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POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. Assets. Capital liability to Treasury at Ist £ s. d. Land— £ s. d. £ s. d. April, 1925 .. .. .. 636,093 13 6 Gross value at Ist April, 1925 .. 210,801 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 416,945 1 11 Additions .. .. .. 2,476 16 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 3,688 10 2 Depreciation reserve .. .. 56,797 11 10 213,277 16 0 Value of reserve cancelled .. .. 920 0 0 212,357 16 0 Buildings— Gross value at Ist April, 1925 .. 374,482 6 2 Additions .. .. .. 15,392 12 10 389,874 19 0 Sale of buildings .. .. .. 100 0 0 389,774 19 0 Writings off Suspense Account—Loss on buildings sold .. .. 530 0 0 389,244 19 0 Stores and equipment — Valuation at Ist April, 1925 .. 26,862 12 11 . Additions .. .. .. 5,082 15 7 31,945 8 6 £ s. d. Sales .. .. 132 16 8 Free issues .. 4,090 16 7 Worn out, &c. .. 181 15 8 — 4,405 8 11 27,539 19 7 Writings off Suspense Account —Loss on sales, &c. .. .. .. 25 11 10 — 27,514 7 9 Office furniture — Valuation at Ist April, 1925 .. 8,916 12 8 Additions .. .. .. 324 1 9 9,240 14 5 Worn out .. .. .. 30 2 8 • 9,210 11 9 Motor-vehicles— Gross value at Ist April, 1926 .. 6,332 2 9 Additions .. .. .. 168 6 11 6,500 9 8 Value of vehicles sold .. .. 810 18 6 5,689 11 2 Writings off Suspense Account —Loss on vehicles sold .. .. 161 0 0 5,528 11 2 Horses—Valuation at 31st March, 1926 .. 147 0 0 Automatic pistols— Valuation at Ist April, 1925 .. 8,490 19 0 Pistol stolen .. .. .. 5 12 6 8,485 6 6 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 995 0 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 60 7 9 Less amount irrecoverable (writings off Suspense Account) .. .. 312 8 56 15 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 459,984 10 1 £1,113,524 17 5 £1,113,524 17 5 2nd February, 1927. R. F. Madden, Chief Clerk. Note.—The following departmental assets have been revalued as at the Ist April, 1925 : Land, buildings, stores and equipment, and office furniture. ft 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 above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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