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MINES DEPARTMENT —continued. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising, &c. .. .. .. 38 18 5 By sale of bulletins and maps .. 32 18 3 Depreciation .. .. .. 456 9 1 Balance .. .. .. .. 6,070 10 3 Freight and cartage .. .. 22 19 7 Fuel, light, and water .. .. 29 10 11 Instruments, repairs of . . . . 0 2 0 Office requisites .. .. .. 10 19 7 Outfit allowances and field expenses .. 373 12 7 Postages and telegrams .. .. 40 10 1 Printing and stationery .. .. 50 11 5 Rents and rates .. .. .. 247 19 10 Salaries . .. .. .. 3,430 11 3 Telephones .. .. .. 18 1 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. 175 12 3 Wages of field hands .. .. 686 6 8 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 10 1 6 Publications distributed free to libraries 500 3 9 Losses on worn-out articles, &c. .. 10 18 4 £6,103 8 6 £6,103 8 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 6,070 10 3 By Balance .. .. .. .. 6,777 2 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. 706 12 0 £6,777 2 3 £6,777 2 3 To Balance .. .. .. .. £6,777 2 3 COAL-MINES ACT, 1908. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. Cr. To Allocation of revenue— £ s. d. By Rents and royalties from licenses £ s. d. National Endowment .. .. 594 13 6 granted under Coal-mines Act, 1908 21,770 3 4 State Forest Service .. .. 163 13 1 Grey mouth Harbour Board.. .. 1,331 13 9 Westport Harbour Board .. .. 12,859 3 6 Primary-education reserves .. .. 843 8 4 Land for Settlements Account . . 82 7 8 New Plymouth Harbour Board .. 2 13 Whangarei High School .. .. 24 9 0 15,901 10 1 Rents and royalties not recoveralUe .. 78 18 0 Balance due to Consolidated Fund, Territorial Revenue .. .. .. 5,789 15 3 £21,770 3 4 £21,770 3 4 By Balance .. .. .. .. £5,789 15 3