B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1929.

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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Administration charges— £ s. d. By Administration expenses from other funds .. 90,091 13 5 Advertising .. .. .. .. 3,103 17 4 Crown grant free .. .. .. 989 12 9 Depreciation on — Lease, license, transfer, and other fees .. 3,069 15 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. 1,239 2 S Miscellaneous office fees .. .. .. 7,514 9 1 Machinery and instruments .. .. 1,417 2 0 Miscellaneous services, &c., for other Depart-Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 793 9 1 ments .. .. .. .. 25,921 16 4 Grants and subsidies .. .. .. 23,272 210 Timber-floating fees .. .. .. 25 0 0 Inspections of Crown and settlement lands .. 11,358 2 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 177,199 7 6 Land Board fees and expenses .. .. 4,593 6 3 Maintenance and upkeep of— Office equipment and furniture .. . . 1,553 3 9 Motor-vehicles .. .. ■■ 2,156 14 4 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 3,985 8 2 Office expenses .. .. 5,501 14 4 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 3,99619 9 Rent of offices .. . ■ . • • • 11,347 2 6 Salaries and allowances .. .. .. 194,023 11 0 Surveys .. •• . • 19,837 011 Telephone services .. .. .. 2,945 6 7 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 4,595 15 4 Miscellaneous charges— Amount due to Land for Settlements Account on disposal of Section 5, Block 111 Waiau S.D. (Tapper's property) .. 2,608 6 0 Discount on lithos .. .. . • 101 17 0 Lithographs used in office .. .. 1,113 2 4 Obsolete lithos and furniture, &c., written off 5,260 3 4 Stolen moneys .. .. .. 8 6 9 £304,811 14 7 £304,811 14 7 £ s. d. £.. s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 177,199 7 6 By Balance carried forward .. .. .. 179,303 17 6 Adjustment on account of previous years .. 303 15 2 Interest on capital .. .. •• 1,800 14 10 £179,303 17 6 £179,303 17 6 Note. —The above account includes charges for assessed rent on Government buildings and interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. •• 42,896 13 8 Buildings—Electrograph-house .. .. 47 19 2 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Machinery and instruments .. .. .. 17,496 18 9 Departmental .. .. 5,969 0 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 5,220 13 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2,472 16 10 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 19,605 6 0 8,441 17 4 Horses .. .. .. .. r. 21 0 0 Office fees paid in advance .. .. .. 17 5 7 Lithographs .. .. .. .. 26,629 11 10 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 15,544 6 5 Payments out of Consolidated Fund on account of Writings off in Suspense .. .. .. 5,167 0 9 compensation for improvements .. .. 504 16 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 199,195 1 6 Advances —Kauri-gum Control Board .. .. 505 0 0 Sundry debtors — £ s. d. Miscellaneous office fees .. 852 10 11 Standard survey charges .. 3,620 18 2 Departmental .. ..11,932 10 2 Miscellaneous .. .. 77 17 8 16,483 16 11 Unexpired railway season tickets .. .. 276 4 7 Losses in Suspense—Stores, &c. .. .. 5,167 0 9 Excess expenditure over income .. .. 179,303 17 6 £271,262 5 3 £271,262 5 3 J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. 17th September, 1929. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditure Accounts 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 AuditorGeneral.