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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. £ s. d. i Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,574 0 3 I By Sundry revenue .. .. .. .. 26 16 11 By-elections, expenses of .. .. .. 2,000 18 3 Halance carried down .. .. .. 11,387 9 0 Compulsory enrolment of electors .. .. 1,184 3 5 Postage .. .. .. .. .. 997 8 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 236 19 7 Kent .. .. .. .. .. 1,203 2 0 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. 57 18 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 895 19 7 Sundries.. .. .. .. .. 263 15 5 £11,414 5 11 £11,414 5 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 11,387 9 0 By Balance carried to Balance-sheet .. .. 11,983 4 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. 595 15 3 £11,983 4 3 £11,983 4 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ B. d. Assets. £ s. d. Mxed capital at Ist April, 1930 .. .. 13,23"> 12 :S Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11,436 17 9 Creditors — £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 267 10 3 Departmental .. .. .. .'(2 -I !t Stock of rolls .. .. .. .. 1,280 5 0 Sundry .. .. .. 134 I 11 Stock of Maps .. .. . ; .. 53 18 0 166 6 8 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 57 18 11 Depreciation Row i-m- .. .. .. 8,058 7 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 11,983 4 3 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 57 18 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,561 9 1 £25,079 14 2 £25,079 14 2 Note.—The following 'charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental assessed by Public Works Department; (A) interest at 4| per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1930 ; (o) the accounts include transfer of assets from other Departments for which no parliamentary authority is provided. G. G. Hodgkins, Chief Electoral Officer. F. B. Dwyer, A.R.A.N.Z., 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 notes. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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