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Session 11. 1918. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1918.

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

Statement op the Receipts and Expenditure fok the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. Receipts. & s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Fees for valuers'reports, &c. 16,429 3 8 By Salaries ... ... ...23,376 10 2 Contributions from local au- Advertising, books and thorities for preparing and periodicals ... ... 100 6 8 correcting rolls ... 6,083 1 3 Allowances of officers (ternRecovery from State- porarily) ... ..-• 20 0 0 guaranteed Advances De- Assessment Court expenses ... 124 19 3 partrnent for agency work... 750 0 0 Audit fees for inspection of Recovery from Land-tax accounts Department for supplying Extra clerical assistance ... 1,816 11 6 land-tax rolls ... "... 6,600 0 0 Fee to Post Office ... Balance, being net cost of the Fees to valuers ... ... 4,922 18 10 Department ... ... 10,417 17 2 Fuel and light ... ... 24 6 0 Legal expenses ... ... 116 Maps, tracings, schedules of land transactions ... 682 1 2 Office-cleaning ... ... 4 5 0' General office expenses ... 232 7 7 Postage, telegrams, and postoffice boxes ... ... 684 1 1 Printing and stationery ... 399 9 11 Rent ... ... ... 389 14 6 Revision of districts ... 1,720 10 2 Special allowance to Private Secretary Telephones and bureau connections ... ... 196 19 9 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,683 8 0 War Bonus to Officers ... 874 4 6 Contingencies ... ... 26 6 6 £40,280 2 1 £40,280 2 1 P. W. Flanagan, Valuer-General.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (800 copies), £1 15s.

Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lB.

Price 3d.'}