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POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st Makch, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital— Land .. .. .. .. .. 225,625 3 6 Liability to Treasury— £ s. d. £ s. d. Buildings.. .. .. .. .. 447,382 6 0 Public Works Fund, 31st Stores and equipment .. .. .. 6,166 13 9 March, 1933 .. ..672,804 14 8 Motor-vehioles .. .. .. .. 5,718 15 10 Consolidated Fund .. 55,786 9 6 Bicycles .. .. .. .. .. 148 4 1 728,591 4 2 Horses .. .. .. .. .. 135 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 323,937 11 1 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 11,150 16 11 Creditors — Mechanical office appliances .. .. 817 12 5 Departmental .. .. 435 12 10 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 11,117 4 4 Sundry .. .. .. 1,748 2 7 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 11,845 7 9 2,183 15 5 Automatic pistols .. .. .. .. 8,483 19 7 Depreciation Reserve .. .. 147,999 8 5 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 1,137 3 4 Writings-off, Suspense Account— Debtors — £ s. d. Stores sold (loss on) .. 67 12 6 Departmental.. .. .. 25 11 0 Books, lost, &c. .. .. 17 1 8 Sundry .. .. .. 300 0 0 Arms and accoutrements worn 325 11 () out (loss on) .. .. 15 2 5 Assets in Suspense— Furniture, &c, worn out (loss on) 33 14 7 Stores and equipment .. .. 67 12 6 Mechanical office appliances Libraries .. .. 17 1 8 sold (loss on) .. .. 010 3 Arms and accoutrements .. 15 2 5 Costs of prosecutions irrecover- Office Furniture Account .. 33 14 7 able .. .. .. 16 0 Mechanical Office Appliances 135 7 5 Account .. .. .. 0 10 3 Costs of prosecutions irrecoverable 16 0 135 7 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 472,658 0 7 £1,202,847 6 6 £1,202,847 6 6 The proportion of police to population was 1 to 1,286, and the cost per inhabitant for the year 1.932-33 (exclusive of expenditure on the erection and maintenance of buildings, interest, and depreciation charges) was ss. 6Jd. 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ g. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 1,102,778 16 8 By Postages .. .. .. .. 1,006,736 9 0 Earthquake expenditure, Suspense .. 30,278 11 0 Rents received.. .. .. .. 11,217 1 2 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. 31,194 0 7 Private box and bag rents .. .. 28,058 13 6 Profit before charging interest on capital, Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. 19,443 18 7 carried down .. .. .. .. 106,476 2 9 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 52,934 10 7 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 152,336 18 2 £1,270,727 11 0 £1,270,727 11 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capita] (a) .. .. .. 69,173 211 By Profit, brought down .. .. .. 106,476 2 9 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 37,302 19 10 £106,476 2 9 £106,476 2 9 TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ B . d. To Working-expenses .. .. ... 319,866 1- 3 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 267,307 3 10 Earthquake expenditure, Suspense .. .. 2,943 16 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 51,763 3 1 Depreciation (b) .. .. .: .. 37,063 1 8 Rents received .. .. .. .. 1,090 11 5 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down.. .. .. .. .. 39,712 0 9 £359,872 19 1 £359,872 19 1 £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 39,712 0 9 By Loss on year's working, transferred to General £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 30,374 4 3 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 70,086 5 0 £70,086 5 0 £70,086 5 0 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s . d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 189,581 6 9 By Revenue .. .. .. '.. 397,416 5 10 Earthquake expenditure, Suspense .. .. 7,930 19 11 Rents received .. .. .. .. 2,938 2 7 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. .. 99,852 12 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 14,881 1 4 Profit before charging interest on capital, carried down .. .. .. .. 117,870 10 5 £415,235 9 9 £415,235 9 9 £ s. d. £ g . d. To Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 81,831 19 4 By Profit, brought down .. .. .. 117,870 10 5 Profit on vear's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account.. .. 36,038 11 1 £117,870 10 5 £117,870 10 ~5

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