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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT—GENERAL ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Receij>ts. £ s. d. Payments. £ 8. d. Territorial revenue, rents, &c. .. .. 185,690 13 11 j Territorial revenue, refunds of rents, &c. .. 4,871 18 4 Lands and Survey Vote — Credits-in-aid under I Lands and Survey vote — Salaries and continsection 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 .. 120,507 7 4 ; geneies and expenses of the Lands and Survey Registration and other fees— I Department .. .. .. 289,870 8 8 Animal Protection and Game Act, £ s. d. Registration and other fees — £ s. d. 1921-22 .. .. .. 39 15 0 Refunds of Crown-grant fees .. 6 2 1 Crown-grant fees .. .. 748 19 3 Refunds of fees under TimberFees under Timber - floating Act, floating Act, 1908 .. .. 6 0 0 1908 ...... 29 10 0 12 2 1 818 4 3 Miscellaneous ordinary revenue — Miscellaneous Revenue—Rates under Hauraki Refund of amount received in previous year on Plains Amendment Act, 1922, section 5 (3) .. 4 0 5 account repayment of advances .. .. 75 0 0 Interest on Public Moneys— £ s. d. Unauthorized expenditure— Interest on advances for lime and Payment of compassionate allow- £ s. d. grass-seed .. .. .. 13 16 11 ance .. .. .. 84 0 0 Interest on advances under village Payment for river-protection works 40 0 0 homestead scheme .. 65 13 9 i — 124 0 0 On amount paid from Consolidated Disbursements under special Acts of Fund for compensation under j the General Assembly— Education Reserves Amend- j Land Act, 1924, section 83 (3) .. 335 0 0 ment Act, 1924 .. 76 2 5 J Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, — 155 13 1 | 1922, section 4 (5) .. .. 917 9 9 Recoveries on account of expenditure ! 1,252 9 9 of previous years — Balance transferred t Treasury Adjustment Sale of— Account .. .. .. .. 12,644 5 2 Surplus and obsolete stores, &c. 22 2 6 Motor-cars .. .. .. 44 1 0 Office furniture and fittings .. 13 4 0 Typewriters .. .. 5 17 0 Repayment of advances for purchase of grass-seed.. .. 24 8 8 Recovery of cost of improvements, Otago University Reserves .. .. .. 69 6 0 Recovery of depreciation on Parrett tractor .. . . 155 14 2 Refund of cost of repairs to motor-car .. .. 5 17 0 340 10 4 Recoveries of the Consolidated Fund — Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1924, section 3 (1) .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies' Empowering Act, 1925, sections 15 and 16 (2) .. .. .. .. 733 14 8 £308,850 4 0 £308,850 4 0 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Administration charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. .. .. 3,988 2 9 Accrued interest on sales Crown land .. .. 12,437 18 11 Cost of inspection of Crown and settlement Accrued rent .. .. ~ .. 221,118 19 3 lands .. .. .. .. .. 11,493 6 3 Accrued royalties .. .. .. .. 17,271 8 2 Costs of surveys .. .. .. .. 23,624 9 7 Administration expenses from other funds .. 30,217 7 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 3,401 15 0 Crown-grant fees, &c. .. .. .. 762 6 2 Grants and subsidies —Miscellaneous expenses Interest under section 3 (5), Education Reserves incidental to the administration of Crown Amendment Act, 1924 .. .. .. 144 7 1 lands .. .. .. .. .. 23,174 5 9 Lease, license, transfer, and other fees.. .. 2,826 12 8 Land Board fees and expenses .. .. 4,348 311 Miscellaneous office fees .. .. .. 5,444 1 3 Maintenance and upkeep of — Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 480 12 3 Office equipment and furniture .. .. 390 0 5 Miscellaneous services, &c., for other Depart,-Motor-vehicles .. .. .. •• 2,299 311 ments .. .. .. .. .. 76,685 15 7 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 5,182 18 6 Residue of revenue from mining district land Office expenses .. .. .. •• 7,205 11 0 occupation leases under Land Act, 1924, seePostages, telegrams .. .. •• 4,098 12 11 tion 317 (3) .. .. .. •• 861 2 4 Rent of offices .. .. •• 11,128 13 9 Salaries and allowances .. .. 188,083 0 9 Telephone services .. .. .. 1,379 12 11 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 5,785 5 6 Charges on rents, &c.— Interest under section 20, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 .. 1,301 5 0 Irrecoverable rents, &c. .. .. .. 3,236 5 0 Loan repayments, principal and interest — Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, section 76 .. 10,479 7 9 Land for Settlements Act, 1925, section 47.. 5,995. 3 11 Rates, due on unoccupied Crown lands under Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1911, section 4 (5) .. .. ■ ■ • • 917 9 9 Rebates .. .. •• •• 8,785 10 1 Remissions of rent and interest .. .. 3,903 13 9 Remissions and reductions of rent under Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. •• 18,360 12 0 Special roading districts .. .. • ■ 10 Thirds, fourths, and halves .. .. 11,286 14 10 Balance carried down .. .. , 7,704 19 5 £368,250 11 3 £368,250 11 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. •• 2,029 13 6 Balance brought down .. .. .. 7,704 19 5 Balance .. .. • • • • • • 5,675 511 £7/704 19 5 £7,704 19 5 Note.- The above account includes charges for assessed rent on Government buildings and interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation.

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