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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. ' £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Administration expenses : Rent .. .. 133 0 0 By Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous Other items— years .. .. .. .. .. 0 14 6 Loss on realization of property .. .. 16 210 Balance carried down .. .. .. 94,014 10 6 Depreciation .. .. ■. • • 155 10 8 Permanent charges under special Acts — £ s. d. State subsidy .. .. 51,342 11 6 Maternity claims .. .. 42, 368 0 0 93,710 11 6 £94,015 5 0 £94,015 5 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 94,014 10 6 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 94,104 15 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. 90 4 7 . j £94,104 15 1 i £94,104 15 1 Note. —The above account includes a charge for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. j) r Gr. £ s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sundry fees .. .. .. .. 4 7 8 Salaries .. .. .. 1,113 3 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,657 9 6 Government Actuary: Charges for services rendered.. .. 2,050 0 0 Government Insurance Department : Charges for services of messengers, &c. .. .. 9 18 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. 89 16 7 Printing and stationery . . 77 19 11 Rent .. . • • • 134 2 1 Telephone services ... .. 16 010 Travelling allowances and expenses 28 1 6 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 1110 Office maintenance .. .. 10 3 11 3,530 0 9 Other items — Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality .. .. 1,11316 5 Depreciation .. .. • ■ • • 18 0 0 £4,661 17 2 £4,661 17 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. •• 4,657 9 6 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 4,665 11 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. • • 8 2 0 £4,665 11 6 £4,665 11 6 N OT ;e. The above account includes a charge for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. ■■ 2,190 18 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. Creditors Furniture and fittings .. .. 1,600 7 5 Departmental .. .. •• 216 8 Additions .. .. .. 112 5 6 Sundry .. .. .• • • • • 3,899 4 1 ' Reserve, depreciation .. •• 1,592 8 0 1,/12 12 11 Writing-off, Suspense .. .. ■ ■ 16 210 Less disposals .. .. 168 10 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 93,268 1 9 ' Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 589 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 48 2 9 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 116 5 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 16 2 10 Excess of expensiture over income £ s. d. National Provident .. .. 94,104 15 1 Friendly Societies .. 4,665 11 6 98,770 6 7 £100,969 11 6 £100,969 11 6 R. W. Withefop.d, Deputy Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts 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.

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