YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1940.

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT —continued.

REMARKS. (a) Additional amount required through increase in number of taxpayers. (b) Additional provision necessary for purchase of furniture for increased staff. Provision is also made to meet the cost of mechanizing the accounts system (£5,000 on account). (.c) Additional staff and extra work through increase in number of taxpayers. (d) Item underexpended through portion of cost of income-tax returns not being paid last financial year. (e) New stamps required on change to social-security tax. (f) New premises occupied. (g) £3,600 estimated charge for receiving land and income tax, £25,000 for collection of social-security revenue, refunds of tax, &e. (h) Overexpenditure due to cost of bringing Employment Tax Inspectors to Head Office to cope with pressure of work. (i) Underexpenditure due to Employment Tax Inspectors being engaged in Head Office owing to pressure of work. Number of officers, 40. Travelling-allowances, £3,127 4s. 2d. ; travellingexpenses, £512 os. Bd. ; motor-mileage allowance, £1,412 2s. 4d. ; motor-hire, £10 lis. 9d. (j) Office-cleaning, £25 7s. 3d. ; removal of sub-offices, 15s. Bd. ; freight, £1 17s. 7d. ; destroying refuse, £14 12s. 3d. ; gas, 12s. ; signwriting, £8 13s, 9d. ; hire of furniture, £10 Is. ; sundries, £12 lis. lOd,: total, £74 lis. 4d,'

listimated. Estimated. Recovered, (yfc) Credits-ill-aid — 1939-40 1938-39. 1938-39. £ £ £ Salaries 63,120 43,956 46,929 Other expenses .. .. .. 59,100 17,684 14,749 Totals 122,220 61.640 61,678

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