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CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,821 19 3 By Law-costs.. .. .. .. 253 16 1 Annual certificates .. .. .. 26 5 0 Sales of " Tndex to Laws of New ZeaPostages .. .. .. .. 21 15 0 land" .. .. .. .. 93 18 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 212 4 3 Balance carried down .. .. 5,317 2 1 Telephone services .. .. .. 87 1 2 Travelling allowance and expenses .. 310 5 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 2 15 10 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 50 3 2 Special allowance under clause 24a, Public Service Regulations .. 50 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. £ s. d. Library .. .. 129 13 9 Furniture .. .. 23 8 4 153 2 1 Rent .. .. .. .. 236 0 0 £5,664 16 2 £5,664 16 2 £ s. d £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 5,317 2 1 By Excess of expenditure over income .. 5,925 12 6 Grant to officer on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave .. 477 15 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 130 15 5 £5,925 12 6 £5,925 12 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. | Assets. £ s d. Capital .. .. .. .. 2,905 19 8 ' Office furniture .. .. .. 312 4 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 40 11 6 ; Library— £ s. d. Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 830 18 7 j Ist April, 1924 .. 2,593 15 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 5,359 5 0 i Plus additions .. 83 11 9 2,677 7 5 j Sundry debtors .. .. .. 201 17 1 ! Expenses paid in advance .. .. 19 13 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. 5,925 12 6 £9,136 14 9 £9,136 14 9 27th July, 1925. Arthur Fair, Solicitor-General. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, except that the accounts include charges for rent and interest for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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