B.— 1 [FT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —continued. MINOR KITCHEN GARDENS. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. Q r ■ Opening stocks £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales and transfers of produce— £ s. d. £ s. d. Tools and stores .. .. 254 8 2 Poultry and eggs .. . 40 18 5 Live-stock and poultry .. .. 236 0 1 Vegetables . . .. • • <>23 3 9 Vegetables and live-stock feed .. 76 17 10 Milk and cream ™ 9 9 6 567 6 1 Pigs, pork, and beef . . .. 196 5 0 Purchase of seeds and manures .. .. •• 76 17 10 Live-stock .. .. •• 29 1 5 Purchase of poultry-feed .. .. •• 11 17 1 , Purchase of cattle-feed and pig-feed .. .. 39 0 6 Closing stocks Purchase and transfers of live-stock .. .. 127 4 0 Live-stock and poultry .. .. 348 10 0 Feed, consumed on farm 68 0 4 Vegetables and live-stock feed .. 311 19 4 Tools, repairs to plant, &c 33 14 6 Tools and stores 97 8 3 ■ni • ij. j. e IfilfiO — 757 17 7 Freight, cartage, &c. .. •• •• ±o ±o u Rent of grazing paddocks .. .. • ■ 40 0 0 Net loss on working .. .. • • »80 li i Sundry expenses .. • • • • 23 0 0 Prison labour .. • • ■ • • • 1,230 5 10 Supervision .. .. • • • • ■ • 10 3 Interest on capital .. • • • • • • 126 6 7 Depreciation of plant, &c. .. • ■ • • 20 9 0 £3,033 8 0 £3,033 8 0 =—, ..■■■ ;-t= COURTS, PRISONS, PATENTS, OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES, AND BIRTHS, DEATHS, AMD MARRIAGE OFFICES. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Tiiahilitip* Capital- £ s. d. £ s. d. Land and buildings- £ s d £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. 922,374 13 8 reeh ° " " , Consolidated Fund .. 320 371 9 6 Leaseholds .. 9,080 811 Taupo land-development 1,242,746 3 2 completed .. .. 84,594 6 9 Donation for buildings .. ' 2',250 0 0 Taupo land-development _ — 1,244,990 3 2 in progress 2,4bb 11 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 222,576 13 9 Buildings .. .. 609,898 12 4 2 Sundry creditors — ' A 'mm q a Departmental .. •• 10,830 13 1 Libraries ■■ •• •• •• 17 ' 82 a k i Sundry.. .. 13,505 15 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. 17,620 b 1 — 24,336 8 4 Stocks of stores on hand .. .. •• 17,627 lo 1 Accrued earnings of prisoners .. •• 2,862 11 9 Fixed plant .. .. ■■ •• ' 7 Accrued bankruptcy remuneration .. .. 785 211 Implements and machinery 15,b»/ a / Deposits .. 41,264 10 5 Motor-vehicles 2,669 3 8 Writings-ofi in Suspense 2,4! 2 !4 . . I! !! .4,366 19 6 Live-stock .. .. •• •• 33,128 10 5 Crops and gardens .. .. .. , 8,454 I 6 Clothing and bedding .. ■■ 11,604 14 5 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmentals .. .. 3,799 10 6 Sundry .. .. .. 4,095 16 10 J 7,895 7 4 Cash in Deposit Accounts .. .. .. ■ 41,264 10 5 Expenditure paid in advance .. .. 32 1 3 Butterfat bonuses held on deposit .. .. 1,238 19 0 Postage-stamps on hand .. .. .. 760 7 8 Accrued bankruptcy commission .. .. 2,425 3 9 Writinas-off in Suspense : Stores and live-stock, &o. .. 2,412 14 7 Expenditure and revenue balances for the year 1937-38 — £ s. d. Courts and Head Office administration .. .. 39,434 15 5 Mortgagors Adjustment Commissions .. .. 69,758 17 0 Prisons and Borstal maintenance .. .. 133,742 3 0 Prisons Board .. .. 377 8 7 Probation upkeep .. 4,289 10 9 Bankruptcy .. • • 4,024 3 4 Patents, trade-marks, &c. .. Gr. 6,574 5 1 Births, Deaths, and marriages .. .. Or. 4,816 6 7 240,236 6 5 £1,539,234 4 11 £1,539,234 4 11 B. L. Dallard, Under-Secretary of Justice. G. 0. Hall, A.E.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Institutional Accounts, Subsidiary Working Accounts, Income and Expenditure 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 |Ft. IVJ and to the following comment: No charge for Head Office administration has been made against the various Industry Working Accounts. —Cyril G. Collins, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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