B.—l [PT. IV, Sup.].

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Courts and General. Expenditure. Income. £ a. d. To Salaries. £s. d. By Supreme Court revenue .. .. .. 57,183 14 2 Judges .. .. .. .. 17,050 0 0 Magistrates'and Wardens' Courts and licensing Magistrates .. .. .. .. 26,307 10 0 revenue .. .. .. .. 137,453 6 1 Staff .. .. .. .. .. 67,847 9 7 Land-agents' license fees .. .. .. 1,064 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses . • .. 8,902 19 9 License fees re King's Counsel .. .. 2 2 0 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 1,214 13 0 Fees re Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908 .. 21 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 105 17 0 Assessed rent, Patent Office and Bankruptcy.. 761 0 0 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,390 1 5 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 010 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 2,373 11 7 Estreated recognizances .. .. .. 100 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 4,37532 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 1,033 1 6 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 72 16 6 Telephones .. .. .. .. 2,102 14 3 Courthouse cleaning .. .. .. 1,884 12 3 Commission on money-orders .. .. 239 13 9 Cost of inquests .. .. .. .. 3,837 17 7 Proportion cost administering licensing laws.. 44 14 9 Criminal prosecutions .. .. .. 11,81716 2 Expenses, Circuit Courts .. .. .. 515 1 6 Expenses under Juries Act, 1908 .. .. 242 14 9 Expenses under Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 2,578 17 2 Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908 18 18 0 Subsidy, Chatham Islands steamer service .. 125 0 0 Special grants .. .. .. .. 2,690 7 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 19 7 2 Writings off Suspense Account—Fees irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 74 7 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 7,808 12 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 3,601 8 10 Balance, being excess income over expenditure 26,310 5 10 £196,585 12 3 £196,585 12 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 21,878 17 2 By Balance, being excess income over expenditure 26,310 510 Balance, being excess of income over expenditure after charging interest .. .. 4,431 8 8 £26,310 5 10 £26,310 5 10 Patent Office. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries and Head Office administration .. 4,157 011 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 12,828 10 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. 28 15 0 Fuel, light, &e. .. .. .. .. 62 15 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,400 19 2 Postage, telegrams, telephones, &c. .. .. 74 9 7 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 5 3 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 1110 Assessed rent .. ■ • ■ • . • 650 0 0 Depreciation .. .. . • . • 61 8 3 Interest .. . • •• • • 274 8 3 Balance, being excess income over expenditure 6,111 19 4 £12,828 10 3 £12,828 10 3 Bankruptcy. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries and Head Office administration .. 5,245 310 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 14,266 011 Advertising .. .. .. • • 377 18 5 Fuel, light, &c. .. ■. . • • • 52 16 7 Law costs • • • • • • • • 27 6 0 Postages, telegrams, telephones, &c. .. 402 0 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 260 15 4 Remuneration to Deputy Assignees .. .. 5,816 10 0 Rents .. . • • • • • • • 769 16 Transfer and removal expenses . ■ •. 44 5 1 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 179 12 10 Sundry expenses .. . • • • • ■ 13 2 2 Depreciation .. • ■ • • • ■ 46 13 0 Interest • • • • • • • • 39 6 3 Balance, being excess income over expenditure 1,000 14 4 £14,266 0 11 £14,266 0 11

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