 Registration of births, deaths, Light, power, and water .. .. 387 0 8 and. marriages .. .. 17,070 3 5 Office requisites—High Commissioner .. 1,523 0 7 Friendly Societies Act .. 67 12 3 Postage— Dentists Aot .. .. 7 12 0 Registrar-General .. .. 1,095 18 10 Medical Practitioners Act .. 166 12 (i Census and Statistics .. 1,192 I 1 17,312 0 2 High Commissioner .. .. 824 17 10 Census and Statistics — 3,112 17 9 : Registration of Aliens Act .. .. 255 18 0 Printing and stationery— High Commissioner— Head Office.. .. .. 1,494 14 10 Shipping charges .. .. .. 078 5 4 Registrar-General .. .. 1,627 1.2 I Dominion Laboratory— Census and Statistics .. 0,739 2 9 Explosive license fees .. .153 18 6 — 9,861 9 8 Laboratory fees .. .. 1,138 0 0 Publications .. .. .. .. 1,018 5 8 Explosive storage fees .. 1,234 5 3 Payment to Hospital Boards .. .. 387 10 (I 2,520 3 9 Renovation of graves .. .. .. 1,128 II 5 Cleaning offices .. .. .. 110 11 5 Uniforms and overcoats . . . . 77 8 9 Totalizators .. .. .. •, 1,005 5 0 Turnbull Library .. .. .. 770 17 4 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of Postmasters as Registrars of .Births 2,188 2 0 Registration of births, deaths, and marriages 2,233 14 7 Census, 1921 .. .. .. .. 22,010 1 2 Collection of statistics .. .. .. 6,850 3 6 Expenses of War Section of Museum .. 118 5 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. 1,223 4 1 Rent, of offices —High Commissioner .. 1,969 7 3 Sundries — Head Office .. 4,812 17 10 Registrar-General .. . . 474 15 0 Census and Statistics .. 1., 033 0 1 High Commissioner .. .. 1,971 4 2 .Museum .. .. .. 1,747 18 5 Dominion Laboratory .. 2,757 16 5 13,397 111] Balance carried down .. .. .. 135,499 13 2 .159,803 8 8 £159,803 8 8 £ s. cl. Balance, brought clown .. .. .. 135,499 13 2 General Public Service Administrative Clutrges. Printing and stationery for Minis- £ s. cl. tors' offices . . .. .. 1,506 7 7 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministers.. 3,205 2 7 Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries .. 2,311 19 10 Contribution towards payment of maximum retiring-allowances .. 1,010 (i 6 New Zealand Gazette .. . . 5,249 18 3 Telegrams beyond the Dominion 8,589 5 8 Salaries .. .. .. 03,175 2 10 Fuel for Government offices .. 2,092 7 2 Light, power, and water .. 3,411 17 (i Cleaning offices .. .. 1,938 15 6 Uniforms and overcoats .. 912 17 0 Subsidy to V.M.C.A. .. .. 790 11 2 Sundries ...... 1,434 11 0 £ s. d. - 95,629 2 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 231,128 15 9 £231,128 15 9 .£231,128 15 9 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 231,128 1.5 9 Special Acts. £ s, d. Civil List Act .. .. 23,854 5 1 High Commissioner Aot .. 2,000 0 0 Civil Sen-vice Act .. .. 895 7 2 Fire Brigades Act .. .. 2,062 18 0 New Zealand Institute Act .. 1,000 0 t) £ s. d. 29,812 10 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 200,941 (i 0 £260,941 6 0 £200,941 6 0

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DEPARTMENT 01? INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. (INCLUDING HEAD OFFICE AND ALL SUB-DEPARTMENTS)— coMnued. Combined Income and Expenditure Account as at 31st March, 1922— continued. Expenditure —continued. Income —continued. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 260,941 0 0 Other Charges. £ s. d. Imperial Institute .. .. 1,113 7 o Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants 61,697 13 11 Disarmament Confej-ence .. 1,582 13 7 Raoing Commission .. .. 1,891 13 6 VisitofH.R.H. the Prince of Wales 1,840 4 7 War trophies .. .. ~ 1,431 16 9 Compassionate allowances .. 1,547 10 0 Giants .. .. . . 4 ; 53(j 19 1 Subsidies .. .. .. 1,347 10 0 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 133 5 10 Sundries ...... 1,284 13 2 £ s. d. 78,407 7 5 Balance carried down .. .. .. 339,348 13 5 £339,348 13 5 £339,348 13 5 £ s. d. Balance carried down .. .. .. 339,348 13 5 ftenl - £ s. cl. Head Office. . . . . . I ,204 0 0 Registrar-General .. .. 795 0 0 Census and Statistics .. 500 0 0 Museum . . .. . . 300 0 0 Dominion Laboratory . . Kill 0 0 3,289 0 0 Interest on capital— Head Office.. .. . . 510 6 1 Registrar-General .. • .. 69 10 0 Census and Statistics .. 43 14 9 High Commissioner .. .. 449 10 9 Museum . . . . . . 47 7 10 Dominion Laboratory .. 254 18 0 1,375 7 5 Depreciation— Head Ollice. . ~ . . 1,112 6 3 Registrar-General .. .. S5 16 3 Census and Statistics .. 72 16 0 High Commissioner .. .. 616 10 1 Museum .. .. .. K)(j 12 5 Dominion Laboratory .. 214 10 1 £ s. d. 2,208 11 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 340,22112 5 £340,221 12 5 . £340,221 12 5 £ s. d. .balance earned to balance-sheet .. £340,221 12 5

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DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. (INCLUDING SUB-DEPARTMENTS I, 11, 111, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. X. AND SPECIAL ACTS.) Combined .Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. i Assets. Capital as at 31st March, 1922— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office (Sub-depart- , Land .. ... .. .. .. 50 0 0 ments I, 11, Hi, IV, X) 71,093 15 5 ' Buildings— Registrar-General .. 1,418 611 Head Oflioo .. .. 1,275 7 8 Consus and Statistics .. 469 19 2 Additions .. . . 40 0 0 High Commissioner .. .. New purchases .. 828 14 2 Museum .. .. 51,693 3 11 Dominion Laboratory .. 5,531 6 5 2,144 110 130,206 11 10 Less depreciation .. 38 5 3 Sundry creditors— 2 105 16 7 Head Office (Sub-depart- Dominion Laboratory .. 3,516 7 9 ments I, 11, 111, IV, X) 4,450 4 7 Additions .. .. 89 8 6 Registrar-General .. 413 16 10 Census and Statistics .. 364 13 0 3,605 16 3 High Commissioner .. 517 8 9 Less depreciation .. 105 910 .Museum .. .. 34 4 9 3,500 0 5 Dominion Laboratory .. 141 17 5 5 ggg ;j q 5,922 5 4 Turnbull Library Building .. 8,950 0 9 Treasury Adjustment Account— Less depreciation .. .. 179 0 2 Head Office .. .. 267,070 16 3 — 8 771 6 7 Registrar-General .. 2,099 15 0 Turnbull Library. . .. .. 52,553 19 4 Census and Statistics .. 61,236 211 Additions .. .. .. 303 6 2 High Commissioner .. 32,940 510 52 857 5 6 Museum .. .. 7,757 17 11 Office furniture and fittingsDominion Laboratory .. 8,164 10 0 Head Office .. .. 3,417 4 1 379,275 13 11 Additions .. .. 1,234 2 2 New purehasos .. 158 1 11 1,809 8 2 Less transferred or sold 30 16 4 4,772 11 10 Less overstated, 1920-21 40 0 0 4,732 II 10 Loss depreciation .. 168 17 2 4,503 14 8 Registrar-General .. 1,371 14 o Additions . . . . 15 9 0 New purchases .. 8 0 0 1,395 3 0 Less written oil .. 0 17 0 1,394 0 0 Less depreciation . . 68 10 9 1,325 15 3 Census and Statistics . . 489 0 6 Additions .. .. 23 14 6 512 15 0 .Loss depreciation .. 24 9 0 488 6 0 High Commissioner . . 0,310 2 0 New purchases .. 166 18 2 6,477 0 2 Less depreciation .. 315 10 1 0,101 10 1 Museum .. .. 559 10 9 Additions .. .. 21 3 0 New purchases .. 4 7 6 585 7 3 Less depreciation .. 27 19 10 557 7 5 Dominion Laboratory . . 326 9 0 Loss depreciation . . 10 6 3 310 3 3 13,400 16 8 Mechanical appliances— • Head Office .. .. 2,151 4 6 New purchases .. 224 14 11 2,375 19 5 Less transferred or sold 76 0 0 2,299 19 5 Lessjdeprociation .. 215 2 5 2,084 17 0 Carried forward .. 515,401 11 1 Carried forward .. 2,084 17 0 80,691 11 9

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. (INCLUDING SUB-DEPARTMENTS I TO X AND SPECIAL ACTS)— continued. Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922— continued. Liabilities —continued. . Assets —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. cl. £ s. cl. Brought forward .. .. -515,404 11 1 Brought forward .. 2,084 17 0 80,69111, I) Mechanical appliances— eld. Registrar-General . . 172 15 0 ■ Transferred to .. 15 0 0 187 15 0 Transferred from .. 20 0 0 167 15 0 Less depreciation .. 17 5 6 150 9 0 Census and Statistics .. 483 15 0 Additions .. .. 17 18 11 Now purchases .. Ii.OOO 15 0 7,102 8 11 Less depreciation .. 48 7 0 7,054 1 5 High Commissioner .. 1,572 7 9 Less depreciation .. 157 4 9 1,415 3 0 Museum . . .. 173 0 0 Transferred from photo apparatus .. .. 27 10 0 % 200 10 0 Less depreciation .. 20 1 0 180 9 0 Dominion Laboratory . . 32 10 0 Less dcpi-coiation . . 3 5 0 29 5 0 10,914 4 11 Weights and measures .. .. 2,394 9 9 Less depreciation .. .. 59 17 3 2,334 12 6 Photog ra phic apparatus — Head Office . . . . 54 4 0 New purchases .. 015 0 54 19 0 Loss depreciation .. 10 16 10 44 2 2 Museum .. .. 320 8 0 Loss transferred .. 27 10 0 292 18 0 Additions .. .. 2 3 6. New purchases .. 6 15 0 301 16 6 Less depreciation .. 58 11 7 243 4 11 287 7 1 Library Head Office .. .. 150 0 0 Sfafal purchases . . 717 2 157 17 2 Less depredation . . 7 10 0 150 7 2 High Commissioner .. 1,837 10 0 Less depreciation . . 91 17 6 1,745 12 0 Dominion Laboratory . . 400 0 0 Less depreciation . . 20 0 0 380 0 0 2,275 19 8 Museum exhibits .. .. 50,825 5 10 New purchases .. .. 1,994 13 11 52,819 19 9 ToolsHead Office .. .. .. 190 5 9 Additions .. .. . . 176 910 New purchases .. .. 8 4 1 374 19 8 Less depredation .. .. 910 3 365 9 5 Carried forward .. .. 515,404 11 1 Carried forward .. .. 149,689 5 1

