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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. . £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Administration expenses: Rent .. .. 133 0 0 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 83,457 10 4 Other items— £ s. d. Maternity claims .. „ .. 33,212 0 0 State subsidy .. .. 49,955 16 1 Depreciation .. .. 156 14 3 83,324 10 4 £83,457 10 4 £83,457 10 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 83,457 10 4 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 83,545 8 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. 87 17 9 £83,545 8 1 £83,545 8 1 Note.—The above amount includes a charge for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. Cr. £ s. d. To Administration expenses— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sundry fees .. .. .. .. 4 2 6 Salaries .. .. .. 1,044 2 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. 3,520 2 9 Government Actuary .. 1,997 17 4 Postages and telegrams .. 67 11 5 Printing and stationery .. 84 17 11 Rent .. .. .. 107 13 I Telephone services .. .. 23 5 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 27 4 1 Fuel, lighting, power, and water 3 7 0 Office maintenance .. .. 3 011 3,358 19 3 Other items — Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality .. .. .. .. 147 6 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 £3,524 5 3 £3,524 5 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,520 2 9 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 3,528 4 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 8 2 0 £3,528 4 9 £3,528 4 9 Note.—The above account includes a charge for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 2,133 211 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,544 211 Creditors — Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 589 0 0 Departmental .. .. .. .. 414 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 49 14 3 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 1,308 22 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 214 11 Reserve: Depreciation .. .. .. 1,767 2 3 Excess of expenditure over income— £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 84,046 2 11 National Provident .. .. 83,545 8 1 Friendly Societies .. .. 3,528 4 9 87,073 12 10 £89,259 4 11 £89,259 4 11 R. Witheford, Deputy Superintendent, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General,

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