ii.—l [Pt. IV], Sup. to 1940.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS—continued. EXPLOSIVES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1940. n . Income. £ . Expenditure. £ Explosive license fees .. .. .. ~7 070 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. ~ 4,288 Storage of powder .. .. .. . \ '791 1< uel, light, power, and water .. .. .. 82 Magazine revenue .. .. .. 1 '(>29 Magazine expenses .. 1,663 Rents receivable .. .. \ (] ~ Overtime and meal allowances ...... 93 .... Postage .. .. .. .. . , ~ 205 Printing and stationery .. .. . . ~ 81 Re nt .. .. .. .. . . .. 320 Travelling allowances and expenses .. . . .. 983 Sundries .. .. .. .. . . ~ 64 Depreciation .. .. .. ~ .. 530 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 2 194 * 10 ' 505 £ 7~ Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 312 Balance carried down . 2 104 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 1,882 " £2 ' 194 £2,194 Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. 4 „ Capital at 31st March, 1940— £ £ Land . ' Public Works Fund .. .. .. 8,178 Buildings .. ! w ill Consolidated Fund .. .. ..74,682 Bridges .. .. " " 95 Wharves and beacons .. .. .. .. 1 422 VT , „ 82,860 Plant and machinery .. . 'OK7 Value of gift assets .. .. ..51,858 ( Launches and boats .. .. " " gg? „ 134,718 Mechanical appliances .. 11 u Creditors- Tools and utensils " " ' tqo Departmental 2,923 Furniture and fittings .. " " 6 Sundry 17,550 Motor-vehicles .. .. ;; 2,229 T> .. —— 20,473 Explosives appliances .. 'on Repayment of loans in advance 172 Photographic apparatus .. " " ok Wntings-off in Suspense .. .. .. .. 165 Libraries— " " e" Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. ..553,329 Turnbull .. .. .. ..59 456 Miscellaneous .. .. ~ ~ 652 60,108 Camp equipment .. .. ~ j 041 Hunting equipment .. .. ~ " ' 59 Live-stock .. .. ~ _ _ / jgg I Consumable stores .. .. .. _ _ 1 425 Stock of deer-skins .. .. .. ~ '59 | Stock of deer-hunters equipment .. .. .. 132 Lease of buildings, London .. .. .. 19 815 Shares in New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Co. .. 30'949 Debtors— £ Departmental .. .. ~ .. 6 384 Sundry .. .. .. 14'092 Stranded New-Zealanders .. .. 718 Advances to staff of High Commissioner's Office for evacuation expenses .. .. 725 21 919 Assets in Suspense .. .. ~ t> ' Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 520,915 '"" ,vnV7 £708,857 J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary. J. R. Deal, Accountant. 1 he^ eb 7 certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts 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 commence

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