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DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL APPAIRS.-coM.m_e_. (INCLUDING SUB-DEPARTMENTS I TO X AND SPECIAL ACTS)— continued. Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922— continued. Liabilities —continued. Assets —-continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. 515,404 II 1 Brought forward .. .. 149,689 5 I Launches— Head Office . . . . . . 225 1 2 Additions . . . . .. 20 2 S 251 3 10 Less depreciation .. . . 115 1 239 18 9 Traps and horsesHead Office . . . . .. 77 1 11 Additions .. .. .. 8 0 0 85 I 1.1 Less sold . . . . . . 28 0 0 57 I 11 Less depreciation .. . . 418 2 52 ;>, (, Motor vehicles — Head Office .. .. 1,355 3 9 New purchases . . 711 12 0 2,066 15 9 Less bicycle stolen .. 12 0 8 2,054 15 1 Less depreciation . . 407 3 8 1,647 11 5 High Commissioner .. 250 0 0 Less depreciation .. 50 0 0 200 0 0 1,847 11 5 Laboratory appliances .. .. 1,389 0 0 Additions . . .. .. 47 1 0 1,430 1 6 Less depreciation . . . . 69 9 0 1,366 12 6 Explosive appliances .. .. .. 115 0 9 Motor accessories .. . . 18 1.7 3 Less depredation .. .. 1 17 9 16 19 6 Balance of Capital Account—High Commissioner 212 14 4 I Loan on mortgage .. .. .. 10,149 1 11 Sundry debtors— Head Office .. .. .. 5,425 7 7 Census and Statistics . . . . 51 16 1 Dominion Laboratory . . . . 16 7 0 5,493 10 8 Exoess of expenditure over income— Head Office .. .. .. 251,779 1 3 Registrar-General ... . . 2,455 14 0 Census and Statistics .. .. 54,4>0 1.1 7 High Commissioner . . . . 23,705 15 2 Museum .. . . . . 5,684 5 6 Dominion Laboratory .. .. 8,120 4 11 346,221 12 5 £515,404 11 1 £515,401 11 1 J. HTSLor, Under-Secretary. Department, of Internal Affairs, 15th May, 1922. F. J. Brooker, Accountant. 1 hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined arid compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and, subject to the following omissions, correctly state the, position as disclosed thereby : — (1.) Sundry debtors amounting to £5,034 lis. 9d. and sundry creditors amounting to £1,239 6s. have not been included in the accounts. (2.) No provision has been made for stock of publications held by Census and Museum Departments. (3.) Sundry interdepartmental services have not been charged for. C. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued. HEAD OFFICE. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s d Capital as at 31st March, 1922 .. 71,093 1.5 5 Land .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 4,450 4 7 Buildings .. .. 1,275 7 8 Treasury Adjustment, Account .. 267,076 16 3 Additions .. .. 40 0 0 New purchases . . 828 14 2 2,144 1 10 Less depreciation .. 38 5 3 2,105 16 7 Turnbull Library Building 8,950 6 9 Less depreciation .. 179 0 2 8,771 0 7 Turnbull Library .. 52,553 1.9 4 Additions . . . . 303 6 2 — 52,857 5 6 Office furniture and fittings 3,417 4 1 Additions .. .. 1,234 2 2 New purchases .. 158 1 11 4,809 8 2 Less transferred or sold 36 16 4 4,772 11 10 Less overstated, 1920-21, Turnbull Library .. 40 0 0 4,732 11 10 Less depreciation . . 168 17 2 4,563 14 8 Mechanical appliances .. 2,1.51 4 6 Now purchases . . 224 14 1.1 2,375 19 5 Less transferred or sold 76 0 0 2,299 19 5 Less depreciation . . 215 2 5 2,084 17 0 Weights and measures . . 2,394 9 9 Less depreciation .. 59 17 3 2,334 12 0 Photographic apparatus . . 54 4 0 New purchases .. 0 15 0 54 19 0 Less depreciation .. 10 10 10 44 2 2 Library .. .. 150 0 0 Now purchases . . 717 2 157 17 2 Less depreciation .. 710 0 150 7 2 Tools .. .. . . 190 5 9 Additions .. .. 176 9 10 New purchases .. 8 4 1 374 19 8 . Less depreciation .. 910 3 365 9 5 Launches .. . . 225 1 2 Additions .. . . 20 2 8 251 3 10 Less depreciation .. 1.1 5 1 239 18 9 Traps and horses .. 77 1 11 Additions .. .. 8 0 0 .85 1 11 Less sold .. . . 28 0 0 57 1 11 Less depreciation .. 4 18 2 52 3 9 Motor vehicles .. .. 1,355 3 9 New purchases .. 711 12 0 2,006 15 9 Less bicycle stolen . . 12 0 8 2,054 15 1 Less depreciation . . 407 3 8 1,047 11. 5 Loan on mortgago .. .. 10,149 I. 11 Sundry debtors .. .. 5,425 7 7 Excess of expenditure over income 251,779 1 3 £342,020 16 3 | £342,620 16 3 Department of Internal Affairs, J. Hislop, Under-Secretary. 15th May, 1922. F. J. Brooker, Accountant.

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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. Expenditure. Or, Income. £ s. d. Administration charges— £ s. cl. _ s. d. Suncßy fees ... . . . . . 158 14 3 Salaries .. .. 13,920 13 I Balance carried down .. .. .. 25,373 11 2 Meal allowances and overtime .. .. 73 1 5 Rent .. .. .. 1,348 10 0 Commission allowances, &c. 0,101 11 2 Postages, telephones, &0. 901 2 8 Post and Telegraph Department charges .. 580 7 0 Travelling-allowances, &c. 454 9 0 Printing and stationery.. 674 3 1 Office maintenance .. 145 18 0 Contingencies .. .. 137 6 4 _ 24,397 2 3 Other items— Maternity allowances .. .. 10 0 0 Payments for statistical returns of sickness and mortality .. .. 931 I ii Depreciation . . . . . . 187 18 8 £25,532 5 5 £25,532 5 5 £ s, d. Balance brought down .. .. 25,373 11 2 Excess of expenditure over income after £ s. d. Interest on capita] .. .. .. 103 0 5 charging interest .. .. .. 25,476 17 7 £25,476 17 7 £25,476 17 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ 8. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account, Ist April, 1921 .. 2,290 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 60 12 4 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,508 0 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 25,229 3 (> £ s. d. .Mechanical appliances 507 0 0 Add additions .. 14 0 O 521 0 0 Less depredation .. 52 0 0 409 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. 1,289 0 0 Add additions .. 65 8 8 1,354 8 8 Less depreciation . . 135 18 8 1,218 10 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 25,476 17 7 Treasury Liability Account, Ist April, 1921 2,368 10 1 £30,093 io o £30,093 10 0 •I. 11. Richardson, Superintendent. National Provident and Friendly Societies Department, 30th August, 1922. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounl and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted lor audit, and correctly State the position as disclosed thereby. — Or. P. ('. CAMPBELL, Controller.- and Auditor-General.

