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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued. Other Administrative Expenses Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £a. d. Cr. £ s . d. To Crimes Amendment Acts— By Balance.. .. ~ .. .. 8,886 14 3 Administrative expenses .. .. .. 408 14 1 Payments to prisoners' dependants .. 7,082 14 3 Probation Branch .. .. .. .. 567 5 11 Compassionate allowance .. .. .. 828 0 0 £8,886 14 3 £8,886 14 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £s.d. I Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 760,527 15 10 Land .. .. .. .. .. ]50,070 19 4 Depreciation Reserve Account .. .. 54,110 15 2 Leasehold .. .. .. .. 15,995 15 10 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 9,128 17 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 515,835 19 8 Suspense Account— £s. d. Fixed plant .. .. .. .. 28,444 17 4 Sundry stores, &e. .. 711 11 10 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 2,965 5 2 Sawmill fire, Waikune .. 729 14 7 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 9,689 17 7 — 1,441 6 5 Clothing and bedding .. .. .. 14,409 17 7 Treasury Adjustment Account_ .. .. 121,788 7 7 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 803 17 0 Library and school books .. .. .. 759 14 10 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 4,316 11 4 Lighters .. .. .. .. .. 1,064 0 0 Implements and machinery .. .. .. 9,222 14 9 Farm loose tools .. .. .. .. 537 10 8 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 13,269 19 5 £ s. d. Crops unharvested .. .. 1,892 12 10 Crops stored .. .. 3,541 15 0 5,434 7 10 Gardens .. .. .. .. .. 2,401 17 6 Sundry farm stores, dairy accessories, &c. .. .. .. .. 762 10 II Stocks in trade .. .. 15,272 19 2 Stocks in general store .. 1,185 0 8 Stocks in local stores .. 6,201 17 8 22,659 17 6 Shares and debentures .. .. .. 211 5 2 Band instruments .. .. .. .. 230 0 0 Stamps and stationery .. .. .. 86 12 3 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 10,082 10 4 Accounts paid in advance .. .. .. 94 0 5 Demolition Accounts— Lyttelton .. .. 30,265 13 3 Wellington .. .. 5,905 7 11 36,171 1 2 Income and Expenditure Accounts (Balances) — Institutional .. .. 84,745 3 1 Industries .. .. 7,844 1 1 Other administrative expenses 8,886 14 3 101,475 18 5 £946,997 2 0 £946,997 2 0 Note.—The following charges are included in the accounts for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Rental value as assessed by the Justice Department; (b) interest at 4J per eent. on capital as at Ist April, 1924. The cost of erection and maintenance of buildings, and the expenses of developing pumice lands reflected therein, are appropriated in votes under the control of the Public Works Department. W. Taylor, Acting Accountant. I hereby certify that the Institutional Accounts, Profit and Loss 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, subject to the above departmental notes, except —(1.) No charge for administration has been made against the various working accounts ; (2) certain audit requirements as to the basis of the assessed charge for prison labour, supervision charges, and for standard valuation of live-stock, &c., have been communicated to the Department.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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