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APPENDIX. A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1927. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ a. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 9,061 3 3 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,243 710 Design fees .. .. .. .. 117 9 0 Salaries (non-permanent) .. .. 333 13 2 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 3,370 17 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 29 5 0 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. .. 92 13 3 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 62 15 7 Office fittings, &c. .. .. .. 12 4 8 Postage .. .. .. .. 77 7 11 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,561 18 1 Typewriters .. .. .. .. 2 12 5 Contingencies .. .. .. 5 13 8 Refunds .. .. ... .. 58 8 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 7,254 15 5 £12,642 2 6 £12,642 2 6 H. T. Atkinson, Registrar. I hereby certify that the statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for Audit and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included.—G-. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

B. —Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years.

C.—Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1927, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1925 and 1926.

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II Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. | Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. 1918 8,175 19 0 2,831 9 1 5,344 9 11 | 1923 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 li 6,858 9 *6 1919 9,345 1 2 3,373 6 9 5,971 14 5 1924 12,470 19 6 5,182 15 4 7,288 4 2 1920 9,696 17 4 3,736 4 1 5,960 13 3 1925 13,355 2 0 5,509 8 9 7,845 13 3 1921 9,857 1 10 4,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 1926 12,426 0 8 5,836 2 0 6,589 18 8 1922 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7 1927 12,642 2 6 5,387 7 1 7,254 15 5

1925.* 1926.* 1927. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional specifications .. .. 1,110 0 0 1,164 19 6 1,156 1 9 Applications for patents with complete specifications .. .. 1,924 0 0 1,976 0 0 1,802 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications .. .. 564 0 0 644 0 0 602 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. .. 187 15 0 168 9 6 174 4 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 500 300 On hearing opposition .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 200 200 On request for sealing letters patent .. .. .. .. 1,051 0 0 1,253 0 0 1,092 9 6 On sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. 600 8100 36 00 Renewal fees paid before end of third year .. .. .. .. 1,974 0 0 1,857 19 9 1,997 0 0 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year .. .. .. .. 1,826 0 0 1,512 0 0 1,688 16 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. 20 0 0 26 0 0 24 10 6 On restoration of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 93 0 0 161 0 0 118 0 0 On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor on register .. 70 0 0 114 10 0 174 10 0 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. 250 210 0 2150 Certificates of Registrar .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 0 0 29 10 0 36 7 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. .. .. .. 40 6 6 49 14 3 40 8 7 Patent Agents'renewal fees .. .. .. .. .. 39 18 0 39 18 0 46 4 0 Application for registration as Patent Agent .. .. .. 330 330 3 3 0 Searches .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 38 18 9 42 19 0 35 4 8 Amendment of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 14 00 400 800 Request to enter change of name .. .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 750 0 10 0 Application for endorsement of letters patent " Licenses of Right " .. 200 1300 1 00 Advertising in Journal under Supreme Court Rules .. .. .. .. .. 1100 Application for entry of order of Supreme Court in register .. .. .. 050 050 Weekly lists .. .. .. .. .. •• . • •• 7 12 0 520 Copies of documents, &c... .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 030 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. . • •. 3 17 2 17 16 10 9 19 3 9,061 3 3 * For a complete analysis of fees received in 1925 and 1926 see reports for those years respectively.