13

f>. — I [Pt. TVj.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. I Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 377,469 16 3 Public Works Fund 1,398,601 9 3 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 618,465 18 6 Consolidated Fund 2,440,495 18 3 Military stores and equipment— £ s. d. 3,839,097 7 6 t Armament, heavy-gun and smallValue of gifts from Imperial Govern- arms ammunition .. .. 1,067,670 6 9 ment and other sources ~ .. 20,000 0 0 i Ordnance Depot stocks at vocab- ! ulary prices .. .. 1,506,427 3 1 3,859,097 7 6 Unit equipment and clothing Creditors—■ £ s. d. stocks .. .. .. 409,693 4 1 Departmental .. 8,408 4 1 Air and marine craft, equipment, Sundry .. .. 15,146 11 2 spares, and stores .. .. 124,616 14 2 — 23,554 15 3 3,108,407 8 1 Ordnance Depot creditors .. .. 117 17 3 Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2,867 4 3 Rents received in advance .. .. 113 19 3 Army Service Corps supplies .. .. .. 676 13 7 Depreciation Reserve Account .. 111,085 10 2 Office furniture .. .. .. .. .. 16,535 910 Stores Depreciation Reserve Account .. 263,029 3 6 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 6,097 3 7 Aviation Depreciation Reserve Account 8,329 12 2 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1,133 11 5 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. 1,028 13 3 Stationery and publications .. .. .. 4,692 0 5 Writings-off Suspense Account .. 2,143 19 7 Stamps (including stamps and cash in Regimental Funds Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 580,131 12 9 Grant Accounts) .. .. .. .. 1,294 14 9 Rents accrued . . . . . . . . .. 340 4 10 Debtors— £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 4,863 8 11 Sundry . . . . . . !,421 14 11 War Office .. .. .. 4 ,153 15 4 10,438 19 2 Medals and ribands .. .. .. 4,320 8 9 Defence vessel " Janie Seddon " .. 3,734 11 10 Consumable stores on board .. 33 9 10 —• 3,768 1 8 Wireless installation, short wave .. .. . . 248 6 6 Power-house machinery .. .. .. .. 3,015110 Assets in suspense .. .. .. .. 2,143 19 7 Deposits Account— £ s. d. Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same .. 28 13 3 1,028 13 3 Excess of expenditure over income— Aviation Revenue Account .. 41,723 4 10 Ordnance Revenue Account .. 143,445 7 8 " Janie Seddon " Revenue Account 543 9 6 Headquarters Revenue Account 205,150 8 4 Territorial Revenue Account .. 214,063 15 6 Cadets Revenue Account .. 80,761 19 5 685,688 5 3 £4,848,632 10 8 £4,848,632 10 8 i H. M. Griffin, Lieut.-Colonel, Director of Financial Services. L. C. Forgie, Major, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General,