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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Administrative charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Customs and excise duty .. .. 7,650,783 2 5 Salaries .. .. 83,480 10 6 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 647,077 11 7 Allowances, overtime, and Warehouse license fees .. .. .. 6,644 0 6 rewards .. .. 3,019 7 10 Customs agents'license fees .. .. 327 10 0 Expenses of official repre- Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1,278 2 9 sentative, London .. 432 16 5 Hop-beer license fees .. .. . . 139 0 0 Expenses of official repre- Customs fines .. .. .. .. 223 15 9 sentative, New York .. 1,442 12 6 Distillation Act license fees .. .. 135 10 0 Payments to other Depart- Tobacco Act license fees .. .. 132 0 0 ments for services of Sale and disposal of seizures .. .. 128 0 4 officers .. 4,455 1 4 Immigration Restriction Act —Chinese PollPostage, telegrams, and rent tax .. .. .. .. 8,600 0 0 of boxes .. .. 854 16 5 Timber export duty .. .. .. 48 8 1 Printing and stationery .. 1,403 11 11 Telephone services .. 765 16 10 Temporary assistance .. 722 14 4 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 903 11 0 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 802 4 1 Rent .. .. 4,646 6 2 Maintenance and repairs .. 171 15 0 Miscellaneous expenses of Head Office and local offices .. .. 1,987 16 10 105,089 1 2 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments .. .. 3,336 6 7 Depreciation .. .. .. 867 6 0 Main Highways Account .. .. 161,942 2 2 Miscellaneous Revenue Account . . .. .. .. 3 14 7 Balance carried down .. .. 8,044,278 10 11 £8,315,517 1 5 £8,315,517 1 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,318 10 6 By Balance brought down .. .. 8,044,278 10 11 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. .. 8,042,960 0 5 £8,044,278 10 11 £8,044,278 10 11 Notes.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Annual rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1924. Credit has been taken without appropriation for services rendered to other Departments. Percentage cost of collection, 1-26 =£1 ss. 2d. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 29,300 9 4 Office furniture and fittings .. 6,460 8 0 Sundry creditors— Additions during year .. 550 14 2 Outstanding expenses .. 1,549 8 5 — 7,011 2 2 Fees received in advance .. 6,734 5 0 Mechanical office appliances .. 629 10 7 Main Highways Account .. 14,929 13 4 Additions during year .. 20 15 0 23,213 6 9 ' 650 5 7 Deposit Accounts— Buildings .. .. .. 12,548 10 9 Customs duties .. .. 63,990 7 2 Additions during year .. 810 0 0 Immigration Restriction Acts 780 0 0 13,358 10 9 64,770 7 2 Reserves .. .. .. 8,052 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 2,600 10 1 Additions during year .. 800 0 0 Excess of revenue over expendi- 8,852 0 0 ture .. .. .. .. 8,042,960 0 5 Sundry debtors—• Post and Telegraph Department—Customs and beer duty on hand, 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 662 7 3 Fees paid in advance . . 167 1 9 829 9 0 Deposit Accounts — Receiver-General .. .. 53,425 0 0 Collectors of Customs . . 10,565 7 2 63,990 7 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 8,068,152 19 1 £8,162,844 13 9 £8,162,844 13 9 Geo. Craig, Comptroller of Customs. Customs Department, Wellington, 6th January, 1926. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the .relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.