19

B.—l [Pt. 111, Sup.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. Income. Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. Revenue— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries, Judges .. 17,074 2 11 Supreme Court .. 531,490 13 3 Salaries, Magistrates .. 25,291 0 3 Magistrates' Court .. 113,600 13 10 Salaries, staff .. (36,666 9 10 Warden's Court .. 0 5 6 Travelling-expenses .. 12,606 0 3! Bankruptcy .. 2,789 9 2 Advertising .. .. 311 9 4 Licensing .. .. 2,003 16 0 Cost of administering Sheriffs .. .. 1,878 8 I licensing laws .. 5.1 7 10 Patents .. .. 11,201 17 0 Fuel, light, water, &c. 3,410 11 2 —184,965 2 10 Postage .. .. 4,020 3 8 Fees under Shorthand Reporters Act .. 12 12 0 Printing and stationery 7,410 13 10 Miscellaneous revenue— £ s. d. Rent .. .. 474 J 6 11 License fees for K.C.s to Telephones .. .. 1,520 910 appear against Crown 5 5 0 Typewriter repairs .. 242 16 2 Estreated recognizances 2 0 0 1.39,080 2 0 7 5 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 935 15 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 16,769 1 1 Bankruptcy Commission .. .. 1,982 2 0 Cleaning Courthouses.. .. .. 1,939 7 8 Commission on money-orders .. .. 365 7 10 Compensation to H. Scott .. .. 129 2 1 Compassionate allowances .. .. 110 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 46 11 8 Cost criminal prosecutions .. .. 16,938 7 5 Cost of inquests .. .. .. 6,659 10 7 Expenses of Circuit Courts .. .. 1,224 3 2 Expenses under Juries Act .. .. 3,081 8 6 Expenses Reformatory Institutions Act.. 5,509 17 5 Fidelity guarantee premiums .. .. 208 10 11 Pensions of Judges under Judicature Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 3,433 6 2 Refund of fees and fines .. .. 12,745 8 6 Depreciation .. .i .. 7,375 0 0 £201,754 0 11 £201,754 0 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 16,769 1 1 Excess of expenditure over incomo .. 37,722 19 10 Interest on capital .. .. '.. 20,953 18 9 £37,722 19 10 £37,722 19 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. . Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. 465,643 2 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. • .. 3,643 5 0 Buildings and sites .. 403,518 0 0 Depreciation Reserve Account .. 7,375 0 0 Additional returns .. 26,886 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 29,169 7 3 430,404 0 0 Patent Office Library .. .. 5,000 0 0 Office furniture and fittings .. .. 28,993 711 Additional returns .. 664 0 3 29,657 8 2 Mechanical appliances .. 1,623 4 6 Additional returns .. 317 16 0 ■ 1,941 0 6 Telephone fees paid in advance .. 848 16 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 256 10 0 Excess expenditure over income .. 37,722 19 10 £505,830 14 6 £505,830 14 6 C. E. Matthews, Under-Secretary.* I hereby certify that the attached Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit and correctly set out the position as disclosed thereby. The Revenue of the Department collected by means of stamps is taken as shown in quarterly returns rendered by all Courts.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.