B. —1 [PT. IVj.

GOVERNMENT FIRE INSURANCE FUND. Revenue Account for the Yeas ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Accumulated Fund as at Ist April, 1936 .. 49,773 8 2 Claims— Interest on funds invested in Common Fund of Education Department .. .. .. 6,481 17 9 Public Trust Office .. ... .. 1,871 14 1 Public Works Department .. .. .. 50 0 6,486 17 9 Less claims overcharged in previous year .. 134 14 0 6,352 3 9 Accumulated Fund as at 31st March, 1937 .. 45,292 18 6 £51,645 2 3 £51,645 2 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Accumulated Fund as at 31st March, 1937 .. 45,292 18 6 Investments in Common Fund of the Public Trust Claims due but not paid, departmental creditors .. 3,316 8 6 Office .. .. .. .. .. 48,542 6 6 Sundry debtors for claims overpaid .. .. 67 0 6 £48,609 7 0 £48,609 7 0 Contingent liabilities : Estimated value of Govern- £ s. d. ment buildings at Napier destroyed by fire during the earthquake on 3rd February, 1931, which will become a claim on the fund if it is decided to rebuild .. .. .. .. .. 11,500 0 0 Estimated cost of replacing Defence Department buildings destroyed by fire .. .. .. 4,490 0 0 £15,990 0 0 A. R. F. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), Assistant Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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