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APPENDIX, A.—Balance-shf.et of Income and Expenditure for the Yeak ended 31st December, 1917. Income. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. . .. 5,060 11 3 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,817 18 4 Design fees .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 (Jloricai assistance .. .. .. 65 9 2 Trade-mark fees .. .. 1,825 16 0 Pees to local Patent Officers .. .. 3 7 6 Sale of Acts, Gazettes, Journals, Name Binding printed specifications presented to Index, etc. .. .. .. .. 43 12 0 Office by other countries .. .. 10 7 0 Printing Patent Office Journal .. .. 622 11 6 Printing Letters Patent in Force, Ac. .. 150 16 0 Printing Index to Patent Office Journal .. 176 3 0 Other printing and binding .. .. 181 6 3 Railway notice-boards .. .. .. 50 12 6 Rental for railway notice-boards .. 21 17 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 38 4 8 Stamps .. .. .. .. 89 10 0 Payments refunded .. .. .. 17 1 6 Stores, ite. .. .. .. .. 6 5 6 Typewriter-repairs .. .. .. 4 13 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 3,696 14 4 £6,954 19 3 £6,954 19 3

B.—Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years.

Year. .910 .911 912 .913 I Receipts. £ s. d. .. 6,314 9 11 .. 6,535 6 0 .. 6,756 7 11 .. 7,113 7 0 Expenditure. I Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d, 2,66!) 9 5 3,645 0 6 ! 2,440 18 7 4,094 7 5 2,989 3 0 3,767 4 11 j 2,972 0 3 | 4,141 6 9 _J Year. 1914 1915 1916 1917 Receipts. | Expenditure. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. .. 7,572 0 0 3,530 15 3 4,035 4 9 .. 7,49113 11 3,230 16 0 4,260 17 11 .. 7,107 11 3 2,835 5 1 4,272 6 2 .. 6,954 19 3 3,258 4 11 3,696 14 4