B.—l [PT. IV, SUP.].

INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE (INCLUDING SUBDIVISIONS I, 111, IV, X, AND SPECIAL ACTS.) Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. Departmental Administrative Charges. By British Nationality Act .. .. .. 299 2 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Passport fees .. .. .. .. 2,184 18 5 To Salaries .. .. .. 33,820 15 0 By-laws Act, fees under .. .. .. 15 15 0 Commissions of Inquiry .. 118 12 1 Cinematograph films, censorship of .. .. 1,571 4 4 Fresh-water fisheries .. 3,137 15 2 Opossum royalty receipts .. .. .. 9,388 16 9 Postage .. .. .. 680 3 0 Land agents' license fees .. .. .. 9,576 1 0 Printing and stationery .. 1,607 8 5 Sales —Miscellaneous .. .. .. 35 6 3 Publications .. .. 700 18 11 Revenue —Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2,347 10 0 Rent .. .. .. 4,191 13 4 Profit on sales of publications .. 23 17 1 Telephones .. .. 1,386 8 9 Totalizators, inspection of .. .. .. 1,931 11 1 Travelling allowances and ex- Balance carried down .. .. .. 272,217 1 9 penses of officers .. .. 777 2 6 Advertising New Zealand .. 30,632 19 8 Deer herds —Bonus for reduction .. .. .. 1,312 0 0 Entertaining visitors to New Zealand.. .. .. 5,619 6 11 Fire-hose .. .. .. 30 7 1 Opossums ■— Distribution of royalty, &c. .. .. 8,981 12 6 Reuters telegrams—Cost .. 2,481 7 7 Totalizators —Inspection .. 1,882 19 2 Turnbull Library—Expenses.. 529 16 8 War graves—Upkeep .. 4,102 510 Depreciation 1,224 11 9 Free Issue of Publications Account .. .. .. 77 11 10 Sundries Account .. .. 2,444 0 9 Charges not allocated .. 2,281 0 2 108,020 17 1 General Public Service Administration Charges. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. •• 74,402 19 7 Fuel for Government offices .. 2,129 14 9 Light, power, and water .. 5,310 2 1 Printing and stationery for Ministers' offices .. .. 958 7 5 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministers .. 5, 659 5 1 Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries 2,834 16 11 Cleaning offices .. .. 2,894 11 3 Imperial Conference, London 1,014 11 5 New Zealand Gazette .. 6,065 0 6 Stores Control Board .. 1,135 18 11 Sundries .. •• •• 1,557 9 3 103,962 17 2 Special Acts. £ s. d. Salaries .. •• •• 23,468 12 7 Appropriation Act, 1925, section 15 23,062 10 0 Appropriation Act, 1926, section 15.. •• 2,149 26 Fire Brigades Act .. .. 3,609 9 0 52,289 14 1 Other Charges. Fire Brigades Association — Grant and rail passes .. 986 15 4 Young Citizens League —Rail passes .. • • • • 1 > 165 8 4 Compassionate allowances .. 1,953 6 6 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants .. •• •• 4,113 12 1 Ex gratia payments for injury (enemv action) .. .. 611 0 0 Grants .. •• •• 7,642 4 6 Subsidies .. •• .2,210 3 1 Royal visit to New Zealand .. 14,286 211 Sundries .. •• 2,349 3 1 35,317 15 10 £299,591 4 2 £299,591 4 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. ..272,217 1 9 By Revenue, miscellaneous, previous year .. 32914 9 Interest on capital 1,689 8 6 Balance •• 273,576 15 6 £273,906 10 3 £273,906 10 3

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