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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Liabilities. Assete. Capital funds— £ s. d. £ s. d. Office furniture and fit- £ s. d. £ s. d. Liability to Treasury, tings, Ist April, 1920.. 9,005 0 0 Ist April, 1920 .'29,398 13 9 Additions during year .. 18119 7 Add interest on capital 1,322 18 9 30,721 12 6 9,186 19 7 Sundry creditors — Outstanding ex- Less depreciation, 5 per penses, 31st March, 1921 .. .. 8,40114 4 cent. .. .. 450 5 0 Deposits Account—lmmigration Re- . 8,736 14 7 strictionAct .. .. .. 20 0 0 Buildings .. .. 8,645 0 0 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. 8,726,051 4 0 Less depreciation .. 201 11 0 8,443 9 0 Reserves .. .. .. 14,552 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 8,733,462 7 3 £8,765,194 10 10 £8,765,194 10 10 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. Cr. To Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. » £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 83,019 9 8 By Customs and excise Less cost of services for duties .. 8,385,950 14 1 other Departments 4,000 0 0 Beer duty .. 360,478 6 2 79,019 9 8 Brewery superviAllowances, overtime, and rewards sion fees .. 1,735 16 5 paid to officers .. .. .. 3,384 1 7 Hop-beer license Advertising, books, &c. .. .. 521 8 7 fees .. .. 137 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 600 0 0 Warehouse license Expenses of Inquiry Agent, London.. 517 9 11 fees .. .. 6,873 17 3 Office fittings and requisites (including Chinese poll-tax .. 83,400 0 0 printing and stationery) .. .. 1,658 18 7 Tobacco Act license Payments to other Departments for fees .. .. 153 0 0 services of officers .. .. 6,968 14 4 Distillation Act Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 1,134 17 9 license fees .. 154 0 0 Telephone services .. • .. 582 4 4 Customs Agents' Temporary assistance .. .. 809 10 9 license fees .. 309 0 0 Travelling expenses and allowances .. 2,279 11 0 Fines .. .. 245 4 0 Miscellaneous expenses of head and Sales and disposal local offices .. .. .. 1,737 18 8 of seizures .. 363 811 Rent .. .. .. .. 4,082 0 0 Miscellaneous re103,296 5 2 venue .. 27 13 2 Additional allowances to retired officers and compassionate allowance to widows .. .. .. 513 6 3 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments .. .. .. .. 2,500 5 5 Revenue embezzled by J. G. Tracy .. 5,492 4 5 8,505 16 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 651. 16 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 8,727,374 2 9 £8,839,828 0 0 ■ £8,839,828 0 0 To Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 1,322 18 9 By Balance brought Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. 8,726,051 4 0 down ..8,727,374 2 9 £8,727,374 2 9 £8,727,374 2 9 Percentage cost of collection, 1-168 = £1 3s. 4d. Geo. Craig, sth December, 1921. For Comptroller of Customs.