CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932 — Page 116

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11. STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

DEPOSITS

Contractors and

Officers Deposits...

Suitors Fund

..

ASSETS.

ON THE 31ST

6.

ADVANCES

415,261.81 590,712.07 |

Miscellaneons De-

posits

2,611,171,02

On account of Future Loan Purchase of three Locomotives for Chinese Section Kowloon-Canton Railway

3,484,014.01

Postal Agencies..... Suspense Account Exchange Adjustment.. Trade Loan Reserve

Praya East Reclamation Coal Account

Crown Agents-Over-

draft...

1,451.91 923,010.85

382,099.29 Miscellaneous 1,045,889.41 | Building Loans

142,642.33 Imprest Account. 2,672.68 | Subsidiary Coin

1,357.16 INVESTMENTS:

Surplus Fund

Crown Agents Re-

mittances...

447,468.26 83,036.70

1,053,924.31

6,330.31 1,296,805,90

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18. The Crown Agents had a small overdraft on current account at the end of year of £93. 13s. 2d. The balance of moneys not required to meet current requirements was lent to the Joint Colonial Fund which amounted to £159,000 and is shown in the above statement as $2,303,999. This fund is drawn on from time to time as required by the Crown Agents.

14. The cash balance of $3,588,678 with the Treasurer in- cluded $1,295,643 held by the Official Receiver on account of Companies Liquidation and Bankruptcy. This letter figure also forms part of the sum of $2,611,171 shewn under Miscellaneous Deposits as a Liability.

15. The Surplus Fund $1,363,434 represents the market value of the stocks as at 31st December 1931 and was invested as follows:-

AMOUNT OF STOCK, &C.

NOMINAL VALUE.

COST PRICE.

MARKET VALUE.

1,363,434.80

41,588.44

Trade. Loan

Out-

standing

1,232,579.76

STERLING INVESTMENT.

London County Council,

(1945-85) Natal, (1929-49)

.41% Stock. .3 %

£ 10.137.14. 0

7.600, 0. 0!

Unallocated Stores,

Newcastle Corporation,

(1945-55)

(P. W. D.),........................... Unallocated Stores,

(Railway)

517,248.14

Queensland, (1940-60) ...5 % Treasury Bond, (1932-4) 41%

Jt

10,000. 0. 0 29,009.16.10 50.972. 9, 5

£9.137. 2. 0(884) £8,971,17. 3

5,646, 7.0 (69)

9.600, 0.0|(90) 28.719.14.11 (73) 50,993. 9.11 (973)

9,000. 0. 0 21,177. 3. 6 49,698, 3, 2

5,244. 0. 0

163,545.31

Lorry Haulage Account

1,743.26

|£ 107,720, 0, 3 | £104,096.13.10

£94,091. 3.11

Total Liabilities.

6,065,768.53

CASH BALANCE :—

Treasurer

3,589,678.89

Excess of Assets over

Liabilities

11,347,629.47

* Joint Colonial Fund... Fixed Deposits

2,303,999.99 1,828,999.92

Total .$ 17,413,398.00

* Joint Colonial Fund £159,000 0s. Od.

Total......$ 17,413,398.00

ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF FUTURE LOAN.

16. This money has been expended as under: —

Aberdeen Water Scheme.......

Aerodrome

Shing Mun Valley Scheme 1st Section...

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$1,868,983.12

740,331,42

367,961.85

88,831.34

12. The excess of Assets over Liabilities on the 1st January 1980 was $9,361,679. On the 31st December 1931 this sum had increased to $11,347,629; the difference of $1,985,950 is the ex- cess of revenue over expenditure as recorded in paragraph 1 of this Report.

Vehicular Ferry

417,906.28

$3,484,014.01

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