Annual Report 2000

	Consolidated		University
	2000	1999	2000	1999
	$’000	$’000	$’000	$’000

6. Cash

For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand, bank accounts, investments in short-term money market instruments, cash held by rental agents and bank overdraft facilities. Cash at the end of the financial year is reconciled to the related items in the Balance Sheet as follows:

Short-term Money Market	824	10,835	824	10,835
Cash at Bank	6,309	1,751	5,031	1,751
Cash held in Imprests	67	72	67	72
Short-term Bills	11,959	18,527	11,959	18,527

Current Cash Held	19,159	31,185	17,881	31,185

The deposits at call and short-term money market securities bear interest rates of between 5.8 per cent and 6.2 per cent (1999: 4.8 per cent and 5.5 per cent).


7. Inventories

Finished Goods and Consumables:
The University of Western Australia Press	386	356	386	356
Stationery and sundry items	17	7	17	7
Allandale Farm Livestock and Wool	20	27	20	27
Property Maintenance Workshop	59	127	59	127
Currie Hall—Food, Cleaning and Maintenance Stock	16	54	16	54
	498	571	498	571

Work in Progress:
The University of Western Australia Press	11	29	11	29
Manufactured Assets	322	–	322	–
Property Maintenance Workshop	–	12	–	12
	333	41	333	41

Total Inventories	831	612	831	612


8. Receivables

General Receivable	16,671	7,720	16,662	7,720
Less: Provision for doubtful debts	(16)	(16)	(16)	(16)
	16,655	7,704	16,646	7,704
Rents Receivable	831	804	831	804
Less: Provision for doubtful debts	(150)	(50)	(150)	(50)
	681	754	681	754
Accrued Income	1,337	996	1,337	996

Net Receivables	18,673	9,454	18,664	9,454

Notes to the Financial Statements