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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeak ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. £s. d. Income. ■ £s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,313 13 IBy Balance carried down .. .. .. 26,880 9 1 Advertising; .. .. .. .. 48 11 4 Freight .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. .. 49 0 0 Grants to— Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 100 0 0 Samoan Administration, for educational, medical, and wireless services .. .. 8,000 0 0 Samoan Administration, to cover deficit, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Samoan Administration, for expenses of upkeep of Apia Observatory .. .. 1,518 011 League of Nations .. .. .. 11,696 17 4 Office fittings (repairs, &c.) .. .. 19 5 10 Postages, &c. .. .. .. .. 317 13 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 473 0 6 Telephones, &c. .. .. .. .. 26 13 3 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 38 15 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 207 8 6 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 £26,889 9 1 £26,889 9 1 £s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 26,889 91 By Excess of expenditure over income.. .. 27,035 19 4 Interest on capital .. .. .. 146 10 3 £27,035 19 4 £27,035 19 4 Note.—The following charges for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation are included: (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1925. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. dCapital .. .. .. .. .. 3,255 18 1 S.s. " Lady Roberts" .. .. .. 2,650 16 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 2,573 19 9 £ s. d. Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 433 5 8 Office fittings .. .. 307 4 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 24,096 8 1 Additions .. .. 50 17 8 358 2 3 Less writings-off in Suspense 2 2 6 — 355 19 9 Photographic film .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 0118 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 16 410 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 27,035 19 4 £30,359 11 7 £30,359 11 7 J. D. Gray, Secretary. 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, subject to the above departmental note. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.