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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Administrative charges— By Customs and excise duties .. .. 7,947,262 7 0 Salaries .. .. .. 81,800 7 5 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 615,295 6 4 Pay of non-permanents .. 1,475 9 4 Customs agents'license fees .. .. 354 10 0 Allowances, overtime, and Warehouse license fees .. .. .. 8,284 18 9 rewards .. .. 2,134 16 9 Customs fines.. .. .. .. 92 15 0 Expenses of official repre- Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1,190 10 0 sentative, London .. 543 5 6 Hop-beer license fees .. .. .. 108 15 0 Expenses of official repre- Distillation Act license fees .. .. 196 10 0 sentative, New York .. 1,337 12 11 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. 391 17 3 Postage and telegrams .. 621 18 5 Immigration Restriction Act receipts .. 400 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 2,210 0 3 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 10 0 Telephone services .. 742 18 4 Sale and disposal of seizures .. .. 30 0 6 Services rendered by other Departments .. .. 6,261 8 9 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 1,494 7 9 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 516 0 0 Rent .. .. .. 4,740 1 3 Maintenance and repairs .. 131 1 11 Miscellaneous expenses .. 2,157 18 11 106,167 7 6 Grants to — Cook and Niue Islands Governments .. .. 2,891 0 3 Officers on retirement .. 1,405 0 0 4,296 0 3 Timber Export Act duty (refund of .. .. . . .. 0 19 9 Depreciation .. .. .. 1,007 0 3 Balance carried down .. .. 8,462,137 2 1 £8,573,608 9 10 £8,573,608 9 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,376 14 0 By Balance brought down .. .. 8,462,137 2 1 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. .. 8,460,760 8 1 £8,462,137 2 1 £8,462,137 2 Note. —Percentage cost of collection, including depreciation and interest on capital, 1-266 = £1 ss. 4d. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. * Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 30,926 7 2 Land .. .. .. .. .. 9,002 0 0 Creditors — £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. . . 13,308 10 9 Departmental .. .. 1,549 17 6 Cycles .. .. .. .. .. 48 0 0 Sundry .. .. .. 1,117 15 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 7,839 15 0 2,667 13 0 Mechanical office appliances .. .. 1,024 16 4 Payments in advance (fees) .. .. 7,836 4 3 Stationery .. .. .. .. 683 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 6,451 2 9 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 147 14 8 Amounts held on deposit— Saleable books .. .. .. .. 33 2 0 Customs duties .. .. 98,464 8 3 Debtors — £ s. d. Immigration Restriction Acts 2,680 0.0 Departmental . . .. 9,355 510 — 101,144 8 3 Sundry .. .. .. 3,377 11 4 Writings-off Suspense .. .. .. 1 0 0 12,732 17 2 Excess of revenue over expendi- Uniform trimmings .. .. .. 42 6 3 ture .. .. •• 8,460,760 8 I Testing and gauging instruments .. .. 883 11 11 Assets in suspense.. .. .. .. 10 0 Deposits Accounts'— £ s. d. Receiver-General .. .. 83,585 10 0 Collectors of Customs .. 14.878 18 3 98,464 8 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 8,465,576 1 2 £8,609,787 3 6 £8,609,787 3 6 Note. —-The Revenue Account includes the following charges for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Services of Marine Department officers ; (b) rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (c) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1928. Depreciation has been allowed for on balance of assets as at Ist April, 1928, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Credit has been taken without appropriation for services rendered to Internal Affairs and Marine Departments. Geo. Craig, Controller 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. —6. F. C, Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.