B.—l [PT. IV].

INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT —continued. Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. (Including Subdivisions I to X, and Special Acts.) Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Fixed capital as at Ist April, 1925 .. .. 179,493 8 5 Departmental assets — Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 28,052 18 4 Head Office and sub-Departments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Loans received in advance .. .. .. 15 0 0 Land .. .. .. 4,089 9 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 18,023 7 8 Buildings .. .. .. 8,811 9 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 358,619 11 4 Office furniture and fittings .. 17,595 5 4 Mechanical appliances .. 17,818 12 0 Photographic apparatus .. 1,935 611 Library .. .. .. 4,352 4 7 Tools .. .. .. 369 13 4 Saleable publications .. 7,013 11 3 Motor-vehicles .. .. 3,046 12 9 65,032 4 2 Head Office — Turnbull Library building .. 9,292 4 5 Turnbull Library .. .. 55,787 9 1 Launches .. .. .. 227 19 8 Traps and horses .. .. 12 2 6 65,319 15 8 High Commissioner — Motor accessories .. .. .. 3 15 2 Museum —Exhibits .. .. .. 54,117 18 1 Dominion Laboratory — Head Office — Laboratory appliances .. 2,367 9 1 Distillation plant .. .. 171 810 2,538 17 11 Dominion Laboratory—Explosives Branch — Explosives appliances .. .. .. 188 0 9 Loan on mortgage .. .. .. .. 8,149 1 11 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 7,961 10 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 380,893 111 £584,204 5 9 £584,204 5 9

Location of Assets—Head Office and Sub-departments.

J. Hislop, Under-Secretary. 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 position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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T „„,i TtniifiiYina Office Furniture Mechanical Photographic - lAna. isulldmgs. and Fittings. Appliances. Apparatus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 1,354 16 7 6,718 6 9 3,256 16 11 1,562 17 9 Registrar-General .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,944 2 4 276 1 8 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 614 15 8 11,909 2 4 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,122 19 2 2,080 4 7 Museum .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 717 14 5 242 14 3 372 9 2 Dominion Laboratory—Head Office .. .. .. . . 205 3 2 31 7 9 Dominion Laboratory —Explosives Branch .. 4,039 9 0 7,456 12 5 272 3 10 22 4 6 Totals .. .. .. .. 4,089 9 0 8,811 9 0 17,595 5 4 17,818 12 0 1,935 6 11 I ! Library. Tools. Publications Motor-vehicles. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 474 14 1 363 4 6 1,479 4 3 2,046 12 9 17,306 13 7 Registrar-General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,220 4 0 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. 77 12 8 .. 1,711 7 11 .. 14,312 18 7 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. 1,837 10 0 .. .. 1,000 0 0 12,040 13 9 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 1,168 15 4 6 8 10 3,822 19 1 .. 6,331 1 1 Dominion Laboratory—Head Office .. .. 793 12 6 .. .. .. 1,030 3 5 Dominion Laboratory —Explosives Branch .. .. .. .. .. 11,790 9 9 Totals .. .. .. .. 4,352 4 7 369 13 4 7,013 11 3 3,046 12 9 65,032 4 2