B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1932.

MINES DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeab ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. .. 51 4 3 By Water-race reserve timber royalties .. .. 86 8 5 Assistance to mining— £ s. d. Rent of buildings, &c. .. .. .. 69 12 6 Prospecting .. .. 4,815 18 9 Territorial revenue under the Mining Act, 1926 834 4 5 Roads .. .. .. 341 9 8 Registration and other fees.. .. .. 1,124 14 6 Bounty on pig iron, Onakaka 2,280 19 7 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 401 2 0 : 7,438 8 0 Hire of drilling equipment .. .. .. 340 11 9 Drills maintenance .. .. .. 219 13 11 Goldfields revenue.. .. ■ .. 12,010 11 7 Examinations ... .. .. .. 98 13 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 19,694 1 10 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 12 18 1 Fuel, water, light, &c. .. .. . . 43 8 7 Instruments, repairs, and maintenance .. 1 9 10 Cost of collecting goldfield revenue .. .. 292 8 3 Office requisites .. .. .. .. 13 17 9 Outfit allowance .. ~ .. .. 17 12 3 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 595 16 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. . ■ 7,269 14 8 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. 3,268 14 9 Telephones .. .. .. .. 198 7 9 Travelling allowance and expenses and motor maintenance .. .. .. .. 1,679108 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 94 1 4 Sundry expenses .. .. .. ■ . 14 18 10 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 267 15 6 Depreciation .. .. .. ■. 722 0 7 Reserve for loss (Blenheim Oil Wells Reclamation Co.) .. .. .. • • 250 0 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. 12,010 11 7 £34,561 7 0 £34,561 7 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 19,694 1 10 By Excess of expenditure over income for year Interest on capital .. .. .. 976 17 0 carried down .. .. .. .. 20,670 18 10 £20,670 18 10 £20,670 18 10 £ s. d. By Refund past administrative expenses, State £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 20,670 18 10 coal-mines .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Balance .. .. 15,670 18 10 £20,670 18 10 £20,670 18 10 COAL-MINES ACT, 1925. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To National-endowment revenue .. .. 1,054 14 4 By Rents, royalties, and fees from leases and licenses Lands for Settlement Account .. .. 14 7 6 under the Coal-mines Act, 1925 .. .. 25,044 1 4 Primary Education Account .. .. 1,372 6 3 Secondary Education Account .. .. 452 7 0 Greymouth Harbour Account .. .. 2,638 2 6 Westport Harbour Account .. .. 11,126 15 9 Consolidated Fund—Territorial revenue carried down .. .. .. .. . • 8,385 8 0 £25,044 1 4 £25,044 1 4 Net Revenue Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 495 0 0 By Territorial revenue brought down .. .. 8,385 8 0 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 35 0 0 Commission for collecting .. .. .. 578 510 Printing and stationery .. . .. 80 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 14 8 Balance carried down ... .. .. 8,352 9 2 £8,963 13 10 £8,963 13 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 12 2 By Balance .. .. .. .. 8,352 9 2 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 8,351 7 0 £8,352 9 2 £8,352 9 2 Note. —The Revenue Account includes rents for period Ist July, 1931, to 30th June, 1932, and royalties for period Ist January, 1931, to 31st December, 1931.

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