B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAlLWAYS—continued. Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments.—Working Railways Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. 488,177 2 8 By Investments, Sick Benefit Fund .. 4,400 0 0 Revenue receipts .. .. 6,478,876 16 1 Wages and vouchers .. .. 5,754,832 14 5 " Credits-in-aid " (Working Rail- Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipways expenditure) .. .. 673,404 8 0 ping companies, and other carriers 251,422 5 4 Contributions to Sick Benefit Fund 26,580 16 9 Interest on capital .. .. 841,720 2 9 Interest on investments .. .. 10,010 18 6 Payments from Sick Benefit Fund 21,892 9 5 Investments realized .. .. 50,000 0 0 Investments .. .. .. 650,000 0 0 Balance as per general balance-sheet 202,782 10 1 £7,727,050 2 0 £7,727,050 2 0 Reconciliation Statement. £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. 199,705 19 3 Add Imprests outstanding.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,076 11 4 202,782 10 7 Less excess credit by Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 0 0 6 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. .. £202,782 10 1 RENEWALS, DEPRECIATION, AND EQUALIZATION RESERVE ACCOUNTS. General Reserve Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Net revenue: Appropriation Account 233,763 13 3 By Balance .. .. .. 1,378,316 10 11 Balance .. .. .. 1,144,552 17 8 £1,378,316 10 11 £1,378,316 10 11 By Balance .. .. ..£1,144,552 17 8 Insurance Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Losses .. .. .. .. 1,208 4 3 By Balance from previous year.. .. 43,349 4 7 Upkeep Railway fire brigades and fire Premiums debited to working-expenses 14,254 9 0 appliances .. .. .. 2,528 3 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 53,867 6 4 £57,603 13 7 £57,603 13 7 By Balance .. .. .. .. £53,867 6 4 Workers' Compensation Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Accident payments .. .. 28,811 010 By Balance from previous year.. .. 12,230 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 18,275 16 10 Premiums debited to working-expenses 34,856 17 8 £47,086 17 8 £47,086 17 8 By Balance .. .. .. .. £18,275 16 10 Slips, Floods, and Accidents Equalization Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Repairs to bridges, slips, and washouts 6,690 5 1 By Balance from previous year.. .. 48,856 7 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 63,837 2 5 Contributions debited to workingexpenses .. .. .. 21,671 0 0 £70,527 7 6 £70,527 7 6 By Balance .. .. .. .. £63,837 2 5 Betterments Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Buildings (Refreshment Branch) .. 8 6 6 By Balance * .. .. .. 4,006 17 3 Balance .. .. .. .. 3,998 10 9 £4,006 17 3 £4,006 17 3 By Balance .. .. .. .. £3,998 10 9 Renewals Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Relaying of track .. .. .. 123,711 12 3 By Balance .. .. .. .. 409,657 6 8 Signal and electrical equipment .. 47,206 3 0 Contributions debited to workingRefreshment Branch —Property .. 157 10 0 expenses .. .. .. 236,724 0 0 Housing improvement .. .. 800 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 474,506 1 5 £646,381 6 8 £646,381 6 8 By Balance .. .. .. ..£474,506 1 5 Depreciation Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Net revenue: Appropriation Account 1,658,252 19 6 By Balance .. .. .. 1,658,252 19 6 Capital repayments .. .. 439,189 16 8 Contributions debited to workingExcess expenditure: Bridge renewals, expenses — 1930-31, written off .. .. 12,869 13 11 Bridges, buildings, &c. .. 98,033 0 0 Rolling-stock .. .. 285,391 0 0 Locomotive workshops and plant 31,447 0 0 Dwellings .. .. .. 26,894 0 0 Road motors .. .. 10,294 10 7 £2,110,312 10 1 £2,110,312 10 1

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