B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

MINING ADVANCES ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income,. £ s d Interest on capital 1,444 13 6 Interest on advances .. . 745 10 0 Reserved for losses 745 10 0 Balance: Loss .. .. ." 1,44413 g £2 ' 190 3 6 £2,190 3 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities* Assets sri Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Advances ' u gin (i n Loans at 3J per cent. .. 23,545 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 4 51fi IP n Loans at 4 per cent. .. .. 15,515 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 6 6 , , ~ ' 39,060 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 1 444 19 « .Reserve for losses .. .. 3,652 19 0 ' ' £42 ' 71219 0 £42,712 19 0 H. Tyndall, Under-Secretary. A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. 1 he , reb 7 c erti fy tllat tlle 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. KAURI-GUM INDUSTRY ACCOUNT. (ABOLISHED.) Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s . d. Assets f 1 Capital: Debentures at 3 per cent 57,000 0 0 Sundry debtors . ' ' oo n Writmgs-off reserve 24 610 Losses in Suspense .. !! " 24 610 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 16,021 1 7 Accumulated loss (Account abolished 31st March, 1931 ) •• ■■ •• 73,019 1 7 8 5 £73,045 8 5 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and ocuments submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.—G. F. C. Campbell Controller and Auditor-General. 5

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