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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,919 19 3 By Sundry revenue .. .. .. 416 15 8 General election — Balance carried down . . .. .. 100,042 9 10 Expenses of taking .. .. .. 27,985 15- 9 Preparation of rolls .. .. .. 39,531 2 9 Expenses of by-elections .. .. .. 558 11 I Licensing poll .. .. .. .. 13,455 15 9 Licensing Committee elections .. .. 788 5 0 Postage .. .. .. .. 6,752 17 7 Printing and stationery . . .. .. 4,053 12 4 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 997 5 9 Saleable rolls destroyed .. .. .. 2,330 19 0 Sales —Miscellaneous (loss) .. .. 13 1 1 Sundries .. .. .. .. 72 0 2 £100,459 5 6 £100,459 5 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 100,042 910 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 101,452 9 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 839 5 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 570 13 8 £101,452 9 0 £101,452 9 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 12,666 6 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11,324 14 2 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 4,278 17 7 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 292 3 8 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 3,999 7 3 Stock of rolls .. .. .. .. 1,431 9 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 93,561 5 3 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 5 0 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 101,452 9 0 £114,505 16 4 £114,505 16 4 Note. —The above accounts contain charges for interest on capital and rent for which the Department posesses no parliamentary appropriation. J. Hislop, Chief Electoral Officer. A. W. Pyne, Accountant. 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 positions as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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