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NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. Revenue Account for tub Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries — By Commissions, fees, and charges .. 4,439 9 2 Permanent .. 4,027 7 1 Net interest on investments . . .. 14,768 11 10 Temporary .. 538 7 11 4,565 15 0 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, and insurance of plant, &c. — Office furniture .. .. .. 25 7 0 Audit fees for inspection of accounts . . 50 • 0 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. 30 11 6 Postages, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of boxes ..... 143 15 8 Post and Telegraph Department—Payment for services .. .. 50 8 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 179 5 9 Rent . . .. ' .. . . 325 0 0 Stores for cleaning, lighting, firing, &o. 0 0 9 Telephone charges .. .. .. 47 3 8 Travelling expenses and allowancesOfficers on transfer £125 16 4 Officers on duty .. 14 2 11 139 19 :s Contingencies .. .. .. 33 9 7 Depreciation of office furniture, fittings, instruments, and machinery .. 138 3 0 Net profit to Appropriation Account .. 13,478 15 4 £19,208 1 0 £19,208 1 0 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Reservo and Assurance Fund .. 12,193 15 4 By Net profit for year ending 31st March, Investment Fluctuation Fund .. 1,285 0 0 1922, transferred. . .. .. 13,478 15 4 £13,478 15 4 £13,478 15 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Amounts held under— £ s. cl. i Sundry assets— £ s, cl. £~ d, £ s. cl West Coast Settlement Re- Office furniture .. 282 18 0 serves Act, 1892 .. 86,644 5 5 Less depreciation (10 Native Reserves Act, 1882 per cent.) .. 28 0 0 (as per statement at- 254 12 0 tached) .. .. 44,970 12 3 Office fittings .. 360 19 0 Native Land Act, 1909 Less depreciation (20 (Part X) .. .. 157.170 10 5 percent.) .. 72 4 0 Miscellaneous funds (including 288 15 0 Maori Land Board accoimts) 518.232 3 0 Office instruments and Sundry creditors ~ .. 314 S 0 machinery .. 251 0 0 Reserve, and Assurance, Fund 12.193 15 4 Less depreciation (15 Investment Fluctuation Fund 1,285 0 0 percent.) .. 37 13 0 213 7 0 Stationery .. .. .. 259 0 0 1,015 14 0 Stocks, bonds, and debentures— Government securities .. .. 65,000 0 0 Local bodies' securities. . .. 195,290 0 0 260,290 0 0 Mortgages (including special investments) .. .. .. .. 451,850 IS 2 Interest due and accrued .. .. 13,435 17 3 Payments in advance Telephone rentals . . .. .. .. 26190 Cash cm deposit . . .. 2,000 0 0 Cash on hand, and Agents'balances 92,191 5 6 94,191 5 0 £820,810 14 5 £820,810 14 5 Native Trust Office, W. E. Raw son, Native Trustee. Wellington, 16th June, 1922. R. Sinel, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. £ s. cl. Income. £ s. cl. War Pensions Aot, 1915 .. 1,095,005 810 Credits from National Endowment Pensions Act. 1913 .. .. 905,518 12 1 residue for old-age pensions (Land Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. 31,072 12 9 Act, 1908) .. .. .. 28,546 19 5 Finance Act, 1919 (police pensions) .. 422 2 8 Credits from gold duty (Miner's Phthisis Vote 21— Epidemio pensions .. 65,929 5 6 Act, 1915) .. .. .. 2,308 0 9 Administration charges— £ s. cl. Sundry outstandings, 1920-21 .. 168,917 511 Salaries and temporary 37,138 8 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,630,907 011 assistance Contributions to Post Office .. .. 10,898 5 2 Printing and stationery 2,040 3 5 Postage, &c. .. 3,370 2 5 Travelling-expenses .. 4,582 510 Overtime .. .. 35 11 9 Advertising .. 10 17 7 Interpreters' foes .. 3 3 0 Light, firing, and water 89 17 9 Officc-oleaning .. 39 4. 4 Telephones .. 50 19 9 58,258 19 5 Medical fees .. .. .. 9,364 10 4 Fees for certificates of ago . . .. 3 0 11 Loading on life-insurance premiums .. 99 1 3 Exohange and commission on moneyorders .. .. .. .. 1,445 12 5 Rent .. .. -. .. 2,209 5 0 Sundry payments .. .. .. 39 0 2 Depreciation—furniture, fittings, and equipment . . .. .. 171 7 0 Pensions to— G. A. Birch ' .. 18 0 0 Mary Young .. .. .. 30 0 0 Z. McDonald .. .. .. 197 12 0 O. K. Phillips .. .. .. 78 0 0 MaryPhelan .. .. .. 20 0 0 C. Freeland .. .. .. |124 4 8 £2,830,079 7 0 £2,830,079 7 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. 2,030,907 011 Balance after charging interest .. 2,631,100 10 11 Interest on capital at per cent. .. 193 10 0 £2,631,100 10 11 £2,031,100 10 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital.. .. .. .. 4,300 0 0 Office furniture, fittings, £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,244 I 10 and equipment .. 3,325 0 0 Advances on account of Canadian Add additions .. 101 18 6 (government .. . . ■ • 547 1 3 Military Pensions Imprest Account .. 104 0 I 3,426 18 6 Old-age Pensions Imprest Account .. 37 2 0 Less depreciation .. 171 7 0 Miners' Pensions Imprest Account .. 40 15 2 3,255 11 6 Instalments paid but not oleared by Sundry debtors .. .. .. 28,546 19 5 Treasury .. .. .. 412 12 4 Advances on account of Commonwealth Unpaid instalments — Government .. .. .. .1.5,046 5 2 War Pensions Act, 1.915 .. .. 55,245 II 8 Advanoe on account of Union GovernPensions Act, 1913— £ s. d. ment of South Africa .. .. 54 11 5 Old-age .. .. 5,479 16 II High Commissioner's Imprest Aooount 7,754 8 4 Widows' .. 1,547 15 9 War Pensions Imprest Account .. 1,084 8- 5 Military .. .. 227 1 2 Widows' Pensions Imprest Account .. 781 2 1 7,254 13 10 Epidemic Pensions Imprest Account .. 67 12 0 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. 169 10 3 Police Pensions Imprest Account .. 52 6 6 Epidemic pensions .. .. 241 0 0 Stationery on hand .. .. 1,124 2 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 2,770,125 15 7 Pensions prepaid— War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. 87,380 4 7 Pensions Act, 1913 — £ s. d. Old-age .. .. 46,255 3 6 Widows' . . 10,088 5 10 Military . . .. 2,098 16 8 58,442 6 0 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. 2,000 18 1 Epidemio pensions .. .. 3,843 0 4 Police pensions .. .. .. 21 10 10 Accounts prepaid— Loading on life-insurance premiums 85 2 1 Telephones .. .. .. 67 11 9 Postages .. .. .. 7 19 0 Advertising .. .. .. 5 7 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,631,100 10 11 £2,840,728 10 0 £2,840,728 10 0 G. C. Fache, Commissioner of Pensions. Pensions Department, 10th July, 1922. 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments, £ s. d. To Sundry debtors .. .. .. 236,513 16 10 : By Salaries .. .. .. .. 90,398 18 8 Publications .. .. 1.793 14 I, ' Wageß .. .. .. .. 28,023 15 3 Publishing .. ... .. 898 S 5 | Overtime .. .. .. 093 11 2 Sale of machinery .. .. 695 0 0 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. 2,32.1 5 5 Sale of waste products, &c, .. 104 14 3 > Stationery .. .. .. 77,095 0 5 Safe of old typewriters .. .. 97 11 5 Stores '.. .. .. .. 5,884 3 4 Sundries .. .. .. 291 0 2 ! Freight .. .. .. .. 9,075 17 0 Machinery .. .. -.. 7,727 2 3 Type ami printing mate-rial .. 35 4 9 Monotype extras .. .. .. 235 Hi 7 M I ype metal . . . . . . 3113 Pud. gas, Ac .. .. .. 2,700 15 11 Water-supply .. .. .. 121 II! II Medical services .. .. .. 146 3 o Office equipment .. .. .. 70 0 2 Postage, telegrams, and exchange .. 3,050 10 5 Telephone-exchange subscriptions .. 75 3 3 Refund of amounts paid .. .. 14 13 9 Window-cleaning and rubbish removal 144 17 0 Proportion of rent. High Commis- 150 0 o sinner's Offioe Repairs and upkeep motor-van .. 88 15 8 Charwomen, messengers, &c. .. 1,420 14 0 Contingencies .. -.. .. 45 3 o Balance to Treasury .Adjustment Account .. . .' . . 10,219 13 8 £240,397 5 5 £240,397 5 5 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. . ( V. To Paper and materials — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales— £ s. d. £ s. cl. Stock at beginning 06,080 8 0 Manufacturing .. 228,209 18 1 Add purchases ..' 02,341 2 11. Stationery .. 33,400 19 4 Publishing .. 3,780 15 4 128,421 10 11 265,397 12 9 Less stock on Discounts received .. 136 8 0 hand, 31/3/22 38,107 5 7 Work in progress .. .. 5,274 0 0 — 90,254 5 4 Stationery — Stock at beginning 8,569 10 8 Add purchases .'". 30,240 10 II 38,810 1 7 Less stock on hand, 31/3/22 .. 12,690 8 4 26,125 13 3 Salaries and wages (manufacturing) 107,164 3 9 Salaries and wages (Stationery Department)" .. . 4,368 7 I 111,532 10 10 Freight (inward) .. .. 5.197 15 10 Lighting (proportion) .. 2(10 0 6 Power and water .. .. 1,021 8 I Fuel .. . . .. 585 12 8 Balance! to Profit and Less Account .. ~ 35,284 14 3 £270,808 0 9 £270,808 0 9 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. /)/. £ s. <1. I'r. £ s. d. To Repairs to buildings and plant .. 1,392 0 2 By Balance from Trading Account .. 35,284 14 3 Office salaries .. .. .. 5,.{.14 I 1 Storage and handling stationery for Wages —Charwomen, messengers, &o . . 2,814 17 8 other Departments .. .. 013 9 4 Postages and telegrams .. .. 1,371 6 7 Commission on sale of publications, &c. 316 110 Freight outward .. .. .. 853 17 0 Rent receivable .. .. .. 236 0 0 Insurance . . . . . . 099 19 0 Kxehange .. .. .. 2,000 15 4 Discount allowed .. .. .. 41 0 5 Telephone rentals. . .. . . 75 3 3 Medical services .. .. .. I Hi 3 0 Audit fee .. . . .. 50 0 0 Offioe expenses .. .. .. 370 4 11 Sundry charges .. .. .. 312 15 1 Lighting (proportion) .. .. 20 0 0 Proportion rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 150 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. 10,097 12 9 Depreciation on buildings and plant, 2,085 3 0 Bad debts reserve .. .. 100 0 0 Balance carried down. .. .. 7,904 6 2 £36,449 5 5 £36,449 5 5 IBy Balance brought down .. .. £7,904 0 2

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued. Treasury Adjustment Account. Dr. £ s. d. I Or, £ s. 11, To Balance, l.cceipts and Payments By Repairs and Maintenance Account Account .. .. ' '.. 10,219 13 8 (PubUo Works Department's charges) 571 18 1 Balance carried down .. .. 449 17 2 Interest on Capital Account, ~ 10,097 12 9 £10,669 It) 10 £10,009 111 10 By Balance brought clown .. .. £449 17 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. cl. Assets. £ s. cl. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. 224,391 7 4 Buildings (valuation on 31st Sundry creditors .. .. 9,3:12 10 10, March. 1921) .. .. 40,000 0 0 Wages Accrued Account .. .. 413 9 tl Less depreciation .. 920 0 0 Bad Debts Reserve Account .. 200 0 0 45,080 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account . . 449 17 2 Land (valuation 31st -March, Balance', Profit and Loss Account .. 7,904 6 2 1921) .. .. .. till,ooo 0 0 Printing plant .. .. 14,796 3 Ii Binding plant .. .. 5,701 12 4 Litho and photo plant .. 1,034 9 7 Engine-room plant .. 439 4 9 22,031 10 2 Add purchases .. 5,939 2 8 28,570 12 10 Less sales .. .. 857 10 0 27,713 2 LO Less depreciation .. 1,385 13 0 20,327 9 10 Type Account .. .. 7,145 5 8 Add purchases .. 63 4 (i 7,208 10 2 'Less depreciation . . 360 8 0 6,848 2 2 Furniture Account .. 309 5 11 Add purchases .. 12 11 4 381 17 3 Less depreciation .. 19 2 0 302 15 3 Sundry debtors .. ■ .. 52.015 9 4 Stock'on hand .. .. .. 50,857 13 11 £242,091 10 li £242,091 10 0 Printing and Stationery Department, H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. 12th May, 1922. 1 hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Statement, Trading Account, Profit and Loss 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.—• G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries— By Commission and charges .. .. .. 92,648 7 4 Permanent ... .. 150,288 4 5 Interest, being surplus from investments .. 125,804 9 4 Temporary .. .. 5,694 2 I Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,381 13 10 Unclassified .. .. 500 0 0 150,482 6 6 Overtime .. .. .. .. 414 2 6 Service charges— Agents'commission .. 4,357 8 2 Services of High Commissioner .. .. .. 033 15 0 Services of General Post Office 891 19 7 r,,,5K3 2 !| Audit of books and accounts . . . . 945 0 0 Maintenance of premises and plant— Repairs and insurances— Offices . . .. . . 1,40.1 19 2 Motor ears and cycles .. 2,022 7 7 Office appliances .. 358 11 5 Sundries .. .. 403 8 10 Insurance premiums on office premises, furniture, &c. .. . . . . 399 0 4 4,045 7 4 Rent .. .. .. .. 3,758 4 5 General charges— Advertising .. .. 2,943 17 9 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and power .. .. 2,943 3 Ii Legal oxpenses .. .. 210 2 3 Miscellaneous payments .. 1,234 13 7 Postages and freight .. 4,308 11 1(1 Stamp duty on receipts and cheques .. .. 513 5 7 Telephone subscriptions . . 928 (i 7 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. 5,087 12 I Travelling-expenses .. 5,312 13 7 Rangers' expenses in excess of fees charged .. .. 110 (I !) Extension of business . . I ,345 3 3 Was»cs of custodian and stall 4,999 10 2 30.009 0 II Amounts written off under section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Aot, 1913 .. 01 lo 3 Depreciation (office premises, furniture, and plant, _o.) .. .. .. .. 7,542 0 0 Balance, being net profit for year transferred to Appropriation Account .. .. 11,053 3 10 £220,794 10 0 £220,794 10 0 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. cl. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Expenditure relative to year liy Profit and Loss Account, balance transferred 11,053 3 10 ended 31st March, 1921— Bonuses to Estates Account, unexpended Wages of custodian and stall .. 1,058 12 I balance transferred .. .. .. 10,525 1 4 Sundry .. .. ..175 13 10 Income-tax, 1921-22 .. .. 1,544 17 10 2,779 3 9 Reserve for income-tax, 1922-23 .. 3,000 0 0 Amount transferred to General Legal Expenses Account .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Investment Fluctuation Account .. 0,515 0 0 Balance transferred to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. •• 8,284 1 5 £21,578 5 2 £21,578 5 2 J. W. MacdonalU; Public Trustee. • W. Barr, Chief Accountant.

