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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Administrative charges— By Customs and excise duties .. .. 7,904,317 18 3 Salaries .. .. .. 88,015 1 8 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 609,400 310 Pay of non-permanents .. 1,229 13 11 Customs agents'license fees .. .. 364 15 0 Allowances, overtime, and Warehouse license fees .. .. .. 7,533 2 0 rewards .. .. 2,881 12 3 Customs fines .. .. .. 86 10 0 Expenses of official repre- Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1,099 0 8 sentative, London .. 468 8 4 Hop-beer license fees .. .. .. 11l 15 0 Expenses of official repre- Distillation Act license fees .. .. 155 10 0 sentative, New York .. 1,386 4 6 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. 300 5 0 Payments to other Depart- Timber Export Act duty .. .. 128 6 2 ments .. .. 6,093 5 4 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 15 0 Postage and telegrams and Immigration Restriction Act—Chinese pollrent of boxes .. .. 955 7 2 tax .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 1,710 17 1 Sale and disposal of seizures .. .. 17 19 1 Telephone services .. 722 4 5 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 412 8 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 883 2 0 Rent .. .. .. 4,716 2 4 Maintenance and repairs .. 69 9 5 Miscellaneous expenses .. 3,671 10 4 113,215 7 7 Grants to— Cook and Niue Islands Governments .. .. 2,725 13 6 Main Highways Account .. 50,968 0 0 53,693 13 6 Depreciation .. .. .. 987 18 5 Balance carried down .. .. 8,355,819 10 6 £8,523,716 10 0 £8,523,716 10 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,354 7 0 By Balance brought down .. .. 8,355,819 10 6 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. .. .8,354,465 3' 6 £8,355,819 10 6 £8,355,819 10 6 Note. —Percentage cost of collection, including depreciation and interest on capital, 1-355 - £1 7s. Id. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital funds .. .. .. 30,593 8 5 Office furniture and fittings .. 7,455 010 Sundry creditors — Additions during the year .. 128 4 9 Outstanding expenses .. 1,961 9 5 7,583 5 7 Fees received in advance .. 7,787 211 Mechanical office appliances .. 927 16 10 9,748 12 4 Additions during the year .. 104 14 0 Deposits Accounts — — 1,032 10 10 Customs duties .. .. 86,133 8 3 Buildings .. ~ .. .. 13,358 10 9 Immigration Restriction Acts 5,290 0 0 Reserves .. .. .. .. 8,852 0 0 91,423 8 3 Stock on hand at Government Depreciation Fund .. .. s. 5,462 8 6 Stationery Office— Excess of revenue over expendi- Uniform trimmings .. 34 10 4 ture .. .. .. .. 8,354,465 3 6 Testing and guaging instru ments .. .. .. 929 7 4 Customs forms .. .. 638 0 0 1,601 17 8 Suspense Account — Property irrecoverable .. .. .. 3 10 0 Sundry debtors- — Government Departments .. 7,367 6 2 Other .. .. .. 71 7 7 7,438 13 9 Deposits Accounts — Receiver-General .. .. 73,740 0 0 Collectors of Customs .. 12,393 8 3 86,133 8 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 8,365,689 4 2 £8,491,693 1 0 £8,491,693 1 0 Note. —The Revenue Account includes charges for rent, interest, and maintenance of buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, and also charges for services rendered to other Departments for which those Departments possess no parliamentary appropriation. 24th May, 1928. Geo. Craig, Comptroller of Customs. • 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.

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