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DEPARTMENT OP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS M.V. " MAUI POM ARE " Revenue Account i?or the Year ended 31st March, 1942 Dr. £ Gr - f Salaries and wages .. .. .. •• •• 5,426 Freights, passage-money and miscellaneous receipts .. 339 Overtime .. .. .. •• •• 23 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .1.8,826 Labour at island ports .. .. .. • • 265 Victualling .. .. •• •• 112 Cabin stores .. .. .. ■ • • • 340 Deck stores .. .. . • • ■ • • 127 Engine-room stores .. .. .. • • 1, 026 Fuel oil .. .. . • • • • • 464 Lubricating-oil .. .. .. • • • ■ 109 Painting .. .. . • • • • • • • 205 Repairs .. .. • • • • • • • • 6,774 Docking .. .. . . ■ • • • ■ ■ 252 Laundry .. .. .. . • • • •• 14 Medical expenses . . .. . • • ■ • ■ 46 Rent .. . . • • ■ • ■ ■ ■ • 6 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. . . • ■ 40 Harbour Board charges .. .. • • • • 240 Agency commission.. .. . • • ■ • ■ 2 Water .. . . . • • • ■ • • • H Printing and stationery .. . • • • ■ ■ 1 Transhipping charges .. . • • ■ • • 59 Audit fees .. .. • • • • • • 20 Overhead charges .. .. . ■ ■ • • • 463 Miscellaneous .. .. • • • ■ • • ' 06 Claims, refunds, fares, &c. .. .. .. ■ • 13 Depreciation .. .. •• 3,021 £19,165 £19,165 £ £ Balanco brought down .. ... .. 18,826 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 20,874 Interest on capital .. .. • • • • 2, 048 £20,874 £20,874 W. Tailby, Assistant Secretary. Paul B. Nielson, Accountant, Department of External Affairs. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account has been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states 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.

HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1942 Dr. £ C r - £ Interest on capital .. .. ■■ •• ..6,523 Accrued rents . . '' '' '' t' Sit Administration expenses, rebates, and remissions .. 907 Accrued interest on sales oi land, &c. .. .. .. 1^,574 Premiums on conversion . . . . .. • • 29 Loss lor year carried down . . . . .. .. 764 Kaihere Ferry (net cost of operating) .. .. .. 236 Writings off .. . • • ■ • • • • 228 £7,923 £7,923 £ £ Net loss brought down .. .. .. •• 764 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 379,339 Balance from previous year.. .. .. •• 378,575 £379,339 £379,339 Rate Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1942 j) r £ Or, £ Maintenance of completed works .. .. ..3,777 Balance at Ist April, 1941 .. .. .. .. 445 Remissions •• •• 38 Rat(js leyied for 1941 _ 42 2>550 Penalty on 1940-41 rates .. .. .. 27 Penalty on 1941-42 rates . . .. .. 39 2,616 Balance .. .. .. ■ • • • •. 754 £3,815 £3,815

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