B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. to 1938.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital provided by Treasury, £ s. d. £ s. d. National Development Ac31st March, 1938— count: Grants to EduConsolidated Fund .. 1,140,104 13 1 cation Boards and other Public Works Fund .. 8,307,127 12 4 Boards for sites, buildings, equipment, &c., 9,447,232 5 5 for— £ s. d. Capital provided by Employ- Primary education .. 5,646,125 15 4 ment Promotion Fund .. 23,298 0 0 Kindergartens .. .. 9,217 16 2 9,470,530 5 5 Post-primary education .. 2,355,512 12 10 Boys and girls at service: Wages in hands of Higher education .. 866,178 3 6 Department .. .. .. .. 35,409 5 9 Training of teachers .. 191,188 5 6 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Education of the blind .. 38,000 0 0 General .. .. 50,463 13 11 — 9,106,222 13 4 Government Departments 4,660 1 8 Departmental assets— —> 55,123 15 7 Land .. .. 59,184 16 9 Amounts paid to Department Buildings .. .. 255,673 1 7 in advance — Hydro-electric services .. 1,691 0 9 Gramophones and radio sets 626 8 7 Water services .. .. 880 11 10 Education Gazette .. 29 14 6 Furniture, fittings, &c. .. 7,466 1 6 School Journal .. .. 28 4 2 Farm and other plant, imTeachers certificate fees .. 12 0 0 plements, &c. .. 1,057 6 5 Correspondence school- Motor buses and cars .. 16,972 4 3 books, &c. .. .. 301 6 4 Typewriters and office ap997 13 7 plianees .. .. 839 0 6 School for the Deaf, Sumner— Libraries .. .. 2,136 13 11 Capital Account: Bequests for special pur- — 345,900 17 6 poses .. .. •• . ■ 2,710 14 0 Stocks of materials on hand, Income from bequests for special purposes .. 88 17 5 31st March, 1938— Stores Suspense Account .. .. .. 117 16 1 School books and requiTreasury Adjustment Account .. .. 4,177,392 3 9 sites .. .. 2,948 16 6 General stores .. .. 6,517 1 4 Farm produce .. .. 1,791 7 3 Livestock .. .. 4,613 8 0 15,870 13 1 Stores Deficiency Account .. .. .. 117161 Official stamps on hand, 31st March, 1938 .. 22 3 6 Premium on conversion: Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. 2,513 18 0 Amount paid in advance .. .. . • 316 0 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. General .. .. 115,620 7 2 Less reserve .. .. 8,690 13 1 106,929 14 1 Government Departments 108,438 11 9 215,368 5 10 Cash in hands of Public Trustee: Sumner bequests .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank : Sumner bequests .. .. .. 88 17 5 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank : Wages of boys and girls at service .. .. 35,160 15 5 Cash in hands of Post Office, 31st March, 1938 248 10 4 Balance from Income and Expenditure Account 4,018,141 11 1 £13,742,370 11 7 £13,742,370 11 7 N. Lambourne, Director of Education. A. E. McKinnon, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure, Trading and Profit and Loss 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 8.-l [Pt. IV], —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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