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TABLE B. PRISONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Rations .. .. .. .. 27,218 17 0 By Bents of departmental buildings .. .. 3,606 8 8 Clothing, footwear, and equipment .. .. 9,634 16 10 Sundry credits and recoveries .. .. 5,227 9 6 Earnings and wages —prisoners and dependants 18,083 6 5 Gross cost of departmental upkeep (£lO4 7s sd. Hospital maintenance and medicines .. 1,664 17 6 per prisoner per annum) .. .. 171,328 0 3 Transport and travelling-expenses .. .. 6,631 2 10 Maintenance —Buildings and grounds .. 2,144 18 6 Salaries and allowances .. .. .. 50,588 6 1 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. . . .. 6,297 7 0 Postage, telegrams, stationery, &c. .. .. 1,553 12 6 £ s. d. 123,817 4 8 Prison labour (domestic) .. 24,735 14 2 Less earnings and wages paid .. .. 17,831 19 5 6,903 14 9 Interest and depreciation .. .. .. 44,615 15 10 Administrative expenses .. .. .. 4,825 3 2 £180,161 18 5 £180,161 18 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Gross cost, brought down .. .. .. 171,328 0 3 By Prison labour .. .. .. .. 23,640 9 6 Occupational labour .. .. .. 2,956 16 9 Public Account surplus on industries .. 8,688 3 8 Net cost —Departmental upkeep (£B6 9s. 7d. per prisoner per annum) .. .. 141,956 310 £174,284 17 0 £174,284 17 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 975,198 19 11 Land, buildings, and improvements .. .. 852,122 5 7 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 152,890 12 6 Farm live-stock, implements, &c. .. .. 41,558 10 6 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 6,092 17 2 Plant, machinery, equipment, and stores .. 94,418 3 5 Accrued earnings .. .. .. .. 6,439 7 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 6,930 17 6 Deposits.. .. .. .. .. 1,151 12 4 Deposits .. .. .. .. 2,074 19 6 Writings-off in Suspense— £ s. d. Expenditure paid in advance .. .. 221 9 0 Terrace Prison Demolition Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 18,748 611 Account .. .. 17,550 7 10 Departmental cost for year— £ s. d. Sundry stores and live-stock 1,197 19 1 Prisons and administration 141,956 310 18,748 611 Prisons Board and probation 3,935 14 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 1,444 14 8 145,891 18 7 £1,161,966 II 0 ; £1,161,966 11 0 G. 0. Hall, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant.

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