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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. Capital liability to Treasury on account of fixed £ s. d. National Development Account — assets .. .. .. .. .. 034 0 3 Excess of expenditure over in- £ s. d. £ s. d. Passage-money held on behalf of £ s. d. come, 1923-24 .. .. 92,691 8 0 immigrants .. .. 17,471 18 0 Additional ascertained expendiRemittances held on behalf of ture on account of passageimmigrants .. .. 410 10 0 money deposits and remit17,882 8 0 tances, 1913-22 .. .. 31,030 10 9 Imperial Government loans of passage-money to — — 123,722 5 3 New Zealand Government .. .. .. 3,853 15 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 655 7 2 Imperial Government loans to immigrants re- Stocks on hand — covered but not paid .. .. ~ 74 16 8 Stationery .. .. .. 136 18 2 Imperial Government contribution—Passage- Blankets .. .. .. 110 0 money recovered but not paid .. .. 161 6 8 138 8 2 Imperial Government contributions—Passage- Loans of passage-money to immigrants .. 514 16 8 money recovered (Suspense Account) .. 10 0 0 Emigrants deposits (cash credits) .. .. 3,772 14 9 Recoveries on behalf of Commonwealth Migration Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 2,71784 Department (Australia) .. .. .. 18 0 0 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 9 6 7 Sundry creditors (outstanding expenses) .. 1,115 6 1 Poster and pamphlets (writings-off in suspense) .. 518 0 Emigrants deposits (amounts deposited with High Commissioner for repayment in New Zealand) 3,772 14 9 Writings-olf in suspense . . .. .. 5 18 0 Depreciation Reserve Account . . .. 142 1 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 103,865 17 8 £131,536 4 11 £131,536 4 11 Immigration Department, Wellington, 12th January, 1925. H. D. Thomson, Under-Secretary. I hereby certify that the attached Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure Account, and balance-sheet have been duly compared with relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, except that the accounts include a charge for interest on capital for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Outstanding Imperial shipping claims have not been included. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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