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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT —continued. GENERAL ACCOUNT—continued. Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. Cr. £ s. dTo Administration charges— £ s. d. By Accrued interest on sales of Crown land .. 13,697 13 8 Advertising .. .. .. .. 3,890 12 8 Accrued interest under section 3 (5), EducaDepreciation on— £ s. d. tion Reserves Amendment Act, 1924 . . 46 19 1 Furniture and fittings .. 1,393 3 7 Accrued rent .. .. .. .. 210,0111910 Machinery and instruments 1,738 811 Accrued royalties .. .. .. 10,434 2 7 Motor-vehicles .. .. 442 15 1 Administration expenses from other funds.. 80,424 15 3 Buildings .. . . 15 18 0 Crown-grant fees .. .. .. 755 2 2 3,590 5 7 Fines inflicted under Land Act, 1924 .. 93 3 7 Expenses of Dominion Revaluation Board Kauri-gum fees .. .. .. .. 11116 and committees .. .. .. 5,160 210 Lease, license, transfer, and other fees .. 2,711 15 3 Grants and subsidies —Miscellaneous ex- Miscellaneous office fees .. .. .. 8,128 7 8 penses incidental to the administration Miscellaneous services, &c., for other Departof Crown lands .. .. .. 43,058 10 2 ments .. .. .. .. 30,320 19 11 Inspection of Crown and settlement lands 11,523 17 5 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 27 13 9 Land Board fees and expenses .. .. 4,17312 2 Residue of revenue from mining district land Maintenance and upkeep of— £ s. d. occupation leases under Land Act, 1924, Office equipment and fur- section 317(3) .. .. .. 888 14 7 niture .. .. 665 10 2 Thermal Springs District Act, 1910 — Mo tor-vehicles .. .. 2,461 10. 2 Transfer of accumulated funds .. .. 8,309 6 7 3,127 0 4 Timber-floating fees .. .. .. 45 10 0 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 3,591 411 Trapping fees .. .. .. .. 13 5 0 Office expenses .. .. .. 4,652 2 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. 57,860 0 4 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. 3,987 17 1 Rent of offices .. .. .. 11,244 16 9 Salaries and allowances .. .. 191,867 18 3 Surveys .. .. .. .. 23,788 12 3 Telephone services .. .. .. 1,41515 8 Travelling allowance and expenses .. 4,428 6 4 Miscellaneous charges— Expenditure under special Acts of General Assembly— Hauraki Plains Act, 1926, section 13 (6) .. .. 430 9 5 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, section 6 (8) . . 127 19 1 Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1915, section 5 478 11 6 — 1,037 0 0 Discounts on lithos .. .. .. 139 11 5 Loan repayments (principal and interest) — Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, section 76 .. 7,768 10 11 Land for Settlements Act, 1925, section 47 .. 4,828 3 4 12,596 14 3 Rebates .. .. .. .. 7,123 14 6 Remissions of rent and interest .. 1,881 5 3 Rents written off under Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. 33,850 510 Rents written off and remitted by Dominion Revaluation Board .. .. .. 30,257 4 4 Special roading districts .. .. 415 17 2 " Thirds," " fourths," and " halves " .. 7,713 15 4 Writings off in Suspense—lrrecoverable rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 9,264 18 2 £423,781 0 9 £423,781 0 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 57,860 0 4 By Adjustment, previous years .. .. 4,766 16 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 2,233 18 8 Balance, previous year .. .. .. 5,675 5 11 Treasury adjustment .. .. .. 5,675 5 11 Mining district land occupation leases .. 1,590 10 5 Thermal Springs District Account .. 594 2 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 53,142 9 7 £65,769 4 11 £65,769 4 11 Note. —The above account includes charges for assessed rent on Government buildings and interest on capital for which the Depart ment has no parliamentary appropriation.