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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Honoraria of members and officers .. .. 47,452 6 9 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 146,833 0 2 Salaries ~ .. .. .. .. 29,566 3 0 Cleaning, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,315 15 1 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 1,824 14 3 Laundry .. .. .. .. 150 4 1 Maintenance of grounds .. .. .. 90 14 2 Newspapers supplied .. .. . . 192 17 3 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 1,351 211 Postage-stamps supplied to members .. 2,093 0 0 Printing and stationery .. ... .. 18,072 10 0 Rent of buildings (a) .. .. .. 27,103 0 0 Repairs to typewriters .. .. .. 20 2 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 1, 099 8 6 Uniforms .. .. .. .. 131 14 7 Winding clocks, refreshments, messengers, &c. 176 12 6 Depreciation on library .. .. .. 3,888 311 Bellamy's— £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 5,852 13 7 Cleaning, &c. .. .. 308 11 0 Fuel and light .. .. 527 11 11 Laundry .. .. 190 0 4 Maintenance and depreciation of glassware, &c... 995 0 9 Maintenance of staff .. 1,081 8 8 Printing and stationery .. 150 9 10 Rent (a) .. .. 1,000 0 0 Stores, &c., consumed .. 198 14 8 10,304 10 9 £146,833 0 2 £146,833 0 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 146,833 0 2 By Excess of expenditure over income after chargInterest (6) — £ s. d. ing interest on capital .. .. .. 151,856 17 4 Legislative .. .. 4,808 18 5 Bellamy's .. .. 214 18 9 5,023 17 2 £151,856 17 4 £151,856 17 4 Note. —The following charges arc included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4| per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1924. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. Furniture and fittings— £ s. d. £ s. d. Legislative .. .. 115 198 6 0 Legislative .. .. .. 28,925 5 6 Bellamy's .. .. 4,579 911 Bellamy's .. .. .. 1,723 0 6 119,777 15 II 30,648 6 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 1,782 211 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 780 0 0 Depreciation Reserve on General Assembly Library 19,008 4 .10 Bellamy's— Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 134,074 12 3 Crockery, silverware, &c. .. 3,298 8 9 Consumable goods .. .. 91 11 6 3,390 0 3 General Assembly Library .. .. 78,659 11 10 Books of reference .. .. .. 8,605 18 6 Publications at Printing Office .. 425 0 0 Stationery on hand .. .. .. 277 2 0 Balance of Income and Expenditure Account 151,856 17 4 £274,642 15 11 £274,642 15 11 Note. —The departmental assets, excepting General Assembly Library, have been revalued as at 31st March, 1925. E. W. Kane, Clerk, House of Representatives. H. W. Harris, Acting 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 states the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.