8.—17.

1898. NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT.

Statement of Accounts to be laid upon the Table of the House pursuant to section 19 of "The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896."

GOVERNMENT VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. Statement of the Total Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

Statement of Valuation and Office Expenses Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

John McGowan, Wellington, 28th April, 1898. Valuer-General. Examined and found correct. J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,424 copies), £1 Bs.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B. Price, 3d.]

Dβ. Receipts. To Fees received Clerical asu stance refunded Travelling., xpenses Balance .. £ a. d. 255 5 0 21 10 0 3 18 6 39,180 15 0 Oβ. Expenditure. By Balance at 31st M«rc.h, 1897 Valuers' contraots.. Salaries Clerical assistance Travelling-expenses Revision of maps .. Searching Advertising Office-furniture Rents Sundries .. £ s. (1. 2,065 3 2 18,805 6 5 5,580 0 3 7,575 6 4 1,254 5 9 3,389 9 11 216 13 6 146 12 8 133 0 6 152 17 2 142 12 10 £39,461 8. 6 £39,461 8 6

Dβ. 'o Balance at 31st March, 1897 Valuers' contracts Salaries Clerioal assistance.. Travelling-expenses Maps-revision Searching.. Advertising Office-furniture Bents Sundries .. £ s. d. 2,065 3 2 18,805 6 5 5,580 0 3 7,553 16 4 1,250 7 3 3,389 9 11 216 13 6 146 12 8 133 0 6 152 17 2 142 12 10 Cβ. By Pees received Balance £ s. d. 255 5 0 39,180 15 0 £39,436 0 0 £39,436 0 0