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LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. .. 493 13 1 By General fees .. .. .. .. 71,116 111 Draughtsmen's work .. .. .. 14,912 11 11 Compulsory title tics .. .. .. 5,755 0 0 Office equipment .. .. .. .. II 12 4 I md-tax registrations .. .. .. 223 9 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,222 210 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Travelling and transfer expenses .. .. 330 14 11 Cleaning and office expenses .. .. 02 12 7 Binding .. .. .. .. 277 3 6 Salaries .. .. .. . . .. 47,137 0 8 Postage and telephones .. .. .. 778 15 9 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 507 311 Freight and cartage ...... 15 1 3 Relieving-allowances .. .. .. 56 16 6 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 8,046 10 0 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 0 17 0 Compassionate allowance .. .. .. :'I2 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,495 13 6 Loss on equipment disposed of .. .. 270 4 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,200 11 7 £80,094 11 4 £80,094 11 4 £ s. d. £ s. ,1. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 891 16 3 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,200 11 7 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. 3,308 15 4 £4,200 11 7 £4,200 11 7 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental values as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at i\ per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1930. Depreciation has been allowed for on balance of assets as at Ist April, 1930, the total charge being carried to the Depreciation Reserve. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital as at lsi April, l!t:50 .. .. .. 19,818 1 6 Furniture .. .. .. .. .. 17,749 8 9 Creditors — Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1,752 19 10 Departmental .. .. .. .. 950 3 1 Library .. .. .. .. .. 467 4 0 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 168 6 1 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 270 4 2 Depreciation Reserve .. .. •. 9,356 7 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 13,632 0 8 Writing-off Suspense . . .. .. 270 4 2 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. 3,308 15 4 £33,871 IT 5 £33,871 17 5 J. Murray, Assistant Secretary for Land and Deeds. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative hooks and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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