B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAE ENDING 31 MAKCH, 1948

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT— continued

(а) Provision for purchase and maintenance of six motor-cars for use of Inspectors. (б) Underexpenditure due to partial completion of decentralization during the year. (c) Staff position better than anticipated. This resulted in reduced expenditure under this item. (d) Provision made in 1946-47 for replacement of depleted stocks. Portion of expenditure incurred did not come to charge last financial year. (e) Repairs to officer's clothing, £2; repairs to officer's wrist-watch, £2: total, £4.

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VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX— 1Q4.fi—4-7. continued 1947-48. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued Motor-vehicles— £ £ £ £ Purchase of .. .. .. 4,200 Maintenance and repairs of .. 600 (n\ a son Office equipment (furniture, fittings, and yd) tfc ? oUU machines) .: 1,000 1,500 1,737 Office expenses 12,000 14,000 (b) 9,369 Overtime and meal allowances 5,000 15,000 (c) 6,771 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 29,000 43,500 38,259 Printing and stationery 32,000 30,200 {d) 21,896 Printing social security stamps 500 600 689 Refunds of revenue (received erroneously) under special circumstances 350 100 48 Refunds of unclaimed moneys (Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1932, Part IY) 1,000 1,000 189 Rent and rates 13,000 15,000 13,223 Services rendered by Valuation Department : valuation of land for tax purposes 14,500 10,000 13,719 Transfer and removal expenses 300 300 198 Travelling allowances and expenses 4,000 3,000 2,544 Contingencies 50 50 (e) 4 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 200 139 214,875 231,125 178,507 TOTAL .. 643,625 560,790 543,828