B, —1 [PT. IY, Sup.] .

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Yeab ended 31st March:, 1927. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 2,538 10 8 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 24,513 16 4 Advertising .. . . .. .. 24 16 10 Expenses of upkeep Apia Observatory .. 2,032 5 2 Expenses of Samoan chief at Rotorua Sanatorium .. .. .. .. 13 1 0 Expenses of New Zealand delegate and Private Secretar}' attending Conference, League of Nations .. .. .. .. 2,874 18 6 Freight .. .. . • . . . . 2 18 9 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. . . . . 49 0 0 Grants — Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 100 0 0 Samoan Administration, for educational, medical, and wireless services .. .. 8,000 0 0 League of Nations . . .. .. 7,773 0 6 Office fittings (repairs, &c.) . . . . 8 3 4 Postages, &c. . . .. . . .. 313 19 2 Printing and stationery .. . . . . 359 9 5 Telephones, &c. .. . . . . . . 33 16 8 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 78 7 9 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 20 19 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 210 8 10 £24,513 16 4 £24,513 16 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 24,513 16 4 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 24,662 12 5 Interest on capital .. .. .. 148 16 1 £24,662 12 5 £24,662 12 5 Note. — The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included: (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1926. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,306 15 9 S.s. " Lady Roberts .. .. .. .. 2,650 16 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 64 211 £ s. d. Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 643 14 6 Office fittings .. .. .. 355 19 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 28,220 0 5 Additions .. .. .. , 21 1 4 377 1 1 Photographic film .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Official stamps . . . . . . . . 17 5 0 Sundry debtors . . . . . . . . 100 12 1 New motor-vessel (progress-payment) .. .. 4,126 7 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 24,662 12 5 £32,234 13 7 £32,234 13 7 21st June, 1927. S. J. Smith, Acting-Secretary. 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, subject to the above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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