B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1935.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTlCE—continued. WI TAKO PRISON. Farm Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Opening stocks — £ s. d. By Sales and transfers of live-stock and produce .. 2,397 1 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 796 7 0 Rent of pig-farm .. . . . . .. 10 0 0 Crops, &c. .. .. .. .. 455 0 0 Horses and motor-truck charges transferred .. 132 11 3 Miscellaneous stores and tools . . .. 141 0 6 Closing stocks — Purchase of live-stock .. .. .. 250 15 2 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 1,174 10 9 Farm-produce consumed on farm . . .. 155 2 3 Crops, &c. . . . . .. .. 452 10 10 Purchase of feed .. .. . . .. 34 7 1 Miscellaneous stores and tools . . .. 124 10 10 Seeds and manures . . .. . . 193 16 8 Loss on working . . .. . . .. 595 22 Fencing-wire and trees .. .. .. 2 4 6 Repairs and replacements to tools and implements .. .. .. .. . • 10 13 7 Motor-vehicle expenses .. . . .. 113 7 7 Fuel 35 5 0 Sundry expenses .. . . .. .. 41 16 6 Prison labour .. .. .. 1,147 4 9 Supervision and officers'labour .. .. 1,151 9 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 282 15 4 Depreciation of plant, &c. .. . . .. 75 22 £4,886 7 1 £4,886 7 1 COURTS, PRISONS, PATENTS, OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES, AND BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGE OFFICES. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. Assets. Capital — £ s. d. £ s. d. National Development Account Expenditure: £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. 985,878 9 6 Rangitoto Island Improvements .. .. 18,737 11 9 Consolidated Fund .. .. 104,897 3 4 Land and buildings — £ s. d. Departmental (labour im- Freeholds .. .. 359,482 11 4 provements) .. .. 237,932 3 6 Leaseholds . . . . 12,269 7 2 1,328,707 16 4 Taupo land-development cornTreasury Adjustment Account . . .. 97,479 18 7 pleted .. .. .. 80,607 16 1 Sundry creditors — Taupo land-development in Departmental .. .. 3,316 15 4 progress .. .. 4,302 10 0 Sundry .. .. .. 8,277 9 7 Buildings .. .. 672,972 4 1 11,594 4 11 1,129,634 8 8 Accrued earnings of prisoners .. .. 5,603 12 3 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 4,238 12 4 Accrued bankruptcy remuneration .. .. 900 19 8 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 17,296 14 2 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. 31,797 9 6 Stocks of stores on hand .. .. .. 18,940 1 5 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 2,137 17 3 Fixed plant .. .. .. .. 17,509 6 4 Implements and machinery .. .. .. 8,703 10 10 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 1,686 17 11 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 575 2- 8 Loose tools and harness .. .. .. 4,138 0 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 21,895 1 9 Crops and gardens .. .. .. .. 8,018 11 10 Clothing and bedding .. .. .. 13,11843 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 10,241 15 9 Sundry.. .. .. 3,487 5 1 13,729 0 10 Cash in Deposit Accounts .. .. .. 31,797 9 6 Expenditure paid in advance .. . • 427 19 4 Butterfat bonuses held on deposit .. .. 1,120 14 4 Postage-stamps on hand .. .. . . 594 18 3 Accrued bankruptcy commission .. .. 1,919 16 4 Writings-off in Suspense : Stores and live-stock. &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2,137 17 3 Expenditure and revenue balances for year — £ s. d. Courts and Head Office administration .. .. 46,982 7 9 Prisons and Borstal maintenance .. .. .. 119,151 14 1 Prisons Board and probation 3,929 18 4 Bankruptcy .. .. 3,879 2 9 Patents, trade-marks, &c. .. Cr. 6,966 2 1 Births, deaths, and marriages Or. 4,975 2 4 162,001 18 6 £1,478,221 18 6 £1,478,221 18 6

Notes. —The following charges are included in the accounts, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriations : (a) Rental value as assessed by the Public Works Department; (b) interest on capital. The cost of erection and maintenance of buildings are appropriated in votes under the control of the Public Works Department. Cost of exchange on payments made in London and premium on loan conversions are not included in the accounts. B. L. Dallard, Under-Secretary of Justice. G. 0. Hall, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Institutional Accounts, Subsidiary Working Accounts, 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon, and to the following comment: No charge for Head Office administration has been made against the various Industry Working Accounts. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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