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DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account—Liability to Treasury at £ s. d. National Development Expenditure Aclst April, 1922 .. .. ..302,992 611 countInstitutional lees paid in advance .. 322 0 0 Capital subsidies paid to Hospital Boards— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 50,183 14 4 1911-1922 .. .. .. 589,351 0 0 Reserve for depreciation— £ s. d. 1922-23 .. .. .. .. 54,973 19 0 Buildings .. ..9,531 1 7 044,324 19 6 Other improvements .. 79 110 Land— Plant and machinery .. 115 16 7 Institutions .. .. .. 50,681 7 4 lurniture, fittings, and Quarantine stations .. .. .. 1,900 0 0 equipment .. .. 4,936 16 7 — 52,581 7 4 Motor-vehicles .. 1,549 18 6 Buildings— 16,212 15 1 Institutions .. .. .. 169,708 15 2 Treasury Adjustment Account 1,275,030 11 4 Quarantine stations .. .. .. 47,555 16 0 217,264 11 2 Other improvements— Institutions .. .. .. 1,803 10 6 Quarantine stations .. .. .. 1,265 0 0 3,068 10 6 Plant and machinery at institutions .. .. 2,549 16 6 Eurniture and fittings and equipment— Institutions .. .. 46,247 9 2 Other .. .. .. .. 22,235 12 9 68,483 1 1 1 Motor-vehicles —Cars, ambulances, lorries, and cycles— Institutions .. .. .. 4,061 16 7 Other .. .. .. .. 4,631 15 10 8,693 12 5 Earm stocks at institution .. .. .. .. 3,341 13 11 Stores on hand at institutions.. .. .. .. 8,318 3 8 Sera, vaccines, and laboratory stores .. .. .. 779 14 2 Other stores on hand (drugs, disinfectants, hospital supplies, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 1,566 13 1 Expenses paid in advance .. .. .. .. 32 1 8 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. Institutional .. .. 50,655 3 1 Less bad debts in Suspense 17,225 14 1 33,429 9 0 Other .. .. .. .. 3,512 19 0 36,942 8 0 Cash — Imprest advances outstanding .. .. 186 1 4 Receipts in hand, G.P.0., &c. .. .. 2,596 19 5 Deposits with Treasury .. .. 339 17 5 3,122 18 2 Revenue Account—Excess of expenditure over income .. 593,671 15 8 £1,644,741 7 8 £1,644,741 7 8 E. Killick, Secretary. A. von Keisenberg, Inspecting Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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 and interest for which there is no appropriation by Parliament. —G. F. CI Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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