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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s . d. To Administrative charges — By Customs and excise duties .. .. 8,895,805 11 2 Salaries.. .. .. 81,095 51L Beer duty .. .. .. .. 617,945 3 2 Pay of non-permanents .. 1,558 10 3 Customs 'fines .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Allowances, overtime, and Brewery supervision fees .. .. 1,155 2 3 rewards .. .. 2,230 18 4 Customs agents license fees .. .. 380 10 0 Expenses of official repre- Distillation Act fees .. .. .. 172 10 0 sentative, London .. 554 17 3 Hop-beer license fees .. . . .. 114 0 0 Expenses of official repre- Territorial revenue .. .. .. 1 15 0 sentative, New York .. 1,377 3 1 Tobacco Act fees .. .. .. 300 3 9 Postage and telegrams .. 768 3 9 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. 8,785 15 10 Printing and stationery .. 1,529 16 7 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 15 15 4 Telephone services .. 730 19 2 Services rendered by other Departments .. .. 5,854 15 2 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 538 6 11 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 552 17 5 Rent .. .. .. 4,836 4 0 Maintenance and repairs .. 119 10 5 Miscellaneous expenses .. 3,052 16 5 105,400 4 8 Grants to— Cook and Niue Islands Governments .. .. 2,736 0 0 Officers on retirement .. 450 0 0 — 3,186 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 1,032 19 6 Balance carried down .. .. 9,415,132 2 4 £9,524,751 6 6 £9,524,751 6 (i £ s. cl. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,391 13 9 By Balance brought down .. .. 9,415,132 2 4 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. .. 9,413,740 8 7 £9,415,132 2 4 £9,415,132 2 4 Note. —Percentage cost of collection, including depreciation and interest on capital, 1-132 = £1 2s. Bd. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . J. Consolidated Fund Capital Land .. .. .. .. .. 9,002 0 0 Account .. .. 8,912 11 4 Buildings .. .. .. .. 13,308 10 9 Public Works Department Cycles .. .. .. .. .. 55 10 0 expenditure .. .. 22,310 10 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 8,089 1 8 31,223 2 1 Mechanical office appliances .. .. 1,058 16 4 Creditors — Stationery .. .. .. .. 629 4 0 Departmental .. .. 1,565 16 .11 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. 125 ] 8 Sundry .. .. .. 1,498 2 2 Saleable books .. .. .. .. 34 18 0 3,063 19 1 Debtors— £ s. d. Fee's paid in advance.. .. .. 8,802 16 7 Departmental .. .. 11,169 10 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. 7,458 10 8 Sundry .. .. .. 3,331 11 6 Accounts held on deposit — 14,501 1 6 Customs duties .. .. 99,326 1 8 Uniform trimmings .. .. .. 28 7 6 Immigration Restriction Acts 2,570 0 0 Testing and gauging instruments .. .. 895 13 7 101,896 I 8 Assets in suspense.. .. .. .. 012 2 Writings-off Suspense .. .. 012 2 Deposit Accounts— £ s. d. Cycle Suspense Account .. .. 3 0 0 Receiver General .. .. 92,466 0 0 Excess of revenue over expendi- Collectors of Customs .. 6,860 1 8 ture .. .. .. .. 9,413,740 8 7 Immigration Restriction Acts 2,570 0 0 101,896 1 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 9,416,563 12 0 £9,566,188 10 10 £9,566,188 10 10 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 4i per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1929. Depreciation has been allowed for on balance of assets as at Ist April, 1929, 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, 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.