B.—l [Px. IV].

SAMOAN LOAN SUSPENSE AND SINKING FUND ACCOUNTS. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Interest on loan capital .. .. .. .. 2,460 interest on advances to Samoan Administration 4,345 Interest on advances from Treasury Investment Accounts.. 859 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 1,026 £4,345 £4,345 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. £ Assets. £ Loan capital .. .. .. .. .. 82,000 Advances to Samoan Administration . 102,210 Advances from Treasury Investment Accounts .. 20,210 Interest accrued on advances to Samoan Administration. . 2,154 interest accrued on loan capital .. .. .. 714 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. . . 2 Interest accrued on advances from Treasury Investment Treasury Adjustment Account .. 12 Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 426 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. .. 2 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 1,026 £104,378 £104,378 A. R. F. Mackay, M.Com., Ph.D., Accountant to the Treasury. 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.—Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

EIiECTOKAL DE I'ARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Salaries 5,140 Revenue .. . . .. .. .. 72 By-election, expenses of .. .. .. .. 400 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,443 General election, expenses of .. .. .. 549 Licensing poll, &<•., expenses of .. .. .. 2 Registration of electors .. .. .. .. 150 Printing and stationery, &c. .. .. .. 179 Postages, telegrams, telephones .. .. .. 899 Rent, fuel, light, sundries .. .. .. .. 834 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 215 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 141 £8,515 £8,515 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. £ Assets. £ Capital .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,623 Furniture, fittings, and mechanical appliances .. .. 3,305 Creditors— £ Stock of electoral maps .. .. .. .. 119 Departmental .. .. .. .. 139 Postage-stamps on hand .. .. .. . . 139 Sundry .. .. .. .. 61 Debtors, Departmental .. .. .. . . I 200 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. .. 25 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 8,244 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 8,443 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. .. 25 £12,092 £12,092

0. G. Hoix;kins, Chief Electoral Officer. K. Menzies, Accountant.

1 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]. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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