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POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st Maeoh, 1927. Liabilities. Assets. Capital liability to Treasury at Ist April, £ s. d. Land— £ s. d. £ s. d. 1926 .. .. .. .. 653,044 4 0 Gross value at Ist April, 1926 .. .. 212,357 16 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 401,856 6 5 Additions .. .. .. .. 5,280 19 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,420 13 3 Depreciation Reserve .. .. 69,670 18 11 217,638 15 0 Value of land transferred for education purposes .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 — 2.17,038 15 0 Buildings— Gross value at Ist April, 1926 .. ..389,774 19 0 Additions .. .. .. .. 11,201 15 4 400,976 14 4 Sale of building .. .. .. 2 10 0 400,974 4 4 Writings off Suspense Account—Loss on sale of buildings .. .. .. 530 0 0 400,444 4 4 Stores and equipment— Value at Ist April, 1926 .. .. 27,539 19 7 Additions .. .. .. .. 5,654 19 5 33,194 19 0 £ s. d. Sales .. .. .. 191 18 9 Free issues .. .. 3,498 2 8 Worn out, &c. .. .. 145 310 3,835 5 3 29,359 13 9 Writings off Suspense Account—Loss on sales, &c. .. .. .. .. 48 19 3 29,310 14 6 Office furniture — Value at Ist April, 1926 .. .. 9,210 11 9 Additions .. .. .. .. 205 10 1 9,416 1 10 £ s. d. Worn out, &c. .. .. 55 14 5 Sales .. .. .. 4 14 6 60 8 11 9,355 12 11 Writings off Suspense Account—Loss on sales .. .. .. .. 3 6 9 • — 9,352 6 2 Motor-vehicles — Gross value at Ist April, 1926 .. ~ 5,528 11 2 Additions .. .. .. .. 14 17 0 5,543 8 2 Value of vehicles sold .. .. .. 305 0 0 5,238 8 2 Writings off Suspense Account—Value of spare wheel lost .. .. .. 6 10 0 5,231 18 2 Horses —Value at 31st March, 1927 .. .. 199 0 0 Automatic pistols—Value at 31st March, 1927 .. 8,485 6 6 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 943 5 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 165 2 11 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 455,821 9 11 £1,126,992 2 7 £1,126,992 2 7 R F. Madden, Chief Clerk. 1 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.

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