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VALUATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. t Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publi- By Fees charged for valuers' reports . . . . 19,654 11 1 cations .. .. .. .. 110 5 8 Scale fees for State Advances reports .. 13,466 16 1 Assessment Court expenses .. .. .. 321 7 5 Fees charged for certified copies of existing roll Depreciation on office furniture and maps .. 1,207 7 9 values .. .. .. .. .. 1,916 12 0 Fees to valuers .. .. .. .. 11,927 17 9 Contributions from — Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. 4 10 0 Local bodies— Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 12 2 5 Ordinary services .. .. .. 10,549 4 9 Law-costs .. . . .. .. 10 0 Special services .. . . 1,662 9 6 Loss on stores worn out or disposed of .. 53 17 6 j Land and Income Tax Department .. 8,947 3 5 Maps, tracings, and schedules of laud trans- State Advances Office (for agency work) .. 1,250 0 0 actions .. .. . . . . 255 5 7, Levying and collecting hospital rates in Sounds, Office expenses .. . . .. . . 336 2 5 Taupo, and Chatham Islands Counties, and in Overtime and meal allowances . . .. 17 3 0 Waiheke Island . . .. . . . . 197 19 8 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department .. 100 0 0 Balance (exclusive of interest) .. .. 2,843 4 7 Postages, telegrams, and rent of post-office boxes 611 10 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,198 2 1 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,502 1 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 35,332 7 11 Telephone services.. . . .. . . 436 I*3 6 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 91 18 4 Travelling-allowances and expenses .. .. 5,940 18 8 j Typewriter repairs.. . . .. .. 27 8 10 I £60,488 1 1 £60,488 1 1 £ s. d. £ s, d. To Balance brought down .. .. . . 2,843 4 7 By Balance, after charging interest . . 3,766 0 8 Interest . . .. .. .. .. 922 16 1 j £3,766 0 8 j £3,766 0 8 ===== I Note. —The accounts include charges against the Department for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 20,508 6 7 Office furniture, fittings, and re- £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 1,977 2 3 quisites .. .. .. 2,323 5 4 State Advances—Scale fees prepaid .. .. 2,642 3 5 Less removals.. .. .. 55 18 4 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 3,406 4 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 12,517 14 4 2,267 7 0 Add additions.. .. .. 120 8 10 2,387 15 10 Written off in Suspense .. 34 17 6 2,352 18 4 Mechanical appliances .. .. 1,149 15 9 Less removals.. .. .. 59 10 0 1,090 5 9 Add additions.. .. .. 83 16 10 1,174 2 7 Written off in Suspense .. 15 5 0 1,158 17 7 Office maps .. .. .. 17,033 13 6 Add additions.. .. .. 1,021 2 3 18,054 15 9 Stationery .. .. .. .. 687 14 8 Sundry debtors— Local bodies .. .. .. 5,155 1 0 Land and Income Tax Department 8,947 3 5 Fees outstanding .. .. 847 18 10 Miscellaneous recoveries .. 170 4 0 15,120 7 3 Less Bad and Doubtful Debts Reserve .. . . .. 89 2 10 15,031 4 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 3,766 0 8 £41,051 11 5 £41,051 11 5 29th June, 1927. Thos. Brook, Valuer-General. 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, subject to the above departmental note. —G. K. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General,

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