B.—l [FT. IV], Sup. TO 1932.

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Income. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. By Fees under Transport Licensing Act, 1931 .. 6,335 3 6 To Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,003 4 9 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 157 1 6 Advertising, books, newspapers, &c. .. .. 39 15 10 Grant to Overseas Mechanical Transport Council 354 3 4 Printing, stationery, and office requisites .. 236 7 5 Postages, telegrams, and telephones .. .. 229 17 2 Rent .. .. . • •. - • 377 0 0 Services of Census and Statistics Office .. 15 17 7 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 142 7 9 Motor-omnibus Traffic Act, 1926 : Appeals .. 11 17 6 Depreciation .. .. .. • • 64 3 7 Transport Licensing Aot, 1931 : Prosecutions .. 3 3 6 Inspection of passenger-service vehicles .. 35 17 11 Expenses of Licensing Authorities — Licensing Authority— £ s. d. Central .. .. • • 371 0 2 No. 1 .. .. • • 13 0 9 No. 2 .. .. -. 56 8 0 No. 3 .. •• 8 8 6 No. 4 .. .. .. 132 11 2 No. 5 130 16 5 No. 6 .. .. •. 80 6 1 No. 7 .. .. .. 131 4 9 No. 8 .. .. - - 40 5 1 No. 9 .. . • • • 14 7 8 — 978 8 7 £6,492 4 11 £6,492 4 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. • ■ • • 157 1 5 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 197 13 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. ■ ■ 40 12 2 £197 13 7 £197 13 7 Note. The above account includes assessed rental on office accommodation and interest on capital for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account at 31st March, 1932 .. .. 827 17 1 Office furniture and fittings .. .. ~ 652 19 10 Sundry creditors £ s. d. Typewriters and mechanical office appliances .. 138 0 0 Departmental .. .. .. 127 15 4 Departmental library .. .. .. .. 36 17 3 Sundry .. .. .. 1,079 210 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. 1,206 18 2 Departmental .. .. 145 11 II Depreciation reserves — Sundry .. .. .. 2 0 11 Departmental library .. .. 4 810 ■ 147 12 10 Office furniture and fittings .. 130 4 2 Sundry payments in advance .. .. .. 12 0 3 Typewriters and mechanical office Official stamps.. .. .. .. .. 005 appliances .. .. .. 40 1 9 Forms and stationery on hand .. .. .. 50 0 0 174 14 9 Cash held in deposit: Miscellaneous .. .. 335 3 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 639 2 4 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 197 13 7 £2,209 10 0 £2,209 10 0 J. 8. Hunter, Commissioner of Transport. 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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