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LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Draughtsmen's work .. .. 11,528 6 5 By Registration and search fees .. 83,443 18 9 Advertising .. .. .. 931 14 5 Office supplies (including printing and stationery) .. .. .. 1,794 2 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. 535 11 5 Office expenses .. .. .. 28 12 0 Binding .. .. .. .. 298 9 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 30,829 13 0 Postages and telephones .. .. 310 17 6 Fuel and light .. .. .. 242 17 7 freight and. cartage .. . . 17 17 10 Relieving-allowance .. .. 13 2 0 Defalcation .. .. .. 391 6 2 Rent .. .. .. .. 5,449 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 678 5 9 Balance carried down .. .. 30,388 1 11 £83,443 18 9 £83,443 18 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital, il per cent, of By Balance brought down .. .. 30,388 1 II £8,934 18s. 2d. .. .. .. 402 1 5 Balance, excess income over expenditure .. .. .. .. 29,986 0 6 £30,388 1 11 £30,388 1 11 Balance-sheet as at the 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. j Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account, Ist April, 1922 .. 8,934 18 2 Office furniture and fittings £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 1,47115 8 at Ist April, 1922 .. 7,380 10 2 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 2,268 1 5 Additions .. .. 179 16 .10 Exoess of income over expenditure .. 29,980 0 0 7,500 7 0 Mechanical appliances at Ist April, 1922 .. 1,087 19 0 Additions .. .. 233 3 2 Transfers .. .. 25 0 0 1,340 2 2 Less disposal .. 5 0 0 1,341 2 2 Library .. .. .. .. 400 9 0 Telephone subscriptions in advance . . 04 19 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 33,227 18 3 £42,660 15 9 £42,660 15 9 D. G. Clark, Secretary for Lands and Deeds. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure 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, except that the accounts include charges for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation.—G F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.