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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. GENERAL ACCOUNT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. br. Or. £ a. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. By Accrued rents, &c. .. .. .. 228,710 10 10 Salaries and allowances .. ■■ .. 109,278 14 10 Accrued royalties .. .. .. 14,364 18 4 Costs of surveys, &c. .. .. 28,207 6 0 Accrued interest on advances . . .. 27 4 8 Costs of inspections of Crown and settlement Lease, license, transfer, and other fees .. 2,738 1 9 lands .. .. .. .. .. 13,600 16 0 Registration and other fees .. .. 794 6 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. 2,272 19 1 Unclaimed and forfeited deposits .. .. 69 13 9 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 4,910 15 5 Miscellaneous office fees, &c. .. .. 5,359 18 9 Motor-vehicles —Maintenance and upkeep .. 588 13 7 Administration expenses from other funds .. 67,538 19 2 Instruments, machinery, and plant, mainten- Miscellaneous services, &c., for other Departance and upkeep .. .. .. 329 7 6 | ments .. .. .. .. 43,972 2 5 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 5,027 19 4 I Administration expenses —Education endowRent of offices .. .. .. .. 8,823 1 6 ments .. .. .. .. 5,950 11 5 Land Board fees and expenses .. .. 4,275 2 8 J Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 6,704 16 6 Telephone services .. .. .. 8181911 Office expenses . . .. .. .. 7,280 0 9 Grants, subsidies —Miscellaneous expenses incidental to the administration of Crown lands 23,789 4 9 I Unauthorized expenditure— Salaries and allowances .. 77958 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 3,835 16 0 i Depreciation reserve .. ■■ 2,561 011 -Departmental property written off suspense .. 145 6 4 Inquiry Board expenses .. .. .. 93 10 0 Charges on rents, &c. —- Loan repayments, principal and interest— Local Bodies' Loans Act, £ s. d. 1908 .. .. .. 17,186 0 3 Section 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. 9,613 5 9 26,799 6 0 " Thirds," " fourths," and " halves " •• 15,775 5 7 j " Thirds," &c. —Special roading district .. 1,091 12 10 ! Rebates.. .. .. ■. .. 9,932 13 2 Remissions of rent, &c. .. .. .. 1,894 19 4 Rents, &c., written off suspense .. .. 1,224 4 3 Reserve for irrecoverable rents .. ■. 1,500 0 0 Interest under section 20, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1923 .. .. .. 55 19 0 | Refunds of revenue •. •. ■ • 248 3 4 | Balance carried down .. .. .. 27,681 7 1 £369,526 7 4 j £369,526 7 4 £ s. d. To Interest on capital expenditure —£38,552 12s. £ s. d. |By Balance brought down .. .. .. 27,681 7 1 at 4} per cent. .. .. .. .. 1,734 17 6 Balance.. .. .. .. .. 25,946 9 7 £27,681 7 1 | £27,681 7 1 Receipts and Payments Account for. the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. To Territorial revenue —Rents, royalties, &c. .. 220,722 11 7 By Territorial revenue— £ s. d. £ s. d Lands and Survey vote —Credits under sec- Refunds of rents, royalties, &c. 7,969 5 6 tion 48, Public Revenues Act, 1910 .. 119,807 3 4 "Thirds," "four th s," and Registration and other fees — £ s. d. " halves "to local bodies . 16,039 18 3 Crown-grant fees .. .. 715 16 3 24,009 3 9 Fees under Timber Floating Act, Lands and Survey vote — Act, 1908 .. .. .. 82 10 0 Salaries, contingencies, and expenses of the —■ 798 6 3 Lands and Survey Department .. 274,729 13 3 Miscellaneous ordinary revenue—- Registration and other fees —Refunds of CrownRepayments of advances for j grant fees .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 grass-seed .. 35 1 0 j Miscellaneous ordinary revenue — Repayments of advances for lime 48 310 Refund of grass-seed repay-Water-power licenses .. 278 6 7 ments .. .. .. 0 5 11 Unclaimed deposits .. 69 13 9 Refund of water charges, Lake Wharf dues .. 21 11 3 j Takapuna .. .. 138 7 0 Excess exchange on cheques ..5 6 6 —— — 138 12 11 Rent of Provincial Hall .. 2 10 0 Interest on public moneys—Refunds of reveRates under Hauraki Plains nue, previous year .. .. .. 31 17 6 Amendment Act, 1922 .. 156 9 7 j Unauthorized expenditure— Water charges, Lake Takapuna 580 12 6 I Salaries and allowances .. 779 5 8 Sale of motor-cars .. 182 19 3 j Miscellaneous .. 3,835 16 0 Sale of obsolete stores ..7 4 0 j 4,615 1 8 Miscellaneous receipts .. 453 19 0 Balance transferred to Treasury Adjustment 1,841 17 3 Account .. -. .. .. 39,653 8 2 Interest on public moneys — Interest on adanees for grassseed .. .. .. 2 2 10 Interest on advances for lime .. 9 16 0 11 18 10 £343,181 17 3 £343,181 17 3

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