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VALUATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account por the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Advertising books, and other publica- Fees charged for Valuers'reports .. .. 24,817 7 1 tions .. .. .. .. .. 171 19 0 Fees charged for certified copies of existing roll Assessment Court expenses .. .. .. 678 14 0 values .. .. .. .. .. 2,399 6 0 Depreciation on office furniture requisites, maps, Contributions from — and motor-car .. .. .. .. 1,057 4 1 Local bodies .. .. .. .. 15,642 18 2 Fees to Valuers .. .. .. .. 21,837 18 1 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 15,642 18 2 Freight, cartage, and transport charges . . . . 54 2 4 Realization of assets .. .. . . 114 9 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. 29 15 6 Levying and collecting hospital rates in Sounds and Maps (maintenance) .. .. .. .. 942 10 6 Taupo Counties and in part Waiheke Island .. 185 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 290 9 3 Balance, exclusive of interest carried down .. 12,519 10 1 Overtime and meal-allowances .. .. 22 14 9 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department .. 100 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent of Post Office boxes 589 3 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,426 7 3 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 35,328 7 4 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 535 5 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 5,727 310 Typewriters: Repairs .. .. .. 41 4 1 Printing and stationery .. . . .. 778 14 3 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 376 11 7 Grant to widow of officer .. .. .. 180 0 0 Allowance for higher duties .. .. .. 50 0 0 £71,218 4 3 £71,218 4 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, exclusive of interest brought down 12,519 10 1 Balance, after charging interest .. .. 13,243 12 2 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 724 2 1 £13,243 12 2 £13,243 12 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. /issets. £ g. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 17,464 7 7 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 560 1 8 Creditors — £ s. d. Mechanical appliances .. , . .. 508 0 4 Departmental .. .. 224 10 5 Motor-car .. .. .. .. .. 112 17 7 Sundry .. .. .. 1,813 0 6 Maps .. .. .. .. .. 16,283 8 0 2,037 10 11 Stationery .. .. .. .. 725 22 Payments in advance . . .. .. 83 1 2 Debtors — £ s. d. Bad debts reserve .. .. •• .. 45 0 7 Local bodies .. .. .. 8,468 8 7 Suspense Account: Hospital and Charitable Insti- Land and Income Tax Department 15,642 18 2 tutions Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 140 8 11 Sundry .. .. .. 992 12 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 37,791 11 9 Sundry departmental .. .. 933 4 0 26,037 3 7 Deposits—Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. . . 91 15 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 13,243 12 2 £57,562 0 11 £57,562 0 11 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —J. If. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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