B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1935.

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST, AND PUBLICITY- —continued. LONDON OFFICE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 316 12 2 By Net loss, to Income and Expenditure Account .. 428 11 7 Postages, travelling-expenses, &c. . . .. 11119 5 £428 11 7 £428 11 7 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. £ s. d. Receipts. £ s. d. Capital: Public Works Fund .. .. 721,589 4 11 Land .. .. .. .. .. 190,865 10 5 Liability to Miscellaneous Advances Account .. 4,523 17 6 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 273,538 10 2 Creditors — £ s. d. Stores .. .. .. .. .. 9,123 5 4 Departmental .. .. 4,173 13 3 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 446 0 3 Sundry .. .. .. 3,923 12 10 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 554 8 10 8,097 6 1 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 24,097 8 2 Passenger booking—- Debtors — £ s. d. Ticket Sales Account .. .. .. 12,574 14 6 Sundry .. .. .. 10,367 4 8 Suspense Account .. .. .. 56 2 6 Departmental .. .. 4,194 8 7 Deposits on Tours Account .. .. 2,038 9 2 14,561 13 3 Reserve for doubtful debts .. .. .. 353 19 10 Water and drainage systems .. .. .. 83,541 10 11 Writings-ofi Reserve. . .. .. .. 3,037 19 4 Rotorua electric system : Land, transmission-line, Deposit Account: Rotorua .. .. .. 630 18 11 buildings, &c. . , .. .. . . 45,995 9 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 80,731 511 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,861 11 2 Wharves and slipways . . . . .. 4,606 9 1 Electric systems at hotels .. . . . . 25,257 10 0 Steamers, launches, and boats .. .. 4,091 13 6 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. 3,635 4 10 Garden implements . . .. .. .. 574 9 8 National Development Account .. .. 9,061 0 2 Linen, cutlery, crockery, silverware, &c. .. 12,381 910 Telephone-lines .. .. . . . . 997 2 4 Gas-testing equipment .. .. .. ' 271 8 5 Refrigerat-ing-plant (London), half-share .. 31 3 5 Exhibition material . . .. .. .. 33 10 6 Mechanical appliances (Census Office) .. .. 882 16 7 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. 856 17 2 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 3,037 19 4 Cash in hand of receivers .. . . . . 367 17 8 Advance, Rotorua Golf Club .. .. .. 3,028 7 4 Cash on deposit . . .. . . . . 3,124 1 4 Cash on deposit, Rotorua office . . .. 630 18 11 Cash in General Post Office .. .. .. 457 18 7 Remittances in transit and outstanding balances at tourist bureaux. . .. .. .. 6,209 16 2 Income and Expenditure Account: Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. 104,510 15 9 £833,633 18 8 £833,633 18 8

Notes.—(l) The 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. (2) No charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the accounts. G. W. Clinkabd, 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor- General.

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