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NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS— continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. Asset". Sundry creditors— £ a. d. £ s. d. Sawmills— £ s. d. £ s. d. General creditors (including Stocks of timber, &c. .. .. 202,214 13 0 unpaid wages) .. .. 327,374 3 10 Stores and material on hand— Government Departments .. 17,154 5 8 Stores Branch .. .. 831,096 2 10 344,528 9 6 Subsidiary services .. 9,451 12 8 Consolidated Fund—Advance 840,547 15 6 under section 37 of Govern- Sundry assets— ment Railways Act, 1926 Advertising Branch .. 51,785 J 7 4 (No. 17) .. .. .. .. 150,000 0 0 Refreshment Branch .. 27,597 9 3 Collections for refunds to— Road-motor services .. 2,683 11 3 Harbour Boards, shipping com- Housing improvement .. 15,516 12 11 panies, and other carriers .. 14,935 16 3 97,583 10 9 Government Departments .. 5,014 19 6 Sundry debtors— 19,950 15 9 Advances to capital .. 83,531 17 8 Government Departments .. 21,083 10 3 General Reserve .. .. 1,378,316 10 11 Advances to Railway EmInsurance Reserve Accounts— ployees under section 15 (5) Fire .. .. .. 33,910 15 4 of Government Railways Act, Workers'Compensation .. 15,501 15 0 1927 .. .. .. 17,327 19 4 Slips, Floods, and Accidents Work in progress and sundry Equalization Account .. 17,219 18 0 debtors.. .. 71,345 19 1 Betterments Reserve Account— 193,289 6 4 Refreshment Branch .. 4,288 18 4 Outstanding at stations— Cash in hand .. .. 14,947 2 8 Total Revenue Reserve Ac- .. 1,449,237 17 7 Freight owing by Government counts j Departments .. .. 32,191 6 4 Reserve Account for Renewals Freight owing by sundrv and Depreciation of Capital debtors.. .. .". 161,905 I 5 Assets .. .. .. .. 1,687,561 14 6 ! 209,043 10 5 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. 5,794 3 0 Investments, Sick Benefit Fund 6,300 0 0 Items to be written oft' on receipt Accrued interest on investments 228 7 1 of parliamentary authority .. .. 5,086 18 8 6,528 7 I Cash in Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. 70,936 3 2 Net Revenue Account .. .. 2,042,016 12 9 £3,662,159 19 0 £3,662,159 19 0 H. Valentine, A.R.A.N. Z., Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly set out the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.