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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. GENERAL ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Territorial revenue—Rents, royalties, &c. .. 197,117 3 5 Territorial revenue—Refunds of rents, royalties, &c. 7,372 14 4 Lands and Survey vote —Credits under section 48, Lands and Survey vote —Salaries, contingencies, Public Revenues Act, 1910 .. .. . . 107,416 12 2 and expenses of Lands and Survey Department 275,859 0 8 Registration and other fees — £ s. d. Registration and other fees— £ s. d. Crown-grant fees .. .. 773 17 4 Refunds of Crown-grant fees .. 5 0 0 Fees under Timber-floating Act, 1908 55 2 7 Refunds of fees under Timber828 19 11 floating Act, 1908 .. .. 15 13 7 Miscellaneous ordinary revenue— 20 13 7 Repayment of advances .. 22 0 0 Unauthorized expenditure— Wharf dues .. .. .. 13 18 9 Salaries and allowances .. 296 4 5 Exchange on cheques .. .. 010 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 787 6 9 Rates under Hauraki Plains Amend- 1,083 11 2 ment Act, 1922 .. .. 33 19 7 Balance transferred to Treasury Adjustment Miscellaneous fees .. .. 010 0 Account.. .. .. .. . 22,168 4 5 Miscellaneous sales .. .. 5 16 76 0 7 Interest on public moneys —Interest on advances for lime and grass-seed .. .. .. 37 5 9 Recoveries on account of expenditure in previous years— £ s. d. Sale of motor-cars, typewriters, &c. 135 14 6 Repayment of advances .. . . 63 310 Cost of surveys .. .. 700 8 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 128 16 0 1,028 2 4 £306,504 4 2 £306,504 4 2 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Administration charges— By Accrued rents, &c. .. .. .. 228,418 0 1 Salaries and allowances .. .. 176,069 15 11 Accrued royalties .. .. .. 16,914 0 2 Costs of surveys, &c. .. .. .. 23,852 10 5 Accrued interest on sales of Crown land .. 3,888 610 Costs of inspections of Crown and settle- Accrued interest on advances .. .. 61 5 1 ment lands .. .. .. .. 10,661 11 3 Lease, license, transfer, and other fees .. 2,517 18 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 2,757 14 8 Crown-grant fees .. .. .. 771 17 4 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 3,489 15 7 Miscellaneous office fees, &c. .. .. 6,408 18 10 Motor-vehicles—Maintenance and upkeep 627 14 9 Administration expenses from other funds .. 72,140 16 9 Instruments, machinery, and plant—Main- Miscellaneous services, &c., for other Departtenance and upkeep .. .. .. 293 8 6 ments .. .. .. .. 36,389 17 11 Postages, telegrams, <fcc. .. .. 4,096 3 5 Rent of offices .. .. .. 10,678 18 6 Land Board fees and expenses .. .. 4,17619 5 Travelling expenses and allowances .. 5,489 0 5 Telephone services .. .. .. 1,132 0 11 Office expenses .. .. .. 8,946 17 4 Grants and subsidies—Miscellaneous expenses incidental to the administration of Crown lands .. .. .. .. 24,290 2 0 j Unauthorized expenditure— Salaries and allowances .. .. 296 4 5 Miscellaneous expenses.. .. .. 27 6 9 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 2,757 14 8 Departmental property written off .. 16 3 5 1 Charges on rents, &c.— Loan repayments, principal and interest— £ s. d. Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. .. 15,864 9 4 Section 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 8,463 19 3 24,328 8 7 " Thirds," " fourths," " halves" .. .. 13,534 8 3 " Thirds," &c., special roading district .. 889 19 2 Rebates .. .. .. .. 10,075 8 3 Rates written off .. .. .. 61 16 11 Reserve for irrecoverable rents .. .. 232 0 11 Remissions of rents .. .. .. 1,827 11 6 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 134 9 3 Refunds of revenue .. .. .. 3,389 10 7 Interest under section 20, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1923 .. .. .. 818 189 Balance carried down .. .. .. 32,558 6 6 £367,511 1 0 £367,511 1 0 To Interest on capital expenditure, £38,871 12s. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6d., at 4J per cent. .. .. .. 1,749 4 6 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 32,558 6 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 30,809 2 0 £32,558 6 6 £32,558 6 6 Note.—The above account includes charges for assessed rent on Government buildings and interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation.