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APPENDIX.

A. —Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1932. Receipts. £ 8. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 8,614 16 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,552 15 8 Design fees .. .. .. .. 147 13 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. 21 17 6 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 3,207 410 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 43 15 4 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c— £ s. d. Office fittings, &c. .. .. 17 17 9 At Government Printing Postage, telegrams, and telephones .. 118 10 11 Office.. .. .. 51 0 1 Printing and stationery .. .. 970 11 10 At Patent Office .. .. 14 4 0 Typewriters .. .. .. .. 24 10 4 65 4 1 Contingencies .. .. .. 2 14 11 Refunds .. .. .. .. 29 12 9 Balance—Cash in Public Account .. 7,252 12 4 £12,034 19 4 £12,034 19 4 H. T. Atkinson, Commissioner. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

B.—Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years.

C.—Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1932, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1930 and 1931.

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Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplue. Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1923 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 11 6,858 9 6 1928 13,302 10 11 5,374 2 10 7,931 8 1 1924 12,470 19 6 5,182 15 4 7,288 4 2 ] 1929 14,066 2 0 5,873 9 10 8,192 12 2 1925 13,355 2 0 5,509 8 9 7,845 13 3 1930 14,195 15 7 j 5,832 7 2 8,363 8 5 1926 12,426 0 8 5,836 2 0 6,589 18 8 1931 13,390 11 6 5,466 7 8 7,924 3 10 1927 12,642 2 6 5,387 7 1 7,254 15 5 1932 12,034 19 4 4,782 7 0 7,252 12 4

1930.' 1931.* 1932. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional specifications .. .. 1,085 0 0 1,298 0 0 1,183 0 0 Applications for patents with complete specifications .. .. 2,046 0 0 1,556 0 0 1,318 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications .. .. 508 0 0 512 0 0 568 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. .. 138 19 6 144 19 6 188 19 6 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 2 10 0 6 10 0 On hearing opposition .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 400 On request for sealing letters patent .. .. .. .. 1,256 10 0 918 0 0 765 0 0 On request for duplicate deeds of letters patent .. .. .. 600 100 On request for sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. 600 600 On sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. .. 5 10 0 9 10 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year .. .. .. .. 2,284 10 0 2,257 10 0 2,212 10 0 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year .. .. .. .. 2,247 0 0 2,196 0 0 2,004 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. 18 00 800 12 00 On restoration of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 97 0 0 22 0 0 51 0 0 On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor, &c, on register .. 90 00 6460 55 00 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. 115 0 250 110 0 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 31 0 0 21 15 0 44 0 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. .. .. .. 4454 36 31 53 89 Application for registration as patent agent .. .. .. .. .. 220 Patent agents' renewal fees .. .. .. .. .. 42 0 0 54 12 0 21 0 0 Patent agents' examination fees .. .. .. .. .. 660 330 330 Searches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 15 0 35 19 6 49 1 0 Amendment of letters patent .. .. .. 14 0 0 16 0 0 30 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 0 15 0 Request to enter change of address .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 0 19 0 0110 Application for endorsement of letters patent " Licenses of Right " 10 0 0 4 0 0 Application for revocation of letters patent .. .. .. 200 Advertising in Journal, &c, under Supreme Court Rules .. .. 160 180 !.. Application for entry of order of Supreme Court in register .. .. 050 050 Weekly lists .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 18 0 22 14 0 10 16 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 1 4 36 2 11 25 15 8 8,614 16 11 * For a complete analysis of fees received In 1030 and 1931 see Reports for those years respectively.