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STATEMENT OF ROYALTIES PAYABLE TO THE CROWN AND UNPAID AT THE 31st MARCH, 1932. SECTION 91 (2), PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926. Section 91 (2) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, reads as follows: — " The Controller and Auditor-General shall include in the report to be prepared by him pursuant to subsection two of section eighty-nine hereof a statement as to all royalties payable to the Crown and for the time being unpaid, setting forth in respect of such royalties— " (a) The name of the person by whom the same are payable; " (6) The amount payable by each such person; and " (c) The steps (if any) that have been taken to recover the said royalties, and, if no such steps have been taken, the reasons for allowing the said royalties to remain outstanding." Following the course previously adopted, the names of those in arrear are not published although so required by the Act, but in the figures hereunder are included all amounts which were shown on the Department's books as owing and unpaid on the 31st March last. No attempt has been made to distinguish between the persons who have reasonable grounds for non-payment and those who have not: — Department. Amount unpaid. Forestry— £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland region .. .. .. 47 7 10 Nelson .. .. .. .. 314 1 0 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 10,059 0 9 Wellington .. .. .. .. 87 13 0 Westland .. .. .. .. 287 510 Southland .. .. .. .. 5 3 4 10,800 11 9 Lands and Survey — North Auckland .. .. .. 278 19 4 Auckland .. .. .. .. 386 18 10 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1,329 13 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 259 3 10 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 2 1111 Wellington .. .. .. .. 1,593 11 7 Nelson .. .. .. .. 74 9 4 Westland .. .. .. .. 1,339 0 9 Southland .. .. .. .. 134 14 0 — 5,399 2 11 Prisons .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,815 16 4 Marine .. .. .. ~ .. .. 315 1 6 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,994 18 7 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,408 13 4 Public Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 18 6 £29,758 2 11 MONEYS AND STORES WRITTEN OFF. SECTION 3 (3), PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926. A statement of the items representing moneys and stores to the writing-off of which the Audit Office has given its concurrence since last report is shown in the Appendix hereto. STAFF. I desire to record my appreciation of the services rendered by the officers of the Department, whose work has been made heavier by reason of the special legislation arising out of the present depression. I have to acknowledge with thanks the courtesy and assistance accorded by the various Government Departments and local bodies to the Audit Office and the Audit Inspectors throughout the Dominion. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. Audit Office, 10th November, 1932.

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