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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924 —continued. A ssets —continued. Furniture and fittings— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental buildings and offices .. .. .. 5,460 3 0 Ministerial residences .. .. .. .. .. 6,365 0 0 Government Houses .. .. .. .. 12,946 0 0 — 24,771 3 0 Mechanical office appliances, technical equipment, &c. .. .. .. 5,759 1 0 Departmental Library .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 0 0 —— 31,180 4 0 Plant, machinery, tools, and equipment— Plant, material, and stores vote .. .. .. .. 318,371 17 1 Timber-supply and sawmills vote (Whatoro Sawmill) .. 5,060 810 Workshops, stores, and garages .. .. .. .. 4,971 17 2 328,404 3 1 Materials and stores, &c., unused (other than railway-construction)— National development— £ s. d. Construction of roads and bridges vote .. 32,759 16 5 Lands Improvement vote .. .. 742 9 6 — 33,502 5 11 Irrigation and Water-supply vote— Schemes in operation .. .. .. 250 0 0 Schemes under construction .. .. 16,309 4 3 16,559 4 3 Timber-supply and Sawmills vote (Whatoro Sawmill) — Timber stocks .. .. .. 16,763 16 10 Stores, &c. .. .. .. .. 778 18 5 17,542 15 3 Plant, Material, and Stores vote .. .. .. 49,412 18 5 Departmental vote (official stamps) .. .. 397 10 0 Maintenance vote— Roads and Bridges, &c. .. .. 689 11 3 Public Buildings .. .. .. 2,093 2 4 Government and other Domains .. 322 3 9 3,104 17 4 120,519 11 2 — 448,923 14 3 Loans outstanding— Construction of Roads and Bridges vote .. .. .. .. 4,500 0 0 Maintenance of Roads, &c., vote .. .. .. .. 2,450 2 8 Interest accrued thereon .. .. .. .. 32 4 5 2,482 7 1 Construction of Public Buildings vote .. .. .. 6,185 5 4 Interest accrued thereon .. .. .. .. 92 15 7 6,278 0 11 13,260 8 0 Sundry debtors: — National development— Construction of Roads and Bridges vote .. .. 6,187 16 9 Lands Improvements vote .. .. .. .. 35 3 1 6,222 19 10 Railway-construction vote .. .. .. .. .. 17,713 15 0 Irrigation and Water-supply vote .. .. .. .. 4,205 4 10 Construction of Public Buildings vote .. .. .. .. 0 14 2 Timber-supply and Sawmills vote (Whatoro Sawmill) .. .. 12,106 1 4 Plant, Material, and Stores vote .. .. .. .. .. 1,532 18 6 Departmental vote .. .. .. .. .. .. 531 2 4 Maintenance votes— Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 8,611 9 6 Roads and Bridges, &c. .. .. .. .. 254 12 9 8,266 2 3 50,578 18 3 Expenditure paid in advance Maintenance of Public Buildings vote .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Writings-olf Suspense Account: — Timber-supply and Sawmill Account —Whatoro Sawmill (fire loss) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,647 12 3 Stores and equipment (sundry votes) .. .. .. .. 792 10 0 Debtors and sales, &c. (sundrv votes) .. .. .. .. 239 4 6 5,679 6 9 Departmental vote (Public Works Fund): — Unallocated cost of designing and of supervising works, &c. — To 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,934,807 13 9 For year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,424 19 7 2,052,232 13 4 Maintenance Accounts, 1923-24 :— Irrigation and water-supply-Schemes in operation .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,886 18 6 Public buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,122 8 5 Timber-supply and sawmills— Whatoro Sawmill .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 3,949 5 5 Roads and bridges, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63,428 19 7 Government and other domains .. .. .. .. .. 4,904 2 7 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement— To 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. ... 7,913 5 9 For year 1923-24 .. .. .. 1,116 3 10 9,029 9 7 127,422 13 3 £12,728,498 4 3 || Total to 31st March, 1924. Chas. E. Bennett, Assistant Under-Secretary. J. J. Gibson, Accountant.

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