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B.—l [PT. IV, Sup.].

NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT —continued. FRIENDLY SOClETlES—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 1,935 8 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. 1,714 17 3 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 6,810 12 10 Additions .. .. .. 70 18 0 Depreciation Reserve .. . . .. 829 9 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 105,852 12 3 * 1,785 15 3 Less disposals .. .. 243 1 11 1,542 13 4 Less written off to Suspense .-. 40 8 5 1,502 4 ii ! Mechanical appliances .. .. 535 10 0 Additions .. .. .. 35 12 0 571 2 0 Less disposals .. .. 57 0 0 514 2 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 363 3 4 Payments in advance ... ~ .. 9 7 3 Excess of expenditure over income— £ s. d. National Provident .. 107,507 7 8 Friendly societies .. .. 5,531 17 9 113,039 5 5 £115,428 2 11 i £115,428 2 II ~ 1~ — ■ — r I -----—■- Note.—Furniture has been transferred to Internal Affairs Department (Government Actuary) without appropriation. 11. E. Hayes, Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. 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 notes. —Gr. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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