B.—l [PT. IV],

LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeab ending 31st MaecH, 1935. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Advertising .. .. .. .. 223 II 7 By General fees .. .. .. .. 38,736 6 0 Binding .. .. .. .. .. 336 II 11 _ Deeds fees .. .. .. .. 2,217 3 9 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 267 14 9 Compulsory titles .. .. .. .. 3,716 5 0 Office equipment .. .. .. .. 50 6 1 Land-tax registrations .. .. .. 378 2 4 Telephone .. .. .. .. 211 6 2 Salaries .. •• .. 37,833 13 6 Law-costs .. . . .. .. 3 3 0 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. 7646 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 545 1 1 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 6,691 1 7 Compensation (loss of land) . . .. 80 0 0 Depreciation— Furniture, 7\ per cent. .. .. .. 1,416 4 4 Mechanical appliances, 10 per cent. .. 165 0 10 Library, 5 per cent. .. .. .. 23 7 0 Loss on equipment disposed of . . .. 118 6 Transfer expenses .. .. .. .. 10 17 5 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 89 14 11 Freight and cartage .. . . .. 33 5 9 Postage .. .. . • - • • • 249 17 8 Draughtsmen's work .. .. .. 9,704 6 0 By Balance carried down .. .. .'. 12,974 19 6 £58,022 16 7 £58,022 16 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 12,974 19 6 By Excess of expenditure over income for year Interest on capital .. .. .. 278 15 8 ending 31st March, 1935 .. .. 13,253 15 2 £13,253 15 2 £13,253 15 2 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental values as assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest on capital; (c) depreciation on assets. Balance-sheet as at 31st Mabch, 1935. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 5,851 15 6 Furniture .. .. .. .. .. 5,163 10 9 Creditors — Mechanical appliances .. .. .. 244 7 9 Departmental .. .. .. . . 23 1 1 Library .. .. .. .. .. 443 17 0 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 74 17 5 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 11 8 6 Writing off suspense .. .. .. .. 11 8 6 Sundry debtors (departmental) . . .. 16 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 13,157 2 10 Excess of expenditure over income for year ending 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. .. 13,253 15 2 £19,118 5 4 £19,118 5 4 P. G. Peabce, 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon.—J. H. Eowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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