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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Yeak ended 31st March, 1929. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3,360 0 2 By Sundry revenue .. .. .. .. 549 9 5 General election—Expenses of taking .. 28,392 12 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 89,765 16 5 General election —Preparation of rolls .. 26,878 15 8 Licensing poll .. .. .. .. 12,744 6 0 Licensing Committee elections .. .. 1,059 2 1 Compulsory enrolment of electors .. .. 3,856 10 9 Formation of new rolls consequent on alteration of electoral boundaries .. .. .. 1,923 19 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,104 8 3 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 1,699 8 4 Postage.. .. .. .. .. 6,442 17 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 2,853 53 j £90,315 5 10 £90,315 5 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 89,765 16 5 By Recoveries on account of expenditure in Depreciation .. .. .. .. 873 14 9 previous years .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 583 12 7 Balance.. .. .. .. .. 91,222 13 3 £91,223 3 9 £91,223 3 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Fixed capital as at Ist April, 1928 .. .. 12,974 12 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11,580 7 7 Creditors— £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 279 17 3 Departmental .. .. .. 291 1 3 Stock of rolls .. .. .. .. 1,462 4 0 Sundry .. .. .. 523 14 6 Debtors—Departmental .. .. .. 112 0 — 814 15 9 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 35 14 5 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 6,454 19 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 91,222 13 3 Writings-off in Suspense Account— £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. .. 34 9 11 Mechanical appliances .. .. 12 6 Stock of rolls .. .. .. 0 2 0 35 14 5 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 84,302 6 10 £104,582 8 6 ' £104,582 8 6 Note.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest on capital at 4£ per cent; (c) and credit taken for the value of electoral rolls supplied free of charge. G. G. Hodgkins, Chief Electoral Officer. F. B. Dwyer, 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 papers submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General,

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