8.-l [PT. IV].

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. » Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3,2-48 13 5 By Sundry revenue .. .. .. .. 157 16 11 By-elections, expenses of .. .. .. 324 14 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 10,224 7 5 Compulsory enrolment of electors .. .. 3,478 19 11 General election, 1925, expenses of .. .. 137 9 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 440 7 7 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 860 11 5 Postage .. .. .. .. .. 1,583 11 8 Loss on sundry sales .. .. .. 3 7 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. 301 9 4 £10,382 4 4 £10,382 4 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 10,224 7 5 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 11,705 17 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 893 15 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. 587 14 1 £11,705 17 3 £11,705 17 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. . • 13,060 110 Furniture and fittings .. .. 11,350 6 7 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 370 11 6 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 90 711 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 4,838 15 0 11,259 18 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 6,366 18 6 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 282 1 5 Stock of rolls .. .. .. .. 1,373 12 0 Sundry debtors .. .. . . .. 14 17 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 11,705 17 3 £24,636 6 10 £24,636 6 10 Note. —The above includes charges for rent, interest on capital, and depreciation, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. J. Hislop, Chief Electoral Officer. 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, subject to the above departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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