VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, B-17

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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Laid before Parliament -pursuant to Section 59 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1925.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure fob the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. cL To Fees for valuers'reports, &c. 33,959 1 4 By Salaries .. .. .. 35,916 0 6 Contributions from local au- Advertising, books, newsthorities for preparing and papers, and other publicacorrecting rolls .. .. 9 .593 19 9 tions .. .. .. 118 11 1 State Advances Department Assessment Court expenses .. 334 5 2 for agency work .. .. 1,250 0 0 Fees to valuers .. .. 12,315 4 1 Land - tax Department for Freight, cartage, and transport supplying land-tax rolls .. 6, 133 3 4 charges .. . . 5 16 District Valuers in respect of Fuel, light, power and water 13 8 0 motor-cars purchased .. 362 16 11 Grant to Mr. F. W. Flanagan Sale of surplus furniture .. 310 3 on retirement .. .. 437 0 0 Salaries and expenses of officers Maps (maintenance), tracings, while employed by other schedules of land transacDepartments : — tions, &c. .. .. 234 5 6 Internal Affairs Department 101 17 11 Maps (purchase) .. .. 937 2 0 Lands and Survey Depart- Office-cleaning .. .. 11 17 6 ment .. .. 82 6 1 Office expenses .. .. 270 8 1 Public Works Department 56 8 7 Office fittings and requisites 143 18 9 Defence Department . . 2 110 Overtime and meal allowances 53 2 6 Post and Telegraph Depart- Payment to Post and Telement for telephone discon- graph Department for nected .. .. 18 4 services of officers .. 100 0 0' Levying and collecting hospital Postage, telegrams, and rent of rates in Taupo, Sounds, and boxes .. .. .. 670 8 8 Chatham Islands Counties Printing and stationery .. 877 16 1 and in Waiheke Island .. 159 15 8 Rent .. .. .. 509 2 1 Deposits on appeal against Revision of districts .. 261 5 0 decisions of Assessment Telephone services (including Courts .. .. 30 0 0 installation, extensions, Balance .. .. .. 8,272 16 10 maintenance, rent, and calls) 399 16 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 6,284 13 2 Typewriters (purchase and repairs) .. .. .. 11l 5 7 Contingencies .. .. 5 3 11 £60,009 16 0 £60,009 16 0 Valuation Department, Thos. Brook, Valuer-General. Wellington, 28th April, 1926. Note.—The receipts are £180 4s. more than the figures shown in the Treasury Accounts, being the difference between the amount in the hands of the Post Office on 31st March, 1925, and 31st March, 1926. 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.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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