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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. £ g. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 318,688 16 10 Public Works Fund .. 1,308,834 10 5 Buildings.. .. .. .. .. 586,384 711 Consolidated Fund .. 2,194,905 16 5 Military stores and equipment— £ s. d. 3,503,740 6 10 Armament, heavy-gun and Value of gift assets .. .. 17,330 0 0 small-arm ammunition .. 1,013,203 19 0 Ordnance Depot stocks at Creditors— 3,521,070 6 10 vocabulary prices .. 1,318,73112 6 Departmental.. .. 2,819 1 7 Unit equipment and clothing . Sundry. .. .. 5,101 17 5 stocks .. .. 320,592 5 2 7,920 19 0 Air and marine craft, aviaRents received in advance .. .. .. 99 7 6 tion equipment, and stores 119,794 16 3 Depreciation Reserve Account .. .. 154,397 2 7 2,772,322 12 11 Stores Depreciation Reserve Account .. 184,618 16 3 Horses .. .. .. .. 1,841 2 5 Aviation Depreciation Reserve Account .. 23,579 0 3 Army Service Corps supplies .. 274 10 11 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. .. 1,086 0 0 Office furniture .. .. .. 15,456 15 0 Writings-off, Suspense Account .. .. 7,255 16 6 Mechanical office appliances .. 5,577 3 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 278,910 15 11 Libraries .. .. .. .. 1,129 19 2 Stationery and publications .. .. 4,799 13 4 Stamps .. .. .. .. 224 19 10 Medals and decorations .. .. 4,255 10 10 Defence vessel" Janie Seddon " 3,734 11 10 Consumable stores on board 8 13 4 3,743 5 2 Wireless installation, short-wave .. 553 13 2 Rents accrued .. .. .. 238 8 7 I Debtors— Departmental .. .. 154 12 2 Sundry .. .. .. 762 6 7 916 18 9 Fire Loss Suspense Account .. 3,140 8 10 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 7,255 16 6 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same 86 0 0 1,086 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income— Aviation Revenue Account 50,364 8 8 Ordnance Revenue Account 107,395 17 10 "Janie Seddon" Revenue Account .. .. 853 5 7 Headquarters Revenue Account .. .. 129,922 18 3 Territorial Revenue Account 123,511 12 10 Cadets Revenue Account .. 38,999 17 8 451,048 0 10 £4,178,938 4 10 £4,178,938 4 10 H. Turner, Under-Secretary of Defence. L. C. Forgie, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts 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.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Expenditure. Income. To Balance from separate accounts — £ s. d. By Income from — £ s. d. Primary education .. .. .. 2,021,330 410 Primary-education reserves .. .. 76,095 9 8 Post-primary education .. .. 607,094 6 11 National endowment .. .. 53,220 18 1 Higher education .. .. .. 91,991 6 4 Balance as per Balance-sheet .. .. 2,997,946 16 4 Training of teachers .. .. .. 114,995 11 8 Native education .. .. .. 86,082 0 5 Physical training .. .. .. 2,288 11 1 Examinations .. .. .. 2,890 10 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 48,421 16 7 Special Schools and Child Welfare Branch 152,168 15 10 £3,127,263 4 1 £3,127,263 4 1 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation :— (a) Rental value of offices, &c, as assessed by the Public Works Department. (6) Interest on capital. Head Office Administration. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 27,501 9 1 By Payment by Teachers' Superannuation Fund Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 683 19 9 for clerical work, postage, and printing and Office requisites, advertising, &c. .. .. 44 5 2 stationery .. .. .. .. 1,040 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. .. 327 6 0 Sale of publications .. .. .. 200 2 10 Printing-and stationery .. .. .. 1,080 17 4 Recovery of salaries of officers for services in Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 815 9 6 connection with Electrical Wiremen's ExRent of offices (Government Buildings) .. 1,785 0 0 aminations .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Depreciation on furniture .. .. .. 234 0 0 Balance transferred to other accounts .. 31,552 4 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 410 0 0 £32,882 6 10 £32,882 6 10

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