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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT —continued. PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL (PUBLIC WORKS FUND). Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Expenditure. Income. To Net expenditure for year on administration and By Income for year as under— £ s. d. supervision expenses, &c., as under — £ s. d. Fees from — Salaries .. .. .. .. 26,333 II 1 Inspection and licenses, &c., electric lines Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and and installations . . .. . . 135 9 0 office assistance .. .. .. 39,940 1 5 Water-power licenses .. .. .. 1,370 9 8 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of Inspection of motor-omnibuses .. 396 1 0 officers .. .. .. .. 29,668 14 0 Balance carried down, being excess of net Equipment and other allowances .. .. 3,040 12 6 expenditure over income for year prior to Printing and stationery, lithographic work, apportionment against various works 136,110 17 4 plans, periodicals, &c. . . .. 10,963 5 5 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury College .. .. .. 116 2 7 Work done by High Commissioner's staff ... 1,359 16 2 Postages, telegrams, telephone connections, and rents of private letter-boxes and bags 8,925 9 2 Expenses of Commissions .. .. 18 16 5 Fidelity-guarantee policy premiums .. 22 8 9 Meal allowances .. .. , . 369 4 5 Repairs and upkeep, &c., of instruments .. 1,440 13 3 Rents of offices throughout New Zealand .. 14,571 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 351 0 4 Depreciation, on departmental library at 5 per cent. .. .. .. .. 55 18 0 Depreciation, &c., written off value of plant not in service and not chargeable to particular works .. .. .. 513 10 0 Losses, deficits, &e., for 1928-29, transferred from Material and Stores Account .. 322 13 6 — £138,012 17 0 £138,012 17 0 = £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 136,110 17 4 By Recoveries on account of expenditure of Balance carried forward to 1929-30 .. 17,157 14. 10 previous years .. .. .. 12 18 6 Amount over allocated for 1927-28 .. .. 360 13 8 Amounts apportioned to various works and services as under — Railway construction and £ s. d. improvement .. .. 57,427 0 0 Public buildings .. .. 8,297 0 0 Lighthouses and harbourworks .. .. 670 0 0 Tourist resorts . . .. 1,526 0 0 Roads, &c. .. .. 43,831 0 0 Irrigation works .. .. 2,090 0 0 Contingent defence .. 2,634 0 0 Electric supply .. .. 31,539 0 0 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement .. 2,031 0 0 Maintenance of roads .. 1,700 0 0 Maintenance of domains .. 150 0 0 Maintenance of public buildings .. .. 1,000 0 0 152,895 0 0 £153,268 12 2 ! £153,268 12 2 i - Note.—The following charges have been included without appropriation under the above vote : (a) Assessed rentals of offices, &c. (£14,571) occupied by Public Works, Department, throughout New Zealand ; (b) depreciation, &c., of plant not in service (£513 10s.); (c) transfer from Material and Stores Account (£322 13s. 6d.). ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF QUARRIES (PUBLIC WORKS FUND): TAURAROA QUARRY. Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended .31st March, 1929. Dr. 1 Gr. To Stocks, Ist April, .1928 — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of metal—Transfers to works and cash £ s. d. Running stores equipment .. 2,556 19 6 sales .. .. .. .. .. 23,419 16 5 Coal .. . . . . 390 0 0 Stocks, 31st March, 1929 — £ s. d. 2,946 19 6 Running stores and equipment 2,843 2 0 Quarrying .. .. . . .. 12,577 15 2 Coal .. .. .. 47 1 8 Crushing.. .. .. .. .. 5,500 15 0 2,890 3 8 Shunting.. .. .. .. .. 1,720 17 7 Gross profit carried down .. .. .. 3,563 12 10 £26,310 0 1 < £26,310 0 I £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 612 11 5 By Gross profit .. .. .. .. 3,563 12 10 Plant-hire .. . . . . .. 272 8 9 * Rental of quarters .. . , .. 7 10 Depreciation . . . . . . . . 765 0 1 Interest .. .. . . . . .. 314 17 6 Net profit for year . . .. 1,605 16 I £3,570 13 10 £3,570 13 10 Note. —The following charges have been included for which no parliamentary appropriation is held : (a) Interest (temporary, charge) on net cash advances to 31st March, 1929, at 4J per cent., and on value of plant on loan from " Plant" vote ; (b) allowance for depreciation of fixed assets.