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POLICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. Income. Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 487,336 2 3 Subsidies from local bodies .. 166 10 0 Rent .. .. .. 3,346 3 1 License fees: Arms Act .. 3,307 0 0 Office expenses . . .. 950 0 8 Sale of confiscated firearms .. 36 4 4 Printing and stationery .. 4,682 5 0 Sale of confiscated liquor .. 40 17 10 Postage and telegrams .. 4,094 16 7 Payment for special police services 1,692 5 0 Telephones .. .. 7,338 9 4 Interest .. .. .. 0 5 9 House allowances .. .. 32,254 4 5 5 243 211 Transfer expenses .. .. 8,284 3 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. 655,324 3 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. 15,838 7 10 564,124 12 4 Other charges— Upkeep of bicycles, horses, and motor-vehicles .. .. 12,266 1 10 Freight, cartage, &c. . . 170 12 3 Clothing, stores, &e. .. 12,346 16 6 Fuel, light, water, scavenging 5,719 18 5 Police prosecutions .. .. 2,336 12 5 Prisoners' rations .. .. 894 14 0 Maintenance and repairs to buildings .. .. 17,932 1 3 Rewards .. .. .. 342 5 0 Medical expenses .. .. 316 16 11 Police examinations .. . . 158 7 1 Compassionate allowances . . 1,185 10 0 Sundry expenses .. .. 56 16 1 — 53,726 11 9 Depreciation on — Buildings .. .. .. 12,129 13 6 Furniture and fittings . . 942 19 7 Mechanical office appliances . . 98 12 1 Libraries .. .. . . 697 9 1 Arms and accoutrements . . 333 11 0 Motor-vehicles .. .. 595 17 4 Bicycles .. .. .. 15 11 6 Horses .. .. .. 5 0 0 — 14,818 14 1 Value of stores lost, &c. . . 2 16 4 Loss on stores sold, &c. . . 17 5 7 Loss on stores worn out . . 41 15 10 Rent irrecoverable .. . . 10 15 5 72 13 2 Interest on capital .. .. .. 27,824 14 9 £660,567 6 1 £660,567 6 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital: Public Works Fund .. .. 701,271 7 10 Land .. .. .. .. .. 228,390 18 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 504,508 14 11 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 295,912 12 5 Creditors — £ s. d. Stores and equipment .. .. .. 7,500 1 9 Departmental .. .. 619 11 1 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 2,565 4 2 Sundry .. .. 1,840 16 2 Bicycles .. .. .. .. .. 9783 2,460 7 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 2,975 9 3 Writings-off, Suspense Account .. .. 551 2 6 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 215 18 10 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 7,775 19 1 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 6,357 9 6 Horses .. .. ~ .. .. 40 0 0 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 1,012 17 0 Debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 21 16 3 Sundry .. .. .. 50 11 9 — 72 8 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 551 2 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 655,324 3 2 £1,208,791 12 6 £1,208,791 12 6 Note. —The proportion of police to population was 1 to 1,123, and the cost per inhabitant for the year 1937-38 (exclusive of expenditure on the erection and maintenance of buildings, interest, and depreciation charges) was 7s. 6d. 11. F. Madden, Secretary, Police Department. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account 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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