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LANDS AND SUEVEY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. A'j/yr Hililure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries and allowances .. .. .. 203,644 0 6 By Administration expenses from other funds .. 86,327 2 1 Surreys.. .. .. .. .. 21,891 16 1 Miscellaneous services, &c, for other Departinspcctioiiß of Crown and settlement lands .. 10,871 6 11 mente .. .. .. ■• 43,688 8 5 Kent of offices .. .. .. .. 11,377 1 7 ' Miscellaneous offioe fees .. .. .. 3,760 0 f> Grants and subsidies .. .. .. 17,78!) S 7 Lease, license, transfer, and other fees .. 2,385 12 4 Depreciation an — f s. d. Crown grant fees .. .. .. .. 15 211 Furniture and fittings .. 1,520 16 4 Timber-floating fees .. .. .. 14 19 6 Machinery and instruments .. 1,515 If> 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 152 9 7 Motor-vehicles .. .. 1,710 4 9 Balance carried down .. .. .. 164,351 14 8 4,740 Iβ 1 Advertising .. .. .. .. 3,452 9 0 | Land Board fees and expenses .. .. 4,108 5 4 Maintenance and upkeep of — £ s. d. Office equipment and furniture 723 10 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. 1,777 12 11 2,501 3 5 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 3,291 3 6 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 5,651 12 5 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 3,714 10 7 Telephone services .. .. .. 1,353 15 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 4,243 10 0 Miscellaneous charges — £ s. d. Discount on lithographs .. 136 0 6 Lithographs used in office .. 1, 178 5 8 Obsolete litlios, furniture, &c, written off .. .. 744 6 1 2,058 12 3 £300,695 9 11 £300,695 9 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 164,351 14 8 By Adjustment on account of previous years .. 12 11 4 Interest on capital .. ... .. 4,521 510 "Balance .. .. .. .. 168,860 9 2 £168,873 0 6 £168,873 0 6 Note. —The above account includes charges for assessed rent on Government Buildings, interest on capital, and administration expenses on territorial revenue for which the Department lias no parliamentary appropriation. Owing to the loss of all records for the Hawke's Bay Land District as a result of the earthquake and lire of 3rd February last, the accrued revenue for that district has been estimated. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. LiubUities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 108,262 8 6 Buildings—Electrograph-house .. .. 83 19 7 Creditors— £ B. d. Furniture and fitt i. .. .. .. 19,595 19 11 Departmental.. .. .. 2,645 16 !' Machinery and instruments .. .. .. 19,663 810 Sundrj .. .. .. L.655 18 11 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 8.776 11 7 4,30115 8 Lithographs, &o. .. .. .. .. 59,690 6 S Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 20,980 16 0 Payments out of Consolidated Fund on aooount of Writmgs-off in Suspense .. .. .. 780 2 8 compensation for improvements .. .. 144 2 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 159,845 4 9 Advanoea -Kauri-gum Control Board .. .. 1,505 0 0 Debtors— 6 S. d. Departmental .. .. 6,177 7 9 Sundry .. .. .. 6.397 11 11 12,574 19 8 Stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 81 9 8 Unexpired railway season-tickets .. .. 280 0 4 Losses in Suspense —Stores, &c. .. .. 780 2 8 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 1.839 17 7 Rxcess of expenditure over income .. .. 168,860 9 2 £294,176 7 7 £294,176 7 7 Note. —Owing to the loss of all records for the Hawke's Hay Land District as a result of the earthquake and lire of 3rd February last, accruing charges for the year relating to that district have been estimated. The following assets are subject to amendment : Debtors for miscellaneous office'fees and debtors for sale of lithographs. A sum of £1 1.7 17 is also held in Consolidated Fund. Deposits Account —Miscellaneous, pending identification, when portion may he allocated to the Lands and Survey Department Account. W. Robertson, Under-Secret my for Lands. Wμ. E. Shaw, Accountant. I 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 note. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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