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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s . d. Capital as at 31st March, 1939 .. .. 13,395 12 0 Brake-testing machines .. .. .. 306 12 11 Eees under Transport Licensing Act, 1931, received Eirst-aid equipment .. .. .. .. 70 16 4 in advance .. .. .. .. 177 10 6 Eorms and stationery on hand .. .. 600 0 0 Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Furniture and fittings. . .. .. .. 2,006 111 Departmental .. .. 1,390 10 5 Library .. .. .. .. 771011 Other .. .. .. 2,236 010 Loadometers .. .. .. .. 1,521 16 0 3,626 11 3 Loud-speaker equipment .. .. .. 33 17 1 Writings-off, Reserve .. . . .. . . 203 6 8 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 530 7 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 44,841 14 3 Motor-cars .. .. .. .. .. 8,493 9 3 Ramp for vehicle-inspection .. .. .. 41 16 0 Sirens .. .. .. .. ... 290 5 5 Stamps on hand .. .. • .. .. 2704 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 255 7 3 Other .. .. .. 865 11 3 1,120 18 6 Civil engineering equipment . . .. . . 22 19 1 Sundry payments in advance .. .. . . 10 22 Stock of motor-car accessories .. .. ■ .. 47 1 6 Assets in Suspense .. . . .. . . 203 6 8 Income and Expenditure Account .. .. 46,840 13 6 £62,244 14 8 £62,244 14 8 G. L. Laurenson, Commissioner of Transport. C. W. Harper, A.R.A.N.Z., 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 dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-1 [Pt. IV], —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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