B.—l [PT. IV, Sup.] .

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries—Judges .. .. .. 17,833 11 3 By Supreme Court revenue .. .. 53,071 4 6 Salaries—Magistrates .. .. 23,968 15 3 Magistrates' Courts revenue .. 116,559 4 7 Salaries —Staff .. .. .. 69,073 5 4 Wardens' Courts revenue .. .. 74 16 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 10,354 410 Bankruptcy revenue .. .. 7,552 16 9 Advertising .. .. .. 499 10 5 Licensing revenue.. .. .. 2,060 19 6 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. 3,225 4 2 Patents revenue .. .. .. 12,908 10 1 Postage .. .. .. .. 2,987 1 2 Proportion Land Agents'license fees 1,349 10 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 6,317 19 10 License fees re King's Counsel .. 11 11 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 1,265 13 10 Estreated recognizances .. .. 90 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. 1,718 12 9 Fees re Shorthand Reporters Act .. 14 14 0 Typewriter repairs .. .. 87 14 0 Fees re searches, Wardens' Courts .. 4 8 6 Bankruptcy commission .. .. 5,404 6 7 Courthouse cleaning .. .. 1,933 10 7 Criminal prosecutions .. .. 15,445 0 5 Cost of inquests .. .. .. 5,691 0 8 Expenses under Juri' ct .. .. 1,659 10 9 Commission on monf -orders .. 301 12 11 Contingencies .. .. .. 62 12 5 Expenses, Circuit C urts .. .. 711 10 1 Expenses, reformatory institutions .. 3,201 10 8 Fees, fines, &c. .. .. .. 73 18 10 Law-costs .. .. .. 15 15 0 Subsidy, Chatham Islands steamer service.. .. .. .. 125 0 0 Special grants .. .. .. 228 0 0 Fees irrecoverable.. .. .. 6 5 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 4,206 0 9 Depreciation .. .. .. 7,459 1 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 9,841 5 11 £193,697 14 11 £193,697 14 11 £ s. d. By Excess of income over expenditure be- £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. 21,498 3 2 fore charging interest .. .. 9,841 511 Excess of expenditure over income .. 11,656 17 3 £21,498 3 2 £21,498 3 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st Mabch, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. 477,736 17 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 11,956 17 8 Buildings and sites .. 435,397 9 5 Suspense Account .. .. .. 6 5 0 Additional .. .. 4,229 18 0 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 30,139 11 10 439,627 7 5 Patent Office library .. .. 5,000 0 0 Office furniture and fittings 35,026 3 0 Additional .. .. 553 18 11 —— 35,580 1 11 Mechanical appliances .. 2,623 13 6 Additional .. .. 379 4 1 3,002 17 7 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 233 15 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 459 6 8 Expenses paid in advance .. .. 678 9 6 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 23,600 16 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. 11,656 17 3 £519,839 12 2 £519,839 12 2 15th July, 1925. E. P. Ward, Under-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure 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 against the Department for rent, interest, repairs, and additions to buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and also credits for rents and a building transferred to the Police Department for which the respective Departments possess no parliamentary appropriation. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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