VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1924.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, B-17

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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1924.

Jjaid before Parliament pursuant to Section 42 of the Valuation of Ijand Act, 1908.

Statement op the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s , d. To Fees for valuers' reports, &c. .. 52,700 7 7 By Salaries .. .. .. 31,126 1 3 Contributions from local au- Advertising, books, newspapers, thorities for preparing and and other publications .. 85 12 6 correcting rolls .. .. 10,286 19 9 Assessment Court expenses .. 593 3 4 Recovery from State Advances Fees to valuers .. .. 16,885 2 1 Department for agency work 1,000 0 0 Freight, cartage, and transport Recovery from Land-tax De- charges .. .. .. 11G 6 partment for supplying laud- Fuel, light, power, and water .. 37 17 5 tax rolls .. .. .. 7,231 6 0 Law-costs .'. .. .. 7 7 0 Recoveries from District Maps (maintenance), tracings, Valuers in respect of motor- schedules of laud tratisaccars purchased .. .. 467 18 0 tions, &c. .. .. 219 12 0 Maps (purchase) ... .. 878 7 9 Office-cleaning . . .. 37 5 2 Office expenses .. .. 241 311 Office fittings and requisites .. 18 11 5 Overtime and meal allowances 35 14 0 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers . . .. .. 100 0 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 893 4 1 Printing and Stationery .. 1,001 7 4 Rent .. .. .. 494 11 6 Revision of districts .. .. 45 0 0 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 188 6 7 Temporary assistance .. 2,437 5 2 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 201. 1 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 6,296 17 2 Typewriters (repairs) .. 11 17 9 Amount misappropriated in Auckland Office .. .. 210 5 0 Balance .. .. .. 9,639 1 3 £71,686 11 4 £71,686 11 4 F. W. Flanagan, Valuer-General. Note. —The receipts are £754 12s. 6d. less than the figures shown in the Treasury Accounts, being the difference between the amount in the hands of the Post Office on 31st March, 1923, and 31st March, 1924. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. G. F. C. Campbell, 12th May, 1924. Controller and Auditor-General.

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