B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1938.

ARMY DEPARTMENT —continued. Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ d - Pay: Military and Civil .. .. .. 32,314 X 7 4 Hire of stores .. .. •• •• 17 0 Medical fees .. ■ ■ .. -• 10 6 Excess of expenditure over income carried down 44,201 8 i Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering .. . ■ •• •• 1,510 10 8 Maintenance of buildings, lighting, fuel, water, &c. 1, 459 10 0 Travelling allowances and expenses, removals, transport, freight, and cartage .. .. 6,11311 9 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 723 13 7 Stores lost, broken, &c., and written off .. 1,393 13 2 Depreciation— Buildings .. .. .. • • 1 • 224 11 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. . ■ • • 197 16 7 £44,939 5 1 £44,939 5 1 £ s. d _ £ s. d. Excess of expenditure over income brought down 44 ,201 8 1 Excess of expenditure over income after charging Interest on capital .. .. .. • • 66,344 16 7 interest on capital .. .. .. 110,54b 4 8 £110,546 4 8 £110,546 4 8 " Janie Seddon " Launch Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. £ s. d. Or. - £ s. d. Pay of crew .. .. • - •. .. 1,468 5 4 Hire .. .. • • • • .. 1,611 17 5 Deck and engine-room stores .. .. .. 175 510 Towing targets and other departmental charges .. 433 2 0 Fuel and water .. .. .. • • 293 16 10 Excess of expenditure over income carried down .. 3u2 9 I Maintenance, repairs, slip dues, &c. .. .. 172 14 1 License fees and telephone .. .. • • 43 5 0 Depreciation on vessel .. .. . • 224 1 6 £2,377 8 7 £2,377 8 _7 £ s. d. £ s. d. Excess of expenditure over income brought down .. 332 9 2 Excess of expenditure over income a,ter charging Interest on capital .. .. .. •• 7 111 interest on capital .. .. •• 339 ji 1 £339 11 1 £339 11 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. Assets. Capital account— £ s. d. £ s. d. oao i«« , B : • Public Works Fund .. 82,127 011 Land .. .. .. .. .. 268,163 110 Consolidated Fund .. 3,087,437 4 3 Buildings .. .. .. •• 435,143 12 1 3,169,564 5 2 Military stores and equipment—Creditors Armament, heavy-gun, and £ s. d. Departmental .. 4,760 15 9 small-arms ammunition 1,037,017 2 5 Sundry .. ■■ 6,517 8 8 Ordnance Depot stocks at 11,278 4 5 vocabulary prices .. 1,058,850 17 2 Rents received in advance .. .. . . ' 129 17 9 Unit equipment and Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. .. 1,128 1 2 clothing stocks .. 331,953 19 9 Writing-off, Suspense Account .. .. 5,003 19 1 Motor-vehicles .. 33,626 4 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 530,204 12 5 --• 461,448 4 1 Horses .. .. •• •• •• 2,510 12 3 Army Service Corp supplies .. .. 1,285 10 11 Office furniture .. .. .. •• 1,012 16 0 Mechanical appliances .. .. ■. 506 8 0 Libraries .. .. . • • ■ 507 17 8 Stationery and publications .. .. 8,61212 1 Stamps .. .. .. ■ . • ■ 241 14 2 Medals and decorations .. .. ■■ 4,190 1 5 Defence vessel "Janie £ s. d.. Seddon" .. .. 65 7 2 Coal and oil supplies aboard 13 3 8 78 10 10 Wireless installation, shortwave. . 205 16 1 Rents accrued .. .. .. •• 117 9 9 Debtors — Departmental .. .. 236 12 0 Sundry .. .. 334 4 0 570 16 0 Fire loss, Suspense Account .. .. 3,140 8 10 Assets in Suspense .. .. 5,003 19 1 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Balance of interest on same 128 1 2 1,128 1 2 Excess of expenditure over income— Ordnance Revenue Account 110,546 4 8 Headquarters Revenue Account .. .. 187,297 3 4 Territorials Revenue Account . . .. 194,299 14 9 Cadets Revenue Account.. 30,958 3 11 " Janie Seddon " Revenue Account .. .. 339 11 1 523,440 17 9 £3,717,309 0 0 £3,717.,309 0 0 H. Turner, Army Secretary. L. C. Forgie, Accountant, Army Headquarters. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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]. —Cyril G. Collins, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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