B.—l [PT. IV, 1 Sup. TO 1930.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,626 8 7 By Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. 43 5 0 Accident compensation, &c. .. .. 802 19 4 Recoveries from other Departments for— Drainage, water, &c., rates .. .. 345 16 6 Maintenance of buildings, proportion of Maintenance — sewerage rates, &c. .. .. .. 43 ,111 13 5 Government houses .. .. .. 6,348 13 6 Rents of offices— Government buildings .. .. .. 53,947 18 3 Recovered through Public £ s. d. Parliamentary Buildings.. .. .. 4,443 3 1 Account .. .. 16,491 18 2 Telephone services, postages, &c. .. .. 84 10 2 Recovered by assessment 100,907 0 0 Rents paid for Government offices in the 117,398 18 2 Dominion .. .. .. .. 12,973 6 0 Freight and cartage— Travelling expenses and allowances .. 1,131 0 5 Recoveries .. .. 18,01817 5 Wages of overseers and staff workmen .. 1,105 0 6 Expenditure .. .. 17,706 6 3 Services and supplies for other Departments .. 4,026 15 6 312 11 2 Advertising and sundries .. .. .. 24 2 3 Maintenance of workshops (exclusive of WelProportion of departmental and administra- lington, for which see separate account) .. 1,061 18 4 tion expenditure .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Subsidy of Chatham Island steamer service .. 28 2 6 Engineers Registration Board .. .. 205 4 10 Tramways and motor-omnibus expenses .. 41 17 0 Electrical Wiring Regulations .. .. 50 17 4 Provincial buildings .. .. .. 559 9 0 Depreciation at 2 per cent, on brick, stone, or concrete buildings, and 3 per cent, on wooden buildings— £ s. d. Departmental buildings .. 10,465 0 0 Government houses .. 1,515 0 0 Ministerial residences .. 210 0 0 Parliamentary Buildings .. 8,225 0 0 Workshops, garage, &c. .. 2,167 0 0 22,582 0 0 Balance, excess of income before charging interest .. .. .. .. 46,601 1 4 —— £161,928 6 1 £161,928 6 1 =—r- — —= £ s. d. To Interest at 4| per cent, on capita]— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 46,601 1 4 Kairuru quarry advances .. 278 6 9 Recoveries on account of expenditure of preLand sold on time payment.. 20 5 7 vious years .. .. .. .. 34 12 0 Departmental buildings .. 45,127 19 7 Interest on advances to Kairuru Quarry Co., &Q; 421 4 2 Government houses .. 6,760 710 Adjustment of expenditure erroneously shown Ministerial residences .. 1,735 411 in previous years' accounts in respect of Parliamentary Buildings .. 23,032 9 9 Wiremen's Registration Act .. .. 1,104 5 6 Workshops, garages, &c. .. 6,339 3 0- Balance, excess of expenditure over income, 83,293 17 5 after charging interest on capital, transferred to Maintenance Account .. .. 35,132 14 5 £83,293 17 5 . £83,293 17 5 Note. —The following charges have been included for which no parliamentary appropriation is held by the Department under the vote : (a) Interest at 41 per cent, on capital value of public buildings ; (b) depreciation of fixed assets ; (c) proportion of " Departmental " expenditure. The following credits have been taken without appropriation : (a) Rentals assessed against other Departments for accommodation in General Government Buildings ; (6) value of maintenance work carried out and rates paid for other Departments. PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND): PUBLIC WORKS WORKSHOPS, WELLINGTON (INSIDE WORK). Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st .March, 1930. Trading Account. £ s. d. £ s. d To Materials purchased during year .. .. 6,289 13 3 By Completed work during year .. .. 15,056 810 Wages, productive ..' .. .. 6,821 2 4 Incomplete work at 31st March, 1930 .. 1,477 4 6 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. 214 13 10 Travelling-expenses (workmen) .. .. 2 10 8 16,533 13 4 Balance, being gross profit to Profit and Loss Less incomplete work at Ist April, 1929 .. 814 3 4 Account .. .. .. .. 2,391 9 11 £15,719 10 0 £15,719 10 0 Profit and Loss Account. To Supervision— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 384 15 11 By Gross profit on Trading Account .. .. 2,391 911 Wages .. .. .. 427 810 Gross profit on sundries .. .. . . 118 8 3 812 4 9 Balance, being net loss .. .. .. 1,818 6 4 Holiday pay .. .. .. .. 446 17 10 Power .. .. .. .. .. 306 17 10 Accident compensation .. .. .. 8 13 6 ! Maintenance of shops .. .. .. 458 8 5 Depreciation— £ s. d. Plant .. .. .. 178 4 9 Furniture .. .. .. 8 17 9 Tools .. .. .. 175 13 2 Motor-vehicles .. .. 57 1 10 419 17 6 Rent of premises .. .. .. ... 899 0 0 Rebates on work done .. .. ... 32 6 4 Loss on stock .. .. .. .. 398 17 8 Interest at 4J per cent, on capital .. 523 0 0 Overstatement of debtors at Ist April, 1929 .. 22 0 8 £4,328 4 6 £4,328 4 6 Note. —The following charges have been included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Reserve for depreciation of fixed assets; (A) interest at 4f per cent, on cash advances; (c) rental assessed.

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