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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1.924.- -/>, £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Administrative charges— By Customs and excise duties .. 7,360,550 2 (i Salaries .. ..79,580 17 9 Beer duty .. .. .. 632,031 10 7 Allowances, overtime, Warehouse license fees .. .. 6,493 4 3 and rewards .. 3,687 0 7 Customs Agents'license fees .. 309 0 0 Expenses of Official Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1.327 li) 8 Representative, Hop-beer license fees .. .. Ill'ls 0 London .. 476 8 0 Customs fines .. .. .. 201 0 0 Expenses of Official Distillation Act license fees .. 141 10 0 Repre s e ntativc, Tobacco Act license fees .. .. 83 0 0 New York .. 1,254 3 10 Sale and disposal of seizures .. 30 8 3 Payments to other Immigration Restriction Act— Departments for Chinese poll-tax .. .. 10,000 0 0 services of officers 4,873 910 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. 32 18 3 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes.. 830 13 8 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,853 17 5 Telephone services .. 646 10 1 Temporary assistance 656 0 5 Transfer and removal expenses .. 1,940 17 11 Travelling expenses and allowances .. 568 11 2 Rent .. .. 5,093 10 7 Maintenance and repairs .. .. 385 0 9 Miscellaneous expenses of Head Office and local offices .. 2,301 17 5 : 104,148 19 5 Depreciation .. .. .. 641 6 1 Grant to Cook and Niuo Islands Governments .. .. .. 2,259 3 1 Main Highways Account .. 113,681 19 8 Balance carried down .. .. 7,790,581 0 3 £8,011,312 8 6 £8,011,312 8 0 £ s. d. £ a. d. To Interest on capital .. .. 1,163 13 3 By Balanco brought down ~ 7,790,581 0 3 Excess of revenue over expenditure 7,789,417 7 0 £7,790,581 0 3 £7,790,581 0 3 Percentage cost of collection : 1 -3 = £1 6s. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. 25,859 3 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Office furniture, and fittings 6,142 6 3 Outstanding expenses .. 1,763 5 7 Additions during year .. 318 1 9 Fees received in advance 6,470 5 0 > 6,460 8 0 Main Highways Account 5, 247 3 7 Mechanical office appli13,480 14 2 ancos .. .. 584 3 4 Deposits Accounts— Additions during year .. 45 7 3 Customs duties ..89,030 9 7 629 10 7 Immigration Restriction Buildings .. ..11,080 14 2 Act .. .. 300 0 0 Additions during year . . 1,467 10 7 89,330 9 7 12,548 10 9 Depreciation Reserve . . .. 1, 733 4 1. Reserves .. .. .. 8,052 0 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 7,789,417 7 0 Sundry debtors— Post and Telegraph Department — Customs and beer duty on hand, 31st March, i924 .. 26,640 7 0 Fees paid in advance.. 46 17 6 26,687 4 6 Deposits Accounts— Receiver-General ..81,495 0 0 Collectors of Customs .. 7,535 9 7 89,030 9 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 7,776,412 15 2 £7,919,820 18 7 £7,919,820 18 7 GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs. I hereby certify that the. Revenue Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and. compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, except that the accounts include, charges for rent, interest, and the construction and maintenance, of buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and also charges for services rendered to other Departments for which those Departments possess no parliamentary appropriation. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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