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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. Office furniture, fittings, £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital—Liability to Treasury, 31st and mechanical appli- March, 1921 ' .. .. .. 431,779 2 0 ances* .. .. 30,616 12 5 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 2,355 10 5 Buildings and sites* .. 403,518 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 35,596 7 3 434,134 12 5 Telephone subscriptions paid in advance .. .. 1,158 10 0 Excess expenditure over income .. .. .. 34,437 17 3 £469,730 19 8 £469,730 19 8 * Returns incomplete. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Expenditure. Income. Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. Revenue — £ s. d. £ s. dSalaries of Judges ..23,144 1 9 Supreme Court ..31,977 4 1 Salaries of Magistrates.. 15,765 17 4 Magistrate's Court ..93,798 18 2 Salaries (permanent, Warden's Court .. 355 3 0 temporary, and Bankruptcy Court .. 1,613 1, 7 bonuses) .. .. 66,267 11 1 Licensing Court .. 1,975 10 Travelling-expenses .. 11,290 6 0 Sheriffs .. .. 966 17 10 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. 3,248 8 0 Patents .. .. 9,707 19 11 Postage .. .. 3,373 5 8 140,394 5 7 Printing and stationery 4,861 16 3 Fees under Shorthand Telephone repairs .. 87 1 0 Reporters Act .. .. 8 8 0 Rent .. .. 312 12 8 Miscellaneous revenue— Advertising .. .. 161 14 7 Rent .. .. 49 7 1 Typewriter repairs .. 169 3 1 License fees for K.C.s to Cost administering licens- appear against Crown 10 10 0 ing laws .. .. 25 5 8 Estreated recognizances 300 0 0 128,707 3 1 Money found on prisoners 43 2 1 Cost of criminal prosecu- 402 19 2 tions .. .. .. 18,509 1 10 Excess of expenditure over Refund of fees and fines .. .. 8,793 8 11 income .. .. .. 34,437 17 3 Cost of inquests .. .. 5,552 9 1 Expenses under Reformatory Institutions Act .. .. 4,616 13 0 Expenses under Juries Act .. 2,433 13 2 Expenses Circuit Courts .. .. 1,053 6 3 Bankruptcy Commission .. .. 1,058 17 8. Cleaning Courthouses .. .. 1,921 14 7 Fidelity guarantee premiums .. .. .. 295 10 6 Commission on moneyorders .. .. .. 232 18 4 Contingences .. .. .. 163 1 11 Compassionate allowance, Mrs. Veale .. .. .. 270 0 0 Compassionate allowance, Mrs. Rawson (unauthorized) .. .. .. 500 0 0 Audit fees (unauthorized).. .. 1,135118 £175,243 10 0 £175,243 10 0 (No depreciation or interest allowed for.) C. E. Matthews, Under-Secretary.