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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Expenditure. .. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,450 1 2 By Gas Regulations .. .. .. .. 63 19 10 Advertising, periodicals, newspapers, &c. .. 104 12 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 5 2 0 Fuel, light, and office-cleaning .. .. 105 0 8 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 9,718 4 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. 36 10 3 Industrial exhibitions .. . . .. 149 10 7 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 6 0 6 Office requisites, printing, and stationery .. 207 0 10 Postages, telegrams, telephones, &c. .. .. 256 4 2 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 893 13 10 Subsidies to steamer services .. .. 315 8 4 Travelling expenses and allowances .. . . 428 8 7 Expenses, Honorary Trade Representatives overseas .. .. .. .. .. 297 3 7 Railway passes issued to Trade Commissioners .. 255 16 10 Depreciation .. .. .. . . 303 15 6 Grant to Mr. A. Davidson, Sydney, for reports re wheat and flour prices .. .. .. 26 5 0 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 165 14 9 Travelling-expenses, members of Joint Footwear Committee .. .. .. .. 163 0 3 Travelling-expenses, members of Special Timber Committee .. .. .. .. 35 13 4 Grant for special report on trade with Japan .. 50 0 0 Cost of displays at local shows .. .. 452 11 4 Claims for value of exhibits at Canadian National Exhibition .. .. .. . . 78 15 2 £9,787 6 8 £9,787 6 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,718 410 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 9,873 4 8 Interest on capital .. . . . . 154 19 10 £9,873 4 8 £9,873 4 8 Note. —The above account includes interest on capital, and an assessed rental of office-heaters for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 3,444 7 4 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,554 1 2 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Mechanical appliances (including gas-testing apDepartmental .. .. .. 192 610 paratus) .. .. .. .. .. 1,040 12 1 Other .. .. .. 114 18 9 Half-share refrigerating plant, London .. .. 270 13 8 307 5 7 Exhibition material .. . . .. .. 480 16 10 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 1,696 8 2 Head Office Library .. .. .. .. 140 8 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 8,104 17 2 Expenditure in advance .. .. .. 611 0 Losses in Suspense Account .. .. .. 78 15 2 Official stamps on hand .. .. .. 37 410 Sundry debtors .. . . .. .. 149 5 6 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 9,873 4 8 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 78 15 2 £13,631 13 5 £13,631 13 5 G. W. Clinkard, A.R.A.N.Z., Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce. 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.