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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To advertising, books, &c. .. .. .. 514 12 5 By Land-tax Account .. .. .. 1,195,199 18 6 Commission appointed under section 2 of Income-tax Account .. .. .. 3,407,357 2 10 Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, Interest and dividends .. .. 279 5 0 1925 .. .. .. .. 142 16 0 Hire of machines .. .. .. 43 15 8 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 45 6 9 Office requisites (including printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 2,702 19 9 Postages and telegrams .. .. 1,833 12 11 Rent .. .. .. .. 2,283 10 0 Repairs and renewals .. .. .. 190 17 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. 36,536 13 2 Services rendered by other Departments—■ Customs Department, collecting deposits 200 0 0 Post and Telegraph Department, receiving payment of tax .. .. .. 1,810 17 6 Public Works Department, cleaning and removal of rubbish .. .. 112 7 Telephone service .. .. .. 165 15 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 1,513 6 7 Valuation Department (contribution to) .. 8,947 3 5 Sundry items of expenditure .. .. 11 17 5 Permanent charges (special Acts) —Payment of interest under section 134, Land and Income Tax Act, 1923 .. .. 2,462 9 1 59,416 16 0 Depreciation on office furniture, fittings, mechanical appliances, and library .. 608 13 7 Refund of income-tax to the trustees in estate of Heini Matenga, authorized by Cabinet .. .. .. .. 689 18 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,542,120 18 7 £4,602,836 6 4 £4,602,836 6 4 £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 277 4 1 £ s. d. Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 4,541,843 14 6 By Balance brought down.. .. .. 4,542,120 18 7 £4,542,120 18 7 £4,542,120 18 7 (Percentage cost of collection of revenue, 1'256.) Note.—-The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (1) Interest at ±1 per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1926, £277 4s. Id. ; (2) rent of offices as assessed by Public Works Department, £2,222.

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