B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO-1936.

UNEMPLOYMENT FUND —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. Creditors — £ s. d. £ s. d. Debtors— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry .. .. .. 256,796 2 3 Sundry .. .. .. 24,191 14 8 Departmental .. .. 28,920 13 5 Departmental .. .. 3,219 7 4 285,716 15 8 27,411 2 0 Payments in advance .. .. 27 6 11 Levies due but unpaid .. .. 21,825 0 0 Levies paid in advance .. 3,540 5 0 Emergency-unemployment charge Emergency-unemployment charge due but unpaid .. .. 39,955 0 0 paid in advance .. .. 38,003 710 61,780 0 0 41,543 12 10 Interest due but unpaid. . .. 307 13 2 Refund of emergency-unemployment charge due Interest accrued but not due .. 1,659 8 0 and unpaid . . . . .. .. 2,842 1 6 1,967 1 2 Writings-off in suspense .. .. .. 1,465 3 3 Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,440 18 9 Loan Premium Account .. .. .. 95 0 5 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 3,671 14 0 Excess of income over ex- Office equipment .. .. .. 6,249 16 11 penditure to 31st March, Plant, machinery, tools, stores, &c. .. 16,018 15 0 1935 .. .. .. 1,398,314 14 0 Typewriters and office appliances .. 768 13 10 Less subsidy from Consolidated Humphreys Gully Water-race .. .. 45,235 19 5 Fund now cancelled .. 165,403 11 2 Loans .. .. .. .. 100,009 7 4 Stocks of blankets on hand 1,708 16 0 1,232,911 2 10 Stocks of boots on hand .. 1,041 9 5 Excess of expenditure over in- 2,750 5 5 come for the year ended 31st Assets in suspense .. .. .. 1,465 3 3 March, 1936 .. .. 858,649 511 Cash in Public Account .. 231,702 14 6 374,261 16 11 Cash held by Post Office .. 30,472 0 9 Cash invested by Treasury .. 175,000 0 0 Imprests outstanding , . . . 8 5 2 437,183 0 5 £705,951 17 6 £705,951 17 6 Note. —Part of the subsidies granted to the gold-mining industry is recoverable out of the proceeds of gold sold, while various payments made for fares issued to persons proceeding to employment are recoverable unless certain conditions are fulfilled. J. S. Hunter, Secretary of Labour. H. L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant, Department of Labour. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. -—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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