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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account por the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. ■. 4,440 12 0 By Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 444 9 1 By-election, expenses of .. .. .. 533 13 2 Balance carried down ~ .. .. 66,364 311 General election — Expenses of .. . . ■. .. 28,480 11 I Preparation of rolls .. .. 22,113 10 7 Licensing poll, expenses of .. .. .. 464 5 11 Postage .. .. .. .. .. 4,416 7 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 795 7 5 Compulsory enrolment of electors .. .. 1,109 .15 2 Rent 1,157 3 7 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. 50 19 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. 2,355 0 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 891 7 0 £66,808 13 0 £66,808 13 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 66,364 311 By Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 0 9 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 608 3 0 Balance carried to Balance-sheet .. .. 66,971 17 11 £66,972 6 11 £66,972 6 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Fixed capital as at 31st March, 1932 .. .. 13,990 4 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11,516 14 8 Creditors — £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 267 10 3 Departmental .. .. 234 311 Stock of rolls .. .. .. .. 2,160 11 0 Sundry .. ' .. .. 119 15 1 Stock of maps .. .. .. .. 45 8 6 353 19 0 Sundry debtors: Departmental .. .. 44 5 3 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 8,876133 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 50 19 2 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 50 19 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 66,971 17 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 57,785 10 11 £81,057 6 9 £81,057 6 9 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental assessed by Public Works Department; lb) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at 31st March, 1932. R. P. Ward, Under-Secretary, Justice Department. 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 notes.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

GOVERNMENT FIRE INSURANCE FUND. (Established under section 133, Public Revenues Act, 1926.) Revenue Account for the Yeab ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. £ s. d. | Gr. £ s. dTo Accumulated fund as at Ist April, 1931 .. 58,894 13 2 j By Claims — Public Trust Office —Interest on balance at credit 3,039 611 Defence Department .. .. .. 300 7 5 Health Department .. .. .. 127 9 5 Justice Department .. .. .. 65 0 0 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 706 0 2 Police Department .. .. .. 84 2 0 State Forest Service .. .. .. 915 2 7 £ s. d. Education Department .. 11,405 12 10 Less amount overclaimed prior to Ist April, 1931 .. 13 10 8 11,392 22 13,590 3 9 Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1932 .. 48,343 16 4 £61,934 0 1 £61,934 0 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. £ s. d. £ s. d. Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1932 .. 48,343 16 4 Amount invested in the Common Fund of the Public Outstanding claims .. .. .. .. 6,258 7 6 Trust Office .. .. .. 54, 403 3 4 Sundry debtors for claims overpaid .. ~ 199 0 6 £54,602 3 10 £54,602 3 10 Contingent liability—Estimated value of Govern- £ s. d. ment buildings at Napier destroyed by fire during the earthquake on 3rd February, 1931, which is likely to become a claim on the fund .. 13,775 0 0 i G. C. Rodda, F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. 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. 11. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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