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INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE (INCLUDING SUBDIVISIONS I, 11, 111, IV, AND X, AND SPECIAL ACTS). Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Departmental administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Land-agents'license fees .. .. 9,334 18 3 Salaries .. .. .. 33,737 I 1 Aliens Act, registrations under .. 552 1 6 Commissions of inquiry .. .. 153 9 5 Passport fees .. .. .. 1,946 16 2 Dominion Observatory, expenses of 761 18 8 By-laws Act, fees under .. .. 18 18 0 Postage .. .. .. 889 13 7 Cinematograph-films, censorship of .. 1,267 7 6 Printing and Stationery Account.. 2,210 13 8 Opossum royalty —Administrative charges 484 610 Publications, purchase of .. 752 13 2 Sales of fish .. .. .. 807 9 1 Rent .. .. .. .. 3,940 5 0 Sales—Miscellaneous .. .. 161 411 Telephones .. .. .. 1,293 1 3 Totalizator inspection, revenue from .. 823 10 1 Travelling-expenses of officers .. 1,279 11 7 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. 2,732 11 5 Advertising New Zealand .. 16,204 7 8 Balance carried down .. .. 293,831 14 9 Deer herds, bonus for reduction of 953 8 0 Entertaining visitors, cost of .. 5,112 3 3 Eire-hose .. .. .. 53 6 1 Totalizators, inspection of .. 967 5 0 Turnbull Library .. .. 888 1 10 United States Fleet, visit of 20,905 6 0 War graves .. .. .. 41,282 2 8 Saleable publications, loss on .. 62 0 6 Sundries Account .. .. 2,970 2 0 — 134,416 10 5 General Public Service administrative nnn ffyr-f Salaries .. .. .. 70,300 19 1 Fuel for Government offices .. 1,875 10 5 Light, power, and water.. .. 4,360 5 4 Cleaning offices.. .. .. 2,532 11 3 Printing, stationery, and office requisites for Ministers' offices .. 1,068 0 0 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Ministers .. .. .. 5,601 15 0 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries .. .. 2,893 17 8 New Zealand Gazette .. .. 5,333 17 3 Sundries Account .. .. 7,864 0 7 — 101,830 16 7 Special Acts —■ Salaries .. .. .. 22,323 1 3 Finance Act, 1925, section 7—New Zealand Institute .. .. 1,500 0 0 Fire Brigades Act, 1908 .. .. 2,153 19 11 Appropriation Act, 1925, section 14 129 15 0 26,106 16 2 Other ChargesFire Brigades Conference .. 2,686 4 8 Young Citizens League —Rail passes 1,561 15 8 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants 12,726 13 3 Funeral expenses of late Prime Minister .. .. .. 1,952 14 8 Empire Press Delegation .. 1,093 11 5 Ex gratia payments for injury (enemy action) .. .. 2,273 7 0 Grants .. .. .. 20,489 11 11 Royal Commission re agricultural banks .. .. .. 2,918 19 0 Subsidies .. .. .. 2,500 0 0 Sundries Account .. .. 1,403 17 9 49,606 15^4 £311,960 18 6 £311,960 18 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down . . .. .. 293,831 14 9 By Balance excess of expenditure over £ s. d. income .. .. .. .. 296,733 18 1 Interest on capital .. .. 1,323 1 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 1,579 2 4 2,902 3 4 £296,733 18 1 £296,733 18 I

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