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1930. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1930.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 59 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1925.

Statement op the Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Payments. £ s. d. To Fees for valuers'reports, &c. 38,332 16 9 By Salaries .. .. .. 37,985 9 1 Contributions from local au- Advertising, books, newsthorities for preparing and papers, and other publicacorrecting rolls .. .. 15,727 3 0 tions .. .. .. 126 5 9 State Advances Department Assessment Court expenses .. 641 18 8 for agency work .. .. 1,250 0 0 Compassionate grant to widow Land - tax Department for of officer .. .. 150 0 0 supplying land-tax rolls .. 13,718 2 1 Deposit as security against Sale of surplus furniture .. 15 19 6 costs of appeal, refunded . . 10 0 0 Salaries of officers while em- Fees to valuers .. .. 20,629 10 0 ployed by other Depart- Freight, cartage, and transport ments: — charges .. .. 7 5 1 Industries and Commerce Fuel, light, power, and water 13 8 9 Department .. .. 6 4 2 Law costs .. .. 21 12 9 Internal Affairs Department 27 4 5 Maps (maintenance), tracings, State Advances Depart- schedules of land transacment .. .. 3 7 0 tions, &c. .. .. 199 9 11 State Forest Service .. 5 0 0 Maps (purchase) .. .. 797 19 7 Defence Department, military Office expenses .. .. 377 16 6 pay of officers .. .. 7 2 6 Office fittings and requisites 73 11 3 Levying and collecting hospital Overtime and meal allowances 3 8 0 rates in Taupo and Sounds Payment to Post and TeleCounties, and in Waiheke graph Department for Island .. .. .. 253 2 8 services of officers .. 100 0 0 Deposits as security against Payment to Post and Telecosts of appeal .. .. 20 0 0 graph Department (damage Balance .. .. .. 1,480 10 0 to hired car) .. .. 187 18 5 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. . - 716 5 6 Printing and stationery .. 1,153 0 2 Rent .. .. " .. 410 10 0 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 435 9 0 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 114 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 6,757 11 3 Typewriters (purchase) .. 17 16 0 Typewriters (repairs) .. 16 2 6 £70,846 12 4 £70,846 12 4 Valuation Department, Thos. Brook, Valuer-General. Wellington, Ist May, 1930. Note.—The receipts are £1,958 18s. 6d. less than the figures shown in the Treasury Accounts, being the difference between the amount in the hands of the Post Office on the 31st March, 1929, and 31st March, 1930. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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