B. —I [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

POLICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. Income. To Administrative charges — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 329,924 9 8 By Subsidies from local bodies .. 1,050 17 6 Rent .. .. .. 3,748 17 3 License fees, Arms Act.. .. 2,110 14 0 Office expenses .. .. 775 17 10 Sale of confiscated firearms .. 86 11 5 Printing and stationery .. 3,737 3 0 Sale of confiscated liquor .. 95 17 5 Postage and telegrams .. 6,095 3 0 Payment for special police serTelephones .. .. 6,102 13 11 vices .. .. .. 859 5 3 House allowance .. .. 22,931 0 2 4,203 5 7 Transfer expenses .. 2,647 16 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 463,606 110 Travelling-expenses .. 14,602 10 6 390,565 11 8 Other charges— Upkeep of bicycles, horses, and motor-vehicles .. 8,222 15 5 Freight, cartage, &c. .. 203 12 4 Clothing, stores, &c. .. 7,598 16 9 Fuel, light, water, scavenging 4,392 14 1 Police prosecutions .. 2,152 15 4 Prisoners' rations .. .. 737 19 9 Maintenance and repairs to buildings, &c. .. .. 6,255 19 10 Rewards.. .. .. 199 11 0 Medical expenses .. .. 283 11 9 Police examinations .. 128 16 9 Search for missing persons .. 42 2 7 Sundry expenses .. .. 55 11 0 —— — 30,274 6 7 Depreciation on — Buildings .. .. 11,533 18 1 Motor-vehicles .. .. 565 5 0 Furniture and fittings .. 809 8 1 Automatic pistols .. .. 413 8 0 Horses .. .. .. 34 17 0 Libraries.. .. .. 447 7 10 Mechanical office appliances.. 78 17 10 Arms and accoutrements .. 351 19 7 14,235 1 5 Loss on buildings sold, &c. .. 354 10 5 Loss on stores sold, &c. .. 70 6 1 — 424 16 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 32,309 11 3 £467,809 7 5 £467,809 7 5 Note. —The accounts include charges for interest and expenditure on construction of buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and also credit for rent from the Valuation Department for which that Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 224,890 5 6 Public Works Fund .. 666,734 2 7 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 442,046 11 11 Consolidated Fund .. 45,976 9 6 Stores and equipment .. ... .. 6,577 13 1 712,710 12 1 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 6,225 4 3 Creditors — Horses .. .. .. .. .. 109 10 0 Departmental .. .. 393 17 2 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 10,892 4 6 Sundry .. .. .. 1,285 5 9 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 791 12 5 1,679 211 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 9,439 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. 132,785 12 8 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 11,738 10 5 Writings-off, Suspense Account — • Automatic pistols .. .. .. .. 8,483 19 7 Buildings sold (loss on) .. 219 10 5 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 1,169 2 1 Stores sold (loss on) .. 26 7 9 Debtors — £ s. d. Books lost, &c. .. .. 3 0 6 Departmental .. .. 38 12 0 Arms and accoutrements worn Sundry .. .. .. 237 9 7 out (loss on) .. .. 14 1 7 ■ — 276 1 7 Furniture, &c., worn out (loss Assets in Suspense— on) .. .. .. 54 19 8 Buildings .. .. .. 219 10 5 Mechanical office appliances Stores and equipment .. .. 26 7 9 sold (loss on) .. .. 12 18 6 Libraries .. .. .. 3 0 6 330 18 5 Arms and accoutrements .. 14 1 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 339,070. 9 6 Office furniture .. 54 19 8 Mechanical office appliances .. 12 18 6 330 18 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 463,606 110 £1,186,576 15 7 £1,186,576 15 7 The proportion of police to population was 1 to 1,317, and the cost per inhabitant for the year 1931-32 (exclusive of expenditure on the erection and maintenance of buildings, interest, and depreciation charges) was ss. sd. R. F. Madden, Secretary, Police 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. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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