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LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. 780 5 7 By Fees .. .. .. .. 94,325 16 1) Draughtsmen's work .. .. 10,947 17 8 Office supplies .. .. •. 1,648 0 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. 203 14 6 Office expenses .. .. .. 15 11 3 Binding .. .. .. .. 464 13 1 Salaries .. .. .. .. 32,905 13 2 Postages and telephones .. .. 325 5 7 Fuel and light .. .. .. 287 11 6 Freight and cartage .. .. 4 14 9 Defalcation .. .. .. 12 17 0 Relieving-allowance .. .. 57 12 10 Rent .. .. .. .. 5,449 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 703 0 2 Balance .. .. .. ■■ 40,519 19 3 £94,325 16 11 £94,325 16 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. 421 11 2 By Balance brought down .. .. 40,519 19 3 Balance .. .. .. .. 40,098 8 1 £40,519 19 3 £40,519 19 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital, Ist April, 1923 .. . . 9,392 17 4 Office furniture and fittings, £ s. d. £ s. d. Writing off Suspense Account .. .. 10 0 Ist April, 1923 .. 7,560 7 0 Sundry creditors .. .. . . 447 9 5 Additions .. .. 94 10 10 Depreciation Reserve Account .. 2,971 1 7 7,654 17 10 Excess of income over expenditure .. 40,098 8 1 Mechanical appliances, Ist April, 1923 .. .. 1,341 2 2 Additions .. . . 185 11 3 1,526 13 5 Library .. .. .. .. 466 9 0 Sundry debtors for registration fees . 10 0 Salaries in advance .. .. 36 4 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 43,225 12 1 £52,910 16 5 £52,910 16 5 J. Murray, For Secretary for Land and Deeds. 16th January, 1925. 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 against the Department for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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