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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT—continued. Consolidated Fund Deposits Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Remittances to Immigrants. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist April, 1926 .. .. .. 412 0 0 By Payments, Ist April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927 1,901 15 0 Deposits, Ist April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927.. 1,840 15 0 Balance, 31st March, 1927 .. .. 351 0 0 £2,252 15 0 £2,252 15 0 Immigrants Deposits Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist April, 1926 .. .. .. 6,312 10 1 By Payments, Ist April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927 37,378 011 Deposits, Ist April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927 33,084 4 9 Balance, 31st March, 1927 .. .. 2,018 13 11 £39,396 14 10 £39,396 14 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Development Account— Capital as at Ist April, 1926 .. .. 915 15 2 Excess of expenditnre over £ s. d. £ s. d. Passage-money deposited on behalf income, 1926-27 .. .. 158,909 19 6 of immigrants .. .. 13,100 16 6 Less adjustment on account of Cable fees paid in advance on expenditure previous years, behalf of immigrants .. .. 8 0 0 1913-22 .. .. .. 49 0 0 Amounts deposited as gratuities 158,860 19 6 for matrons, &c. .. .. 30 12 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 959 7 5 ■—— — 13,139 9 0 Stock of stationery .. .. 217 6 4 Imperial Government — Stock of blankets .. .. 5 19 0 Loans of passage-money to New Zealand 223 5 4 Government .. .. .. .. 2,014 7 6 Loans of passage-money to imLoans to immigrants recovered but, not paid .. 1,423 9 I migrants.. .. .. 2,795 16 8 Contributions of passage-money recovered but Less bad debts in Suspense .. 64 13 8 not paid .. .. .. .. 1,767 13 10 2,731 3 0 Contributions of passage-money recovered and Cash in Deposits Account — held in Suspense .. .. .. 609 5 0 Emmigrants' deposits .. 2,018 13 11 Recoveries on behalf of Commonwealth Migration Remittances to immigrants .. 351 0 0 Department (Australia) .. .. .. 101 0 0 2,369 13 11 Emigrants'deposits (amounts deposited with High Sundry debtors (Imperial Government).. .. 13,142 9 6 Commissioner for repayment in New Zealand).. 2,018 13 11 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 33 1 1 Remittances to immigrants (amounts deposited in New Zealand for payment in England) .. 351 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 1,998 2 1 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 340 13 8 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 153,590 10 6 £178,319 19 9 £178,319 19 9 4th July, 1927. H. D. Thomson, Under-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Account, and Balancesheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books end documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes —G. P. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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