B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1936.

MINES DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. I Income. £ s. d £ s. d. Rent of buildings, &c. .. .. .. 102 1 2 Advertising, books, &c. .. .. .. 66 7 9 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. .. 21,712 10 7 Assistance to mining— £ s. d. Territorial revenue under Mining Act, 1926 .. 108 5 6 Assistance to prospecting .. 2,117 9 2 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 1,853 12 0 Assistance to roads .. .. 130 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 387 14 6 Erection of bridge, Howard River.. 200 0 0 Hire of drilling-equipment . . . . .. 543 1 9 Extension and maintenance of Prospecting subsidies paid now recoverable . . 2 18 1 Hogburn Sludge Channel . . 333 0 0 Sale of mining equipment acquired under 2,780 9 2 section 226, Mining Act, 1926 .. .. 41 16 0 Collecting goldfields revenue and law-costs .. 346 4 4 Balance earned down .. .. .. 16,601 12 3 Drill-maintenance .. .. .. . . 356 5 10 Examinations .. .. .. .. 158 10 2 Freight and cartage .. . . .. .. 12 11 3 Fuel, light, and water, &c. .. .. .. 30 18 9 Office requisites . . .. .. .. 32 13 11 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 212 18 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 197 3 10 Rents .. .. .. .. . . 467 13 1 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 8,696199 Schools of Mines and libraries in mining townships 3,048 6 7 Sundry expenses .. .. .. . . 30 2 8 Supervision of prospectors, Unemployment Board schemes .. .. .. .. 81 12 0 Telephones .. .. .. .. . . 180 11 1 Travelling allowance and expenses and motormaintenance .. .. .. .. 1,83588 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,024 9 2 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. .. 21,712 10 7 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 81 14 5 £41,353 11 10 £41,353 11 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 16,601 12 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 17,412 18 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 811 6 3 £17,412 18 6 £17,412 18 6 COAL-MINES ACT, 1925. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. National-endowment revenue .. .. .. 1,375 8 6 Rents, royalties, and fees from leases and licenses Westport Harbour revenue .. .. .. 8,975 11 7 under the Coal-mines Act, 1925 .. .. 23,912 9 I Primary Education Account .. .. .. 2,417 0 0 Secondary Education Account .. .. 795 1 0 Lands for Settlement Account .. .. .. 42 12 2 Greymouth Harbour Board .. .. .. 1,839 5 9 Remissions of rent and royalty under section 17 of the Coal-mines Act, 1925, and section 7 of the Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2) .. .. .. 118 12 0 Bad debts written off .. .. .. 169 9 2 Consolidated Fund : Territorial revenue, carried down .. .. .. .. .. 8,179 8 11 £23,912 9 1 £23,912 9 1 Net Revenue Account. £ 8- d. £ g . d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 491 3 3 Territorial revenue brought down .. 8,179 811 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 30 0 0 Commission for collecting .. .. 472 17 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 80 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. . . 14 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 8,049 18 10 £8,652 6 9 £8,652 6 9 £ S. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 010 0 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 8,049 18 10 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 8,049 810 i I £8,049 18 10 £8,049 18 10 Note. —The Revenue Account includes rents for period Ist July, 1935, to 30th June, 1936, and royalties for period Ist January, 1935, to 31st December, 1935.

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