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PUBLIC TRUST OFFlCE— continued. Balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. A ssets. £ s. cl. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amounts held in Common Freehold and leasehold prel.md for sundry estates mises and sites .. .. .. 217,428 5 9 and funds .. .. 13,174,181 0 1 Furniture and plant — Amounts held for special in- Furniture and library, &o. 1.6,436 4 4 vestment on behalf of ocr- Mechanical appliances .. 0,233 1 7 tain funds but not yet in- Motor cars and cycles .. 2,447 18 0 vested.. . . .. 34,309 2 8 25,117 311 Amount specially invested on Stationery stores, &0. .. .. 7.347 18 7 behalf of certain estates and Stocks, bonds, and debentures—funds .. .. .. 1,501,070 10 4 dovcrnment securities .. 977,505 13 7 14,709,500 19 1 Land Settlement I.nance Sundry creditors .. .. .. 118,505 11 2 Act debentures .. 50,192 0 0 Reserve for income-tax .. 3,000 0 0 Local bodies'debentures .. 3,284,409 0 5 Reserve for interest on enemy 4,312,166 14 0 property moneys .. 45,473 15 10 Mortgages, &c. — General Legal Expenses Ac- Mortgages .. .. 8,409,018 3 11 count .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Properties acquired by foreInvestment Fluctuation Ac- closure, die. .. .. 10,286 11 5 count .. .. .. 49,283 5 3 8,419,904 15 4 98,757 1 1 Advances (on overdraft) to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. 402,302 5 2 estates and accounts .. .. 312,835 19 11 Intorest and rent accrued duo and overdue— Interest accrued and overdue .. .. .. 244,012 13 11 Rent accrued and due .. 400 8 8 244,479 2 7 Sundry debtors .. . . . . 728 4 6 Cash and deposits— ('ash in hand and on current accounts .. .. 284,216 15 11 Land and income tax deposits .. .. 2,913 16 4 Fixed deposits . . . . 916 3 4 288,046 15 7 Special investments held on behalf of certain estates and funds— Government securities .. 99,845 16 4 Looal bodies' debentures .. 243,220 0 0 Private debentures .. 2,447 10 0 Mortgages .. .. 1,148,150 5 2 Overdue interest on investments .. .. 7,407 4 10 1,501.070 10 4 £15,329,125 16 6 £15,329,125 16 6 J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Chief Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. G. 1. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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STATE ADVANCES OFFICE. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. Statement of Management Expenses Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Advertising, newspapers, &c. .. .. 914 6 By Consent fees .. ... .. .. 22 5 0 Audit Office services .. .. .. 300 0 0 Cost of preparation of mortgages .. 7 11 0 Commission fees .. .. .. 58 10 0 Production fees .. .. .. 609 19 11 Inspection fees .. .. .. IS 18 o Release fees .. .. .. .. 243 o ti Management charges c m New Zealand stock Sundries .. .. .. .. 10 9 and bonds .. .. .. .. 929 8 5 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Office, maintenance .. .. .. 113 15 3 Account .. .. .. .. 18,303 2 9 Petty general expenses .. .. 41 11 0 Post Office services .. .. .. 735 10 1 Postages and telegrams . . .. 984 5 9 Printing and stationery .. .. 575 Is 2 Rent .. .. .. .. 180 6 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. 14,098 6 6 Solicitors' costs .. .. .. 40 1 6 Telephones .. .. .. .. 75 13 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 326 6 4 Typewriters and adding-machines—Repairs 53 5' 9 Valuation Department—Agency work .. 650 0 0 - £19,191 19 11 £19,191 19 11 Statement 1 of Profit and Loss Account for the Year, ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. I Or. £ s d. To Management Expenses Aoeount .. 18,308 2 9 By Interest Account—Gross profits .. 54,586 is 2 Office Furniture and Equipment Account written down .. . . .. 117 1 3 Loss on realization of securities.. .. 505 15 6 Balance—Net profits for the year .. 35,595 18 8 £54,586 18 2 £54,586 18 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Accumulated profits as at 31st March, 1921, . By Balance as at 31st March, 1921 .. ..791,099 11 4 transferred to Sinking Fund .. ..791,099 11 4 ' Net. profits for the year .. .. 35,595 18 8 Amount paid to Public Debt Sinking Fund Branch .. . . .. .. 1,609 810 Income-tax payable for year ended 31st March, 1921 .. ' .. .. 17,074 0 1 Approximate amount of income-tax payable for year ended 31st March, 1922 .. 14,533 16 4 Balance —Net profits transferred to Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,378 13 5 £820,095 10 0 £826,695 10 0 m Statement of Interest Account for tub Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. r l.'o Interest on loans .. 340,064 4 6 By Interest on mortgages .. 308,128 010 Less accrued at 31st March, Less overdue: and accrued 1921 .. .. 75,114 12 1 at 31st March, 1921 .. 104,059 8 2 - 271,549 12 5 201,068 12 8 Interest on loans, accrued but not due .. 75,494 7 0 Interest on bank balances .. .. 85 13 3 Interest on amounts temporarily trans- Interest on temporary advances to other ferred from other branches .. .. 20,768 10 3 branches .. .. .. .. 27,884 12 8 Balance—Gross profits transferred to Interest on temporary inProfit and Loss Account .. .. 54,580 18 2 vestments .. .. 97,005 5 4 I .ess accrued at 31st March, 1921 .. .. 34,302 11 II 62,702 13 5 Interest on temporary investments, accrued at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 19,368 2 5 Interest on mortgages — Overdue at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 37,421 12 9 Accrued but not duo at 31st March, 1922 .. 76,868 6 8 114,289 19 5 ■ £428,399 13 10 £428,399 13 10

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STATE ADVANCES OFFICE.—ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH— continued. Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. cl. Assets, £ s. d. Sundry loans .. .. .. .. 9,283,193 1 10 Investment Account — Principal owing by Temporary advances from Advances Office mortgagors at 31st March, 1922 .. 0,944,622 1 10 Sinking Fund Account .. .. 219,000 0 0 Interest overdue .. .. .. 37,42112 9 Temporary advances from Public Debt Interest on mortgagos, accrued but not duo 76,808 6 8 Sinking Fund Branch .. .. 300,902 0 0 Temporary advances to Local Authorities Advances Suspense Account .. .. 10,205 0 0 Branch .. .. .. .. 409,000 0 0 Fire Loss Suspense Account .. .. 2,647 3 7 Temporary advances to Workers Branch .. 492,000 0 0 income-tax Suspense Account .. .. 31,007 16 5 Temporary investments .. .. 1,424,773 7 9 Suspense Account .. .. .. 2,244 3 4 Interest on temporary investments, accrued Interest on loans accrued but not due .. 75,494 7 0 but not due.. ... .. .. 19,368 2 5 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 849,423 18 0 Insurance Premium Account . . .. 344 810 Reserve Fund.. .. .. .. 52,378 13 5 Office Furniture and Equipment Account. . 2,224 3 10 Realization Account .. .. .. 2,32121 Sinking Fund investments — £ s. d. Held by Public Trustee 302,904 13 9 Advances Office Sinking Fund Account .. 1,019,250 1 9 Public Debt Sinking Fund Branch .. 12,634 4 5 *1,334,788 19 11 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 83,423 17 0 £10,827,156 3 7 £10,827,156 3 7 * This amount includes the sum of £485,305 la. lid. capital paid into the sinking funds under the provisions of the State Advances Act, Wm. Waddel, Superintendent. State Advances Office, Wellington, 6tli June, 1922. W. N. Hinchliffe, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. ADVANCES TO WORKERS BRANCH. Statement of Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. ! Or. £ s. d. To Management Expenses Account .. 3,921 6 2; By Interest Account —Gross profits .. 13,477 2 4 Loss on realization of securities .. 724 18 10 Balance—Net profits for the year .. 8,830 17 4 £13,477 2 4 £13,477 2 4 £ s. d. I £ s. d. To Loan-flotation charges written down .. 500 0 0I By Not profits for the year .. .. 8,830 17 4 Income-tax payable for year ended 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 3,535 9 9 Approximate amount of iucomo-tax payable for year ended 31st March, 1922 '.. 3,607 7 8 Amount paid to Public Debt Sinking Fund Branch .. . . .. .. 597 5 4 Balance —Net profits transferred to Reserve Fund .. .. .. 590 14 7 £8,830 17 4 £8,830 17 4 Statement of Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. E s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on loans .. 95,979 7 6 By Interest on mortgages .. 124,160 17 II Less accrued at 31st March, Less overdue and accrued at 1921 .. .. 24,903 13 7 31st March, 1921 .. 39,369 5 3 71,015 13 11 84,791 12 8 Interest on amounts temporarily transferred Interest on bank balances .. .. 9 10 0 from Sottlcrs Branch. . .. .. 16,257 12 5 I Interest on mortgages— Interest on loans, accruod but not due .. 25,262 9 !)! Overdue at 31st March, Balance—Gross profits transferred to Profit, 1922 .. .. 9,007 710 and Loss Account .. .. .. 13,477 2 4 Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 32,144 7 11 41,21115 9 £126,012 18 5 £126,012 18 5

