B. —1 [PT. IV, Sup.].

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Expenditure. £ s. <1. Income. £ s. d To Salaries, overtime, and meal allowance . .. 6,220 110 By Gas Regulations Account .. .. .. 1,226 10 10 Advertising, periodicals, newspapers, &c. .. 77 0 1 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 137 13 2 Fuel, light, and office-cleaning .. .. 86 15 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 33,255 2 1 General expenses .. .. .. .. 163 11 11 Industrial exhibitions .. .. .. 92 18 8 Law costs .. .. .. .. 2,113 14 10 Office requisites, printing and stationery .. 161 10 1 Postages, telegrams, telephones, and rent-boxes 311 12 5 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 891 0 0 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 469 5 0 Subsidies to steamer services .. .. 22,500 0 0 Publicity Account .. .. .. 264 7 6 Railway passes issued to Trade Commissioners 288 5 10 Expenses, Proprietary Articles Trade Association inquiry . . .. .. . . 142 14 2 Ministry Health exhibit, London .. .. 246 911 Depreciation Account—• £ s. d. Ordinary depreciation .. 260 5 9 Special depreciation .. .. 233 12 3 493 18 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 96 0 6 £34,619 6 1 £34,619 6 1 Note. —The above account includes interest on capital and an assessed rental of office-heaters for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 2,133 17 0 Office furniture and fittings— £ s. d. Depreciation Reserve .. .. 1,158 17 8 Wellington .. .. .. .. 794 15 1 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 92 16 2 Christchuroh .. .. .. .. 313 7 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 33,097 11 10 Auckland .. .. .. .. ~ 185 9 3 Suspense Account, writings-off .. .. 23 18 7 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 70 11 1 Melbourne .. .. .. .. 55 18 6 Mechanical appliances (including gas-testing appliances) — Wellington .. .. .. .. 489 9 0 Christchuroh .. .. .. .. 163 17 10 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 98 6 0 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 50 12 0 Head Office library .. .. .. .. 138 15 6 Half-share refrigerating plant, London .. .. 270 13 8 Exhibition material .. .. .. .. 404 4 8 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 33 9 11 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 151 19 9 Expenditure in advance .. .. .. 6 11 0 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 23 18 7 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 33,255 2 1 £36,507 1 3 £36,507 1 3 J. W. Collins, Secretary. 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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