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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT: STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1913.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 42 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1908.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1913.

Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. To Fees for valuers'reports, &c. 14,998 4 8 Contributions from local authorities for preparing and correcting rolls ... 4,271 11 7 Recovery from Stateguaranteed Advances Department for agency work... 750 0 0 Recovery from Land-tax Department for supplying land-tax rolls ... ' " ... 8,000 0 0 Sundry recoveries ... 105 5 8 Balance, being net cost of the Department ... ... 11,971 0 0 £40,096 1 11

Ck. Expenditure. £ s. d. By Salaries ... ... ... 19,463 1 4 Advertising, books and periodicals ... ... 105 10 0 Assessment Court expenses ... 126 3 6 Compassionate allowance to widow of late William Gulliver ... ... 50 0 0 Extia clerical assistance ... 4,226 13 7 Fee to Post Office ... ... 50 0 0 Fees to valuers ... ... 4,681 811 Fuel and light ... ... 49 16 8 Legal expenses ... ... 48 1 5 Maps ... ... ... 232 19 6 Office-cleaning ... ... 137 3 2 Office equipment and requisites 244 19 11 Postage, telegrams, and postoffice boxes ... ... 695 5 6 Printing and stationery ... 1,335 10 5 Rent ... ... ... 592 9 8 Revision of districts ... 3,738 9 2 Telephones and bureau connections ... ... 130 5 1 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,129 9 5 Contingencies ... ... 25 11 6 Refunds ... ... ... 33 3 2 £40,096 1 11 — i ■■—

F. W. Flanagan, Valuer-General.

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