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Balance-sheet as at the 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ H . d. £ b. d. Land, buildings, and improve- £ s. d. £ s d Funds provided by public sub- meats— Bcription and accumulated in- LaaA 30 000 0 0 terest 100,513 610 Buildings !! " !'. lw'.SM II 10 Funds provided by New Zealand Approach steps and terraces . .' 4 800 0 0 Government ..127,650 0 0 Ground improvements .. 6 184 13 4 Value of land, exhibits, furnish- Floodlights .. 48118 0 ings, and equipment taken over 108,011 12 <> oafl ~„, ~ ~ 336,174 I!) 4 Exhibits- 2 '* M ° J 3 " Centennial Art Exhibition Loan Museum 50 454 A 11 Account— rt (j a ii orv 27 ' las 9 o New Zealand Government 900 0 0 " ' 77 a«7 «11 Private lenders .. .. 1,100 0 0 Furnishings and equipment— o , ~, 2,000 0 0 Cinematograph equipment .. 691 I 9 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 231 11 1 Furnishings . 18 482 4 '> Special reserves— Library '788 14 <"• Centennial Art Exhibition Re- Mechanical appliances'' '.'. 173 188 serve . .. 6io 5 0 Miscellaneous equipment .. 94 9 10 Educational Purposes Reserve- Photographic apparatus .. 496 5 0 Art Gallery .. .. 900 0 0 Scientific apparatus .. 40 q 1 Museum . . .. 200 0 0 Tea-rooms equipment.. 695 9 1 Picture Purchase Keserve .. 432 11 3 Tools id-i 9 7 Museum Exhibits Purchase Re- " ' . u • t> '" 1 "', ~ '■ ° Consumable stores in tea-rooms .. 31 18 11 Repairs, Renewals, and Exten- Publications (stock) .. 10 8 4 sions Reserve .. .. 2,750 0 0 Sundry debtors .. 314 [9 % . , . , . 5,042 16 3 Investment with Public Trustee .. 4 697 5 5 Accumulated surplus- Centennial Art Exhibition Suepense G , eneral •• 141 9 9 Account .. .. 576 5 6 Tea-rooms .. 124 17 0 Imprest advances .. .. \\ GO 0 0' Cash in hand .. .. .. 192 12 3 Cash at bank, less unpresentod cheques .. .. .. 2,037 15 6 2,230 7 » £3*3,710 13 5 £343,715 13 6J. R. Deal, Treasurer. The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying Accounts required by law to be audited, hereby certifies them to be correct.-CYRiL G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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