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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. Capital provided by Treasury, £ s. d. £ s. d. National Development Ac- £ s. d. £ s. d. 31st March, 1936— ' count: Grants to EduPublic Works Fund .. 7,498,811 10 4 cation Boards and other Consolidated Fund .. 1,112,027 11 0 Boards for sites, buildings, equipment, &c., 8,610,839 1 4 for— Capital provided by Unem- Primary education .. 5,176,127 16 3 plovment Board " .. 23,298 0 0 Kindergartens.. .. 8,336 16 2 8,634,137 1 4 Post-primary Education.. 2,101,340 16 10 Boys and girls at service: Wages in hands of Higher education .. 818,526 3 3 Department .. .. •• •• 51,351 4 9 Training of teachers .. 182,474 II 4 Sundrv creditors — £ s. d. Education of the blind .. 38,000 0 0 General .. ■■ 46,940 13 11 8,324,806 3 10 Government Departments 1,165 12 1 Departmental assets— 48,106 6 0 Land.. .. .. 59,239 16 9 Amounts paid to Department Buildings .. .. 218,808 10 1 in advance— Hydro-electric services .. 1,829 0 9 Gramophones and radio Water services.. .. 978 11 10 sets .. .. 570 19 5 Furniture, fittings, &c. .. 8,127 1 1 Education Gazette .. 25 18 0 Farm and other plant, imSchool Journal .. 32 17 1 plements, &c. .. 970 5 5 Teachers'certificate fees.. 10 0 Motor buses and cars .. 2,211 4 6 Correspondence school - Typewriters a,nd office apbooks, &c. .. .. 223 0 11 pliances .. .. 726 4 0 853 15 5 Libraries .. .. 435 6 5 School for the Deaf, Sumner — 293,326 0 10 Capital Account : Bequests for special pur- Stocks of materials on hand, poses .. .. • • •• 2,710 14 0 31st March, 1936— Income from bequests for special purposes .. 15 2 II School books and requiStores Suspense Account .. .. .. 90 8 8 sites .. . . 1, 524 7 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,320,971 5 6 General stores .. .. 6,526 9 0 Farm-produce .. .. 1,915 5 6 Live-stock .. .. 2,519 5 6 12,485 7 8 Stores Deficiency Account.. .. • . 90 8 8 Official stamps on hand, 31st March, 1936 .. 12 1 8 Premium on conversion: Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. 3,519 9 0 Amount paid in advance .. .. .. 6 12 8 Sundry debtors — General .. .. 135,304 12 0 Less reserve .. .. 18,713 19 10 116,590 12 2 Government Departments 98,873 13 3 215,464 5 5 Cash in hands of Public Trustee, Sumner bequests .. .. .. •• 2,710 14 0 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank : Sumner bequests .. .. •• 15 2 11 Cash in hands of Post Office Savings-bank : Wages of boys and girls at service .. 51,122 15 9 Cash in hands of Post-office, 31st March, 1936 268 1 5 Balance from Income and Expenditure Account 3,154,408 14 9 £12,058,235 18 7 j £12,058,235 18 7 C. E. Crawford, A.I'.A.N.Z.. Accountant. N. 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 a.nd compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with Departmental Accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV].—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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