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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT—continued. Ballance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 19,723,557 18 2 Brought forward .. .. 15,191,959 12 11 Cash balance — In Public Account .. 107,056 2 4 Imprests outstanding .. 5,755 15 10 Investment account .. 82,097 13 9 — 194,909 11 11 Revenue Account —Accumulated loss .. 366,929 2 5 Accumulated losses written off under section 22, Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2) .. .. 3,969,759 10 11 £19,723,557 18 2 £19,723,557 18 2 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. W. E. Shaw, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. Income. To Balance from separate accounts — £ s. d. By Income from — £ s. d. Primary education .. .. .. 2,255,783 10 8 Primary education reserves .. .. 79,385 10 10 Post-primary education .. .. 665,133 3 11 National endowment .. .. .. 51,937 13 8 Higher education .. .. .. 112,782 8 2 Balance as per Balance-sheet .. .. 3,390,095 11 3 Training of teachers .. .. .. 152,524 6 7 Native education .. .. .. 92,093 10 8 Physical training .. .. .. 6,731 9 1 Examinations .. .. .. 370 1 8 Miscellaneous .. .. ■ ■ 55,280 1 1 Special Schools and Child Welfare Branch 180,720 311 £3,521,418 15 9 - £3,521,418 15 9 Note. —The above account includes a charge for interest on capital and assessed rents for which the Department holds no parliamentary appropriation. Head Office Administration. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. •• 30,175 4 6 By Payment by Teachers' Superannuation Fund Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 733 1 11 for clerical work, postage, and printing and Office requisites, advertising, &c. .. .. 149 17 3 stationery .. .. .. .. 1,070 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Sale of publications .. .. .. 100 5 3 Telephones .. .. .. • • 332 12 6 Recovery of salaries of officers for services in Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,012 16 6 connection with Electrical Wiremen's exPostage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 1,460 110 aminations .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Bent of offices (Government Buildings) .. 1,742 0 0 Balance transferred to other accounts .. 35,015 9 3 Depreciation on furniture .. .. .. 233 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 387 0 0 £36,275 14 6 £36,275 14 6

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