B.—l [PT. IV],

LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ending 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. 377 12 11 By General fees .. .. .. .. 44,887 10 7 Draughtsmen's work .. .. .. 11,814 3 5 Compulsory title fees .. .. .. 4,522 10 0 Office equipment .. .. .. .. 277 0 6 Land-tax registrations .. .. .. 133 1 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,018 8 4 Recoveries on account of expenditure previous Travelling and transfer expenses .. .. 193 15 5 years: Sale of furniture .. .. 2 4 0 Cleaning and office expenses .. .. 35 2 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 17,509 16 8 Binding .. .. .. •• •• 422 2 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. •• 40,689 19 11 Postage and telephones .. .. .. 862 0 7 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 333 15 6 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 38 15 2 Rent of offices .. .. •• 7,789 4 0 Cost of typing Napier records .. .. 974 7 4 Re-establishing Napier office .. .. 705 16 0 Loss on equipment disposed of .. .. 16 8 3 Depreciation .. .. . • •. 1 >506 10 1 £67,055 3 0 £67,055 3 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 17,509 16 8 By Excess of expenditure over income for year Interest on capital .. .. •• 915 1 5 ending 31st March, 1932 .. .. 18,424 18 1 £18,424 18 1 £18,424 18 1 Note. — 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 4-| per cent, on capital. Depreciation has been allowed for on balance of assets at Ist April, 1931, the total charge being carried to the Depreciation Reserve. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital •• •• 20,700 5 3 £ s. d. Creditors — Furniture .. .. .. .. .. 18,455 8 3 Departmental .. .. .. .. 1,023 15 4 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 1,777 13 0 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 49 8 9 Library .. .. .. .. .. 467 4 0 Reserves— Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 16 8 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 10,830 12 7 Excess of expenditure over income for Year ending Writing oif .. .. • • • • 16 8 3 31st March, 1932 .. .. .. .. 18,424 18 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 6,521 1 5 £39,141 11 7 £39,141 11 7 J. Murray, 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 books 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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