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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS— continued. Sydney and Melbourne Agencies.—Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1.922. £ s. d. i £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,658 6 0, By Net loss, to Revenue Account .. 3,144 17 11 Rents, postages, printing, stationery, and cartage, &o. .. . . 1,445 2 4 Depreciation on furniture .. .. 41 9 7 £3,144 17 11 £3,144 17 11 i — Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account—Liability to Treasury at £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ist April, 1921 .. .. .. 423,998 18 5 I Land .. .. .. 201,267 19 3 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 3,898 17 9 Buildings .. ..108,981 1 2 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 75,800 16 3 Add additions .. 5,3167 12 6 114,348 13 8 Less depreciation .. 3,234 18 10 - 111,113 14 10 Water and drainage systems .. '.. 59,880 5 1 Add additions .. 5,438 9 1 05,318 14 2 Plant and machinery .. 20,463 2 3 Add additions .. 2,758 0 5 23,221 2 8 Less depreciation .. 844 10 I 22,3170 12 7 Wharves and beacons .. 5,104 10 0 Add additions .. 243 5 (i 5,407 15 6 Less depreciation .. 258 4 6 5,149 II 0 Steamers and boats, &o, 4,187 10 0 Add additions .. 394 17 9 4,582 7 9 Less depreciation .. 418 15 0 4,163 12 9 Bridges .. .. 3,5312 0 0 Less depreciation .. 176 12 0 3,355 8 0 Motor vehicles .. 410 0 0 Less depreciation .. 41 0 0 369 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. 17,019 3 7 Add additions . . 129 12 0 17,148 16 1 Less depreciation .. 711 7 0 10.437 9 I Linen, cutlery, glassware, hardware, guiding equipment, &0,., .. .. 4,399 15 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 881 11 0 Telephone-line, (Hade House—Milford Sound .. . . .. .. 749 14 7 Loose tools .. . . . . .. 2,063 13 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 3,616 1.0 7 Consumable stores .. .. .. 2,3122 911 Payments in advance.. .. .. 186 14 6 Excess ol expenditure over income . . 59,926 1 5 £503,698 12 5 £503,698 12 5 B. M. Wilson, General Manager. 26th July, 1922. J. Houston, Acting Accountant. I hereby certify that the Working Accounts, 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. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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