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STATE ADVANCES OFFICE.—ADVANCES TO WORKERS BRANCH— continued. Statement of Management Expenses Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. cl. Or. £ s. d. To Audit Office services .. .. .. 150 0 0 By Consent fees .. .. .. .. 110 Management charges on New Zealand stock Cost of preparation of mortgages .. 44 7 0 and bonds .. . . .. .. 178 710 Production fees .. .. ... 254 11 (i Postages and telegrams.. .. .. 146 11 4 Release foes .. .. .. .. 89 0 0 Post Offico services .. .. .. 400 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 14 1 Printing and stationery.. .. .. 200 0 0 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Bent .. *.. .. .. 40 6 8 Account .. .. .. .. 3,921 6 2 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,815 0 0 Solicitors' costs .. .. .. 31 4 5 Valuation Department—Agency work . . 350 0 0 £4,311 10 3 £4,311 10 3 Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Sundry loans .. .. .. .. 2,419,346 14 1 Investment Account—Principal owing by Temporary advances from Settlors Branch 492,000 0 0 mortgagors as at 31st March, 1922 .. 2,855,384 3 1 Interest on loans, accrued but not due .. 25,262 9 9 Interest overdue .. .. .. 9,007 7 10 Advances Suspense Account .. .. 13,710 0 0 Interest on mortgages, accrued but not due 32,144 7 II Fire Loss Suspense Account .. .. 8 0 0 Loan Charges Account . . .. .. 11,500 0 0 Income-tax Suspense Account .. .. 7,142 17 5 Insurance Premiums Account .. .. 139 14 3 Suspense Account .. . . .. 539 19 8 Realization Account .. .. .. 500 13 1 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 45,307 5 4 Sinking Fund investments — Reserve Fund.. .. .. .. 590 14 7 Held by Public Trustee .. 2,715 17 9 Advances Office Sinking Fund Account .. 67,645 19 9 Public Debt Sinking Fund Branch .. .. 5,170 3 7 *75,532 1 1 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 19,639 13 7 £3,003,908 0 10 £3,003,908 0 10 * This amount includes the sum of £30,224 15s. 9d. capital paid into the sinking funds under the provisions of the State Advances Act. Wm. Waddel, Superintendent. State Advances Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1922. W. N. Hinchliffe, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith.— G. P. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. ADVANCES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES BRANCH. Statement of Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Balance —Interest Account .. .. 2,174 0 9 By Balance—Loss for the year .. .. 3,190 14 11 Balance —Management Expenses Account 1,022 8 2 £3,196 14 11 £3,196 14 11 £ s. d. £ s. d To Balance as at 31st March, 1921 .. ..25,318 12 10 By Balance .. .. .. ..76,908 3 4 Loan-flotation charges written down .. 801 0 0 Accumulated profits on sinking funds as at 31st March, 1921. transferred to Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 47,651 15 7 Loss for the year .. .. .. 3,196 14 11 £76,968 3 4 £76,968 3 4 Statement of Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on loans .. 103,195 12 6 By Interest on debentures .. 91,972 0 6 Less accrued at 31st March, Less overdue and accrued at 1921.. .. .. 36,385 6 7 31st March, 1921 ..30,714 1 4 66,810 5 11 61,257 19 2 Interest on amounts temporarily transferred Interest on bank balances . . .. 318 6 from other branches .. .. .. 17,828 10 8 Interest on temporary inInterest on loans, accrued but not due .. 36,385 6 7 vestments .. .. 27,512 19 2 Less accrued at 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 9,351 3 5 18,161 15 9 Interest on temporary investments, accrued but not due .. .. .. 9,351 3 5 Interest on debentures — £ s. d. Overdue at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 10,478 15 4 Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 19,590 4 3 30,074 19 7 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 2,174 6 9 £121,024 3 2 £121,024 3 2

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STATE ADVANCES OFFICE.—ADVANCES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES BRANCH— inUmued, Statement of Management Expenses Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Audit Office services .. .. .. 50 0 0 By Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Management charges, Now Zealand stock Account .. .. .. .. 1,022 8 2 and bonds .. .. .. .. 171 8 2 Post Office services . . .. .. 100 0 0 Postages and telegrams. . .. .. 150 0 0 Printing and stationery.. .. .. 125 0 0 Rent..' .. ' . . .. .. 40 0 0 Salaries ... .. .. .. 380 0 0 £1,022 8 2 £1,022 8 2 Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Sundry loans.. .. .. .. 2,779,516 12 10 Investment Account—Principal owing by Temporary advances from Settlers Branch 409,000 0 0 local bodies .. .. .. 2,434,844 6 10 Temporary advances from Public Debt Interest on debentures — Sinking' Fund Branch .. .. 155,038 0 0 Overdue at 31st March, £ s. d. Interest on loans, accrued but not due .. 36,385 6 7 1922 10,478 15 4 Sinking Fund .. .. .. 59,634 10 8 Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 19,596 4 3 30,074 19 7 Loan Charges Account .. .. 32,072 5 0 Temporary investments .. .. 545,226 12 3 Interest on temporary investments, accrued but not due .. .. .. 9,351 3 5 Sinking Fund investments — £ s. d. Held by Public Trustee 48,461 0 5 Advances Office Sinking Fund Account .. 222,559 13 10 Public Debt Sinking Fund Branch .. 11,700 11 10 282,787 6 1* Profit and Loss Account .. .. 76,968 3 4 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 28,249 13 7 £3,439,574 10 1 £3,439,574 10 1 * This amount includes the sum of £223,153 15s. sd. capital paid into the sinking funds under the provisions of the State Advances Act. WM. W addel, Superintendent. State Advances Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1922. W. N. Hinchliffe, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. PUBLIC DEBT SINKING FUND BRANCH. Statement of Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest, on investments transferred to Sink- By Interest on mortgages — ing Fund Account .. .. .. 88,766 110 Loans to settlers .. 10,650 1 0 Less overdue and accrued at 31st March, 1921 .. 3,100 19 3 7,549 1 9 Interest on debentures— Loans to local bodies .. 49,216 1 2 Less overdue and accrued at 31st March, 1921 ..14,792 5 5 34,423 15 9 Interest on bank balances .. .. 3 12 0 Interest on moneys temporarily transferred to other branches .. .. .. 17,596 19 11 Interest on mortgages— Loans to settlers— Overdue at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 1,224 16 2 Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 2,769 5 1 3,994 1 3 Interest on debentures — Loans to local bodies— Overdue at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 4,284 10 5 Accrued but not duo at 31st March, 1922 ..14,425 14 8 ——— 18,710 5 1 Accrued interest on amount short paid by Treasury .. .. .. .. 0,488 6 1 £88,766 1 10 £88,766 1 10

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STATE ADVANCES OFFICE.—PUBLIC DEBT SINKING FUND BRANCH— continued. Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities, £ s. d. £ s d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sinking Fund created Investment Account— under the provisions of Principal owing on the Public Debt Ex- loans to settlers .. 258,816 9 5 tinction Act, 1910 — Principal owing on Total fund as at 31st loans to local auMarch, 1921... .. 1,871,205 6 1 thorities .. .. 1,404,643 2 7 Principal received from 1,663,459 12 0 Treasury during the Temporary advances to Settlers Branch .. 300,902 0 0 year .. .. 203,132 0 0 Temporary advances to Local Authorities Interest earned by the Branch .. .. .. .. 155,038 0 0 fund transferred from Insurance Premiums Account .. .. 3 10 0 Interest Account .. 88,766 1 10 Interest on mortgages— Principal short paid by Loans to settlers— Treasury as at 31st Overdue at 31st March, 1921.. .. 142,472 0 0 March, 1922 .. 1,224 16 2 Accumulated interest on Accrued but not due principal short paid by at3lstMarch, 1922 2,769 5 1 Treasury as at 31st 3,994 1 3 March, 1921.. .. 7.755 0 0 Interest on debentures — ' • 2,313,330 7 11 Loans to local bodiesAdvances Suspense Account .. .. 1,169 9 6 Overdue at 31st Fire Loss Suspense Account .. .. 900 0 (I March, 1922 .. 4,284 10 5 Suspense Account .. .. .. 116 16 8 Accrued but not duo at 31st March, 1922 14,425 14 8 18,710 5 1 Sinking Fund Adjustment Account — Amount short paid by Treasury .. 150,227 0 II Accrued interest on amount short paid by Treasury .. .. .. .'. 0,488 0 1 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 10,633 19 S £2,315.510 14 1 £2,315,5.10 14 1 Wm. Waddel, Superintendent. State Advances Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1922. W. N. Hinchliffe, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. ADVANCES OFFICE SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. Statement of Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. cl. To interest on investments of the Settlers By Interest on mortgages— Branch transferred to the Sinking Fund Loans to settlers .. 23,443 3 2 Account .. .. .. .. 56,215 12 10 Loans to workers .. 3 3 3 Interest on investments of the Workers Branch transferred to the Sinking Fund 23,446 6 5 Account .. .. .. . • 2,982 4 4 Less overdue and accrued Interest on investments of the Local Autho- at 31st March, 1921 .. 7,438 2 6 ritics Branch transferred to the Sinking —16,008 3 II Fund Account .. .. .. 11,512 14 10 Interest on debentures — Loans to local bodies .. 12,895 810 Less overdue and accrued at 31st March, 1921 .. 3,880 17 1 9,014 11 9 Interest on bank balances .. .. 215 0 Interest on moneys temporarily transferred to Settlers Branch .. .. .. 15,373 6 9 Accruod interest on sinking funds held by Public Trustee .. .. .. 15,933 13 8 Interest on mortgages— Loans to settlors— Overdue at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 3,065 2 11 Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 7,288 0 6 10,353 3 5 Interest on mortgages— Loans to workers — Overdue at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 14 14 0 Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 445 9 5 400 3 11 Interest on debentures— Loans to local bodies— Overdue at 31st March, " 1922 .. .. 1,107 9 7 ■■-• - Accrued but not due at 31st March, 1922 .. 2,397 4 0 -- 3,564 13 7 £70,710 12 0 £70,710 12 0

