8.-1 [PT. TV], SUP. TO 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (EMPLOYMENT DIVISION). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure.. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. .. .. 197 2 9 Sale'of surplus stores .. .. .. 17 0 0 Expenses of visit of representative of British Contribution from Employment Promotion Fund Ministry of Labour to New Zealand .. .. 171 13 7 under section 34 of Employment Promotion Act, Ex Gratia payment to widow of late S. W. Strong 115 0 0 1936 .. .. .. .. .. 235,000 0 0 Fitting up Labour Bureaux .. .. .. 1,430 6 9 Balance carried down .. .. .. 32,349 13 1 Law-costs .. . . . . . . .. 31 0 1 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. . . 2,844 11 10 Office expenses .. . . .. .. 773 19 5 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 570 9 4 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 4,532 910 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 4,523 8 4 Rent, heating, and lighting .. .. .. 8,325 4 8 Salaries and allowances .. .. .. 220,242 10 7 Services by other Departments .. .. 10,152 J 7 1 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 3,979 15 2 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 690 12 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 6,639 18 10 Typewriters, maintenance of . . .. .. 126 7 6 Furniture, &c., written off .. .. 27 8 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. ], 991 17 3 £267,366 13 1 £267,366 13 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 32,349 13 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 32,908 3 8 Interest on capital . . . . .. .. 558 10 7 £32,908 3 8 £32,908 3 8 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s . d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 17,349 5 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 082 6 7 Creditors— £ s. d. Furniture .. .. .. .. .. 9,117 6 6 Sundry .. .. .. 2,904 9 6 Typewriters.. .. .. .. .. 1,656 12 8 Departmental .. .. 1,663 3 5 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 5,892 19 8 — : 4,567 12 11 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 5 6 3 Writings-olf in Suspense .. .. .. 56 11 2 Debtors — £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 28,490 011 Sundry .. .. 13 15 ] Departmental . . .. .. 130 810 144 3 11 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 56 11 2 Excess of expenditure over income . . 32,908 3 8 £50,463 10 5 £50,463 10 5 J. S. Hunter, Secretary of Labour. H. L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. 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, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —Cyril G. Collins, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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