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CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. # Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 24,903 410 Work done .. .. .. 1 604 0 9 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. .. .. 24 11 8 Sale of publications .. .. . ''492 8 2 Fuel, light, and office cleaning .. .. .. 201 1 1 Balance carried down .. .. 34 087 17 4 Maintenance of mechanical appliances .. .. 65 16 7 Overtime and meal allowance .. . . .. 516 1 4 Postage and telegrams .. . . .. 910 3 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,471 17 10 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 1,028 18 2 Preparation of statistical publications .. . 4,349 17 8 Collection of statistics .. .. . 2,360 14 0 Telephone gervices .. . . 96 15 2 Travelling-expenges .. . . . . 14 13 11 Miscellaneous expenses . . . 71 1 7 Census, 1936 .. . . . . . 23 1 9 Depreciation .. . . 146 7 2 £36,184 6 3 £36,184 6 3 £ s. d. £ s d Balance brought down .. .. .. 34,087 17 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 34 168 13 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 80 15 11 £34,168 13 3 £34,168 13 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s d Capital Account .. .. .. .. 2,279 15 2 'Furniture .. .. .. .. .. 609 19 8 Creditors— Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1 477114 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 523 11 5 Library .. .. .. .. ~ '4517 0 Departmental .. .. .. .. 79 9 0 Departmental debtors .. .. .. 10 9 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 33,429 15 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 34,168 13 3 £36,312 11 1 £36,312 11 1 J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s . d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 7,710 210 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. JB5 4 0 Annual certificates .. .. .. .. 44 2 0 Balance .. .. .. .. ..' 8 702 12 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 225 3 8 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 17 12 6 Purchase of Law Reports, &c. .. .. .. 139 11 9 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 153 16 1 Advertising, newspapers, &c. .. .. .. 314 9 Office fittings, repairs, and requisites .. .. 33 1 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. . . .. 19 1 3 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Pent .. .. .. .. .. 296 9 0 Depreciation— £ s. d. Furniture and fittings .. .. 37 14 0 Library .. .. .. 194 16 11 232 10 11 £8,887 16 2 £8,887 16 2 £ s. d. £ s. d Balance brought down .. .. .. 8,702 12 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. ..8 745 16 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 43 4 9 £8,745 16 11 £8,745 16 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. £ g. d. Assets. £ g, J, Capital .. .. .. .. .. 1,007 12 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 49 5 4 Creditors— £s. d. Mechanical office appliances .. .. . . 010 0 Departmental .. .. ..4 5 2 Library .. .. .. .. .. 957 jg g Sundry .. .. . . 013 0 Debtors: Departmental .. .. .. 418 9 4 18 2 Payments in advance .. .. .. . . 48 3 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 8,794 0 6 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,745 16 11 £9,806 10 8 £9,806 10 8 H. H. Cornish, Solicitor-General. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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