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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued. SUBDIVISION VII,— EXPLOSIVES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. Salaries .. .. .. .. ~ 2,931 6 3 Sundry revenue — £ s. d. Magazine expenses .. .. .. 1,985 710 Magazine revenue .. .. .. .. 2,045 5 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 87 0 0 Explosives license fees .. .. .. 5,772 0 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 998 14 4 Storage of powder .. .. .. ... 1,660 2 9 Depreciation— £ s. d. Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 69 6 8 Buildings .. .. .. 400 2 8 Furniture and fittings .. .. 26 12 4 Mechanical appliances .. .. 2 17 6 Bicycles .. . • ■. 0 18 11 430 II 5 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 406 13 9 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 2,707 1 4 £9,546 14 11 £9,546 14 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 305 3 8 Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,707 1 4 Balance carried to balance-sheet .. .. 2,401 17 8 £2,707 1 4 £2,707 1 4 Combined Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. (Including Subdivisions I to VIII and Special Acts.) Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Balances from separate accounts as under— Balances from separate accounts as under : ExHead Office .. .. .. .. 327,970 5 0 plosives Branch .. .. .. .. 2,401 17 8 Government Actuary .. .. .. 854 18 11 Balance carried to combined balance-sheet .. 373,154 2 7 High Commissioner .. .. .. 41,422 16 7 Museum.. .. .. .. .. 5,307 19 9 £375,556 0 3 £375,556 0 3 Combined Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. (Including Subdivisions I to VIII and Special Acts.) Liabilities. Assets. Capital as at 31st March, 1936 — £ s. d. £ s. d. Departmental assets : Head Office Public Works Fund .. 4,600 18 4 and sub-Departments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund .. .. 179,401 6 0 Land .. .. .. 14,250 10 6 184,002 4 4 Buildings .. .. .. 4,761 9 6 Creditors — Consumable stores .. .. 587 15 6 Departmental .. .. 3,723 2 5 Tools and utensils .. .. 469 14 4 Sundry .. .. .. 5,246 14 6 Furniture and fittings .. 3,846 6 6 8,969 16 11 Mechanical appliances .. 507 3 10 Repayment of loans in advance .. .. 32 1 3 Motor-vehicles .. .. 971 11 8 Writings off in suspense .. .. .. 6,408 15 1 Bicycles .. .. .. 414 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 356,607 10 2 Library .. .. .. 1,099 22 Photographic apparatus .. 100 4 0 26,598 12 11 Special departmental assets — Head Office— Turnbull Library building .. 6,425 0 9 Turnbull Library .. .. 57,683 5 6 Fish-hatcheries .. .. 2,570 6 6 Wharves and beacons .. 216 6 8 Launches and boats .. 105 10 0 Horses and dogs .. .. 110 2 Camp outfit: Inspector under Animals Protection and Game Act .. .. 5 19 0 Camp-equipment .. .. 135 4 8 Hunting-equipment .. 6 0 8 Stock of deer-skins .. 417 13 9 67,576 7 8 High Commissioner— Lease of buildings .. 20,425 0 0 Motor accessories .. .. 10 0 20,426 0 0 Museum exhibits .. .. .. .. 54,725 3 2 Explosives Branch : Explosives appliances .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Debtors — Departmental .. .. 683 5 0 Sundry .. .. 5,726 12 1 Stranded New-Zealanders .. 701 9 3 7,111 6 4 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. 6,408 15 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 373,154 2 7 £556,020 7 9 £556,020 7 9 J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary. F. B. Dwyer, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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