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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL (PUBLIC WORKS FUND). Income and Expenditure on Capital Account for the Yeah ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 75,748 19 5 By Inspection of electric-light installations 102 17 0 Extra clerical and other assistance .. 6,629 5 4 Fees for preparation of power licenses 13 13 0 Travelling and transfer expenses .. .11,757 5 9 Sale of plans, &c. .. .. .. 102 4 1 Equipment and other allowances .. 1,710 5 3 Fees from local bodies in connection Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. 4,898 311 with Commissions ... .. 45 6 6 Expenses of Commissions .. .. 46 1 0 Various fines, fees for reports, &c. .. 34 10 0 Purchase of and repairs to instruments, Sales of old motor-cars, &c. .. 176 7 0 &c. .. .. .. . • 578 4 9 Water-power license revenue .. 446 7 2 Printing and stationery .. .. 8,931 16 4 Proportion of departmental expendiWork done by High Commissioner's ture charged to Revenue Account.. 1,010 0 0 staff .. .. 815 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 118,080 0 7 Rent charged for offices throughout the Dominion .. .. .. 7,950 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. 378 7 7 Interest on capital—Value of office furniture and library .. .. 567 16 0 £120,011 5 4 | £120,011 5 4 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER DOMAINS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for thh Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,093 7 8 By Excess of expenditure overincome .. 4,70!) 111 Wages .. .. .. .. 1 15 4 Coal, coke, &o. .. .. .. SO 12 4 Flower-seeds, bulbs, plants, &c. 28 14 8 Garden implements, manure, &c. .. 66 610 Proportion of departmental expenditure for cost of supervision, &c. .. 150 0 0 Sundries —Repairs to Government House main drive .. .. 288 5 1 £4,709 1 11 £4,709 1 11 IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY : SCHEMES IN OPERATION (PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND CONSOLIDATED FUND). Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. Public Works Fund — £ s. d. Dams, weirs, water-races, £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital expenditure to 31st March, 1923 168,047 15 7 &c. — Consolidated Fund— . Ida Valley sectionExcess of maintenance and interest Proportion Manorburn charges over receipts .. .. 12,182 16 6 dam and headraces 48,435 6 4 Arrears of sinking-fund contribution .. 2,860 1 2 Main water-races .. 91,937 3 8 Sundry creditors— Distribution waterIda Valley section .. .. .. 878 310 races .. .. 10,472 I 9 Galloway Flat section .. .. 5 2 3 — 150,844 II 9 Galloway Flat section — Proportion Manorburn dam .. .. 6,028 16 5 Dip Creek diverting weir .. .. 1,132 10 11 Main water-races .. 7,011 15 6 14.173 2 10 Olrig Terrace section — Proportion Manorburn dam and water-races 7,209 4 II Main water-races .. 326 4 7 7,535 9 6 172,553 4 1 Staff accommodation .. .. 1,140 0 0 Telephone system .. .. .. 800 0 0 Stocks of material on hand .. .. 150 0 0 174,643 4 1 Sundry debtors (sale of water) — 1920-21 and previous years .. .. 7 19 10 1921-22 .. .. 9 13 2 1922-23 .. .. 2,451 5 5 2,468 18 5 Profit and Loss Account—Accumulated loss to date .. .. .. 6,861 16 10 £183,973 19 4 . £183,973 19 4 0