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CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,951 10 3 By Law-costs .. .. .. .. 387 2 7 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 122 710 Sales of " Index to Laws of New £ s. d. Annual certificates.. .. .. .. 26 5 0 Zealand" .. .. .. 445 13 6 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 20 17 6 Less commission on sales (c) .. 11l 8 5 Postages .. . . .. .. 20 10 0 334 5 1 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 147 14 10 Balance carried down .. .. .. 5,397 9 2 Telephone services.. .. .. .. 79 7 6 Sundry expenses . . .. .. . . 56 3 3 Printing " Index to Laws of New Zealand " . . 300 0 0 Rent (a) .. .. .. .. .. 236 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 158 0 8 £6,118 16 10 £6,118 16 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,397 9 2 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 5,531 19 9 Interest on capital (b) .. .. . . 134 10 7 £5,531 19 9 £5,531 19 9 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4f per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1925 ; (c) commission on sales of " Index to Laws of New Zealand." Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. ..2,989 115 Office furniture .. .. .. .. 28789 Sundry creditors .. . . .. .. 19 10 4 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 30 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 988 19 3 Library— £ s. d. Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 4,702 7 3 Ist April, 1925 .. .. 2,677 7 7 Additions .. .. .. 123 13 0 ——— 2,801 0 7 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 15 1 10 Expenses paid in advance .. .. .. 34 17 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 5,531 19 9 £8,700 8 3 £8,700 8 3 22nd July, 1926. Arthur Fair, Solicitor-General. 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, subject to the above departmental notes.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.