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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. a. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 30,380 18 3 By Balance carried down .. .. 117,447 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising 17,849 14 0 Postages, telephones, and telegrams .. 1,218 5 10 Lighting, heating, cleaning, &c. .. 3,029 5 9 Maintenance of grounds .. . . 248 0 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. 2,701 3 4 Sundry expenses —Compassionate allowances, &c. .. .. .. 773 18 3 Newspapers, &c. .. . . .. 209 18 6 Payments under Civil List Act, 1920.. 47,074 16 5 Bellamy's— £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 5,384 16 3 Maintenance of staff.. 1,132 8 (i Maintenance of silver, glassware, &c. . . 247 8 11 Laundry .. .. 181 1 2 Charwomen .. 346 0 0 Lighting, heating, &c. 397 0 0 Printing, &c. .. 100 17 1 Depreciation .. 142 11 1 7,938 3 0 Depreciation, Legislative Department 5,902 911 £117,447 0 6 £117,447 0 6 £ s. d. To Balance brought down.. .. 117,447 0 6 £ s. d. Interest on capital — £ s. d. By Excess expenditure over income .. 122,180 12 3 Legislative Department 4,518 13 0 Bellamy's .. .. 214 18 9 4,733 ii » £122,180 12 3 £122,180 12 ."> Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets, Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Furniture, fittings, &c. — £ s. d. £ s. cl. Legislative Department 100,414 8 10 Legislative Department.. 24,382 3 0 Bellamy's .. .. 4,776 8 7 Bellamy's .. .. 1,900 15 0 105,190 17 5 20,282 18 0 Sundry creditors, out- Mechanical appliances, typestanding expenses .. .. 090 1 1 writers .. .. .. 700 0 0 Depreciation Reservo Silver, glassware, &c. — Account — Legislative Department.. 473 4 7 Legislative Department 10,033 13 0 Bellamy's .. .. 2,875 13 1 Bellamy's .. .. 142 11 1 3,348 17 8 10,170 4 7 General Assembly Library .. .. 77,003 18 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 112,008 4 9 Books, efce. (office references) .. .. 4,245 13 0 Stock of books at Printing Office .. 367 13 0 Stationery on hand .. .. . . 277 2 0 Telephone subscriptions in advance .. 198 12 4 Excess expenditure over income .. 122,180 12 3 £234,005 7 10 £234,665 7 10 E. W. Kane, Clerk, House of Representatives. W. Russell, Accountant, House of Representatives. 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.