B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. "Janie Seddon" Launch Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1937. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pay of crew .. .. .. .. 1,324 17 1 Hire of vessel .. .. .. .. 1,593 14 8 Deck and engine-room stores .. .. .. 129 9 0 Towing targets, and other departmental services.. 46 2 6 Fuel and water .. .. .. .. 265 14 2 Excess of expenditure over income carried down.. 476 1 3 Maintenance, repairs, slip dues, survey, &c. .. 135 11 8 License fees and telephone . . .. .. 36 5 0 Depreciation on vessel .... .. .. 224 1 6 £2,115 18 5 £2,115 18 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. Excess of expenditure over income brought down 476 1 3 Excess of expenditure over income after charging Interest on capital .. .. . . .. 17 1 3 interest on capital.. . . .. .. 493 2 6 £493 2 6 £493 2 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. A seets. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. 477,293 4 8 Land .. .. .. .. .. 321,773 4 7 Consolidated Fund .. 2,990,736 1 0 Buildings.. .. .. .. .. 618,347 17 8 ■ — 3,468,029 5 8 Military stores and equipment — Value of gift assets .. .. .. 17,330 0 0 Armament, heavy - gun and £ s. d. —— small-arms ammunition .. 976,391 11 2 3.485,359 5 8 Ordnance Depot stocks at Creditors— vocabulary prices .. 1,065,075 6 1 Departmental .. .. 4,490 3 3 Unit equipment and clothing Sundry.. .. .. 10,068 610 stocks .. .. 323.473 17 1 14,558 10 1 2,364,940 14 4 Rents received in advance .. .. .. 164 19 10 Air and marine craft, aviation equipment, and Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. .. 1,108 2 4 stores .. .. .. .. .. 172,316 3 7 Writings-off, Suspense Account .. .. 24,161 13 11 Horses .. .. .. .. .. 4,248 910 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 632,383 19 11 Army Service Corps supplies.. .. .. 1,184 16 0 Office furniture .. .. .. . . 1,567 7 7 Mechanical appliances .. . . . . 783 13 10 Libraries .. .. .. .. . . 568 ] 10 Stationery and publications .. .. .. 7,677 16 10 Stamps .. .. .. .. 260 4 2 Medals and decorations .. .. . . 4,206 15 8 Defence vessel " Janie Seddon " 289 8 8 Coal and oil supplies aboard-. 24 6 3 313 14 11 Wireless installation, short wave . . 524 3 9 Rents accrued— , Departmental .. .. 213 0 0 Sundry .. .. . . 100 2 8 ——- 313 2 8 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 301 2 9 Sundry .. .. .. 897 12 4 1,198 15 1 Fire Loss Suspense Account .. . . 3,140 810 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 24,161 13 11 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same .. 108 2 4 — 1,108 2 4 Excess of expenditure over Income— Aviation Revenue Account .. 114,525 6 2 Ordnance Revenue Account .. 124,866 8 10 Headquarters Revenue Account .. .. .. 164,411 3 3 Territorials Revenue Account 183,177 19 2 Cadets Revenue Account .. 41,627 4 5 " Janie Seddon " Revenue Account .. .. ~ 493 2 6 629,101 4 4 £4,157,736 11 9 £4,157,736 11 9 H. Turner, Under-Secretary of Defence. L. C. Forgie, Accountant. I hereby certify that the revenue 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return T>.l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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