B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1930.

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT —continued. Balance-sheet, as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account. — £ s. d. £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. .. 986 14 II Public Works Fund, 31st March, Stock— £ s. d. 1929 .. .. .. 3,234,549 3 2 Stationery .. .. 161 11 1 Net expenditure, 1929-30 .. 41,756 411 Blankets .. .. 12 6 Proportionate charges and ex- Official stamps .. .. 17 3 9 penses of raising public-works 179 17 4 loans, 1929-30 .. .. 3,373 0 0 Payments in advance .. .. 237 2 6 3,279,678 8 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 83 0 0 Creditors— Loans of passage-money to immigrants.. 1,465 12 3 Departmental .. .. 71 10 11 Assets in Suspense— £ s. d. Sundry .. .. .. 551 14 1 Furniture .. 2 8 0 623 5 0 Loans .. .. 60 10 0 Reserves — 62 18 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 567 14 1 Cash in Deposit AcBad debts .. .. .. 50 0 0 count — 617 14 1 Emigrants' deposits 68 0 0 Passage-money deposited on behalf Remittances to immiof immigrants.. .. .. 2,594 II 6 grants .. .. 94 10 0 Cable fees paid in advance on behalf 162 10 0 of immigrants.. .. .. 2 0 0 Interest Account .. .. 145,554 14 2 Amounts deposited as gratuities for National Development matrons, &c. .. .. .. 14 10 2 Account .. .. 3,240,757 3 8 2,611 1 8 Excess of expenditure Imperial Government— over ineo m e, Loans to immigrants recovered but 1929-30 .. .. 42,908 2 11 not paid .. .. .. 185 7 6 3,283,665 6 7 Loans to immigrants recovered and held in Suspense .. .. 0 5 0 Contributions of passage-money recovered but not paid .. 1,777 1 7 Contributions of passage-money recovered and held in Suspense.. 1,109 5 8 3,071 19 9 Recoveries on behalf of Commonwealth Migration Department (Australia) .. .. .. 15 5 0 Emigrants' deposits (amount deposited with High Commissioner for repayment in New Zealand) .. 68 0 0 Remittances to immigrants (amount deposited in New Zealand for payment in England) .. .. 94 10 0 Writings-off in Suspense— £ s. d. Passage-money .. .. 60 10 0 Furniture and fittinsrs .. .. 2 8 0 62 18 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 145,554 14 2 £3,432,397 15 9 £3,432,397 15 9 H. I). Thomson, Under-Secretary. 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.—Gr. P. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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