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DEPARTMENT OP INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND PUBLlClTY— continued. TORONTO OPPICE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries, wages, and allowances .. .. 1,746 14 0 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 4,116 9 6 Rent .. .. .. .. •■ 568 10 8 Exchange .. .. .. .. 1,093 12 10 Postages, travelling-expenses, &c. .. . . 651 12 3 Depreciation .. .. .. . • 34 19 10 Interest on capital .. .. . ■ .. 20 19 11 £4,116 9 6 £4,116 9 6 PUBLICITY BRANCH. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,555 16 5 By Sale of photographs, &c. .. .. .. 150 15 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 33 15 3 Sale of films .. .. .. .. 169 22 Advertising in newspapers and periodicals .. 1,728 12 4 Recoveries on account of advertising in United Advertising in United Kingdom .. .. 4,051 8 8 Kingdom .. .. .. .. 1,321 1 2 Films, preparation of, &c. .. .. .. 3,758 1 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 14,130 1 0 Folders, booklets, and posters .. .. 1,358 7 6 Grants towards expenses of lecturers .. .. 353 10 8 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses .. 1,125 16 8 Photographs and pictures .. .. •. 635 0 6 Reuter's Telegraph Co. .. .. .. 741 5 1 Special advertising and follow-up work .. 1116 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 427 13 4 £15,770 19 7 £15,770 19 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 14,130 1 0 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 15,527 3 11 Head Office expenses .. .. .. 1,202 18 3 Interest on capital .. .. ■ ■ .. 194 4 8 £15,527 3 11 £15,527 3 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 188,627 7 4 Public Works Fund .. .. 691,225 8 3 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 321,769 15 0 Consolidated Fund .. .. 136,770 18 1 Stores .. .. .. .. ■• 9,335 6 9 827,996 6 4 Motor-vehicles .. ..' .. .. 1,335 0 3 Liability to Miscellaneous Ad- Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 757 13 5 vances Account .. .. .. 4,523 17 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 44,931 5 5 Creditors — Debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 1,875 2 4 Departmental.. .. .. 2,638 6 4 Sundry .. .. .. 2,438 10 3 Sundry .. .. ..6,880 12 2 4,313 12 7 9,518 18 6 Passenger booking— Water and drainage systems .. .. .. 98,605 12 6 Ticket Sales Account .. 7,555 7 0 Rotorua electric system : Land, transmission-line, Deposits on Tours Account .. 886 0 2 buildings, &c. .. .. .. . . 61,271 4 3 Suspense Account .. ~. 12 17 9 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 11,740 2 6 8,454 411 Wharves and slipways .. .. .. 7,502 211 Reserve for depreciation .. .. 123,858 4 2 Electric system at hostels .. .. .. 20,634 0 9 Reserve for doubtful debts .. .. 433 15 8 Steamers, launches, and "boats . . .. .. 11,604 8 9 Writings-off Reserve -.. .. 2,744 16 4 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. 6,921 18 2 Garden implements .. . . .. ... 1,209 9 7 National Development Account .. .. 9,139 0 2 Linen, cutlery, crockery, silverware, &c. .. 10,446 8 6 Telephone-lines .. .. .. .. 1,249 14 7 Gas-testing equipment . . . . .. 770 3 9 Refrigerating-plant (London), half-share . . 270 13 8 Exhibition material .. .. . . .. 474 9 4 Mechanical appliances (Census Office) .. .. 12,234 2 10 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. 3,773 7 4 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 2,744 16 4 Cash in hand of Receivers . . .. .. 864 13 3 Advance, Rotorua Golf Club .. .. .. 3,253 10 8 Cash on deposit .. .. .. .. 1,439 17 3 Cash in General Post Office .. .. . . 22 1 6 Remittances in transit and outstanding balances at tourist bureaux .. .. .. .. 4,574 1 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 73,613 13 2 Income and Expenditure Account: Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. .. 51,689 18 1 £972,324 17 6 £972,324 17 6 Note.—Xhe 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, 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 thereby, subject to the above departmental note. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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