VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, B-17

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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 42 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1908.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure fob the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. j Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Fees for valuers'reports, &c. .. 33,101 16 8* JBy Salaries .. .. .. 30,347 15 0 Contributions from local au- j Advertising, books, newspapers, thorities for preparing and j and other publications . . 86 0 8 correcting rolls .. .. 8,805 18 9 Assessment Court expenses .. 183 4 4 Recovery from State Advances Fees to valuers .. .. 9,759 12 0 Department for agency work 1,125 0 0 Freight, cartage, and transport Recovery from Land-tax De- charges .. . . . . 0 3 0 partment for supplying land- Fuel, light, power, and water .. 40 11 7 tax rolls .. .. .. 2,626 8 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 14 8 9 Recoveries from District Maps (maintenance), tracings, Valuers in respect of motor- schedules of land transaccars purchased .. .. 474 0 0 tions, &c. .. .. 208 8 0 Proceeds from sale of obsolete Maps (purchase) .. .. 833 11 10 typewriters .. .. 13 1 8 j Office-cleaning .. .. 19 10 0 Balance .. .. .. 6,954 1 9 Office expenses .. .. 213 16 10 Office fittings and requisites .. 51 0 6 Overtime and meal allowances 16 18 0 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers .. .. .. 100 0 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 590 6 5 Printing and stationery .. 942 10 10 Rent .. ... 491 8 10 Revision of districts .. .. 213 15 0 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 402 4 10 Temporary assistance . . 3,199 6 6 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 19 9 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 5,287 4 1 Typewriters (purchase and repairs) .. .. .. 79 0 4 £53,100 6 10 £53,100 6 10 F. W. Flanagan, Valuer-General. Note. The receipts are £121 7s. 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, 1924, and 31st March, 1925. j I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. O. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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