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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1944 (Figures to nearest pound.) Liabilities Assets £ £ Land, buildings, improvements— £ £ Capital: Balance at beginning of period .. 339,640 Land .. .. ~ .. 30,000 Add— £ Buildings .. .. .. .. 195,414 Capital purchases from revenue .. 1,219 Approach steps and terraces .. .. 4,300 Capital purchases from reserves .. 87 Ground improvements .. .. .. 0,185 1,306 Floodlights .. .. .. .. 482 340,955 236,381 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 26 Exhibits— Special reserves— Museum .. .. .. .. 50,881 Art Gallery Special Purposes Reserve .. 114 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 30,118 Art Gallery and Museum Rehabilitation 80,999 Reserve .. .. .. .. 2,000 Furnishings and equipment— Buildings Fund Reserve .. .. .. 342 Cinematograph equipment .. .. 688 Centennial Art Exhibition Reserve .. 610 Furnishings .. .. .. .. 19,165 Educational Purposes Reserve— Library .. .. .. .. 1,432 Art Gallery .. .. .. 2,250 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 174 Museum ' .. .. •• 1,550 Miscellaneous equipment .. .. 574 Museum Exhibits Purchase Reserve .. .. 1,145 Photographic apparatus .. .. 568 Picture Purchase Reserve .. . . .. 952 Scientific apparatus .. .. .. 125 Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. 6,750 Tea-rooms equipment .. .. •• 695 15,713 Tools .. .. .. .. 154 Centennial Art Exhibition Suspense Account .. .. 900 _ 23,575 Accumulated surplus — Publications (stock) .. .. .. .. 8.1 General .. .. .. . • • • 200 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 434 Tea-rooms .. .. .. .. . • 75 Investments — Deposit with Public Trustee .. .. .. 5,390 New Zealand Government stock .. .. .. 5,000 Fixed deposit with Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1,000 Deposit with Post Ofiice Savings-bank .. .. 523 Imprest accounts .. .. .. .. .. 10 Cash in bank, less unpresented cheques .. .. 4,474 £357,869 £357,86!) 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. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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