B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT

Minister of Stamp Duties AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1949, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Stamp Duties Department. Summary

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1948-49. 1947-48. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES £ £ 1 £ e £ Subdivision— I—Stamp Duties 61,529 28,508 90,037 92,266 73,007 II—Land and Deeds Registry 66,643 44,342 110,985 110,320 96,451 TOTAL .. 128,172 72,850 201,022 202,586 169,458 VOTE—STAMP DUTIES 1948-49. 1947-48. 1947-48, 284) > Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Stamp Duties £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1948-49, 148 1947-48, 142) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,375 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Lands and Deeds) 1,375 1,313 1 | Other Salaries 147 (£150 to £1,025) . . 60,154 66,151 h 55,713 61,529 67,464 55,713 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bondholders Incorporation Commission, expenses of (recoverable) Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental thereto Grants in lieu of retiring-leave (a 25 ) 9,750 178 25 5,200 178 (a) 177 (a) Removal of offices has not yet taken place. The quotation for suitably altering the building in Auckland exceeds original estimate of cost and explains increased estimate for 1948-49.