B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1936.

LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account tor Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. Annual appropriation as under— £ s. d. £ s. d. .Administration expenses charged to other DepartSalaries .. .. .. 191,011 8 9 [ ments and Funds .. .. .. .. 79,118 3 6 Inspection of Crown land .. 10,130 19 0 [Miscellaneous services for other Departments .. 25'214 6 7 Rent of offices .. .. 9, 644 3 7 Miscellaneous office fees .. .. .. 5,053 611 Surveys .. .. .. 9,469 18 7 Lease fees .. .. .. .. .. 2,191 9 6 Travelling-expenses.. .. 4,381 4 2 Surplus on sale of lithos (estimated) .. .. 1,86116 6 Land Board fees .. .. 4,111 0 5 Surplus on disposal of other.assets .. .. 379 10 1 Postages .. .. .. 3,042 10 3 Interest on advances : Greymouth Technical and Maintenance — £ s. d. Hokitika High Schools endowment and sundries 26 16 4 Motors .. 1,769 18 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 23 6 0 Office equip- Balance carried down .. .. .. 148 075 15 9 ment .. 555 6 10 Survey equipment .. 89 8 2 Typewriters .. 230 12 7 2,645 5 9 Printing and stationery .. 2,431 10 5 Telephone services .. .. 2,13614 2 Advertising, books, &c. .. 2,003 10 3 Sundry administration costs .. 2,805 11 7 Sundry offices expenses .. 749 1 7 Tracing-cloth and draughting requisites .. .. 1,281 13 5 Grants and subsidies .. 9,910 16 4 255,755 8 3 (Irrecoverable expenditure on reconstruction work in Hawke's Bay District amounted to £2,571 7s. 2d.) Depreciation of assets— Furniture and fittings .. 1,238 0 0 Machinery, instruments, and general equipment .. 1,082 6 9 Motor-vehicles .. .. 1,633 17 6 3,954 4 3 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 162 16 4 Lithos, &c., used in office and issued free to other Departments .. .. .. 1,924 16 4 Discount on lithos .. .. .. .. 147 6 0 £261,944 11 2 £261,944 11 2 £ s - d- £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 148,075 15 9 Adjustment on account previous year .. .. 1,294 15 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 3,218 0 9 Balance: Excess of expenditure over income for year ended 31st March, 1936 .. .. 149,999 1 5 £151,293 16 6 £151,293 16 6 Note.—Expenditure under the New Plymouth Harbour Endowment Act, 1874, totalling £1,680 2s. 2d., included in the Income and Expenditure Account is calculated on the basis of rents received from land subject to the Act. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital account .. .. .. .. 78,042 10 1 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11,737 ]l| Sundry creditors— £ s. d. Machinery, instruments, and general equipment 9,137 19 11 Departmental .. .. 2,949 18 1 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 5 920 7 4 Payments in advance— Lithographs, &c. . . .. .. .. 6 3 Lithographs .. .. 23 19 1 Publications .. .. .. .. 759 10 0 Miscellaneous office fees .. 5 4 0 Advances from Consolidated Fund — Miscellaneous .. .. 8 16 4 Greymouth Technical and Hokitika High 2,987 17 6 School endowment .. .. .. 400 0 0 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 2,783 14 9 Advances to Kauri-gum Control Board .. 1,368 4 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 154- 522 6 7 Debtors — .. £ s. d. Departmental .. ..5,386 3 2 Lithographs supplied .. .. 91 18 0 Miscellaneous office fees .. 634 6 6 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,056 3 0 7,168 10 8 Stamps on hand .. .. .. .. 115 16 10 Unexpired season tickots .. .. .. 226 15 2 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. .. 2 783 14 9 Income and Expenditure Account: Excess of expenditure over income for year ended 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. 149,999 1 5 £238,336 8 11 £238,336 8 11 W. Robertson, Under-Secretary for Lands. Wm. E. Shaw, Chief Accountant. 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return B. I [Pt. IV], and to the departmental note enfaced thereon.—J. H. TMDeputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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