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Main Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1942. (Figures to nearest pound.) Expenditure. £ Income. Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 27 Contributions— £ Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 New Zealand Government .. .. .. .. 8,500 Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 Local bodies— £ Educational services .. .. .. .. 387 Wellington City Council .. .. .. 1,700 Exhibitions in Art Gallery (excluding Centennial Art Wellington Harbour Board .. .. 500 Exhibition) .. .. .. .. .. 12 Lower Hutt City Council.. .. .. 300 Exhibitions in Museum .. .. .. .. 6 Palmerston North City Council .. .. 190 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. . . 30 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. 140 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. 468 Hutt County Council .. .. .. 40 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. 30 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 24 Horowhenua County Council .. .. 15 Photographic supplies .. .. .. .. 115 Masterton County Council .. .. 15 Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. .. .. 59 Wairarapa South County Council .. .. 15 Printing and stationery . . .. .. .. 125 Levin Borough Council .. .. .. 10 Repairs and maintenance : Buildings and equipment .. 571 Masterton Borough Council .. .. 10 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,669 Foatherston Borough Council .. ' .. 10 Specimens and pictures, preparation of .. .. 182 2,975 Subscriptions to societies .. .. .. .. 31 Carillon-lift receipts .. .. .. .. .. 45 Telephones and fire-alarms .. .. .. .. 90 Cloak-room receipts . . .. .. .. .. 20 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 61 Film-lecture receipts.. .. .. .. .. 98 Uniforms .. .. . . .. .. .. 23 Hire of Lecture Hall.. .. .. .. .. 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 1,815 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 3 Rental for occupation of portion of building .. .. 114 Salaries, &c., contribution towards, by New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts .. .. .. .. 225 £11,987 £11,987 £ £ Capital purchases from revenue .. .. .. 688 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 1,815 Appropriations — Accumulated surplus (general) .. .. . . 134 Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. .. 1,000 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 170 Educational Purposes Reserve— Sale of assets .. .. .. .. .. 5 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. .. 50 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 150 Art Gallery Special Purposes Suspense Account .. 114 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 122 £2,124 £2,124 Tea-rooms Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1942. (Figures to nearest pound.) Expenditure. £ Income. £ Stock of consumable stores on hand at beginning of period .. 8 Receipts, afternoon teas, and functions .. .. .. 386 Foodstuffs .. .. .. .. . . .. 152 Balance carried down . . .. .. .. 27 Wages of manageress and service staff .. .. .. 226 General expenses, laundering, gas, flowers, &c. .. .. 27 £413 £413 £ £ Balance brought down .. .. .. 27 Accumulated surplus beginning of period .. .. 102 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 75 £102 £102 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1942. (Figures to nearest pound.) Liabilities. £ £ | Assets. Capital: Balance as at Ist April, 1941 .. .. 338,684 I Land, buildings, improvements— £ £ Add— £ Land .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 Capital purchases from revenue .. 688 Buildings .. .. .. .. 195,414 Capital purchases from reserves .. 367 Approach steps and terrace .. .. 4,300 1,055 Ground improvements .. .. .. 6,185 Floodlights .. .. .. .. 482 339,739 236,381 Less — Exhibits— Transfer to Buildings Fund Reserve 685 Museum .. .. .. .. 50,621 Sale of assets .. .. .. 5 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 29,267 690 79,888 339,049 Furnishings and equipment— Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 130 Cinematograph equipment .. .. 826 Special reserves— Furnishings .. .. .. .. 19,004 Buildings Fund Reserve .. .. .. 422 Library .. .. .. .. 1,107 Centennial Art Exhibition Reserve .. .. 610 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. • 174 Educational Purposes Reserve— Miscellaneous equipment .. .. 218 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 1,350 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. 531 Museum .. .. .. .. 750 Scientific apparatus .. . . .. 88 Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. 386 Tea-rooms equipment .. .. .. 695 Museum Exhibits Purchase Reserve .. .. 300 Tools .. .. .. .. . . 137 Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. 4,750 — 22,780 8,568 Publications (stock) .. .. .. .. 14 Art Gallery Special Purposes Suspense Account .. 114 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 64 Centennial Art Exhibition Suspense Account .. .. 637 Investment with Public Trustee .. .. .. 5,032 Accumulated surplus— Imprest advances .. .. . . . . 10 General .. .. .. .. .. 122 £ Tea-rooms .. .. .. .. ~ 75 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 191 Cash at bank, less unpresented cheques .. 4,335 4,526 £348,695 £348,695 J. R. Deal, Treasurer.

The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts required by law to be audited, hereby certifies them to be correct.—C. G. Collins, Controller and Auditor General. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, net given ; printing (608 copies), £12 10s

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