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CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1941. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Salaries .. .. .. ~ .. .. 22,891 Fees for work performed .. .. .. ... 204 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. .. .. 33 Sale of publications.. .. .. .. .. 487 Fuel, light, and office cleaning .. .. .. 300 Balance carried down .. .. .. 33,227 Maintenance of mechanical appliances .. .. 90 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. 63 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,354 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,371 Rent of offices . . .. . . .. .. 1,249 Preparation of statistical publications.. .. 3,937 Collection of statistics .. .. .. .. 2,215 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 99 Travelling-expenses.. .. .. .. .. 25 Miscellaneous expenses .. . . .. .. 71 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 220 £33,918 £33,918 £ £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 33,227 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 33,310 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. ~ 83 £33,310 £33,310 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1941. Liabilities £ Assets. £ Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,973 Furniture .. .. .. .. .. ... g()4 Creditors— Library .. .. .. . . .. .. 51 Sundry .. .. .. . . .. .. 230 Mechanical applicanees .. .. . . I 318 Departmental . . .. . . .. .. 103 Stock of stamps .. . . . . .. . . '24 Treasury Adjustment Account .. . . .. 33,023 Payments in advance . . . . 8 Departmental debtors .. .. .. .. 14 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 33,310 £35,329 £35,329 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.-I [Pt. IV].--Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1941. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,957 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. , ng Advertising, books, newspapers, &c. .. .. . . 17 Balance . . .. . . . . . '* g 520 Annual certificates .......... 48 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 35 Postages . . .. .. .. ' .. 37 Printing and stationery . . . . .. .. 93 Purchase of Law Reports . . .. ~ .. 45 Pent . . , . .. . . . . , . 257 Telephones .. . . .. .. 136 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. .. .. 5 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 8 £8,638 £8,638 £ £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 8,520 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. ..8 566 Interest on capital .......... 46 £B>s6fi8 > 56fi £8,566 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1941. Liabilities. £ Assets. £ Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,212 Furniture, library, and mechanical appliances .. .. 1,212 Creditors— £ Payments in advance .. .. .. ~ '32 -Departmental .. .. .. .. 75 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8 566 Sundry .......... 16 • • > — 91 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 8,527 £9,830 £9,830 11. H. Cornish, Solicitor-General. 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].— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General,

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