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STATE ADVANCES OFFICE.—ADVANCES OFFICE SINKING FUND ACCOUNT— continued. Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Principal received as at Investment Account— 31st March, 1921, Principal owing on loans to settlers .. 719,496 14 7 with accumulated in- Principal owing on loans to workers .. 49,710 0 0 torest— Principal owing on loans to local bodies. . 302,911 13 10 From tho Advances to Temporary advances to Settlers Branch .. 219,000 0 0 Settlers Branch .. 963,034 811 Insurance' Premiums Account, .. .. 21 17 2 Interest for year Interest on mortgages— ended 31st March, Loans to settlers— £ s. d. 1922 .. .. 56,215 12 10 Overdue at 31st March, From the Advances to 1922 .. .. 3,065 2 11 Workers Branch.. 239,663 15 5 Accrued but not due at Interest for year 31st March, 1922 ..7,288 0 0 ended 31st March, 10,353 3 5 1922 .. .. 2,982 4 4 Interest on mortgages— From the Advances to Loans to workers — Local Authorities Overdue at 31st March, Branch.. .. 211,046 19 0 1922 .. .. 14 14 0 Interest for ycat Accrued but not due at ended 31st March, 31st March, 1922 .. 445 9 5 1922 .. .. 11,512 14 10 460 311 Interest on debentures — 1,484,455 15 4 Loans to local bodies — Less redemption of Overdue at 31st March, loans—Workers 1922 .. .. 1,167 9 7 Branch .. .. 175,000 0 0 Accrued but not due at -1,309,455 15 4 31st March, 1922 ..2,397 4 0 Advances Suspense Account .. .. 20,410 0 0 3,564 13 7 Fire Loss Suspense Account . . .. 150 0 0 Accrued interest, on sinking funds held by Suspense Account .. .. .. 421 11 4 Public, Trustee; .. .. .'. 15,933 13 8 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1922 8,985 6 0 £1,330,437 0 8 £1,330,437 0 8 Wm. Waddel, Superintendent. State Advances Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1922. W. N. Hinchliffe, Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. cl. Public Account at Property and development .. 9,955 8 1 31st March, 1921 .. .. 18,292 10 4 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 2,320 9 9 Proceeds of sale of coal 274,685 8 9 Buildings ' .. .. .. 241. 8 9 Recoveries .. 13,412 12 8 12,517 0 7 Refunds. &c. .. 69 4 2 Liverpool Colliery— 288,167 5 7 Property and development .. 3,51111 0 Refund contract de- Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 147 12 4 posit .. .. 25 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. 149 19 4 Refund of investment 10,000 0 0 Stores and materials .. .. 22,094 19 3 Interest on investments 836 19 2 Wages .. .. .. .. 76,557 15 3 10,86119 2 Timber.. .. .. .. 244 4 3 Special rato .. .. .. 1,909 8 0 Railway tickets .. .. .. 1,693 13 0 Special trains .. .. .. 5,140 12 6 Refund of revenue .. .. 10 0 Wharfage ' .. 3,664 16 3 Coal purchased .. .. .. 5 3 4 115,720 15 6 Mac Donald Colliery — Property and development .. 2,323 7 9 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 2,804 9 1 Buildings .. .. . . 144 12 2 Cottages .. .. .. 566 12 3 Plantation .. . . .. 353 0 3 0,192 1 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery Account .. .. 20 15 0 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 34,073 10 10 Christchurch Depot Account. . .. 14,457 01] Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 4,079 15 11 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 2,472 II 10 55,083 5 6 Management and office salaries .. 4,786 1 3 Rents . . .. . . .. 185 8 4 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,170 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. 318 18 11 Printing and stationery .. .. 100 15 7 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 2,665 1.8 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. 18,734 511 Marine freights .. .. .. 55,640 1.3 2 Terminal charges .. . . . . 423 4 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. 102 11 3 Postages and telegrams .. .. 242 11 10 Insurances .. .. .. 468 3 11 Compensation .. .. .. 1,549 9 3 General expenses .. .. .. 361 17 5 : 94,816 18 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1922.. .. .. .. 32,970 19 0 £317,322 1 1 I £317,322 1 1 Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Liverpool Colliery Trade Ex- By Liverpool Colliery Working pensos Account .. .. 115,167 14 5 Account—Gross profit .. 128,515 2 3 Wellington Depot Trade Ex- Wellington Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 11,249 5 11 count —Gross profit .. 13,872 16 5 Christchurch Depot Trade Ex- Christchurch Depot Trading penses Account .. .. 5,915 6 1 Account —Gross profit .. 5,882 15 8 Wanganui Depot Trade Ex- Wanganui Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 2,505 14 1 count—Gross profit .. 2,515 9 2 134,838 0 0 150,780 3 0 Point Elizabeth —Bad debts .. 5 9 1 Seddonville Colliery—Recovery 110 14 7 Dunedin Depot—Bad debts .. 0 8 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery—Re--517 7 eovery .. .. .. 4,338 10 2 Balance —Profit for year carried down .. 21,766 9 7 Liverpool Colliery—Rents .. 483 10 3 Christchurch Depot—Recovery 54 10 0 4,987 5 0 Interest on investments .. .. .. 836 19 2 £156,610 7 8 £156,610 7 8 Sinking Fund Account for redemption of loan £ s. d. £ s. d. capital .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 0 Balance—Profit for year 1921-22 .. .. 21,706 9 7 Balance—Net profit for year .. .. 17,214 9 7 £21,766 9 7 £21,766 9 7

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Statement of Liverpool Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock on hand .. .. • .. .. 5,737 0 8 By Sales of Liverpool coal .. 222,818 10 9 Coal-winning—■ Sales of Dunollie coal .. 23 16 9 Wages .. .. .. 77,793 1 0 Sales of timber .. .. 262 10 2 Materials used .. .. 4,105 19 3 Sales of stores .. .. 5,198 7 8 Stores used .. '.', 6,234 13 7 Sales and hire of plant .. 1.6113 2 Railway tickets .. .. 550 6 6 -228,464 18 0 Plant sales and hire .. 1 O.J 13 2 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1922, at Special trains .. .. 2,782 18 4 mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 3,701 15 6 91,570 11 10 Timber cut .. .. 156 12 5 Stores sold .. .. 4,851 13 10 Dunollie coal purchased .. 47 17 11 5,056 4 2 Special rate .. 1,287 15 1 Balance—Gross profit .. .. .. 128,515 2 3 £232,166 14 0 £232,166 14 0 Statement of Liverpool Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries 4,725 0 6 By Gross profits at mine .. 128,515 2 3 Interest and exchange .. 5,703 18 10 Rents .. .. .. 483 10 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. 321 17 8 128,998 12 6 Printing and stationery .. 242 3 9 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,130 14 10. Telegrams and postages .. 247 10 2 Railway haulage .. .. 18,221 16 I Insurances .. .. .. 408 3 11 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 1,552 19 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. 82 5 0 General expenses .. .. 389 17 7 Marine freights .. .. 60,473 0 0 Terminal charges . . .. 294 0 0 Audit fees ...... 70 0 0 Bad debts—Coal .. .. 5 5 4 Wharfage .. .. ..3,850 13 10 Horses destroyed .. .. 47 0 0 Depreciation — Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 14,341 1 5 115,167 14 5 Balance—Net profit .. .. .. 13,830 18 1 £128,998 12 6 £128,998 12 6 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1921 .. .. 1,510 10 9 By Sales of coal .. .. 128,121 15 2 Purchases of coal .. .. 113,144 15 2 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 2,383 14 0 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 1,582 14 7 130,505 9 2 — 114,727 9 9 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1922—FireCartage to depot .. .. 1,273 17 10 wood, Jke. .. .. .. .. 2,047 18 7 Wharfage .. .. .. 1,108 13 0 2,442 10 10 Balance —Gross profits .. .. .. 13,872 16 5 £132,553 7 9 £132,553 7 9 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 2,887 7 1 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 13,872 16 5 Salaries .. .. .. 1,527 13 2 Rents .. .. .. 856 0 0 Rates ...... 252 2 8 Interest .. .. .. 171 5 8 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 34 11 8 Repairs and maintenance .. 592 16 3 Telegrams and postages .. 57 8 3 Printing and stationery .. 194 4 9 Insurances .. .. .. 9 0 5 Cartage .. .. .. 4,124 12 5 Sacks .. .. 21 11 9 Freights, &c. .. .. 82 17 0 General expenses .. .. 154 8 3 Compensation .. .. 5 7 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 38 (I 0 Bad debts written off .. 5 17 0 Depreciation .. .. 234 2 1 11,249 5 11 Balance—Net profit .. .. .. 2,623 10 6 £13,872 16 5 £13,872 16 5

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or, £ s. d. £ s. cl. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, I By Sales of coal .. .. 54,284 19 10 1921 .. .. .. .. 1,324 16 7 ! Sales of firewood, coke, „c. .. 2,007 2 0 Purchases of coal .. .. 48,161 13 2 50,292 110 Purchases of firewood, coke, &v. 1,989 6 0 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1922— -50,150 19 2 I Coal .. .. .. 1,901 5 1 Haulage to depot .. .. .. 1,587 4 7 I Firewood, coke, &c. .. 752 9 1 Gross profit.. .. .. .. 5,882 15 8 2,053 14 2 £58,945 16 0 £58,945 16 0 CiiRrsTCHDRCii Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1.922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 1,894 10 1 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 5,882 15 8 Salaries .. .. .. 1,390 19 5 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 54 10 0 Interest and exchange .. 172 19 10 Repairs and maintenance .. 144 4 2 Telegrams and postages .. 30 11 5 Printing and stationery .. 40 5 9 Insurances .. .. .. 10 19 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. 161 4 5 Cartage .. .. .. 1,515 17 0 Freights .. .. .. 81 9 9 General expenses . . .. 77 16 5 Audit fees .. .. .. 14 13 4 Compensation .. .. 18 10 9 Depreciation . . .. 361 4 4 5,915 6 1 Balance—Net profit .. .. .. 21 19 7 £5,937 5 8 £5,937 5 8 i=^=___= _ I ==__________== Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 25,516 14 11 1921 .. .. .. .. 2,137 13 4 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,545 9 9 Purchases of coal .. .. 23,639 5 0 27,062 4 8 Purchases of firewood, coke, cfec. 690 10 11 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 24,329 15 11 1922— Haulage to depot .. ~ .. 259 18 9 Coal .. .. .. 1,272 2 6 Gross profit.. .. .. .. 2,515 9 2 I Firewood, coke, &c. .. 908 10 0 2,180 12 6 £29,242 17 2 £29,242 17 2 Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 521 19 1 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 2,515 9 2 Salaries .. .. .. 565 0 7 Rents .. .. .. 150 0 0 Interest and exchange .. .. 130 15 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 41 3 1 Telegrams and postages .. 23 13 4 Printing and stationery .. 54 13 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. 55 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. 610 8 Cartage .. .. .. 700 12 5 Freights, &c. .. .. .. 40 10 5 General expenses .. .. 30 2 0 Audit fees ... .. .. 35 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 138 13 7 2,505 14 1 Balance—Profit .. .. .. 9 15 1 £2,515 9 2 i £2,515 0 2

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1922.

