63

B.—l [Pt. lII].

STAMP DUTIES AND LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENTS. STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d Capital— Office furniture — Land and Deeds Department 8,685 18 8 Land and Deeds DepartStamp Duties Department 9,506 3 6 ment .. .. 8,219 9 8 18,192 2 2 Less depreciation (10 per Sundry creditors for expenses cent.) .. .. 822 0 0 accrued— 7,397 9 8 Land and Deeds Department 9,793 11 10 Stamp Duties Department 2,743 18 6 Stamp Duties Department 514 16 5 Less depreciation (10 per 10,308 8 3 cent.) .. .. 274 0 0 Revenue Account — 2,469 18 6 Stamp Duties Department 3,710,960 6 8 Library— Less Land and Deeds De- Land and Deeds Departpartment expenditure 85,513 11 10 ment .. .. 466 9 0 3,645,446 14 10 Stamp Duties Department 175 0 0 -■ 641 9 0 Plant and machinery— Stamp Duties Department 6,587 5 0 Less depreciation .. 330 0 0 6,257 5 0 Treasury Adjustment Account — Stamp Duties Department 3,712,079 3 1 Less Land and Deeds Department Or. balance .. .. 54,898 0 0 3,657,181 3 1 £3,673,947 5 3 £3,673,947 5 3 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. Cr. £ s d. By Revenue — £ s. d. To Salaries and wages .. .. 21,892 0 0 Adhesive stamps .. .. •■ 276,65116 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. 1,008 011 Duty on instruments .. 1,305,083 3 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 326 0 0 Death duty .. .. 1,037,101 9 9 Law-costs .. .. .. 43 0 0 Gift duty .. .. .. 74,884 15 5 Telephone services, &c. ... .. 184 14 6 Fines and penalties .. .. 4,725 19 11 Office equipment — repairs and re- Company licenses .. .. 55,578 10 7 placements .. .. .. 289 12 3 Totalizator revenue .. .. 497,961 9 7 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,940 0 0 Bank composition .. .. 236,712 10 8 Amusement-tax tickets .. .. 295 16 7 Impressed stamps .. .. 206,035 17 8 Postages and telegrams .. .. 2,073 0 0 Amusement-tax .. .. 80,103 7 5 Fuel, light, and power .. .. 11l 16 1 Miscellaneous .. .. 2,283 3 11 Freight and cartage .. .. 286 12 6 Contingencies .. .. .. 209 19 1 3,777,122 4 4 Compassionate allowance .. 500 0 0 Less refunds .. .. 31,219 17 7 Stamp-printing account.. .. 5,079 8 2 Depreciation, furniture, 10 per cent. 274 0 0 3,745,902 6 9 34,514 0 1 To Balance carried down .. .. 3,711,388 6 8 £3,745,902 6 9 £3,745,902 6 9 To Interest on capital, 4i. per cent. .. 428 0 0 By balance brought down .. .. 3,711,388 6 8 Balance to balance-sheet, being net revenue after charging interest on capital .. .. .. 3,710,960 6 8 £3,711,388 6 8 £3,711,388 6 8 Expenses = 0-9328 per cent, of revenue collected = 18s. Bd. per cent. LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Or. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages .. .. 41,364 0 0 Mar. 31—By balance carried down .. 65,122 11 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. 1,075 1 2 Office equipment, including repairs and replacements .. .. 776 6 0 Advertising .. .. .. 693 17 6 Audit fees .. .. .. 357 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 1,496 0 0 Freight and cartage .. .. 5 0 0 Fuel and light .. .. 252 0 0 Postages and telegrams .. 327 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. 173 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 722 2 6 Draughting work, Survey Department 17,059 4 8 Depreciation, furniture, 10 per cent. 822 0 0 £65,122 11 10 £65,122 11 10 £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 65,122 11 10 By balance to balance-sheet, £ s. d. Interest on capital at 4$ per cent... 391 0 0 being net expenditure after charging interest on capital .. .. 65,513 11 10 £65,513 11 10 £65,513 11 10 P. C. Corliss, Commissioner. 6th December, 1921. L. G. Tuck, Registered Accountant.