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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Expenditure. £ s. d. Salaries, overtime and meal allowance .. 5,348 12 0 Income. £ s. d. Advertising, periodicals, newspapers, &c. .. 133 13 10 By Gas Regulations Account .. .. .. 1,381 0 0 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 7 18 9 Balance carried down .. .. .. 9,265 4 10 Fuel, light and office cleaning .. .. 86 15 6 Assistance to secondary industries .. .. 461 13 9 General expenses .. .. .. .. 256 7 0 Industrial exhibitions .. .. .. 26 1 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 1,418 19 11 Office requisites, printing and stationery .. 175 9 11 Postages, telegrams, and rent-boxes .. .. 337 3 2 Rent of offices .. .. .. •• 935 5 10 Travelling expenses and .allowances .. .. 356 6 10 Railway passes issued to Trade Commissioners 189 17 5 Expenses, Proprietary Articles Trading Association inquiry .. .. .. .. 374 1 2 Compensation, British Empire Exhibition .. 250 0 0 Depreciation Account .. .. .. 287 18 9 £10,646 4 10 £10,646 4 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,265 410 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 31,859 18 4 Subsidies to steamer services .. .. 22,500 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 94 13 6 £31,859 18 4 £31,859 18 4 Note.—The above account includes interest on capital and on assessed rental of office-heaters for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Income and Expenditure Account. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Expenditure by— £ s. d. By Refund, fire insurance .. .. .. 26 17 6 Agricultural Department .. .. 6,419 5 3 Commission, sale of fruit .. .. .. 14 11 0 Census and Statistics Department .. 422 7 9 Balance carried down .. .. .. 32,320 15 9 Defence Department .. .. .. 854 6 9 Education Department .. .. .. 1,791 610 External Affairs Department .. .. 722 3 8 Forestry Department .. .. . . 799 0 7 Government Astronomer .. .. 136 13 6 Government Printer .. .. .. 128 4 3 Health Department .. .. .. 1,717 12 11 Industries and Commerce Department .. 436 13 3 Labour Department .. .. .. 201 9 3 Lands and Survey Department .. .. 550 5 10 Mines Department .. .. .. 524 4 4 Dominion Museum .. .. .. 321 11 I Naval Department .. .. .. 201 19 3 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 760 18 11 Prisons Department .. .. .. 518 17 10 Public Works Department .. .. 1,805 11 6 Publicity Department .. .. .. 1, 042 4 3 Railways Department .. .. .. 2,102 12 10 Tourists Department .. .. .. 1,775 17 9 Maori house .. .. .. .. 403 6 7 Grant, Fiji Government Account —Loss on sale fruit .'. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Administration expenses .. .. .. 3,669 6 7 Balance, New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (Stores) Account .. .. .. 4,956 3 6 £32,362 4 3 £32,362 4 3 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (Stores) Account. Dr. £ s. d. j Gr. £ s. d. To Materials and exhibits purchased .. .. 5,700 19 0 By Proceeds realization .. .. .. 665 911 Transfers, Head Office .. .. .. 75 12 4 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 3 13 3 Balance to Income and Expenditure Account (New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition) 4,956 3 6 £5,700 19 0 i £5,700 19 0

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