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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936.

E. Marsden, Secretary. E. D. McGillivray, 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV].— J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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TTmrt OfiW ' Research Dominion Geological Meteorological 1 Dominion A P ia Total Head omce. Investigation. Laboratory. i Survey. Office. Observatory. ChSstchureh Observatory. iotai. Liabilities. Capital £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. • • • • • • • • 765 19 6 .. . . . . .. . . .. 765 19 6 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. •• 3,492 0 1 15,815 2 1 6,527 7 8 2,969 12 7 416 14 11 753 17 8 1,423 12 7 575 9 11 31,973 17 6 Creditors — Sundry .. .. .. 94 12 2 2,510 19 4 517 0 2 95 7 6 53 16 9 11 13 4 8 4 9 12 2 1 3,303 16 1 Departmental .. .. .. •• 9 1 0 25 11 0 41 12 0 1 8 1 75 8 3 39 14 2 .. .. 192 14 6 Amounts held on deposit — Wheat levies • • 748 12 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 748 12 8 Grant, Apia Observatory (deposits, miscellaneous) .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • • • 375 9 0 375 9 0 Writines-off, Suspense Account .. .. ■ • • • 41 5 6 .. 2 5 2 .. .. .. .. 43 10 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 7,087 8 9 26,998 4 1 10,763 3 2 13,850 6 5 7,366 0 5 2,573 0 11 1,849 6 9 522 9 8 71,010 0 2 10,683 2 0 46,905 14 2 17,849 3 0 16,918 19 9 7,912 0 4 3,378 6 1 3,281 4 1 1,485 10 8 108,414 0 1 * — Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. •• •• •• 2 >057 2 6 .. .. 3 3 0 .. .. .. 2,060 5 6 Buildings' •• •• •• •• 3,512 5 4 .. .. 83 4 8 .. 163 8 8 71 10 6 3,830 9 2 Tools and equipment . . •. • • • • • • 323 16 8 13 12 4 33 17 8 14 10 3 2 6 3 .. 10 6 3 398 9 5 Motor-vehicles .. .. • • • • • • • • 219 10 .. . . .. . • • • .. 219 1 0 Bicycles and other transport equipment .. .. .. 1688 .. .. .. .. .. 660 22 148 Horse and harness . • • • • • • • • • 49 10 3 . . .. .. .. . . . . 49 10 3 Furniture and fittings •• •• •• 263 10 5 1,008 19 5 382 7 6 154 11 1 79 0 10 89 16 1 40 14 3 95 9 2 2,114 8 9 Mechanical office appliances 33 5 3 108 2 1 19 16 7 1 10 0 5 16 0 35 2 5 232 15 0 38 9 0 474 16 4 Libraries and books .. .. •• •• 257 14 11 562 7 11 1,340 10 5 38 7 0 13 16 1 158 1 4 42 8 5 21 14 4 2,435 0 5 Stamps on hand .. .. . • • • • • 37 12 11 . . . . 9 2 3 . . .. .. .. 46 15 2 Stocks saleable publications on hand .. .. 2,891 12 0 748 17 5 .. 2,679 16 9 .. .. .. .. 6,320 6 2 Debtors — Sundry •• •• •• 0 16 1 161 1 8 2 12 6 36 8 1 1 16 3 .. .. .. 202 14 7 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 4 11 11 259 4 5 100 5 0 10 15 9 .. .. .. .. 374 17 1 Permanent improvements: Roadirjg, fencing, &c. .. .. 358 12 10 .. .. .. .. .. . . 358 12 10 Plant and machinery .. .. .. •• •• 374 18 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 18 11 Technical instruments, apparatus, and equipment .. 45 17 6 7,240 18 7 3,602 9 10 1734 21741 468 11 7 944 6 3 331 14 8 12,868 5 10 Lithographic blocks, slides, plates .. .. .. . • • • • • 44 6 9 .. .. .. .. 44 6 9 Fossils and collections .. .. . • • • • • • • • • 6,800 00 .. .. .. .. 6,800 0 0 Platinumware .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 1,168 11 0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,168 11 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. • • • • • • 41 5 6 .. 2 5 2 .. .. .. .. 43 10 8 Cash in Consolidated Fund Deposits Account .. .. 748 12 8 .. .. .. .. .. 375 9 0 1,124 1 8 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. • • 7,148 1 0 29,114 8 4 11,218 17 10 7,090 15 11 7,493 9 2 2,624 8 5 1,857 11 6 o34 11 9 67,082 3 11 10,683 2 0 46,905 14 2 17,849 3 0 16,918 19 9 7,912 0 4 3,378 6 1 3,281 4 1 1,485 10 8 108,414 0 1