B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND PUBLICITY- —continued. INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE BRANCH. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 4,343 17 8 By Gas Regulations Account .. .. .. 207 5 9 Advertising .. .. .. .. 107 9 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 6,358 8 8 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 151711 Industrial Exhibition .. .. .. 42 16 2 Printing and stationery and office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 288 9 11 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 178 8 9 Rail passes to H.M. Trade Commissioners .. 270 2 1 Rent 794 18 11 Telephones .. .. .. .. 114 2 9 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 41 1 0 Office cleaning, fuel, and light .. .. 64 10 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 20 17 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 184 11 0 Writings-off .. .. .. • ■ 98 11 2 £6,565 14 5 £6,565 14 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,358 8 8 By Net Loss, to Income and Expenditure Account.. 6,637 6 6 Head Office expenses .. .. .. 150 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 128 17 10 £6,637 6 6 £6,637 6 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. Capital — £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund .. ..675,307 15 5 Land.. .. .. .. .. 188,147 7 9 Consolidated Fund .. .. 138,599 8 1 Buildings .. .. .. 315,091 6 9 813,907 3 6 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 214 10 9 Liabilities to Miscellaneous Ad- —-— 314,876 16 0 vances Account .. .. .. 4,523 17 6 Stores .. .. .. .. 9,331 2 5 Creditors — Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 1,067108 Departmental .. •• 1,158 1 9 Live-stock .. .. .. 792 12 2 Sundry .. .. .. 3,658 610 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 56 17 1 4,816 8 7 ■ ■ 735 15 1 Passenger Booking— Furniture and fittings .. .. 45,218 19 8 ♦ Ticket Sales Account .. .. .. 8,162 4 0 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 200 17 1 Deposits on Tours Account .. .. .. 626 12 1 45,018 2 7 Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 108,431 19 3 Debtors — Reserve for doubtful debts .. .. .. 508 13 8 Departmental .. .. 2,202 0 3 Sundry .. .. .. 6,377 10 3 — 8,579 10 6 Water and drainage systems .. .. 98,512 6 4 Rotorua electric system: Land, transmission-line, buildings, &c. 58,838 10 1 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 24 6 3 58,814 3 10 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 11,346 19 4 Wharves and slipways .. .. .. 7,394 19 7 Electric systems at hostels .. 19,902 12 5 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 0 19 0 — 19,901 13 5 Steamers, launches, and boats .. 12,219 10 11 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 150 8 0 12,069 2 11 Bridges .. .. .. .. 6,921 18 2 Garden implements .. .. 1,253 13 10 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 3 18 0 1,249 15 10 National Development Account .. .. 8,839 9 2 Linen, cutlery, crockery, silverware, &c. .. .. .. 11,121 16 5 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 148 10 7 10,973 5 10 Telephone-lines .. .. .. .. 2,213 8 3 Gas-testing equipment .. .. .. 778 10 3 Refrigerating-plant (London), half-share .. 270 13 8 Exhibition material .. .. .. .. 475 9 4 Mechanical appliances (Census Office) .. .. 12,250 16 2 £ s. d. Photographic apparatus .. .. 3,901 2 6 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 15 18 I — 3,885 4 5 Cash in hand of receivers .. .. .. 807 8 0 Advance, Rotorua Golf Club .. .. .. 3,356 10 0 Cash on deposit .. .. .. .. 979 15 11 Cash in General Post Office .. .. .. 19 6 9 Remittances in transit and outstanding balances at tourist bureaux .. .. .. .. 5,940 14 11 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. .. 2,011 5 0 Income and Expenditure Account: Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. ..104,207 16 6 £940,976 18 7 £940,976 18 7 Note. —The accounts include charges against the Department for assessed rent, interest, and capital expenditure from Public Works Fund for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriations. G. W. Clinkard, A.R.A.N.Z., General Manager. J. Houston, 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 theieby, subject to the above departmental note. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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