B. —l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1935.

VALUATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising, books, newspapers, and other ' By Fees charged for valuers'reports .. .. 19,225 14 11 publications .. .. .. .. 136 7 5 Fees charged for certified copies of existing roll Assessment Court expenses .. .. 496 7 2 values.. .. .. .. .. 2,464 14 0 Depreciation on office furniture, requisites, Contributions from— maps, and motor-car .. .. .. 925 10 4 Local bodies .. .. .. .. 10,587 0 6 Fees to valuers .. •• .. 10,439 0 8 Land and Income Tax Department .. 10,587 0 6 Freight, cartage, and transport charges . . 27 14 2 State Advances for agency work .. .. 500 0 0 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 22 2 10 Levying and collecting hospital rates in Sounds Law-costs .. .. .. . . 7 17 6 and Taupo Counties and in part Waiheke Maps (maintenance) .. .. . . 161 16 6 Island .. . . .. .. .. 170 0 0 Office expenses . . .. .. .. 242 6 6 Profit on furniture sold .. .. .. 410 3 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department .. 100 0 0 Balance, exclusive of interest, carried down .. 7,296 11 3 Postages, telegrams, and rent of post-office boxes 474 19 5 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,157 4 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 29,073 9 7 Telephone services .. .. .. 479 3 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. . . 4,911 2 5 Typewriters (repairs) .. .. .. 33 6 6 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 116 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 686 3 11 Transfer and removal expenses .. . . 376 15 9 Fees irrecoverable, written off .. .. 12 1 6 Grant to officer on retirement .. .. 60 14 I £50,835 11 5 £50,835 11 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, exclusive of interest, brought down .. 7,296 11 3 By Balance, after charging interest .. .. 8,121 5 5 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 824 14 2 £8,121 5 5 £8,121 5 5 Note.—The accounts include charges against the Department for rent and interest and depreciation for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. No charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the accounts. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 15,985 18 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 391 8 1 Creditors— £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 148 18 9 Departmental . . .. 206 16 9 Motor-car . . .. .. .. .. 192 11 3 Sundry .. .. ■.. 1,153 12 11 Maps .. .. .. .. .. 15,253 0 4 1,360 9 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 666 0 2 Payments in advance .. . . .. 5 7 6 Expenses paid in advance ... .. .. 0 16 Reserve —Bad debts .. .. . . .. 45 0 7 Debtors— £ s. d. Suspense Account—Hospital rates, Hospitals and Local bodies .. .. 6,111 3 0 Charitable Institutions Act, 1926 .. .. 116 15 1 Land and Income Tax DepartTreasury Adjustment Account .. .. 26,545 3 7 ment .. .. .. 10,587 0 7 Assets written off reserve .. .. .. 7 2 3 State Advances Department .. 715 7 2 Sundry departmental .. 1,142 I 2 Sundry .. .. .. 625 19 4 19,181 11 3 Deposits Account: Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1926 .. .. .. 103 2 11 Assets in Suspense .. . . .. .. 7 2 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,121 5 5 £44,065 17 1 £44,065 17 1 W. Stewart, Valuer-General.' 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon.—G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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