B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1940.

MINES DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. 108 Commission collecting goldficlds revenue .. .. 502 Assistance to prospecting, mining, and roads .. .. 30,882 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 19 273 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 142 Hire of drills .. .. .. .. .. '253 Centennial Exhibition: Gas exhibit .. . . . . 250 Interest receivable .. . . . . .. . . 591 Collecting goldfields revenue, &c. .. .. .. 184 Surplus on gold transactions .. .. .. 30 Depreciation . . . . . . . . .. 1,482 Registration and other fees .. . . . . , , 942 Drill maintenance .. .. .. . . . . 501 Rents receivable . . .. .. . . . . 76 Examinations .. .. ~ .. . , ]36 Sale of mining equipment .. .. . . . . 35 Expenses— Territorial revenue— £ Delegates to Coal Conference .. . . . . 15 Mining Act .. .. .. . . 19 National Check Inspector .. .. .. .. 84 Petroleum Act .. .. .. .. 2,752 Freight and cartage .. . . . , . . 20 — 2 771 Fuel, light, and water .. .. ~ . . 90 Timber royalties .. .. .. . . .. 4 Goldfields revenue: Local bodies .. .. .. 19,273 Balance carried down .. .. .. ..55,615 Office removal expenses .. .. . . . . 10 Office requisites .. .. .. .. . . 43 Postages and telegrams .. .. . . .. 362 Printing and stationery .. .. ~ .. 326 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 792 Salaries .. .. .. .. 17,518 Schools of Mines and libraries .. .. .. 3, .533 Social amenities in mining townships .. .. .. 891 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 18 Telephones and bureau calls .. .. .. 414 Travelling allowances and expenses and motor maintenance 3,108 £80,182 £80,182 £ £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 55,615 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 50,640 Interest on capital .. .. .. . . .. 1,025 £56,640 £56,640 GREY RESCUE STATION. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Dr. £ Or. £ Amount of accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1939 .. 3,354 Stores on hand, Ist April, 1939 .. .. ~ 218 Income of fd. per ton levy on output for year 1939 from Expenses of management — £ mines in levy area .. .. .. ..1,751 Fees to trainees'" .. .. .. .. 586 Stores on hand, 31st March, 1940 .. .. .. 36 Freight and cartage .. .. . . 22 Maintenance and equipment . . .. 96 Maintenance of rescue van .. . . .. 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. . . 4] 3 1,135 Depreciation .. .. .. ~ . , 173 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 114 Amount of accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1940 .. 3,501 £5,141 £5,141 COAL-MINES ACT, 1925. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Dr. £ Cr. £ Allocation of Revenue— Rents, royalties, and fees from leases and licenses under Westport Harbour Revenue .. .. .. 10,303 the Coal-mines Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. 29,065 Greymouth Harbour Revenue .. .. .. 2,914 Primary Education Account .. .. .. 1,236 Secondary Education Account .. .. .. 773 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. 21 Remissions of rent and royalty under section 17 of the Coal-mines Act, 1925, and section 7 of the Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2) .. .. .. .. 2,563 Carried down: Territorial revenue .. .. .. 11,255 £29,065 £29,065 Net Revenue Account. Dr. £ Or. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 550 Brought down : Territorial revenue .. .. .. 11,255 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 30 Commission earned on revenue collected for other accounts 645 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 80 Depreciation . . .. .. .. .. I Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 11,239 £11,900 £11,900 Note.—The Revenue Account includes rents for period Ist July, 11)39, to 30th .Tune, 1940, and royalties for period Ist January 1939, to 31st December, 1939. 1 '

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