B. —1 [PT. IY], SUP. to 1932.

NAVAL DEFENCE. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Forfeited deferred pay .. .. .. 615 15 3 To Pay and salaries .. .. 155,027 2 8 Purchases of discharge .. .. •• 9 0 0 Add writings-off .. 77 7 Rents from buildings .. .. .. 442 5 0 155,034 10 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 352,126 3 4 Clothing and victualling .. 27,888 10 0 Add writings-off .. 1,060 13 7 28,949 3 7 Medical services .. .. .. .. 2,452 15 0 Repairs to H.M. ships .. .. .. 72,506 19 10 Calliope Dock .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Coal and oil fuel .. .. .. . ■ 17,140 5 0 Lighting .. .. .. • ■ 908 0 1 Oiler " Nucula " .. .. ■. 970 6 3 Base stores .. .. .. •• 2,629117 £ s. d. Stores, Naval .. .. 10,318 8 3 Add writings-off .. 1,950 14 11 12,269 3 2 Works on Base .. .. .. 1,228 0 2 Reserves (various) .. .. .. 8,158 15 8 Freight .. .. .. . • 2,050 5 11 £ s. d. Office fittings .. .. .. 715 6 Add writings-off .. ..020 7 17 6 Passages .. .. .. .. 4,240 6 5 Postages .. .. .. .. 305 4 8 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 491 8 2 Training in England .. .. .. 3,194 18 0 Advertising .. .. .. ■ ■ 482 1 8 Lodging-allowances .. .. .. 409 2 6 Miscellaneous effective services .. .. 456 11 11 Suez Canal dues .. .. .. .. 465 5 0 Deferred pay .. .. .. .. 28,197 11 2 Unemployment Fund .. .. .. 400 0 0 Miscellaneous non-effective services.. .. 249 10 1 Widows' pensions .. .. .. 356 17 10 Rental assessment .. .. .. 315 0 0 Depreciation .. .. •• 4,323 12 2 £353,193 3 7 £353,193 3 7 £ s. d. £ B - d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 352,126 3 4 By Becoveries from previous years .. .. 76 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. •• 10,836 17 4 Balance.. .. .. •• •• 462,888 0 Singapore Base .. .. •. • • 100,000 0 0 £462,963 0 8 £462,963 0 8 £ s. d. To Balance .. •. • • • • 462,888 0 8 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value 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. Land at Devonport .. .. .. .. 26,693 12 0 Capital Account, 31st March, 1932 .. .. 241,339 11 8 Buildings .. .. .. .. . • 57,547 0 1 Sundry Creditors— £ s. d. Plant and fittings. .. .. .. .. 39,786 2 7 Departmental .. .. 204 15 10 Stores accounts— £ s. d. Other .. .. .. 11,483 17 9 Clothing and victualling .. 11,566 14 5 11,688 13 7 Naval and armament .. 92,183 7 6 Depreciation Reserve .. •• 17,750 10 1 Coal and oil fuel .. .. 13,136 6 4 Amounts held on deposit— £ s. d. Medical .. .. .. 390 0 0 Postal orders .. .. 347 11 0 " ' ot r Remittances .. .. 2,044 7 2 Stationery.. .. .. .. .. M 0 0 Deferred t>ay .. .. 76,209 15 2 Stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 11 8 9 P * 78,601 13 4 Assets in Suspense 1,115 17 0 Writings-off, Suspense Account .. .. 1,115 17 0 Deposits accounts— £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 433,448 17 0 Postal orders .. .. 347 11 0 Remittances .. . ■ 2,044 7 2 Deferred pay .. .. 76,209 15 2 78,601 13 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 462,888 0 8 £783,945 2 8 £783,945 2 8 R. F. Durman, Naval Secretary. 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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