B. I [PT. IV].

LABOUR DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries, agents'allowances, and overtime .. 36,722 0 2 By Penalties imposed by the Court in actions Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 5,991 13 10 brought for breaches of awards and certain Motor-car, motor-cycle, and bicycle mainten- sections of the Industrial Conciliation and ance and repairs .. .. .. 1,117 2 3 Arbitration Act, 1908, and the Apprentices Advertising, supply of newspapers, &c. .. 204 7 0 Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. 1,042 17 0 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. 43 17 11 Sale of departmental publications .. .. 253 18 3 Heating and lighting of offices .. .. 214 7 9 Pees— Law-costs .. .. .. .. 70 7 0 Factory registration .. .. .. 3,890 12 6 Postage, telegrams, and rent of letter-boxes 1,064 7 9 Servants'registry-office licenses .. .. 36 10 0 Printing, stationery, office requisites, and type- Weights and measures verification services.. 4,650 5 8 writer repairs .. .. .. .. 2,664 9 7 Sale of scales, &c., seized under the weights and Bent of office accommodation .. .. 3,535 15 10 Measures Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. 502 11 2 Rent of buildings .. .. 78 4 0 Provision for depreciation of assets .. 1,117 811 Balance carried down .. .. .. 44,796 19 1 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 49 17 0 Commission on sale of publications .. 52 10 2 Cost of visit of English Inspector of Weights and Measures to advise on reorganization of service and conduct examination .. 555 0 0 Fees to assessors on Conciliation Councils .. 828 6 4 Bates on property and repairs to buildings .. 16 3 10 £54,750 6 6 £54,750 6 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 44,796 19 1 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 45,365 0 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 568 1 7 £45,365 0 8 £45,365 0 8 Note. —These accounts include charges against the Department for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital funds —Liability to Treasury on Capital Cash — £ s. d. £ s. d. Account .. .. .. .. .. 12,623 19 3 In hand .. .. .. 0 0 6 Sundry creditors —Sundry unpaid accounts • .. 1,439 15 11 Public Account .. .. 013 0 Deposits .. .. .. .. . . 202 16 2 Deposit Accounts .. .. 202 16 2 Beserve for bad and doubtful debts .. .. 273 7 7 203 9 8 Reserve depreciation .. .. .. 4,088 15 6 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 123 10 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 42,184 14 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 695 17 6 Office furniture, fittings, and typewriters .. .. .. 5,831 1 6 Purchased .. .. .. 211 6 10 6,042 8 4 Sold .. .. .. .. 113 18 1 5,928 10 3 Motor-ears, motor-cycles, and bicycles 2,045 8 5 Purchased .. .. .. 730 15 10 2,776 4 3 Sold .. .. .. .. 10 0 2,775 4 3 Library .. .. .. .. 1,173 19 1 Additions .. .. . . 16 5 0 1,190 4 1 Land and buildings .. .. 900 0 0 Additions .. .. .. 20 0 0 920 0 0 Standard weights and measures .. 2,673 10 3 Purchased .. .. .. 227 6 11 2,900 17 2 Destroyed .. .. .. 1 13 2 2,899 4 0 Printed forms, stationery, and supplies on hand .. 351 7 6 Subscriptions and other payments made in advance 360 19 7 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 45,365 0 8 £60,813 8 5 £60,813 8 5 20th July, 1926. F. W. Rowley, Secretary of Labour. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books 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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