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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1945 (Figures to nearest pound.) Liabilities Assets £ £ Land, buildings, improvements— £ £ Capital: Balance at boginning of period .. 340,955 Land .. .. .. .. 30,000 Add— £ Buildings .. .. .. .. 195,514 Capital purchases from revenue .. 1,391 Approach steps and terraces .. .. 4,300 Capital purchases from reserves .. 600 Ground improvements .. .. .. 6,185 1,991 Floodlights .. .. .. .. 482 342,946 236,481 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 40 Exhibits— ' Special reserves— Museum .. .. .. ..51,071 Art Gallery Special Purposes Reserve .. 114 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 31,385 Art Gallery and Musoum Rehabilitation ' 82,456 Reserve .. .. .. .. 2,500 Furnishings and equipment— Beauchamp Trust Reserve .. 550 Cinematograph equipment . . . . 688 Buildings Fund Reserve .. .. .. 350 Furnishings .. .. .. ..19,180 Centennial Art Exhibition Reserve .. 610 Library .. .. .. .. 1,633 Education Purposes Reserve— Mechanical appliances .. .. .. '208 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 2,550 Miscellaneous equipment . . .. 628 Museum .. .. .. . . 1, 825 Photographic apparatus .. . . .. 688 Museum Exhibits Purchase Reserve .. 1,370 Scientific apparatus .. .. .. 127 Picture Purchase Reserve . . .. 652 Tea-rooms equipment .. .. .. 696 Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve.. 7,750 Tools .. .. .. .. .. 161 18,271 24,009 Centennial Art Exhibition Suspense Account .. .. 770 Publications (stock) .. .. . . . . 148 Accumulated surplus— Sundry debtors . . .. . . . . .. 367 General .. .. .. .. .. 178 Investments— Tea-rooms .. .. .. .. .. 75 Deposit with Public Trustee .. .. .. 5,579 National Savings Account .. .. .. 1,020 New Zealand Government stock .. . . . . 7,000 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. . . 1,000 Deposit, Post Office Savings-bank .. . . 536 Imprest accounts .. .. . . . . 10 Cash in bank, less unpresented cheques .. .. 3,674 £362,280 £362,280 J. R. Deal, Treasurer. The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, required by law to he audited, hereby certifies them to be correct. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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