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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s d. Assets. Fixed capital as at Ist April, 1922 .. 10,356 3 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,455 19 10 Office furniture and fittings 10,465 15 9 Depreciation reserve .. .. 1,785 12 0 Less Stock Suspense Treasury Adjustment Account .. 101,000 7 8 Account .. .. 72 15 0 10,393 0 9 Mechanical appliances .. .. 252 15 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 6 113 Excess of expenditure over income .. 104,945 15 1 £115,598 2 7 £115,598 2 7 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries.. .. .. .. 3,671 7 1 By Forfeited deposits, parliamentary Formation of rolls .. .. 1,234 12 10 candidates .. .. .. 240 0 0 General election—Expenses of taking 24,267 16 5 Balance carried down .. .. 103,717 2 9 Genera] election —Preparation of rolls 4.4,139 6 3 Licensing poll .. .. .. 11,858 17 3 Postage.. .. .. .. 11,842 6 8 Printing and stationery .. .. 3,865 10 7 Rent .. .. .. .. 395 0 7 Sundries .. .. .. 2,682 5 1 £103,957 2 9 £103,957 2 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 103,717 2 9 By Balance carried down .. .. 104,945 15 1 Interest on capital .. .. 466 0 5 Depreciation reserve .. .. 762 11 11 £104,945 15 1 £104,945 15 1 £ s. d. To Balance carried to balance-sheet .. £104,945 15 1 J. Hislop, Chief Electoral Officer. A. W. Pyne, 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, except that the accounts include charges for rent, interest, furniture, and salaries for which there are no appropriations by Parliament. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.