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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. GENERAL ACCOUNT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Administration charges— By Accruou vents, &c. .. .. 226,955 18 5 Salaries and allowances .. .. 173,321 9 8 Accrued royalties .. .. .. 21,069 4 6 Costs of surveys, &c. .. .. 34,605 16 0 Accrued interest on advances .. 44 4 0 Cost of inspections of Crown lands and Lease, license, and transfer fees .. 2,751 1 3 settlement lands .. .. 14,187 16 4 Registration and other fees.. .. 623 2 0 Advertising .. .. .. 2,686 2 2 Unclaimed and forfeited deposits .. 85 0 6 Office fittings and requisites .. 5,538 0 5 Water-power licenses .. .. 262 3 8 Motor-vehiclos —Maintenance and up- Sale of opossum-skins .. .. 187 9 1 keep .. .. 1,008 5 1 Miscellaneous office fees, &c. .. 4,011 13 3 Instruments, machinery, and plant— Administration expenses —Education Maintenance and upkeep.. .. 282 811 endowments .. .. .. 5,666 7 3 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. 6,394 17 3 Administration expenses from other Rent of offices .. .. .. 8,807 9 0 funds .. .. .. .. 59,824 15 2 Land Board fees and expenses .. 3,898 10 9 Miscellaneous services for other DeTravelling expenses and allowances .. 5,848 19 1 partments, &c. .. .. .. 59,760 9 5 Telephone services «. .. 728 9 2 Office expenses .. .. .. 7,822 14 4 Grants, subsidies, and miscellaneous expenses incidental to the administration of Crown lands .. .. 27,682 6 0 Reserve for depreciation .. .. 2,616 16 10 Machinery, instruments, &c., written off Suspense .. .. .. 12 13 0 Unauthorized expenditure— Salaries and allowances .. .. 590 7 2 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. 57 15 0 Charges on rents, &c. — Loan repayments — Local Bodies' £ s. d. Loans Act, 1908 16,307 6 4 Section 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 8,283 18 3 24,591 4 7 " Thirds," " fourths," and " halves " 16,110 6 4 " Thirds," &e. —Special roading district.. .. .. .. 1,694 14 9 Rebates .. .. .. 9,270 2 3 Remissions .. .. .. 629 16 11 Rents written off Suspense .. 1,030 4 9 Reserve for rents, written off .. 1,000 0 0 Rates written off Suspense .. 203 18 10 Refunds of rents, &c. .. .. 2,955 18 10 Refunds of royalties .. .. 2,963 10 0 Refunds of unclaimed and forfeited deposits .. .. 45 0 0 • Awapuni water-supply .. .. 223 5 9 Refund of rents under Geraldinc County River District Act, 1921-22 1,901 18 4 Balance carried down .. .. 22,530 10 11 £381,241 8 5 £381,241 8 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital expenditure, By Balance brought down .. .. 22,530 10 1] £37,377 Bs. lid., at 4J per cent. .. 1,681 19 8 Balance.. .. .. 20,848 11 3 £22,530 10 11 £22,530 10 11