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B.—l [PT. IV Sup. TO 1928].

POLICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Expenditure. Income. £ ». ft. To Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Subsidies from local bodies .. .. 2,765 10 0 Salaries .. .. .. 331,931 13 3 License fees, Arms Act .. .. .. 2,101 7 0 Rent .. .. .. 1,951 9 3 Sale of confiscated firearms .. .. 55 16 10 Office expenses .. .. 822 3 9 Sale of confiscated liquor .. .. .. 25 2 7 Printing and stationery .. 4,264 13 4 Payment for special police services .. .. 721 9 6 Postage and telegrams .. 4,334 16 2 Telephones .. .. 6,351 17 9 5,669 5 11 House allowances.. .. 22,463 6 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 467,598 15 4 Transfer expenses .. 5,991 7 8 Travelling-expenses .. 15,338 19 6 393,450 7 0 Other charges— Upkeep of bicycles, horses, and motor-vehicles .. 8,761 9 5 Freight, cartage, &c. .. 175 2 7 Clothing, stores, &c. .. 9,309 11 4 Fuel, light, water, scavenging 4,772 13 5 Police prosecutions .. 1,616 14 0 Prisoners'rations .. 886 16 10 Maintenance and repairs to buildings, &c. .. .. 8,792 9 8 Rewards .. .. 93 18 1 Medical expenses .. .. 334 8 7 Police examinations .. 124 0 6 Compassionate allowances .. 536 4 0 Legal expenses .. .. 40 0 0 "Extradition expenses .. 8 16 11 Sundry expenses .. .. 39 1 2 — 35,491 6 6 Depreciation on— Buildings .. .. 10,541 6 0 Motor-vehicles .. .. 710 18 11 Furniture and fittings .. 699 10 0 Automatic pistols .. 636 8 0 Horses .. .. .. 35 0 0 Stores and equipment .. 833 5 3 • 13,456 8 2 Loss on sale of building .. 534 8 0 Loss on sale of stores .. 140 7 7 Value of stores, &c., lost .. 15 18 1 ————— 690 13 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 30,179 5 11 £473,268 1 3 £473,268 1 3 Note.—The accounts include charges for interest and expenditure on construction of buildings, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and also credit for rent from the Valuation Department, for which that Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation,