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VALUATION DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditube Account fob the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising, books, newspapers, and other By Pees charged for valuers'reports .. .. 13,318 9 11 publications .. .. .. .. 102 4 9 Scale fees for State Advances reports .. 6,588 4 9 Assessment Court expenses .. ~ 521 7 6 Fees charged for certified cop-'es of existing Depreciation on office furniture, requisites, and I roll values .. .. .. .. 2,090 2 0 maps .. .. .. . • 1,091 14 0 i Contributions from — Fees to valuers .. .. • ■ 11,127 9 7 1 Local bodies Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. 616 11 Ordinary services .. .. .. 9,666 3 5 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 14 8 11 Special services .. .. .. 857 0 6 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 33 19 0 Land and Income Tax Department .. 11,976 12 7 Maps, tracings, and schedules of land trans- State Advances Office for agency work .. 1,250 0 0 actions .. .. .. .. 154 17 9 Levying and collecting hospital rates in Sounds Office expenses .. .. .. •• 214 10 11 and Taupo Counties and in part Waiheke Overtime and meal allowance .. .. 2 12 8 Island .. .. .. .. .. 228 7 2 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department- .. 100 0 0 Profit on bicycle sold .. .. .. 315 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent of post-office ! Balance .. .. .. .. .. 10,428 19 7 boxes ■ • 798 14 1 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 485 19 10 Rent 2,607 3 0 Salaries .. .. .. • • 32,668 9 0 Telephone services .. .. .. 428 10 8 Travelling allowances and expenses.. .. 6,040 17 6 Typewriters (repairs) .. .. .. 7 18 10 £56,407 14 11 £56,407 14 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 10,428 19 7 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 11,331 12 7 Interest .. .. . • • • 902 13 0 £11,331 12 7 £11,331 12 7 Note. —The accounts include charges against the Department for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. < Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 19,957 1 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 2,560 12 1 Creditors Mechanical office appliances .. .. . . 1, 450 1 9 Departmental .. .. .. .. 184 13 11 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 1,001 22 Sundry .. .. .. .. 1,033 12 1 Maps .. .. .. .. .. 15,946 7 5 Payments in advance .. .. .. 22 211 Debtors — Reserves Local bodies .. .. .. .. 6,923 5 6 Depreciation .. .. .. •• 3,102 17 8 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 11,976 12 7 Bad debts .. .. .. • • 45 0 7 State Advances scale fees .. .. .. 13 8 0 Amounts held on deposit—Hospitals and Charitable Departmental .. .. .. .. 434 1 0 Institutions Act, 1926 .. .. .. 98 12 11 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 605 510 Deposit against cost of appeal .. .. 10 0 0 Deposits Accounts: Hospitals and Charitable Treasury adjustment Account.. .. . - 27,887 0 6 Institutions Act, 1926 .. .. .. 98 12 11 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 11,331 12 7 £52,341 1 10 £52,341 1 10 Thos. Beook, Valuer-General. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been didy 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 note. —J. H. Fowleb, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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