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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. M.v. "MAUI POMARE." Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Dr. £ Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. )0,791 Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous receipts 29 694 Overtime. 2,328 linlance carried down .. .. ' to -'49 ray in lieu of time oil .. .. .. _ 524 "" Labour at island ports .. .. .. .. 1 018 Victualling .. .. .. ~ _ 2,782 Cabin stores .. .. .. ~ 203 Deck stores .. . . .. . Engine-room stores.. .. .. .. I ggQ Fuel oil .. .. .. 4 301 'Lnbri eating-oil .. .. 9gj Painting .. .. .. .. 199 Repairs .. .. .. 12,104 Docking .. .. .. .. .. 94 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. _ 93 Medical expenses .. .. .. .. . # (jog Rent- .. .. .. .. .. . 20 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. .. .. 2,224 ! Harbour Board charges .. .. .. 7(io i Agency commission.. .. .. .. 593 j Water .. .. .. . . . t _ 127 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 59 Transhipping charges . . .. .. . 274 Audit fees. . .. .. .. .. 20 Survey fees .. . . . . .. . # 23 Overhead charges .. .. .. .. .. 493 Miscellaneous .. .. _ 2 598 Towage .. .. .. .. .. .. j Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 2,920 £ v Balance brought down 19,249 Excess of expenditure over income on 77Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 1,528 •• .. < 1' "°- 777 Income anp Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. . , ... Expenditure. £ Inc,ome. £ Advertising •• .. .. 19 Overhead recovered from m.v. " Maui Pomare'" and New Entertainment of Samoans 4 Zealand Reparation Estates freight and cartage 5 Balance carried down " Tim r uel, lighting, &c. .. .. ..102 '* l < u " Grant to Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 100 Office fittings and requisites .. .. . , .. g Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. 34 Postages and radios .. .. .. .. 9g(; Printing and stationery .. .. .. ~ 124 Pent .. .. .. .. .. _ 124 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3 413 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. |Qf, Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 112 1 I )epreciat ion .. .. .. .. .. 184 ' £ y Balance brought down . . 4.091 Excess of expenditure over revenue .. 40 ,0s Grant to Cook Islands Administration .. .. 24,000 " M.v. "Maui Pomare " working-expenses .. .. 20,777 I Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 330 j £45 : 198 j £49J98 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. .. . Liabilities. £ Asge(s Capital .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,310 Stores on hand .. .. .. 4 930 Creditors— £ Furniture and fittings, less depreciation . . ' j j Sundry .. .. .. .. 4,029 M.v. " Maui Pomare," less depreciation .. '' 37441 Departmental .. .. .. .. 7« Leper accommodation, Makogai, less depreciation " >'78-. ~ 4,105 Official stamps on hand .. . 'i r. New Zealand Reparation Estates .. .. .. 84,030 Debtors ' " Sundry .. .. .. _ 573 Departmental .. .. .. 22 Cash on deposit .. .. ~ 'l>~ Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. !! 38 303 j Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 49'198 t133 - 44fi |

W. Tailisy, Acting Assistant Secretary.

1 hereby certify that the Revenue Account, 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. Coli.ins, Controller and Auditor-General. '

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