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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 59 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1925.

Statement of the Receipts and Payments fok the Year ended 31st Mabch, 1932. De. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Payments. £ s. d» To Fees for valuers' reports, &c. 21,686 22 By Salaries .. .. .. 32,776 6 6 Contributions from local au- Advertising, books, newsthorities for preparing and papers, and other publicacorrecting rolls .. .. 11,318 4 9 tions .. .. .. 103 11 6 State Advances Department Assessment Court expenses .. 565 10 1 for agency work .. .. 1,250 0 0 Fees to valuers .. .. 11,208 1 2 Land - tax Department for Freight, cartage, and transport supplying land-tax rolls .. 13,507 11 10 charges.. .. .. 6 12 Sale of bicycle . . .. 3 15 0 Fuel, light, power, and water 21 3 11 Salaries of officers while em- Law-costs .. .. 28 14 0 ployed by other Depart- Maps (maintenance), tracings, ments — schedules of land transacPublic Works Department. . 6 3 10 tions, &c. .. .. 154 17 9 Treasury Department .. 019 6 Maps (purchase) .. .. 619 10 10 State Advances Depart- Office expenses . . .. 207 610 ment .. .. .. 31 2 6 Office fittings and requisites .. 26 18 11 Unemployment Board . . 117 6 Overtime and meal allowances 4 2 8 Internal Affairs Department 22 9 5 Payment to Post and TeleState Forest Service .. 4 4 0 graph Department for Electoral Department .. 25 3 2 services of officers .. 100 0 0 Levying and collecting hospital Postages, telegrams, and rent rates in Taupo and Sounds of boxes .. .. 770 8 10 Counties, and in Waiheke Printing and stationery .. 473 17 4 Island .. .. .. 228 7 2 Rent 442 5 0 Miscellaneous recoveries .. 11 10 3 Telephone services (including Deposits as security against installation, extensions, cost of appeal .. .. 10 0 0 maintenance, rent, and calls) 427 14 4 Balance .. .. .. 5,881 17 1 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 6,053 19 4 Typewriters (repairs) .. .880 £53,998 18 2 £53,998 18 2 Valuation Department, Thos. Beook, Valuer-General. Wellington, 13th May, 1932. Note. —The receipts are £567 2s. sd. less than the figures shown in the Treasury Accounts, being the difference between the amount in the hands of the Post Office on the 31st March, 1931, and 31st March, 1932. 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.— J. H. Fowleb, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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