B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1940.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. Assets. Capital Account— £ £ Land— £ £ Expenditure out of Public Works Fund to Institutions .. .. .. .. 34,171 Ist April, 1939 .. .. .. 463,044 Quarantine stations, &c. .. .. 9,623 Expenditure out of Public Works Fund for Dental hostels .. .. .. 8,095 year ended 31st March, 1940 .... 69,744 51,889 Buildings— 532,788 Institutions .. .. .. .. 165,238 Expenditure out of Consolidated Fund .. 49,860 Quarantine stations, &c. .. .. 95,775 582,648 Dental hostels .. .. .. 4,903 Creditors— 265,916 Departmental .. .. .. 7,800 Stores on hand— Sundry .. .. .. .. 165,457 Institutions .. .. .. .. 8,854 173,257 Sera, vaccine, and Laboratory .. .. 3,478 Institutional fees paid in advance .. .. .. 12 Head Office bulk store, &c. .. .. 17,267 Medical practitioners' fees paid in advance .. .. 332 Dental hostels .. .. .. 141 Institutional Fees Suspense Account .. .. 227 29 740 Promotion of Health Fund .. .. .. 626 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, and lorries— Writings-off, Suspense Account— Institutions .. .. .. .. 73 Institutions .. .. .. .. 296 Other .. .. .. .. 11,199 Other .. .. .. .. 462 11,272 Dental hostels .. .. .. 38 Live-stock and consumable farm stores at 796 institutions— Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 1,527,361 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 325 Other .. .. .. .. 326 651 Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Furniture, fittings, and equipment— Dental hostels .. .. .. 2,597 Institutions .. .. .. .. 10,294 Other .. .. .. .. 27,936 40,827 Mechanical offioe appliances— Institutions .. .. .. .. 41 Other .. .. .. .. 713 — 754 Libraries (other than institutional) .. ~ 685 Push-bicycles—■ Institutions .. .. .. .. 28 Other .. .. .. .. 27 — 55 Plant and machinery at institutions .. .. 138 Other improvements— Institutions .. .. .. .. 18,350 Quarantine stations .. .. .. 818 19,168 Debtors— Sundry .. .. .. .. 71,024 Departmental .. .. .. 8,088 79,112 Lease : Dental Hostel, Wellington .. .. 275 Assets in Suspense—• Institutions .. .. .. .. 296 Other .. .. .. .. 462 Dental Hostels .. .. .. 38 — 796 National Development Expenditure Account .. 161,274 Cash in Post-office or in transit .. .. .. 704 Cash on deposit: Treasury .. . . .. 626 General Revenue Account: Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. .. .. 1,621,372 £2,285,259 £2,285,259 A. V. Keisenberg, Secretary. L. R. Morriss, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts, General Revenue 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 [Ft. IV]. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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