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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1949 Liabilities £ £ Assets £ £ ■Current liabilities and provisions— Current assets— Bank overdraft .. .. .. .. 9,333 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. .. 70 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 8,365 Stocks in hand and in bond .. .. .. 17,487 Interest accrued .. .. ... .. 223 17,557 Provision for taxation .. .. .. .. 10,032 Fixed assets— 27,953 Land and buildings— £ Long-term liabilities : Treasury advance .. .. .. 30,000 Cosy .. .. .. .. 21,970 Pevenue reserves : Unappropriated profit .. .. .. 5,825 Plus compensation to tenants .. 3,344 25,314 "Northern Approach" site .. 3,025 Pilling .. .. .. .. 2,490 5,515 Empire Hotel .. .. .. . . 6,500 Steel on hand .. .. .. .. 1,741 Temporary building, Bannister Street .. . . 1,254 40,324 Alterations to premises— Temporary alterations to leased premises . • 2,636 Less amount written off .. . . . . 1,318 1,318 Equipment— £ Equipment in use .. .. .. 1,804 Less depreciation .. .. .. 84 1,720 Equipment in stock .. .. .. .. 2,859 4,579 £63,778 £63,778 (N.B.— Shillings and pence omitted.) Masterton Licensing Trust: C. Crawford, Secretary-Treasurer. The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts required by law to be audited, hereby certifies them to be correct.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor General.

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