B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Cleaning .. .. .. .. 3,064 0 1 By Sales of publications .. .. .. 4,014 11 11 » Uniforms .. .. .. .. 117 22 Sales of " Index to the Laws of New Zealand," Telephones .. .. .. .. 585 7 1 profit on .. .. .. .. 145 17 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 29,336 0 0 Hire of typewriter .. .. .. 3 4 1 Salaries .. .. .. .. 30,498 16 10 Excess of expenditure over income carried Laundry .. .. .. .. 156 16 10 down .. .. .. ... 176,925 12 8 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 2,875 13 7 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,288 12 0 Maintenance of grounds .. .. .. 1,214 15 0 Repairs to typewriters .. .. .. 18 0 7 Newspapers .. .. .. .. 240 15 5 Winding clocks and other sundry accounts .. 369 19 4 Repairs and maintenance, furniture, and fittings 202 15 3 Depreciation on furniture, fittings, library, &c. 7,322 19 7 Postage-stamps supplied to members .. 2,356 0 0 Supply of statistical publications to members 493 14 9 i Annotation of statutes .. .. .. 263 11 1 Stores consumed .. .. .. .. 130 17 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 17,741 7 4 Railway concessions and travelling-expenses of members .. .. .. .. 28,516 9 5 Honoraria and allowances to members .. 41,766 14 1 Bellamy's— £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 7,002 4 0 Laundry .. .. .. 264 4 5 Maintenance of staff .. 1,043 5 0 Cleaning, &c. .. .. 320 0 0 Fuel .. .. .. 700 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 70 0 0 Rent .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Depreciation on furniture and fittings .. .. 129 4 6 10,528 17 11 £181,089 5 8 £181,089 5 8 To Excess of expenditure over income brought £ s. d. By Excess of expenditure over income after charg- £ s. d. down .. .. .. .. 176,925 12 8 ing interest on capital .. .. 183,005 11 4 Interest on capital— £ s. d. Legislative .. .. 5,835 18 0 Bellamy's .. .. .. 244 0 8 6,079 18 8 £183,005 11 4 £183,005 11 4 Note. The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: Rental value as assessed by the Public Works Department; interest at 4£ per cent, on capital. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital, 31st March, 1932—■ £ s. d. £ s. d. Bellamy's: Crockery, &c. .. .. .. 3,784 7 2 Legislative .. .. .. 130,484 18 1 Furniture and fittings— £ s. d. Bellamy's .. .. .. 5,507 7 8 Legislative.. .. .. 32,369 3 1 135,992 5 9 Bellamy's .. .. .. 1,723 0 6 Sundry creditors— 34 qq2 3 7 Departmental .. .. 516 12 9 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1,490 12 2 Sundry .. .. .. 1,317 12 9 General Assembly Library .. .. .. 87,648 18 4 1,834 5 6 Books of reference .. .. .. .. 8,976 4 6 Depreciation Reserve— Publications at Printing Office .. .. 2,195 5 0 General Assembly Library .. 47,788 4 1 Stock of statutes and appendices at Printing Office 100 0 0 Legislative .. .. .. 19,696 15 8 Stationery in stock .. .. .. .. 214 II 2 Bellamy's .. .. .. 904 11 6 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 2146 68,389 11 3 Consumable goods .. .. .. .. 145 15 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 115,998 4 9 Stock of " Index to the Laws of New Zealand "at Printing Office .. .. .. .. 216 0 0 Payments in advance .. .. .. 114 3 4 Sundry debtors—Departmental .. .. 209 11 2 Balance of Income and Expenditure Account .. 183,005 II 4 £322,2U 7 3 £322,214 7 3 T. D. H. Hall, Clerk of the House of Representatives. 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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