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POLICE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. Income. x'o Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 302,422 17 5 By Subsidies from local bodies .. 2,521 7 3 Rent .. •• 2,161 14 1 Sale of confiscated liquor .. 107 10 0 Office expenses .. 520 13 10 License fees, Arms Act .. 2,193 16 0 Printing and stationery .. 4,512 16 11 Cash seized in gaming raid .. 13 8 1 Postage and telegrams .. 5,811 0 2 Sale of confiscated firearms .. 27 13 6 Telephones .. ■ • 3,667 3 0 4,864 010 House allowances .. .. 20,140 6 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 435,240 2 4 Transfer expenses .. .. 4,178 11 5 Travelling-expenses .. 15,534 710 358,955 10 9 Other charges— Upkeep of bicycles, horses, and motor-vehicles .. 8,835 16 10 Freight, cartage, &c. .. 228 0 0 Clothing, stores, &c. .. 9,794 19 3 Fuel, light, water, scavenging 4,306 12 1 Police prosecutions .. 1,382 15 2 Prisoners'rations.. .. 949 12 10 Maintenance and repairs to buildings, &c. .. .. 11,642 9 0 Rewards •. •. 754 4 3 Medical expenses .. .. 239 14 7 Police examinations • • 151 16 0 Compassionate allowances .. 228 0 0 Legal expenses .. •. 124 10 3 Sundries.. .. 24 16 0 38,663 6 3 Depreciation on— Buildings •. . • 11,120 12 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. 547 18 5 Furniture and fittings .. 404 8 3 Automatic pistols .. 1,044 10 10 Horses .. •. • • 40 11 3 Stores and equipment .. 810 12 2 — — 13,968 13 5 Loss on — Buildings destroyed by fire or sold for removal .. 887 11 0 Mo tor-vehicles sold .. 213 18 6 Stores and furniture lost or destroyed by fire • • 29 16 8 ' — 1,131 6 2 Interest on capital .. •. • • 27,385 6 7 £440,104 3 2 £44«,104 3 2

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