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Name of Works. Total Capital Expenditure. Total Capital Expenditure. Total Amount, oi Depreciation written off. Assets: Net Capital as per Balance-sheet, 1022. Net Fronts. Net Losses. Liabilities us per Balance-sheet. 1922. Point Elizabeth Colliery Less loss by fire and sales .. £ s. d. 98,210 9 0 2,291 0 11 95.919 2 1 £ s. d. 98,210 9 0 2.291 11 II 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Z,JS»1 o 11 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 139,390 6 4 95,919 2 1 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 2 223,235 15 6 23,235 15 6 38,187 6 8 94,2.13 2 9 129,022 12 9 31,807 2 11 20,100 10 11 223,235 15 6 Seddonville Colliery Less sales 38,187 6 8 548 17 0 3t7 RS8 !l X 38,187 6 8 548 17 0 548 17 0 37,038 9 8 10,135 2 0 37,038 9 8 38,330 16 6 Briquette-works property Less sales of plant 37,638 0 8 10,135 2 0 2,006 5 0 37,638 !) 8 10,135 2 0 2,006 5 0 2,066 5 0 14,068 17 6 14,008 17 6 22,660 18 10 14,068 17 6 Charming Creek prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 5,954 11 8 Wellington Depot property .. Less sales 6,247 10 10 159 5 6 It 088 5 4 0,247 10 10 159 5 6 ■ 2,100 18 6 10,508 16 9 1,351 3 0 James Colliery 0,088 5 4 317,809 0 5 6,088 5 4 3,981 6 10 37,809 0 5 37,809 0 5 339 0 9 Christchurch Depot property.. Less loss on horses 8,522 3 11 105 0 0 S 417 an 8,522 3 11 105 0 0 5,166 4 9 3,250 19 2 2,239 II 8 509 7 4 Mac Donald Colliery 8,417 3 11 8,417 3 11 70,546 1 4 70,546 1 4 70,540 .1 4 19 4 8 Wanganui Depot property Less loss on horses 2,980 12 6 85 0 0 9 805 19 I! 2,980 12 6 85 0 0 1,647 10 7 1,248 1 11 1,836 10 1 105 12 9 Dunedin Depot property Less sale of plant 2,895 rz ti 2,023 3 7 641 10 0 2,895 12 6 2,023 3 7 641 10 0 1,381 13 7 1,381 13 7 1,381 13 7 4,248 3 5 Hulks property Less sales 4,0313 15 5 1,948 17 0 9 084 18 5 4,0313 15 5 1,948 17 0 2,084 18 5 1,780 12 11 Olficc furniture Less sales 2,084 18 5 189 13 9 17 5 0 1791 8 9 2,084 18 5 189 13 17 5 9 o 172 8 9 172 8 9 172 8 9 Grand total .. £ Less losses and sales 172 8 9 514,077 19 11 7,803 0 5 SOfl 914. 1 a Ii 514,077 19 11 7,803 0 5 r Interest on investments Discounts Cash lost (highway robbery) .. 500,214 13 500,214 13 0 0 262,230 13 5 243,984 0 1 2,332 1 9 13 2 9 89 0 1 Totals, profits and losses Balance, profits over losses Stocks on hand I nvestment Account Suspense and Deposit Accounts Sundry debtors Cash on hand Debentures and Loan Account Bad-debts Reserve Accrued interest Sinking Fund Account General Reserve General Profit and Loss Account Contracts Deposit Account .. Stocks Suspense Account 24,228 6 0 20,000 0 0 23 11 2 28,000 7 2 32,970 19 0 177,628 18 4 83,807 0 1 93,701 12 3 227,601 0 7 500 0 0 4,625 19 7 24,580 0 0 51,407 2 8 17,214 !) 7 35 0 0 704 5 7 349,273 3 5 177,028 18 4 177,628 18 4 340,273 3 5

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Balance-sheet. Statement, of Inabilities and Assets as ai 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debenture loan .. 175,000 0 0 Liverpool Colliery and DevelopLoan under Appropriation ment Property Account — Act, 1912 '.'. .. 50,000 0 0 Balance at 31st March, Inscribed stock .. 2,001 0 7 1921 .. .. .. 84,164 8 10 227,601 0 7 Additions during tho year . . 3,793 7 1 Debenture sinking fund.. .. 24,580 0 0 Accrued interest .. .. 4,025 19 7 87,957 15 11 Sundry creditors— Depreciation .. 8,795 15 7 Liverpool Colliery .. 20,030 16 1.1 79,162 0 4 James Colliery .. 339 0 9 Machinery, plant, ropes, and Mac Donald Colliery .. 19 4 8 . rolling-stock— Wellington Depot .. 1,296 3 0 Balance at 31st March, ('hristehureh Depot .. 544 14 0 1921 .. .. 40,200 14 10 Wanganui Depot .. 130 12 9 Additions during tho year 4,216 8 5 22,360 12 1 ■ Provision for audit fees— 44,483 3 3 Liverpool Colliery .. 70 0 0 Depreciation .. 4,453 0 4 Wellington Depot .. 55 0 0 40,030 211 Christchurch Depot .. 24 13 4 Buildings at mine— Wanganui Depot .. 35 0 0 Balance at 31st March, 184 13 4 1921 .. .. 4,751 12 1 Reserves — Additions during the yoar 148 16 11 General Reserve .. 51,467 2 8 Bad-debts Reserve .. 500 0 0 4,900 9 0 51,967 2 8 Depreciation .. 490 0 11 Contracts Deposit Ac- 4,410 8 1 count .. .. 35 0 0 Cottages at mine— Stocks Suspense Account 704 5 7 Balance at 31st March, 739 5 7 1921 .. .. 5,979 18 2 General Profit and Loss Additions .. .. 42 7 10 Account— Net profit for year .. .. 17,214 9 7 6,022 0 0 Depreciation . . 002 4 7 5,420 1 5 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. 3,701 1,5 0 Stores (stock on hand) .. 12,788 16 8 16,490 12 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 9,732 7 2 155,245 12 1 James Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1921 .. 15,500 3 1 Additions during the year .. 12,078 15 8 27,578 18 9 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1921 4,943 13 11 Additions during the year 4,809 10 2 9,753 4 1 Buildings at mine— Expended during the yoar .. 477 3 7 37,809 0 5 MaeDonald Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1921 .. 58,539 9 5 Additions during the year .. 4,610 10 5 03,149 1.9 10 Machinery, plant, and rol-ling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1921 1,709 7 9 Additions during the year 2,551 19 8 4,201 7 5 Buildings at mine— . Cost at 31st March, 1.921 394 19 1 Additions during the yoar 84 18 2 470 17 ;{ Cottages at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1921 1,808 8 3 Additions during the year 462 3 10 2,270 12 1 Plantation, at mineCost at 31st March, 1921 53 15 5 Expended during the year 330 9 4 384 4 9 70,540 1 4 Carried forward .. .. 349,273 3 5 Carried forward .. .. .. 203,000 19 10

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NKW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Balance-sheet— continued. Liabilities —continued. £ s. d. Assets —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 349,273 3 5 Brought forward .. .. .. 203,0(10 19 10 Wellington Depot Property Aoeount— £ s. d. Balance at 31st March, 1921 2,394 0 7 Less salos .. .. 53 0 0 2,341 0 7 Depreciation .. 234 2 1 2,106 18 6« Stocks on hand .. 2,047 18 7 Stocks Suspense Account . . 501 II 7 2,549 10 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 12,421 7 5 17,077 16 1 Christchurch Depot Property Account— Balance at 31st March, 1921 3,24614 9 Additions during tho yoar .. 365 8 9 3,612 3 6 Depredation .. 361 4 4 3,250 19 2 Stocks on hand . . . . 2,053 14 2 Stocks Suspenso Account .. 202 14 0 2,850 8 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 3,923 11 1 10,030 18 5 Wanganui Depot Property Account— Balance at 31st March, 1921 1,389 15 0 Less sale . . . . 3 0 0 1,386 15 6 Depreciation . . 138 13 7 1,248 1 11 Stocks on hand . . .. .. 2,180 12 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 1,989 I 0 5,117 15 II Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. 23 II 2 Investment Account .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Coal Purchased Suspense Account— Cost value of coal on hand, 31st March, 1922 .. 151 3 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1922 32,970 19 0 £349,273 3 5 j £349,273 3 5 P. G. Pearce, Accountant. G. Jas. Anderson, State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 26th June, 1922. Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Colliery, General Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Receipts and Payments, 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. Steps are being taken to carry out the requirements of section .17, Finance Act, 1921-22, re sinking funds.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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STATU FORESTS ACCOUNT. Loan Account as at 31st March, 1922. To Loan authority— £ s. d. [ By Debentures issued— £ s. d. Section 50, Finance Act, 1916 .. .. 50,000 00l 1916-17—Section 50, Finance Act, 1916 10,000 0 0 Section 32, Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2) .. 200,000 0 0 1917-18—Section 50, Finance Act, 1916 28,100 0 0 Section 10, Finance Act, 1920 .. .. 250,000 0 0 1918-19—Section 50, Finance £ Act, 1910 .. 11,900 Section 32, Finance Act, 1918 .. 15,000 20,900 0 0 1919-20—Section 32, Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2) .. .. .. .. 05,000 0 0 1920-21—Section 32, Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2) .. .. .. .. 70,000 0 0 1921-22 —Section 32, Finance £ Act, 1918 (No. 2) 50,000 Section 16, Finance Act, 1920 .. 35,000 85,000 0 0 N.Z. consolidated inscribed stock, 0 per cent. : Section 16, Finance Act, 1920 .. 1,774 12 10 Balance of authority .. .. .. 213,225 7 2 £500,000 0 0 , £500,000 0 0 .. . .

