B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 442,590 6 6 Salaries .. .. .. 51,757 7 8 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 4,501,795 10 10 Advertising, &c. .. .. 646 14 6 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. 60,232 17 11 Alterations .. .. .. 125 1911 Unclaimed moneys .. .. .. 3,091 2 1 Gas and lighting .. .. 18 5 8 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 182 8 9 Law-costs .. .. .. 249 7 2 Postage and telegrams .. 2,540 410 Printing and stationery .. 1,995 14 10 Refunds of unclaimed moneys .. 217 3 0 Remission of income-tax .. 2,400 9 5 Rent .. .. .. 2,323 14 8 Repairs and renewals .. 136 17 9 Sundry expenses .. .. 4 3 5 Telephone services .. .. 223 11 8 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,432 6 5 Services rendered by other Departments— Customs: Collection of deposits .. .. .. 150 0 0 Post and Telegraph : Receiving payment of tax .. 2,165 17 6 Valuation: Contribution towards expenses .. .. 12,024 15 0 Interest on payments in advance, section 8, Finance Act, 1934 (No. 3) .. .. .. 6,858 17 5 85,271 10 10 Depreciation— Furniture and fittings .. 207 16 2 Appliances .. .. 59 12 7 Library .. . . .. 17 6 5 284 15 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,922,336 0 1 £5,007,892 6 1 £5,007,892 6 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 99 3 11 Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,922,336 0 1 Ex:cess of revenue over expenditure .. .. 4,922,257 17 10 Recoveries of expenditure in prior years .. 21 1 8 £4,922,357 1 9 £4,922,357 1 9 Percentage cost of collection, 1-516. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 2,593 4 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 1,676 2 0 Sundry departmental creditors .. .. 13,415 6 9 Appliances .. .. .. .. 755 17 11 Sundry other creditors .. .. .. 123,827 1 0 Library .. .. .. .. .. 161 4 4 Suspense Account, default assessments .. 150,000 0 0 Forms and stationery .. .. .. 1,181 0 0 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. 4,922,257 17 10 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 4 6 8 Sundry departmental debtors .. .. 10 0 Sundry other debtors .. .. .. 433,164 1 2 Cash in hand, Post Office .. .. .. 35,783 5 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 4,739,366 12 7 £5,212,093 9 10 £5,212,093 9 10 C. E. Dowland, Commissioner of Taxes. 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 the commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV], —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

4 —B. 1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

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