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CROWN LAW OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Yeas ended 31st March, 1927. JSxpenditure. £ s. d. | Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,454 7 10 j By Law-costs .. .. .. .. 248 2 9 Annual certificates.. . . . . .. 26 5 0! Balance carried down .. .. 5,998 7 3 Office fittings, repairs, and requisites .. 10 13 1 j Postages .. .. .. .. . . 15 5 0 | Printing and stationery .. .. . . 137 13 6 j Law-costs .. . . .. . . 68 2 11 Telephone services .. . . .. 79 2 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 42 8 0 Rent (a) .. .. .. .. .. 248 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 164 12 .2 £6,246 10 0 ! £6,246 10 0 £ s. d. | £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,998 7 3 i By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 6,138 13 10 Interest on capital (6) .. .. .. 140 6 7 j £6,138 13 10 | £6,138 13 10 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4| per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1926. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,118 94 j Office furniture .. .. .. .. 327 14 5 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 42 6 8 | Mechanical appliances.. .. .. .. 46 17 6 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 1,153 11 5 | Library .. .. .. .. .. 2,878 6 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 5,122 104 Expenses paid in advance .. .. .. 45 5 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 6,138 13 10 £9,436 17 9 j £9,436 17 9 Arthur Fair, Solicitor-General. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure 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.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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