B.—l [PT. IV].

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st Maboh, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. Capital provided by Treasury, £ s. d. £ a. d. National Development Account: 31st March, 1933— Grants to Education Boards Public Works Fund ..7,387,619 18 7 and other Boards for sites, Consolidated Fund .. 1,094,400 13 1 buildings, equipment, &c, 8,482,020 11 8 for— £ s. d. £ s. d. Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 112,483 910 Elementary education .. 5,020,908 16 7 Boys and girls at service: Wages in hands of Kindergartens .. .. 8,336 16 2 Department .. .. .. .. 77,488 16 4 Post-primary education .. 1,985,955 18 0 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Higher education .. 818,526 3 3 General .. .. 29,519 14 4 Training of teachers .. 183,652 3 2 Government Departments.. 2,267 16 0 Education of the blind .. 38,000 0 0 31,787 10 4 8,055,379 17 2 Amounts paid to Department Departmental assets— in advance— Land .. .. .. 59,234 11 9 Gramophones .. .. 578 13 2 Buildings .. .. 308,305 5 1 Gazette .. .. .. 42 7 6 Hydro-electric services .. 2,300 0 9 Correspondence School .. 12 3 7 Water services .. .. 1,024 2 4 ScAoolJournal .. .. 35 14 10 Furniture, fittings, &c. .. 26,253 13 0 Teachers' certificate fees .. 351 0 9 Farm and other plant, im--1,019 19 10 plements, &e. .. .. 6,028 17 4 School for the Deaf, Sumner — Motor-buses, cars, and cycles 9,443 10 2 Income from bequests for special purposes .. 179 12 1 Typewriters and office appliCapital Account: Bequests for special pur- ances .. .. 1,845 9 6 poses .. .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Library .. .. 420 18 5 Store Suspense Account .. .. .. 421 14 9 414,856 8 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 2,996,060 0 5 Stocks of material on hand, 31st March, 1933— School-books and requisites 1,295 10 10 General stores .. .. 7,197 10 5 Farm-produce .. .. 1,519 10 5 Live-stock .. .. 1,771 14 6 11,784 6 2 Stores Deficiency Account .. .. .. 421 14 9 Official stamps on hand, 31st March, 1933 .. 26 17 7 Amount paid in advance .. .. .. 613 9 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. General .. .. 108,657 13 8 Less reserve .. .. 18,663 18 8 89,993 15 0 Government Departments.. 53,341 3 2 143,334 18 2 Cash in hands of Public Trustee : Sumner bequests .. .. .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Cash in Post Office Savings-bank : Sumner bequests .. .. .. .. .. 179 12 1 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings - bank : Wages of boys and girls at service .. .. 77,248 2 1 Cash in hands of Post Office at 31st March, 1933 276 8 10 Balance from Income and Expenditure Account 2,997,946 16 4 £11,704,172 9 3 £11,704,172 9 3 C. B. Crawford, A.8.A.N.Z., Accountant. N. T. Lambourne, Director of Education. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure, Trading, and Profit and Loss 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 notes, and subject to the comment that no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the account.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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