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STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued. Receipts ano Payments for the Year ended 31st Maiicii, 1922. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand, Ist April, 1921 .. 9,530 10 2 By Charges for raising loans .. .. 9 16 2 Loan Account — Interest on debentures issued 9,797 9 7 Debentures issued .. 85,000 0 0 Sinking fund .. .. 387 6 1 Stock issued —N.Z. con- 10,184 15 8 solidatod inscribed stock Salaries — (6 per cent.) .. .. 1,774 12 10 General .. ..20,766 1 9 Premium .. .. 5 16 9 Afforestation .. .. 10,427 12 4 86,780 9 7 31,193 14 1 Rovonue — General development— National endowment .. .. 2,390 6 3 Motor vohicles, field and State and provisional State offioe equipment .. 3,816 1 2 forests'— Demarcation . . .. 667 19 I Rents, royalties .. 24,320 1 0 Forest atlas .. .. 766 13 0 Nursories and planta- Communication expenses, tions — office supplies, printing, Trees .. .. 2,10011 7 and advertising .. 1,50819 4 Firewood and poles .. 107 2 3 Fiscal management expenses 585 4 9 Seeds .. .. 372 0 9 Forest and grazing reconShoep —■ Wool, skins, naissance, timber valuaand grazing .. 584 210 tion and appraisal, polioRent of departmental ing, patrol, and mainhouses .. .. 784 17 5 tenance .. .. 5,495 7 5 Sundries .. .. 124 18 11 Travelling-expenses .. 2,351 12 3 28,393 14 9 Office rent, heating, and Sale of horses .. .. .. 52 0 5 lighting .. .. 1,577 10 4 Transportation expenses • and upkeep of motor vehicles .. .. 587 7 4 Temporary assistance . , 159 9 Ii Legal expenses and contingencies .. .. 30 7 1 17,552 11 ;j Forest-fire fighting— Equipment and protection improvements . . 72 11 0 Locomotion .. .. 190 3 10 Wages . . .. 773 10 0 1,030 5 4 Educational— Reference library an d photo equipment .. 369 1 1 Photographic records and material .. .. 293 18 9 Trade publications and preparing Service bulletins .. .. 95 13 4 Exhibits and technical museum .. .. 42 19 5 Rangers' instruction school 46 7 10 848 0 5 Forest research— Forest ecology . . . . 599 0 9 Silvicultural management studies > . . 201 14 3 Utilization .. .. 198 4 6 998 19 0 General afforestation — Nurseries and plantations— Tree-planting, oloaring, building, &c 43,581 19 0 Ijand-purchase for extension .. .. 2,127 16 1 Sand-dune reclamation .. 261 15 .10 -. Cost of trees gratis to soldiers .. .. 862 18 4 Preparation of planting plans . . .. 525 17 2 Tree-seed collection .. 9 16 6 47,370 2 11 Acquisition of indigenous forests— Acquisition of areas in Hurakia and Manganui Survey Districts .. .. 7,172 II 5 Miscellaneous Trounson Park — Fencing and erection of caretaker's cottage .. 257 17 7 Subsidies to Wellington and New Brighton Councils for tree-planting . . 1,076 19 6 Law-costs (Trounson Park) 65 2 9 Allowance to Mrs. Steers (removal expenses) .. 10 0 0 1,409 19 10 Cash in hand at 31st March, 1922 .. 9,376 10 7 £127,153 7 2 £127,153 7 2 E. Phillips Turner, Secretary of Forestry. sth June, J 922. A. W. Gyles, Accountant. The statement has been examined and agrees with the total receipts and expenditure as disclosed by the Treasury accounts. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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TEACHERS' SUPERANNUATION BOARD. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1921. i! s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st Deoember, 1920 ..599,302 16 2 By Retiring and other allowances .. 74,31115 10 Contributions of members .. .. 90,390 17 8 Contributions refunded — £ s. d. Contributions transform! from other On voluntary retirement 11,547 1 0 funds .. .. .. .. 17 16 9 On death of contributor 2,106 3 4 Government subsidy .. .. 43,000 0 0 On lapse of membership 2,056 9 2 Interest— £ s. d. 15,709 13 6 On Investments .. 35,007 12 0 Contributions transferred to other funds 94 15 6 On arrears of ooji- Administration expenses— £ s. d. tributions .. 77 19 5 Commission, G.P.O. .. 258 13 0 35,145 11 5 i Commission, Public Trustee .. .. 809 6 4 Office oxpenses .. 105 15 5 Postage and telegrams 98 18 8 Travelling - exponses of Board members .. 89 5 2 Clerical assistance .. 300 0 0 Medical fees .. .. 35 14 0 Actuarial investigation 213 10 11 , Audit fees .. .. 50 0 0 1,961 3 0 Balanoe, 31st December, 1921 ..081,776 13 8 £773,857 2 0 £773,857 2 0 Cost-of-living Bonus Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1921. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Refund from Consolidated Fund .. 11,697 1 2 By Balance due from Consolidated Fund Balance due by Consolidated Fund .. 29 7 7 at 31st December, 1920 .. .. 2,480 5 0 Payment of bonus .. .. .. 9,246 3 9 £11,726 8 9 £11,726 8 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1921. Liabilities. £ s. d. 1 Assets. £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. .. 681,776 13 8 j Amount held by Public Retiring and other allowances due and Trustee— £ s. d. unpaid .. .. .. .. 605 7 0 Invested .. .. 056,585 5 2 Refunds of contributions on death of Uninvested .. .. 10,678 13 0 contributor due and unpaid .. ... 1,324 16 10; 667,263 18 2 Administration expenses due and un- Contributions of members— paid— £ s. d. In transit .. .. 552 12 1 Clerical assistance .. 300* 0 0 Due and outstanding .. 2,680 14 4 Commission, G.P.O. .. 76 5 6 3,233 0 5 Offioe expenses .. .. 13 17 0 Interest on investments — Postage and telegram-* .. 98 18 8 Due and outstanding .. 2,395 13 5 Medical fees .. .. 11 11 0 Accrued, but not due .. 9,237 16 6 Actuarial investigation .. 213 10 11 11,633 911 Audit fees .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on arrears of contributions due and 764 3 1 ! outstanding .. .. .. 262 13 3 Amounts held pending decision as to Department of Internal Affairs— amending legislation .. .. 49 8 6 ! Cost-of-living bonus paid to annuitants.. 29 7 7 Unclaimed contributions .. .. 2,484 15 3 Retiring-allowances overpaid .. .. 244 6 0 Contributions overpaid and paid in error.. 93 7 8 Cash in hands of General Post Offioe.. .. 6,475 7 8 Less vouchers issuod but unpaid .. 2,043 17 0 4,431 10 8 £687,098 12 0 £687,098 12 0 C. E. Crawford, Education Department, Secretary, Teachers' Superannuation Board. Wellington, 31st March, 1922. 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.- G. F. C. Campbull, Controller and Auditor-General.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. By Exchange and commission .. .. 33,491 16 7 Salaries .. .. 25,600 8 8 ' Unclaimed Moneys Act .. .. 740 1 3 Allowancos,ovortime,&c. 351 4 1 fnscribod-stock fees .. .. 1,151 10 6 Office expenses .. 138 0 10 Commission received from Imperial Postages, &c. .. 3,055 1 3 Government on Imperial pensions Printing and stationery 5,380 4 9 paid in New Zealand .. .. 1,524 3 1 Travelling-expenses.. 26 18 3 t'scess of expenditure over income .. 7,185 3 5 'Legal expenses .. 12 9 Rent of offices .. 1,148 0 0 36,313 0 7 Refund of superannuation contributions 294 10 8 Subsistence allowance to munition workers.. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Interest coupons paid by Post Office. . 2 5 0. Premium to Ministry of Food, London 0,762 10 0 Advances to New Zealand members of Imperial Air Force .. .. 465 19 8 Rates on Crown and Native lands .. 31 14 2 High Commissioner's Office—Rent .. 150 0 0 Depredation .. .. .. 74 4 9 £44,098 14 10 ■ £44,098 14 10 £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 7,185 3 5 By Excess of expenditure over income after £ s. d. Interest on capital at 4 _ per cent. .. 45 10 2 charging interest .. .. 7,230 13 7 £7,230 1.3 7 £7,230 13 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Assets. £ s. d. Capital as at Ist April, 1921 .. .. 1,011 8 1 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment .. 941 510 Sundry creditors—Outstanding expenses.. 1,4,63 17 8 Mechanical appliances .. .. 677 4 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 175 17 10 Library .. .. .. .. 51 18 6 Treasury Adjustment, Account .. .. 6,325 0 9 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 75 2 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 7,230 13 7 £8,976 4 4 £8,976 4 4 J. J. Esson, Secretary to the Treasury. R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. Tho Treasury, Wellington, 17th June, .1922. 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.—G. F. C. Campbl.ll, Controller and Auditor-General.

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Yeah ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 42,795 6 0 Fees charged for valuers'reports, &c. .. 25,304 0 2 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other | Local bodies'contributions accrued .. 15,771 10 0 publications .. .. .. 136 2 1J Land-tax contribution accrued .. 15,771 10 0 Assessment Court expenses .. .. 1.023 8 3 State Advances contribution .. .. 1,000 0 0 Audit fees . . .. .. .. 12 1.3 4 Balance, excess of expenditure over Bad and Doubtful Debts Reserve .. 200 0 0 income .. .. .. .. 18,235 12 7 Contracts for revising districts .. 3,432 0 0 Depreciation on office furniture, fittings, and equipment .. .. .. 147 5 5 Fees to valuers .. .. .. 12,986 17 10 Freight, cartage, and transport charges.. 168 4 6 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 13 5 8 Law-costs . . .. .. .. 90 6 0 Maps, tracings, and schedules of land transactions .. .. . . 278 1.0 I Ollico expenses .. .. .. 2,595 13 0 Overtime and meal allowances .. 85 13 0 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent £ s. d. of boxes .. .. 1,823 17 1 Less amount prepaid carried forward .. 15 15 0 1,808 2 1 j Pent .. .. .. .. 2,419 10 0 Telephone services .. 285 2 0 Less amount carried forward .. .. 169 .13 7 115 8 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 7,815 16 10 Less unexpired season tickets .. .. 91 4 7 7,724 12 3 £76,082 18 9 £76,082 18 9 Balance brought down exclusive of £ s. d. £ s. d. interest .. .. .. .. 18,235 12 7 Balance after charging interest .. 20,727 0 9 Interest, .. .. .. .. 2,491 82 j . £20,727 0 9 I £20,727 0 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. . Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account —Liability to Treasury, £ s. d. Office furniture, fittings, and £ s. d. £ s. d. Ist April, 1.92! .. .. .. 55,364 12 4 equipment .. .. 2,840 2 3 Sundry creditors . . .. .. 2,206 0 0 Less removals .. .. 310 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 16,783 9 9 2,815 2 3 Add additions .. 130 5 0 2,945 7 9 Less depreciation .. 147 5 5 2,798 2 4 Office maps .. .. 12,690 0 0 Add additions .. 1,114 0 II 13,804 0 11 j Stationery . . . . .. 909 14 2 Sundry debtors— Local bodies' contributions .. .. 16,251 10 7 Land-tax contributions .. 15,771 10 0 Fees outstanding .. 2,200 15 7 Motor-cars (on open account) .. .. 1,694 14 7 35,978 10 9 Less bad and doubtful debts reserve, .. 200 0 0 35,778 10 9 Telephone subscriptions prepaid .. 169 13 7 Unexpired season tickets .. .. 914 7 Post-office, boxes prepaid .. . . 15 15 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 20,727 0 9 £74,354 2 1 £74,354 2 1 Valuation Department, 12th. August, 1922. F. W. Flanagan, Valuer-General. 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.-—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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