8.—7 [PT. I].

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Expenditure less than anticipated. (b) Remission of unemployment tax overcharged; Public Trust Office (on account of various estates), (e) Expenditure greater than anticipated. (d) £7,000 estimated charge for receiving land and income tax ; £25,000 for collection of Social Security revenue, and making refunds of tax, &c. (e) Underexpenditure due to Inspectors being engaged in Head Office through pressure of work. Number of officers, 39. Travelling-allowances, £2,525 lis. 6d. ; travelling-expenses, £1,094 15s. 4d. ; motor-mileage allowance, £354 18s. Id. ; motor-hire, £25 ss. 2d. (/) Destroying refuse, £2 ss. 2d. ; freight and carriage, £6 7s. lOd. ; sundries, £13 35.: total, £21 16s. Estimated. Estimated. Recovered. (g) Credits-in-aid— 1941-42 1940-41. 1940-41. £ £ £ Salaries 65,120 63,120 67,090 Other expenses .. .. 58,520 59,020 58,409 Totals .. .. .. ..123,640 122,140 125,499

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Number 1940-41 oi Person3 - VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX—continued. 1941 42 ' 1<J41 42j 1940-41 Voted - j Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Refunds of unclaimed moneys (Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908, £ £ £ and Finance Act, 1932, Part. IV) .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 (a) 203 Remission of unemployment tax .. .. .. (b) 108 107 167 Rent, rates, heat, light, and power .. .. .. 11,000 10,920 10,867 Repairs and renewals to office equipment .. .. 400 400 381 Services rendered by other Departments — Post and Telegraph Department: Receiving land and income tax, collection of social-security revenue, refunds of tax, &c (a!) 32,000 35,500 (c) 36,844 Valuation Department : Valuation of land for tax purposes .. .. .. •• 20,000 18,500 (c)19,237 Telephone services (including installation?, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 800 800 634 Transfer and removal expenses .. • • • • 200 200 168 Transfer to. new premises, alterations to office and repairs to lifts, &c. .. .. •• 2,000 3,100 (c) 3,642 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 4,300 5,000 (ej 4,000 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. . ■ 50 50 (/) 22 Cost of obtaining c.i.f. prices of wool and pelts for uses.in assessment of certain freezing companies: .. .. • . 40 Hire of adding-machines, &c. .. .. .. .. • • 3 00 (a) 7 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Law-costs .. .. .. • • 1,500 Social Security Fund : Contribution .. 120,000 Miscellaneous.. .. .. 2,140 123,640 129,558 124,677 133,229 GROSS Totai 323,240 292,140 310,948 Credits-in-aid (g) .. .. 123,640 122,140 125,499 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 199,600 170,000 185,449