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"Expenses due in course of payment— Cash in hands of Public Trustee .. .. .. 4,655 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 75 Bank account .. .. .. .. . . 486 Cartage, freight, &c. .. .. .. 7 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 578 Expenses, Board elections ...... 10 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 101 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 42 Postages and telegrams .. .. .'. 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 689 935 Public Trustee's charges on acdrued interest .. .. 807 Unclaimed Account: Contributions, &c. .. .. 879 Contributions paid in advance or in error .. .. , 82 Post Office Account: Amount due on account of pensions paid 132, 391 Amounts due to contributors under the provisions of section 9 (2), National Expenditure Act, 1932.. .. 2,523 £3,168,362 £3,168,362 J. R. Rhoades, Accountant. G. J. Merrington, Acting-Secretary, Government Superannuation Board. Wellington, dth. May, 1950. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have been duly compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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