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INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31 st March, 1925. (Including Subdivisions I to X and Special Acts.) Liabilities. £ s. d. j Assets. Fixed capital as at Ist April, 1924 .. .. 170,923 15 7 ! Departmental assets — £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. . . .. 13,085 2 8 : Land .. .. .. 4,089 9 0 Loans received in advance .. .. .. 2 0 0; Buildings .. .. .. 8,735 15 5 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 14,278 9 3 1 Office furniture and fittings .. 16,780 4 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 297,615 15 7 ; Mechanical appliances .. 13,228 12 11 Photographic apparatus .. 1,230 3 3 Library .. .. .. 3,947 911 Museum exhibits .. .. 53,965 0 4 Tools .. .. . . 365 9 4 i Launches .. .. .. 227 19 8 Traps and horses .. .. *12 2 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. 3,481 19 6 Motor accessories .. .. 315 2 Distillation plant .. .. 171 8 10 Laboratory appliances .. 1,997 7 1 Explosives appliances .. 188 0 9 Saleable publications .. 5,101 2 9 113,526 0 10 Turnbull Library— Building . . . . .. . . 9,292 4 5 Library .. .. .. . . . . 55,483 1 6 Loan on mortgage .. .. .. . . 8,649 I 11 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 5,160 8 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 303,794 611 £495,905 4 1 £495,905 4 1

Classification of Assets as shown in Balance-sheet.

J. Hislop, Under-Secretary. A. W. Pyne, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account 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 except that the accounts include charges against the Department for rent, interest, furniture, and expenditure on buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and a credit for furniture transferred and services rendered to the Electoral Department for which that Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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t , Office Fnmiture I Mechanical Photographic Land - Buildings. and Fittings. 1 Appliances. Apparatus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 1,354 16 7 6,124 14 2 2,916 3 10 859 7 3 Registrar-General .. .. .. . . .. .. 1,941 9 8 254 14 11 I Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 595 2 0 7,802 7 3 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,017 14 6 1,959 0 5 Museum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 694 10 10 242 14 3 370 16 0 Dominion Laboratory—Head Office .. .. 144 15 10 31 7 9 Explosives Branch .. .. .. .. 4,039 9 0 7,380 18 10 261 17 5 22 4 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 4,089 9 0 8,735 15 5 16,780 4 5 13,228 12 11 1,230 3 3 —— ! Library. Museum Exhibits. Tools. Launches. T Horses n '' £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office .. .. . . .. .. 426 3 0 .. 359 0 6 227 19 8 12 2 6 Registrar-General Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. 66 4 9 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. 1,837 10 0. Museum .. ,. .. .. .. 1,004 3 7 53,965 0 4 6 8 10 Dominion Laboratory—Head Office .. .. 613 8 7 Explosives Branch Totals .. .. .. .. 3,947 9 11 53,965 0 4 365 9 4 227 19 8 12 2 6 Motor- Motor Distillation j Laboratory Explosives ! Saleable Totnk vehicles. Accessories. Plant. ; Appliances. Appliances. : Publications. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. 2,481 19 6 .. .. .. .. .. 68,777 7 4 Registrar-General .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. 2,196 4 7 Census and Statistics .. .. .. •• •• .. 1,042 0 6j 9,505 14 6 High Commissioner .. .. 1,000 0 0 3 15 2 .. .. .. .. 11,818 0 1 Museum .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 4,059 2 3 6,377 15 9 Dominion Laboratory—Head Office .. .. 171 8 10 1,997 7 1 .. .. 2,958 8 1 Explosives Branch .. .. .. •• ■ - 188 0 9 .. 11,892 10 6 Totals .. .. .. 3,481 19 6 3 15 2 171 8 10 1,997 7 1 188 0 9 5,101 2 9 113,526 0 10