B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

E. Marsden, Secretary. G. E. Sadd, Accountant. 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.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932.

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„ , I Research Dominion Geological ' Meteorological Dominion nSm A P ia Petrological _ . , Head Office. I investigations. Laboratory. Survey. Office. Observatory. j christchurch. Observatory. Laboratory. .lotai. Liabilities. Capital- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. .. .. 765 19 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 765 19 6 Consolidated Fund .. .. 810 6 6 14,406 5 4 9,002 0 2 13,166 14 11 4,663 13 10 4,158 1 0 2,280 7 6 196 2 11 .. 48,683 12 2 Creditors — Sundry .. 90 11 7 2,581 17 7 169 10 2 67 0 6 59 19 5 11 11 7 28 0 1 .. .. 3,008 10 11 Departmental 7 19 0 32 17 11 14 1 11 4 2 6 14 8 2 1 7 5 .. .. .. 74 16 11 Depreciation Reserve .. .. 209 13 11 1,739 19 0 1,914 14 9 4,260 1 4 2,983 3 11 2,552 1 1 466 1 7 .. .. 14,125 15 7 Amounts held on deposit — Wheat levies .. .. .. • ■ 364 15 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 364 15 6 Research investigations .. .. •• 2,044 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. ... 2,044 0 0 Grant, Apia Observatory .. .. . • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • 361 13 3 .. 361 13 3 Writings-off Suspense Account .. 0 2 0 11 2 8 .. 16 8 3 14 10 9 .. .. .. .. 42 3 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 8,880 10 3 15,662 12 9 9,178 16 2 5,504 8 1 5,293 13 4 278 4 1 854 13 5 40 16 4 136 15 5 45,830 9 10 9,999 3 3 37,609 10 3 20,279 3 2 23,018 15 7 13,029 9 5 7,001 5 2 3,629 2 7 598 12 6 136 15 5 115,301 17 4 Assets. £ s. d. '£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. •• 2,057 26 .. .. 330 .. .. .. .. 2,060 5 6 Buildings .. .. .. •• 3.812 13 4 .. .. 208 16 7 .. 83 19 7 .. .. 4,105 9 6 Tools and equipment .. ■. • ■ 260 12 7 .. 20 0 10 3 7 0 .. .. 2 0 0 .. 286 0 5 Conveyances, rolling-stock .. .. • ■ 38 1 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 1 6 Horse and harness .. .. .. • • 27 5 0 .. .. .. . ■ .. • • .. 27 5 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. 433 17 8 1,159 0 2 955 5 4 487 19 3 224 4 5 459 7 1 38 1 10 103 17 6 .. 3,861 13 3 Mechanical office appliances .. .. 96 5 9 114 2 8 68 2 0 .. 113 16 0 .. .. 64 1 8 .. 456 8 1 Libraries, books, &c7 .. .. 230 8 4 655 18 1 1,808 3 7 5,130 10 9 102 6 8 317 11 7 55 0 0 3 0 9 .. 8,302 19 9 Stamps on hand .. .. ■. 19 3 3 .. .. 9 2 7 .. .. .. .. . . 28 5 10 Stocks of saleable publications on hand 2,721 10 5 .. 2,586 14 9 .. .. .. .. .. 5,308 5 2 ( Debtors — Departmental .. .. .. 2 17 2 109 17 7 3 15 7 22 6 7 .. .. .. .. .. 138 16 11 Sundry.. .. .. .. .. 939 1 4 100 0 0 .. 7 6 9 .. .. .. .. 1,046 8 1 Permanent improvements : Roading, .. 248 6 0 .. .. .. •. .. .. .. 248 6 0 fencing, &c. Plant and machinery .. .. .. 467 12 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 467 12 5 Research apparatus .. .. -. 8,204 10 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,204 10 5 Instruments .. .. .. 92 15 3 .. .. 311 10 2 4,080 4 6 3,408 11 2 2,103 6 1 23 3 0 .. 10,019 10 2 Photographic apparatus and lithographic .. ■. ■ • 25 0 0 .. 69 10 7 .. .. . . 94 10 7 blocks Fossils and collections .. .. .. •• 7,213 17 4 .. .. .. .. .. 7,213 17 4 Laboratory appliances .. •• 4,340 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,340 3 1 Platinumware .. .. •• •• 1,470 2 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,470 2 4 Physical apparatus for Standards .. .. 965 4 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. • 965 4 8 Laboratory Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 020 1128 .. 16 83 14 10 9 .. .. .. .. 42 38 Cash in Consolidated Fund Deposit Ac- .. 2,408 15 6 .. .. .. .. .. 361 13 3 .. 2,770 8 9 count I Excess of expenditure over income .. 6,402 3 5 17,095 8 6 10,568 6 7 j 7,195 5 1 8,271 13 9 2,746 4 9 1,348 15 1 40 16 4 136 15 5 53,805 8 11 9,999 3 3 37,609 10 3 20,279 3 2 j 23,018 15 7 13,029 9 5 j 7,001 5 2 3,629 2 7 598 12 6 136 15 5 115,301 17 4