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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OmnCE—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, .1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. [ Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. 1,545 1 0 Office furniture .. .. 1,545 1 0 Treasury Adjustment Account 7,957 15 8 Additions during year .. 17 8 3 Sundry creditors .. .. 184 14 8 1,562 9 3 Depreciation Reserve Account 228 10 0 Less sales .. .. 10 0 0 Less transfers to other Departments .. .. 114 17 6 124 17 6 1,437 11 9 Stationery on hand .. .. .. .. 50 10 0 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 5 6 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 8,422 13 3 £9,916 1 4 £9,916 I 4 i - ■ ,1 i i A. C. Turnbull, Secretary, Public Service Commissioner. 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 for assessed rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and that assets have been transferred to other Departments for which no payment has been received. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and. Auditor-General. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 139,193 S 0 By Commission, charges, surplus interest, and rent 267,623 0 2 Overtime .. .'. .. .-. 207 0 7 Service charges— Agents'commission .. 4,581 13 5 Services of High Commissioner .. .. 1,050 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. 434 3 0 6,066 10 5 Audit of books and accounts .. .. 700 0 0 Maintenance of premises and plant— lie pairs, insurances, &c. — Offices .. .. .. 1,401 4 3 Motor cars and cycles .. 1,799 12 0 Office appliances- .. 287 4 11 Furniture, &c. .'. .. 314 0 8 Insurance premiums on office premises .. 23 10 4 3,885 18 8 Rent .. .. .. .. 2,721 18 4 Genera] charges— Advertising .. .. 3,317 9 0 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and power .. .. 2,753 4 9 Legal expenses .. .. 153 18 8 Miscellaneous payments .. 780 5 2 Postages and freight .. 2,640 0 0 Stamp duty on receipts and cheques .. .. 551 8 9 Telephone subscriptions .. 1,130 13 4 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. 4,484 10 1 Travelling-expenses .. 4,313 9 9 Rangers' expenses in excess of fees charged .. 1,686 2 1 Extension of business .. 1,345 3 3 Wages of custodian and staff 4,700 SlO 27,809 0 2 Amounts written off under section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913 .. 42414 1 Depreciation on office premises, furniture, plant, &c. .. .. .. .. 9,733 9 4 Reserve for loss on securities acquired .. 1,280 0 0 Balance, being net profit for year transferred to Appropriation Account .. .. 05,542 0 7 £257,623 6 2 £257,623 6 2 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Reserve for income-tax, .1924-25 .. .. .13,300 0 0 By Profit and Loss Account : Balance transferred 05,542 0 7 General Legal Expenses Account .. .. 3,000 0 0 Profit on sale of office-site at Hamilton .. 190 14 0 Balance transferred to Investment Fluctuation Account .. .. .. .. 49,432 15 1 65,732 15 1 £65,732 15 1

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