PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT— continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities.

J. W. Scott, A.R.A.N.Z., Chief Accountant, Public Works Department. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts and General 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon and to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV], The following comment is appended": The deficiency in contributions towards expenditure in connection with the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account has not been met by levying a rate as required by section 15, subsection 4 {d), of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910.— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1940.

Assets.

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Name of Account, Liability to Public Treasury Adjust- Sundry Writings-off ! Departmental Lla n&™ t Bm ~ Totil Works Fund. Fund. ment Account. Creditors. in Suspense. ;Suspense Account. p r0 moMonFund £ £££££££ 1. National Development .. .. .. .. .. 32,322,490 .. 13,418 110,349 3,570 21,372 .. 32,471,199 2. Railway Construction .. .. .. .. .. 8,029,674 .. .. 119,534 4,649 .. .. 8,153 857 3. Irrigation (under construction) .. .. .. .. 724,151 90,422 .. 34,036 69 .. 111 183 959,861 4. Irrigation (in operation) .. .. .. .. .. 1,345,801 166,719 590,544 883 364 .. 105'886 2,210,197 5. Public Buildings (Public Works Fund) .. .. .. .. 2,860,556 326 .. 69,951 597 .. ' 2 931 430 6. Plant, Material, and Services .. .. .. .. .. 138,455 .. 1,117,980 354,721 2,492 .. .. 1^613^648 7. Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. ..Dr. 104,646 .. 179,040 10,100 573 Dr. 26,841 .. ' 58^226 8. Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 2,744 29,397 .. 3,011 33 .. 35 185 9. Maintenance of Roads, Bridges, &c. (Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. 377,998 54,175 124 .. .. 432'297 10. Maintenance of Public Buildings (Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. 30,807 102,818 11,508 840 .. .. 145^973 11. Auckland Workshops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,935 5,004 16 .. " 35'955 12. Rotorua Workshops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,142 1,029 .. .. .. 7 171 13. Wellington Workshops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5'354 .. .. .. 54^299 14. Temuka Workshops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,114 5,025 .. .. .. 65,139 15. Maintenance of Railway -lines (Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. 1,564 139 .. 1 703 16. Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers'Improvement .. .. .. 730,958 4,803 43,899 592 10 .. .. 780.262 46,050,183 322,474 2,573,397 785,411 13,337 Dr. 5,469 217,069 49,956,402 — -

Number of Land ' Buildines 1 Hant and Furniture and Stocks of Sundry Loans Stores and Profit and Tr - eas^L^ d " n nn, . * ! r„ . , Account. ■ Lau<1 - j Buildings. Machinery. Fittings. j Materials. | Debtors. Outstanding.: Deficits. Loss Account. 1 • Other Assets, j Total. £ £ £ £ £ j £ £ £ £ £ £ I £ j £ 1 ■- -• I •• •• 133,413 19,747 94,528 3,570 .. .. 1,288,991 ' 30,930, 950(a) ! 32,471 ,199 2 •• ■■ •• •• •• 459,893 12,546 .. 4,649 .. .. | 7,676,769 (6) 8,153,857 3 ■ •• •• 120,422 5,634 .. 69 .. .. .. 833,736(c) 959,861 4 •• •• •• 5,184 29,543 .. 364 399,383 .. .. 1,575,723c) 2,210,197 5 •• 1,180,273 1,734,165 .. .. 2,553 763 .. 597 .. 7,628 .. 5,451 Id) 2,931,430 6 ■■ •• •• 601,898 .. 332,386 676,872 .. 2,492 .. .. .. .. 1 613,648 7 - •• •• •• 12,288 .. 4,167 40,101 .. 573 .. .. .. 1,097(e) ' 58^226 8 ■■ 932 .. 12,323 .. 5,047 14,265 .. 33 2,585 .. .. .. ' 35,185 9 •• •• •• •• 11,883 6,927 .. 124 .. .. .. 413,363(/) 432,297 10 •• -■ •• •• •• 30,808 5,347 10,055 .. 840 .. .. .. 98,923(/) 145,973 11 •• •• •• 1,834 .. 5,547 12,197 .. 16 9,880 .. .. 6,481(o) 35,955 12 479 .. 1,713 891 .. .. 339 .. .. 3,74%) 7,171 13 ■■ •• •• 1.995 39 3,947 29,584 .. .. 11,532 .. .. 7,202 (g) 54,299 14 •• •• •• 7,871 2,675 .. 34,068 6,155 .. .. 2,161 .. .. 12,209(g) 65,139 1 5 •• •• •• •• •• •• 5 255 .. .. .. .. .. 1,443(/) 1,703 16 •• •• 35 1 689 .. 795 44,335 .. 10 .. .. .. 734.082(A) 780,262 1,181,205 1,742,387 634,181 30,847 1,126,370 909,870 94,528 13,337 j 625,880 7,628 1,288,991 42,301,178 49,956,402 ' a } Expenditure on .National Development, to 31st March, 1940. (6) Unopened Lines. (c) "Water-races, pipe-lines, dams, &c. (d) Suspense Account to be written off to redemptions. (e) Departmental Library (J) Maintenance Account, 1939-40. (g) Incomplete work. (h) Stop-banks, drainage, canals, &c.