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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 9,051 1 7 General election: Deposits of candidates forfeited 730 0 0 By-elections expenses .. .. .. 412 8 4 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 154 3 11 General election: Expenses of taking .. .. 42,696 511 Balance carried down .. .. .. 95,796 910 General election : Preparation of rolls .. .. 33,148 18 6 Registration of electors .. -.. .. 1,863 3 8 Expenses of Licensing Committee election .. 559 9 11 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 7,724 7 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 242 15 8 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 679 12 9 Fuel, light, cleaning .. .. .. .. 92 10 11 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 7 11 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. 161 18 5 Freight .. .. .. .. .. 32 17 0 Loss on furniture destroyed by fire .. .. 0 14 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 7 8 2 £96,680 13 9 £96,680 13 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 95,796 9 10 Excess of expenditure over income carried to Interest on capital .. -. .. .. 101 8 3 balance-sheet .. .. .. .. 95,897 18 1 £95,897 18 1 £95,897 18 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,553 2 6 Furniture, fittings, and mechanical appliances .. 1,381 8 1 Creditors— £ s. d. Stock of electoral maps .. .. .. 21 16 0 Departmental .. .. 4,824 13 5 Postage stamps on hand .. .. .. 149 18 5 Sundry .. .. .. 893 13 4 Writings off in suspense .. . . .. 0 14 6 5,718 6 9 Excess of expenditure over income . . .. 95,897 18 1 Losses in suspense .. .. .. 0 14 6 Treasury adjustment .. .. .. 90,179 11 4 £97,451 15 1 £97,451 15 1 G. G-. Hodgkins, Chief Electoral Officer. G. 0. Hall, 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 explanatory notes on page 3 hereof. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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