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AUDIT DEPAETMBNT. Inoome and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 32,999 14 U By Audit fees .. .. .. f8,966 18 7 Advertising, books, and publications.. 34 12 3 Penalties under the Public Contracts Allowances to Audit officers, London 117 9 10 and Local Bodies Contractors Act, Allowances for performing higher duties 53 8 7 1908 .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 6 17 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. 21,384 14 1 Office fittings and requisites 42 19 10 Overtime and meal-allowance .. 140 3 3 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 197 3 5 Printing and stationery .. .. 315 5 I Rent .. .. ' .. .. 1,138 13 3 Telephone services .. .. 116 16 3 Temporary assistance .. .. 1,054 .10 1 Transfer and removal expenses .. 448 17 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. 3,660 2 6 Depreciation .. .. .. 147 5 4 Furniture and fittings broken and lostWritten off to Suspense .. .. 7 12 9 £40,481 12 8 £40,481 12 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. 21,384 14 1 By Excess of expenditure over inoome Interest on capital .. .. 92 3 11 after charging interest on capital .. 21,476 18 0 £21,476 18 0 £21,476 18 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. 2,039 5 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 22,361 211 Furniture and fittings .. 1,376 11 3 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 301 7 2 Add additions .. .. 22 7 9 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 433 5 0 1,398 19 0 Writing off Suspense Account .. .. 712 9 Books .. .. .. 444 16 3 Add additions .. .. 50 17 6 495 13 9 Mechanical appliances .. 217 17 6 Add additions .. .. 18 0 0 235 17 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 1,446 12 10 Stamps .. .. .. .. 24 2 1 Stationery .. .. .. 54 3 5 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 10 6 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. 21,476 18 0 £25,142 12 10 £25,142 12 10 G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. J. H. Eowler, Chief Clerk. 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, except that the accounts include charges against the Department for assessed rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.