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APPENDIX

PATENT OFFICE A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1947 ✓ 7 Receipts Payments £ £ Patent fees .. .. .. 14,666 Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 9,894 Design fees .. .. .. 158 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 32 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 6,892 Office furniture and equipment .. 741 Sale of publications .. .. 203 Rent, maintenance, and repairs .. 345 Patent Office Journal .. .. 1,706 Postages, telegrams, and telephones .. 109 Printing and stationery, &c. .. 710 Refunds .. .. .. .. 117 Balance, cash in Public Account .. 8,265 £21,919 £21,919 A. H. Ihle, Commissioner of Patents. 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. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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

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Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1938 14,754 6,790 7,964 1943 13,657 4,824 8,833 1939 14,134 6,846 7,288 1944 15,631 5,032 10,599 1940 12,241 6,076 6,165 1945 17,247 6,569 10,678 1941 13,148 5,713 7,435 1946 .. 18,891 i 7,586 11,305 1942 11,668 5,900 5,768 1947 .. 21,919 I 13,654 8,265