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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND SHARES ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31 st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Interest on consolidated stock .. .. 32,500 0 0 By Dividends received and declared for the year.. 245,312 10 0 Management charges on consolidated stock .. 258 11 8 Excess of income over expenditure .. 212,553 18 4 £245,312 10 0 £245,312 10 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. • Assets. Capital Account— £ £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand shares (at nominal £ s. d. New Zealand consolidated stock — value) — 3J per cent., 1940 .. .. 500,000 500,000 preference A shares .. .. 500,000 0 0 4 per cent., 1943-63 .. .. 375,000 1,375,000 preference B shares .. .. 1,375,000 0 0 875,000 0 0 234,375 long-term mortgage C shares .. 234,375 0 0 Bank of New Zealand Shares Account: Invest- Dividends declared but not paid .. .. 146,614 11 8 ment Account .. .. .. .. 984,375 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 72,590 0 5 Capital reserve .. .. .. .. 250,000 0 0 Accrued interest on consolidated stock .. 6,650 13 9 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 212,553 18 4 £2,328,579 12 1 £2,328,579 12 I Accumulated profits to 31st March, 1932, £2,457,090 10s. 9d., credited to the Consolidated Fund. G. C. Rodda, F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,127 2 7 By Law-costs.. .. .. .. .. 436 3 3 Annual certificates .. .. .. .. 25 14 6 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 5,497 19 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 149 3 0 Postage .. .. .. .. .. 24 19 2 Purchase of law reports, &c... .. .. 37 8 6 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 80 4 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 8 18 2 Advertising, newspapers, &c. .. .. 5 13 9 Office fittings, repairs, and requisites .. .. 6 9 9 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 22 0 1 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 254 0 0 Depreciation .. .. . .. 192 8 3 £5,934 2 3 £5,934 2 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,497 19 0 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 5,662 7 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 164 8 7 £5,662 7 7 £5,662 7 7 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value of premises assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,696 12 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 351 6 7 Creditors — £s. d. Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 62 5 0 Sundry .. .. .. .. 117 3 Library .. .. .. .. .. 3,283 010 Departmental .. .. .. 0 11 10 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 43 11 4 2 9 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 5,662 7 7 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 2,059 13 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 3 ; 643 16 10 £9,402 11 4 £9,402 11 4 Arthur Fair, Solicitor-General. 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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