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Table B. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Expenditure. £ a. d. Income. £ s. d. Rations .. .. 15,971 ti 0 Rents of departmental buildings .. .. 3,818 4 6 Clothing, footwear, and equipment .. .. 6,537 19 0 Sundry credits and recoveries.. .. .. 4,929 22 Earnings, wages, and gratuities: Prisoners and Value of prison labour capitalized on work .. 537 12 5 dependants .. .. .. .. 11,832 17 9 Surplus on industry working .. .. .. 10,312 17 0 Hospital maintenance and medioines .. .. (149 17 6 Net cost, departmental upkeep .. .. 132,108 16 7 Transport and travelling expenses .. .. 5,082 5 6 Maintenance of buildings and grounds .. .. 3,194 1 3 Salaries and allowances .. .. .. 62,022 0 2 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. .. 5,709 14 1 Postages, telegrams, stationery, &c. .. .. 1,392 13 8 Interest and depreciation .. .. .. 32,760 15 2 Administration expenses .. .. .. 6,553 2 7 £151,706 12 8 *£151,706 12 8 Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 758,936 12 9 Land, buildings, and improvements .. .. 651,721 18 4 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 4,721 13 9 Farm, live-stock, implements, &c. .. .. 55,139 12 7 Accrued earnings .. .. .. .. 2,804 16 10 Plant, machinery, equipment, and stores .. 50,827 1 4 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. 640 12 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 6,868 1 1 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 2,683 8 8 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. 1,888 12 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 135,828 15 7 Expenditure paid in advance .. .. .. 38 19 10 Writings-ofE in Suspense .. .. .. 2,683 8 8 Departmental cost for year— Prisons and administration .. .. .. 132,108 16 7 Prisons Board . . .. .. .. 383 6 9 Probation .. .. .. .. 3,956 1 11 £905,615 19 8 £905,615 19 8 K. Menzies, Accountant,

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