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LAND ASSURANCE FUND. Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Debit. £ s. d. Credit. £ s. d. To Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1929 .. 86,491 7 9 By Expenditure under Land Transfer Act, 1915— Fees under section 4, Mortgagees Indemnity " Costs incurred under section 190 (4) .. 110 (Workers' Charges) Act, 1927 .. .. 3,642 14 0 Appropriation under section 18 of the Finance Interest on investments .. .. . 3,719 8 9 Act, 1924, for expenses of compulsory registration of titles.. .. .. .. 7,831 8 0 Accumulated, fund as at 31.st March, 1930 .. 86,021 1 6 £93,853 10 6 £93,853 10 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1930 .. 86,021 1 6 Investments .. .. .. .. 26.100 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 216 6 Interest accrued on investments .. .. 333 9 1 Interest due and unpaid on investments .. 765 15 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 58,838 311 £86,042 8 0 £86,042 8 0 G. C. Rodda, F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue 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. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Expenditure. £ s. d. i Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. .. 566 6 0 : By General fees .. .. ~ .. 85,128 7 8 Draughting work .. .. .. 15,407 12 3 Compulsory title fees .. .. .. 11,605 16 5 Office supplies .. .. .. . . 1,582 3 2 Land-tax registrations .. .. .. 254 7 4 Transfer and travelling expenses .. .. 663 7 8 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Office cleaning .. .. .. .. 79 2 5 Recoveries on account of expenditure, previous Binding .. .. .. .. .. 454 14 0 ! years .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 0 Salaries.. .. .. .. .. 47,159 8 11 Postages and telephones .. .. .. 712 18 5 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 319 8 3 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 2 0 4 Relieving-allowanees .. .. .. 28 15 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 8,045 9 0 Solicitors' admission fees .. .. .. 210 0 Compassionate and retiring allowances .. 619 8 10 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Loss on equipment disposed of .. .. 90 9 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,435 11 0 Balance.. - -- .. .. 22,800 18 5 £99,989 3 5 £99,989 3 5 £ s. d. £ s, d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 855 0 9 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 22,800 18 5 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 31st March; 1930 .. .. .. 21,945 17 8 £22,800 18 5 £22,800 18 5 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental values as assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1929. Depreciation has been allowed for on balance of assets as at Ist April, 1929, the total charge being carried to the Depreciation Reserve. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. A ssets. Capital as at Ist April, 1929 .. .. .. 19,000 14 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Creditors — Furniture .. .. ..16,715 1 1 Departmental .. .. .. .. 314 16 3 Additions during year .. 1,008 18 0 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 205 8 1 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 8,300 2 5 17,723 19 1 Writing-off Reserve .. .. .. .. 128 18 9 Less disposals .. .. 144 10 0 Excess of income over expenditure for year ended 17,579 9 1 31st March, 1930. .. .. .. .. 21,945 17 8 Mechanical appliances .. .. 1,819 4 8 Additions during year .. 62 8 9 1,881 13 5 Less disposals .. .. 109 10 0 1,772 3 5 Library .. .. .. ~ .. 466 9 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. ~ .. 128 18 9 Debtors, sundry .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 29,939 17 8 £49,895 17 11 j £49,895 17 11 J. Murray, Assistant 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, subject to the above departmental notes.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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