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LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeah ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. .. 792 15 5 By Pees received .. .. .. .. 100,622 16 0 Draughtsmen's work .. .. .. 12,200 18 0 Office equipment .. .. .. .. 2,832 17 10 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 12 12 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 462 13 5 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 64 6 2 Binding .. .. .. .. .. 578 12 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 34,438 11 0 Postages and telephones .. .. .. 462 2 10 Puel .. .. .. .. .. 330 .3 7 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 20 16 11 ReJieving-allowance .. .. .. 81 5 5 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 7,542 10 4 Grant .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Solicitors' admission fees .. .. .. 30 6 0 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. 50 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 786 11 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 39,910 13 11 £100,622 16 0 £100,622 16 0 £ s. d. £ s. d To Interest at 4J per cent, on capital .. .. 469 11 6 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 39,910 13 II Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 39,441 2 5 £39,910 13 11 £39,910 13 11 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital as at Ist April, 1924 .. .. .. 10,434 19 9 Payments in advance .. .. .. 81 13 6 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 1,043 16 10 Office furniture.. .. .. 8,411 17 4 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. .. 3,936 19 2 Additions .. .. .. 1,306 110 Writings off Suspense Account .. .. 288 10 1 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 9,717 19 2 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. 39,441 2 5 Less disposals .. .. 35 0 0 9,682 19 2 Mechanical appliances .. .. 1,556 13 5 Additions .. .. .. 347 3 6 1,903 16 11 Library .. .. .. .. 466 9 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 35 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 42,975 9 8 £55,145 8 3 £55,145 8 3 29th September, 1925. J. Murray, for Secretary for Land 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-Genera],