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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities. A"seti Capital provided by Treasury, £ s . d . National Development Account: 'Grants to £ s d 31st March, 1934— £ B . d. Education Boards and other Boards for Public Works Fund ..7,323,646 411 sites, buildings, equipment, &c, for— Consolidated Fund .. 1,230,087 12 9 £ s d „ . , 8,554,333 17 8 Primary education .. 3,082,690 19 7 Reserve for depreciation .. .. .. 124,904 16 4 Kindergartens .. 8,336 16 2 -Boys and girls at service: Wages in hands of Post-primary education .. 1,990,023 17 11 Department 6 9,384 8 0 Higher education .. 818,526 3 3 bundry creditors— £ s . d. Training of teachers .. 129,744 3 2 general .. .. ..30,517 12 4 Education of the blind .. 38,000 0 0 Government Departments .. 3,084 14 1 g 067 322 0 1 — 33,602 6 5 Departmental assets — Amounts paid to Department in Land .. 68 116 16 9 advance— Buildings '.', '.'. 351'176 1 8 Gramophones .. .. 573 9 8 Hydro-electric services .. 2,300 0 9 fcazeWe •• •• ■• 30 18 5 Water services .. .. 1,024 2 4 Ischool Journal .. .. 113 7 0 Furniture, fittings, &c. .. 30,924 19 3 Teachers' certificate fees .. 341 3 0 Farm and other plant, cu ~ „ , c I'osB1 ' 058 lS 1 I implements, &e. .. 6,024 17 4 School for the Deaf, Sumner— Motor buses, cars, and Income from bequests for special purposes .. 211 14 4 I cycles .. 9,333 15 2 Capital Account: Bequests for special pur- Typewriters and office „ P° ses ■• •• •• •• 2,710 14 ON appliances .. .. 1,823 8 6 btores Suspense Account .. .. .. 157 6 7 | Library .. 427 14 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 2,900,755 13 1 I " 471,152 16 8 I Stocks of material on hand, 31st March, 1934— School books and requisites 1,407 8 11 General stores .. .. 6,395 3 7 Farm-produce .. .. 1,483 18 10 Live-stock .. .. 2,052 14 7 11,339 5 11 Premium on conversion of loans : Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. 4,525 0 0 Stores Deficiency Account .. .. 157 6 7 Official stamps on hand, 31st March, 1934 .. 17 10 2 Amount paid in advance .. '~ .. 613 9 Sundry debtors— £ s. d. General .. .. .. 122,949 16 6 Less Reserve .. .. 18,143 4 4 104,806 12 2 Government Departments .. 87,277 15 1 — 192,084 7 3 Cash in hands of Public Trustee: Sumner bequests .. .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank : Sumner bequests .. .. .. 211 14 4 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank: Wages of boys and girls at service.. .. 69,193 2 8 Cash in hands of Post Office : 31st March, 1934 234 4 2 Balance from Income and Expenditure Account 2,868,164 18 11 £11,687,119 14 6 £11,687,119 14 6 C. E. Crawford, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. N. T. Lambourne, Director of Education. Note.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation • (a) Rental value of oftces, &c, as assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest on capital; (c) no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the accounts. 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 aduit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes.— J. H. Fowlee, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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