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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March:, 1922. JJr. Or. £ s. cl. To Administrative, charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Customs and exoiseMuties .. .. 5,094,209 811 Salaries .. .. .. 85,451 3 6 Beer duty . . «-* .. .. .. 462,724 211 Allowances, overtime, and re- Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1,579 11 5 wards paid to officers .. 2,941 15 3 Hop-beer license fees .. .. .. 141 0 0 Expenses of Inquiry Agent, Warehouse license fees .. .. .. 7,712 2 8 London .. .. 691 12 0 Tobacco Act license fees . . .. 144 7 6 Printing and stationery .. 2,533 12 3 Distillation Aot license fees .. .. 126 0 0 Payments to other Depart- Customs agents' liconso fees . . . . 294 0 0 ments for servioes of officers 4,478 6 8 Chinese poll-tax .. .. .. 4,600 0 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent Customs fines .. .. .. .. 146 4 1 of boxes .. .. 1,122 5 9 Sale and disposal of seizures .. .. 619 310 Telephone servioes.. .. 512 15 4 Timber export duty .. .. .. 34 15 7 Temporary assistance .. 648 12 5 Miscellaneous revenue . . .. .. 915 11 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 1,700 0 4 Miscellaneous expenses of head and local offices .. .. 2,060 17 0 Rent .. .. .. 5,381 16 7 107,522 17 1 Additional allowances to retired officers . . .. 118 10 0 Grant to Cook and Nine Islands Governments .. 2,873 6 2 2,991 16 2 Depreciation .. .. .. 472 10 8 Balance carried down .. .. 5,461,353 8 11 £5,572,340 12 10 £5,572,340 12 10 £ s. d. £ s. cl. To interest on .capital .. .. 597 12 10 By Balance brought down .. .. 5,461,353 811 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 5,460,755 16 1 .£5,461,353 8 11 £5,401,353 8 11. Percentage cost of collection, 1-9295 — £1 18s. 7d. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. Assets. Capital funds — £ s. d. £ s. d. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1921 23,310 9 3 Offioe furniture and fittings .. 8,736 14 7 Less adjust- Less adjustments, Ist April, ments Ist £ s. cl. 1921 .. .. .. 2,753 12 6 April, 19212,753 12 6 Less transfer 5,983 2 1 to Public Additions during year .. 692 6 2 Works Department.. 7,276 0 0 6,675 8 3 10,029 12 6 Less depreciation .. .. 299 3 1 1 6,370 5 2 13,280 16 9 Buildipgs .. .. .. 8,443 9 0 Less adjustments, 31st Additions during year .. 3,413 5 2 March, 1922 .. 6,635 0 0 0,645 16 9 11,856 14 2 Sundry creditors — Less transfer to Public Works Outstanding expenses . . 903 7 5 Department .. .. 776 0 0 Pees received in advance 6,988 0 0 7,891 7 5 11,080 14 2 Deposits Aoeount —Immigration Restriction Act 230 0 0 Less depredation . . .. 173 7 7 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 5,460,755 16 1 10,907 6 7 Reserves .. . . . . 14,552 0 0 Less transfer to Public Works Department .. .. 6,500 0 0 8,052 0 0 Sundry debtors — Post and Telegraph Department —Customs and beer duty on hand, 31st March, 1922 . . . . . . 22,290 12 10 Foes paid in advance .. 353 0 0 22,049 12 10 Treasury Adjustment Aoeount .. 5,427,537 15 8 £5,475,523 0 3 £5,475,523 0 3 Geo. Craig, Customs Department, 15th August, 1922. For Comptroller of Customs. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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.— G. P. C. Campbi.ll, Controller and Auditor-General.

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