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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926 Dr. Cr. £ s. d. To Administration charges — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Recovery from National Provident Fund of Salaries .. .. ..9,310 18 6 overpayment of half contributions of conAudit .. .. .. 50 0 0 tributors while on active service .. .. 46 10 5 Meal allowance and overtime .. 119 1 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. 97,143 13 8 Rent .. .. .. 1,341 17 8 Commission allowances, &c. ...5,405 1 7 Commission on money-orders for approved friendly societies' maternity claims .. .. 54 3 3 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 353 15 5 Telephone services .. .. 102 6 10 Post and Telegraph Department charges for services rendered 568 7 6 Government Insurance Department charges for services of charwomen and messengers .. 125 0 0 Travelling-allowances, &c. .. 469 4 4 Printing and stationery .. 522 15 6 Office maintenance .. .. 129 19 11 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 35 14 10 18,588 6 10 Other items — Loss on realization of property .. 8 19 Depreciation .. .. .. 130 7 1 Permanent charges under Special Acts — £ s. d. Subsidy .. .. .. 38,421 8 5 Maternity claims .. .. 40,042 0 0 78,463 8 5 £97,190 4 1 £97,190 4 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 97,143 13 8 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 97,218 2 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. 74 9 I £97,218 2 9 £97,218 2 9 Note. —The above account includes a charge for interest on capital of £74 9s. Id. for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. Cr. £ s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sundry fees .. .. .. .. 2 2 3 Salaries .. .. .. 2,546 14 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,190 4 3 Rent .. .. .. 310 0 0 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. 124 5 9 Telephone services .. .. 15 10 0 Travelling-allowances, &c. .. 14 1 2 Printing and stationery .. 90 5 0 Office maintenance .. .. 4 18 9 3,105 14 9 Other items — Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality ~ .. .. .. 1,026 1 6 Loss on realization of property .. .. 19 18 0 Depreciation .. . . .. .. 40 12 3 £4j192 6 6 £4,192 6 6 £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,190 4 3 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 4,212 16 3 Interest on capital .. . . .. .. 22 12 0 £4,212 16 3 £4,212 16 3 Note.—The above account includes a charge for interest on capital of £22 12s. for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. • .. .. 2,156 14 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. 1,643 12 6 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 1,846 16 2 Additions .. .. .. 117 9 9 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 801 18 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 99,288 3 7 1,761 2 3 Writing off Suspense Account .. .. .. 27 19 9 Less disposals .. .. 46 5 0 1,714 17 3 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 535 10 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 416 19 8 Payments in advance .. .. . • 23 6 6 Excess of expenditure over income— £ 8. d. National Provident .. .. 97,218 2 9 Friendly societies .. .. 4,212 16 3 101,430 19 0 £104,121 12 5 £104,121 12 5 G. S. Nicoll, for Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. 1 hereby certify tliat the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-shee 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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