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ADVANCES TO MINING COMPANIES. (MINES DEPARTMENT.) Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ a. d. Income. £ s. d. To Interest on loan capital .. .. 2,611 5 9 By Interest on advances to companies .. 2,081 610 Balance —Loss for year .. .. 529 18 11 £2,611 5 9 £2,611 5 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital—Loans under various Acts .. 55,700 0 0 Advances to mining companies .. 52,431 2 5 Loan from Public Works kund 7,000 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 9,127 0 2 Sinking Fund .. .. .. 882 3 4 Interest receivable, accrued but not duo 506 13 10 Sundry creditors —Interest due to Treasury 2,053 3 7 Sinking Fund —Investment Account .. 882 3 4 Interest payable, acorued but not due .. 1,105 0 5 Cash in Treasury .. .. .. 2,018 711 Suspense Account .. .. .. 623 19 0 Losses brought forward £1,868 19 9 Loss for year .. 529 18 11 2,39S 18 8 £08,024 12 4 £68,021 12 4 G. Jas. Anderson, Minister of Mines. P. G. Pearce, 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. AUDIT DEPARTMENT. Tncoati? and Expenditure Account for the Yeah, ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 31,653 111 By Audit fees .. .. .. 17,526 15 1 Advertising, books, &c. .. .. 37 5 0 Balance carried down .. .. 20,632 4 0 Allowances to Audit Officers, London 96 13 4 Allowances for higher duties .. 10 0 0 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Ralston .. .. .. 154 0 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 117 12 4 Printing and stationery .. .. 359 14 0 Postages telegrams, &c. .. .. 229 0 8 Rent .. .. .. .. 67 10 0 Telephone services .. .. 88 18 2 Temporary assistance .. . . 1,600 9 4 Travelling-expenses .. . . 3,232 1 4 Contingencies .. .. .. 33 17 0 Removal expenses .. .. 348 15 11 Depreciation .. .. .. 107 9 3 Office fittings and requisites .. 22 9 10 .. £38,158 19 1 £38,158 19 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 20,632 4 0 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest .. .. .. .. 80 5 2 after charging interest on capital .. 20,712 9 2 £20,712 9 2 £20,712 9 2 Balance-sheet of the Audit Department as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. 1,783 10 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Treasury liability .. .. .. 1,569 17 0 Furniture and fittings .. 1,329 7 1 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 057 12 2 Add additions .. 21 14 6 Treasury Adjustment Account... .. 21,010 010 1,351 1 7 Depreciation Reserve.. .. .. 285 19 8 Books and stationery .. 409 3 0 Add additions .. 40 0 0 455 3 0 Mechanical appliances .. 211 7 6 Add additions .. 110 0 212 17 0 Stamps .. .. .. .. 5 110 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 2,227 19 10 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 341 18 3 Excess of expenditure over Income .. 20,712 9 2 £25,307 0 4 £25,307 0 4 G. F. 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. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor.-General.