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LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. .. 563 15 11 By General fees .. .. .. .. 85,253 2 9 Draughting-work .. .. .. 16,080 19 4 Compulsory title fees .. .. .. 6,720 0 0 Office supplies .. .. .. .. 1,632 8 5 Income-tax registration .. .. .. 308 16 1 Travelling and transfer expenses .. .. 292 6 5 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. 65 11 10 Recoveries on account of expenditure previous Binding .. .. .. .. 462 17 0 years .. .. .. .. • • 44 6 6 Salaries.. .. .. .. .. 45,072 7 4 Postage and telephones .. .. . . 709 14 4 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 301 11 1 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 3 9 11 Relieving-allowances .. .. .. 75 16 4 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 8,297 4 0 Loss on equipment disposed of .. .. 38 9 0 Allowance to widow of F. D. Morris (deceased) 49 0 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,370 3 6 Balance.. .. .. .. .. 20,310 10 2 £95,326 5 4 £95,326 5 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 817 1 3 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 20,310 10 2 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1929 .. .. .. 19,493 811 £20,310 10 2 £20,310 10 2 Notes.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4| per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1928. Depreciation has been allowed for on balance of assets as at Ist April, 1928, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d Capital as at Ist April, 1928 .. .. .. 18,156 18 4 Furniture .. .. .. 15,954 19 8 Creditors (departmental)— £ s. d. Additions during year .. 815 14 5 Printing and Stationery Department 138 5 6 Post and Telegraph Department .. 9 1 7 16,770 14 1 Public Works Department . . 9 0 8 Less disposals— £ s. d. 156 7 9 Transferred .. 5 12 0 Creditors (sundry) .. .. .. .. 367 811 Discarded .. 33 12 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 7,01718 39 4 0 Writing of! Suspense Account .. .. 38 9 0 16,731 10 1 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended Mechanical appliances .. .. 1,735 9 8 31st March, 1929 .. .. .. .. 19,493 8 11 Additions during year .. 156 5 0 1,891 14 8 Less disposals £ s. d. Transferred .. 17 10 0 Discarded .. 33 0 0 50 10 0 1,841 4 8 Library .. .. . . .. .. 466 9 0 Debtors (Defence Department) .. . . 14 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 26,189 6 10 £45,229 14 7 £45,229 14 7 C. E. N alder, Secretary for Land and Deeds. 1 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 notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.