B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. -• 23,952 17 1 Work done .. .. .. .. .. 1,730 17 1 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. .. • • 16 17 8 Sale of publications .. .. .. .. 437 6 6 Fuel, light, and office cleaning .. .. .. 188 10 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 31,908 17 3 Maintenance of mechanical appliances .. .. 49110 Overtime and meal allowance . • • • ■ • 31 12 6 Postage and telegrams .. .. ■ . 889 12 10 Printing and stationery .. .. •• 1,1717 10 Rent of offices .. .. . . • • 738 8 3 Preparation of statistical publications .. .. 3, 896 5 4 Collection of statistics .. .. •• 2,531 19 0 Telephone services .. .. .. • • 97 10 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. . • 24 12 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 39 3 10 Census, 1936 .. .. .. ■ ■ 378 12 3 Depreciation .. • • • • • • 69 19 11 £34,077 0 10 £34,077 0 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 31,908 17 3 Sale of obsolete material .. .. .. 10 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 56 15 1 Balance, net loss .. .. .. .. 31,955 12 4 . 12 4 £31,965 12 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. £ S. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account 1,760 1 9 Furniture 639 17 8 Creditors Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1,07.3 1Z 1 Sundry 312 16 2 Library 46 12 0 Departmental .. .. • 92 7 5 Payments m advance .. .. .. 15 8 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. ~ 31,611 7 5 Departmental debtors .. .. .... • «10 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 31,955 IJ 4 £33,776 12 9 £33,776 12 9 J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician. 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.-l [Pt. IV].—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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