B. 1 |ET. IV]. SUP. TO 1936.

- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND PUBLICITY' —continued. LONDON OFFICE. Working Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Salaries .. "' .. ' * .. .. .. 419 4 4 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 072 18 8 Postages, travelling-expenses/ &c. .. .. .. 153 14 4 £572 18 $ •• ' ' ' £572 18 8 =—=f ====== BRUSSELS OFFICE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. (1. IV. £ >s; d. Salaries, allowances, and wages .. .. .. 1,060 17 6 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 2,428 7 8 Travelling-expenses, postages, &c. .. .. 419 1 5 Transfer expenses, furnishings .. .. .. 947 4 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 14 0 £2,428 7 8 £2,428 7 8 LOS ANGELES OFFICE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. , , ; v , Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ x. d. Salaries, allowances, and wages .. .. .. 996 910 Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account . . 2,050 5 (i Travelling-expenses, postages, &c. .. 353 19 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 126 12 9 , : Transfer expenses, furnishings .. .. .. 567 14 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 585 £2,050 5 6 £2,050 5 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. ■ Liabilities. ' Assets. £ a. d. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 191,851 4 3 Public Works Fund .. .. 636,333 1 5 , Buildings .. .. .. .. !. 274,614 14 5 Consolidated Fund .. .. 56,780 13 4 Stores .. .. .. .. .. 10,328 811 Unemployment Board .. 1,197 5 8 Motor-vehicles" .. .. .. .. 390 11 7 694,311 0 5 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. . 702 6 9 Liability to Miscellaneous Ad- Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 26,712 17 10 vances Account .. .. .. 4,523 17 6 Debtors— £ s. d. Creditors— Departmental .. .. 4,685 0 5 Departmental .. .. 2,980 18 3 Sundry .. .. .. 12,747 17 11 Sundry .. .. .. 4,086 10 10 17,432 18 4 . , ——rr 7,067 9 1 Water and drainage systems .. .. .. 81,837 10 5 Passenger booking— - ; Rotorua electric system: Land, transmission-line, Ticket Sales Account .. .. .. 16,290 8 5 buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. 45,620 8 1 Suspense Account .. »■ •• 42 8 0 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,527 6 8 Deposits on Tours Account .. .. .. 3,228 0 8 Wharves and slipways .. .. .. 4,381 110 Reserve for doubtful debts .. .. .. 297 14 10 Electric systems at hostels .. .. .. 24,793 3 0 Writings-off Reserve .. .. .. .. 2,757 0 7 Steamers, launches, and boats .. .. 5,768 3 9 Deposit Account, Rotorua .. .. .. 604 10 H Bridges .. .. .. .. .. 3,348 14 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 119,967 7 6 Garden implements ... .. .. .. 486 12 10 National Development Account .. .. 10,047 12 7 Linen, cutlery, crockery, silverware, &c. .. 12,747 8 4 ; Telephone-lines .. .. .. .. 972 2 4 Gas-testing equipment .. .. . . 260 8 0 Refrigerating-plant (London), half-share .. 31 3 5 ....... ■■■ Exhibition material .. ...... .. .. 33 10 6 Mechanical appliances (Census Office) .. .. 263 3 7 ; Photographic apparatus .. .. .. 717 16 6 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 2,757 0 7 Payments in Ad vance Account . . .. 600 0 0 Cash in hand of receivers .. .. .. 351 16 4 Advance Rotorua Golf Club .. .. '.. 2,905 5 8 Cash on deposit: Rotorua office .. .. 604 10 11 Cash in General Post Office .. .. .. 1 569 13 3 Receiver-General's Deposit Account . . .. 2,500 0 0 5 Remittances in transit and outstanding : Balances at tourist bureaux.. .. .. .. 11,297 4 10 I; Income and Expenditure Account: Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. 107,634 17 7 £849,089 17 11 £849.089 11 11 f L. J. Schmitt, General Manager. J. Houston, Accountant. 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 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.

22