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Stock— On hand .. .. .. .. .. 281,017 In transit .. .. .. .. .. 364 On consignment .. .. .. .. 186 281,567 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. 506 Assets to be written off .. .. .. .. .. 592 £661,797 £661,797 Gr. R. A. Norton, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments, Trading, and- Profit and Loss 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 B-l [Pt. IV] and to the comment that the asset " Type and type metal £14,282 " is not supported by stock-sheets.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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