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JUSTICE DEfAKTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Courts and General. Expenditure. Income.. £ s. d. To Salaries— £ a. d. By Supreme Court revenue .. .. .. 56,486 11 9 •Judges .. .. .. .. 18,250 0 0 Magistrates'and Wardens' Court revenue .. 143,157 15 6 Magistrates .. .. .. .. l>7. I. , !! 8 8 i Land-agents license fees .. .. .. 844 16 3 Staff .. .. .. .. .. 7:>,(>25 4 7 License tees re King's counsel .. .. 15 15 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 8,853 I 5 Fees re Shorthand Reporters Act. I mis .. 8 8 0 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. :i!i<> 5 s Fees under Auctioneers Aot, 1928 .. .. (15 5 0 Advertising, purchase of newspapers, &c. .. 160 16 0 | Assessed rent, Patents and Bankruptcy .. 1,281 0 0 Fuel, light, &o. .. .. .. .. 3,498 3 <i Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 2,72.'! Iβ ti Printing and stationery .. .. .. 3,830 18 1 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 782 19 7 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 66 6 3 Telephones .. .. .. .. 2,094 0 6 Courthouse cleaning .. .. .. 1,815 611 Commission on money-orders .. .. 100 6 5 Cost of inquests .. .. .. .. 4,206 11 9 Criminal prosecutions .. .. .. 13,842 17 11 Sundry expenses, circuit Courts .. . . 196 1 I Expenses under Juries Aot, 1908 .. .. 581 4 2 Expenses under Kef minatory Institutions Act, 1909 . . .. .. .. .. 1,861 19 6 ! Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908 9 9 0 Subsidy, Chatham Wands steamer service .. 156 5 0 Special grants .. .. .. .. Its 3 6 Sundry expenses ........ 70 14 1 * Writings-off, Suspense Account — Fines, &c, irrecoverable .. .. 82 18 0 Loss on realization .. .. .. 33 10 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 9,675 14 7 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 2,763 6 8 Balance, being excess income over expenditure 25,272 19 1 £202,239 11 6 £202,239 11 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 1>5.103 15 7 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 25,272 19 1 Balance, being excess income over expenditure 169 3 6 £25,272 19 1 £25,272 19 1 Patent Office. Expenditure. £ s. d. ' Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 4,133 1 1 By Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 13,804 3 1 Advertising .. .. .. .. 22 8 11 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 81 1 5 Postage, telegrams, telephones, etc. .. .. 93 11 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,676 11 8 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 4 18 1 Annual fee, New Zealand's share as member of Copyright Union, Class IV .. .. 136 7 2 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 8 6 1 Assessed rents .. .. .. .. <>50 I) 0 ! Depreciation .. .. .. .. 90 14 11 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 277 6 5 Balance, being excess income over expenditure (i.iii'ii 15 7 £13,804 3 1 £13,804 3 1 Bankruptcy. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 6,123 14 S By Revenue.. .. .. .. .. 12,144 12 1 Advertising .. .. .. .. 401 12 :i Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 60 19 8 Law-costs . . .. .. .. 42 10 6 Postage, telegrams, telephones, &e. .. .. 531 15 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 222 L 9 10 Remuneration to Deputy Assignees .. .. 1,813 6 5 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 1,272 4 1 Travelling allowances and expenses ... .. 44 14 11 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 3 19 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 1462 Depreciation .. .. .. .. (11l 8 10 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 58 0 7 Balance, being excess income over expenditure 1,454 19 8 £12,144 12 1 £12,144 12 1 5*

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