PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, H-20

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Printing and Stationery Department, Sir, — Wellington, 15th June, 1888. I have the honour to submit my annual report on the operations of the Printing and Stationery Department for the year 1887. New Printing Office. It was hoped that the new Printing Office would have been ready for occupation before the commencement of the present session, but the erection of the engines and boilers, and of the necessary fittings for the various rooms, have taken longer than was anticipated. I expect, however, to be able to move in during the month of July. Even had the fittings and engines been ready earlier, the building would scarcely have been in a fit condition to occupy, as the walls in several of the rooms are still very damp. Some of the machinery has been removed, however, and the machine-room partially occupied. The building is admirably designed for the purpose required, is well lighted and ventilated, and is heated by Asbury's hot-air process, which secures an even temperature of about 60° in every room. The electric-light plant has been procured and erected under the advice and superintendence of Dr. Lemon, and will be ready for testing in a few days. The pendants are connected with the leads by hooks and eyes, and are consequently portable, and can readily be moved from one room to another if desired. The illuminative power of each lamp is 16-candlc, and provision is made for 260 lamps being used throughout the building. The new engines and boilers were manufactured by Messrs. Cable and Co., of Wellington, and, after undergoing the usual tests, have proved to be in every respect suitable to the requirements of the department, and both in design and construction are alike creditable to the firm who supplied them. The danger from fire is provided against by the adoption of Asbury's heating process, which obviates the necessity for open fireplaces, and by the use of electricity instead of gas for lighting purposes. Water-pipes are to be laid on to each flat, provided with sufficient hose to reach the whole of the rooms. Further safeguards are also provided against the spread of fire by placing the approaches to each flat in the courtyard by means of circular iron stairs, and also by placing the lifts (which, in the recent Post Office catastrophe, served as funnels for drawing up the flames) outside the walls of the building. It is now over twenty-three years since the department occupied the present site, and to meet its growing requirements during that period no less than nine additions and alterations have been made to the premises. The inconveniences and discomforts so long experienced by the members of the staff will render the removal to the new building a most gratifying event; and I venture to hope that the improved facilities and conditions under which the work of the department will be conducted will have the effect not only of increasing the productive power of the establishment, but of materially lessening its cost. Annual Returns. The balance-sheet appended to this report shows that work to the value of £27,393 18s. lOd. was executed during the year. This result affords some idea of the extensive operations carried on within the department. The cash receipts from Gazette advertisements

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and sale of official publications show a very satisfactory increase, amounting to £2,697 125., as compared with €1,576 18s. sd. for the previous year. The value of articles made or repairs effected by the office engineer, in addition to his other duties, are valued at £155 3s. 6d. This embraces work done for other departments, such as repairing copying-presses, mending date-stampers, and sundry other jobs, which would cost a considerable sum if given out. The stereotyper also contributes his quota in the shape of rubber-stamps, electros, &c, manufactured for other departments, amounting in value to €113 lis. 6d. This work is in addition to his ordinary departmental duties. The value of the stock and buildings on the 31st Docembar last, after making the usual allowance for depreciation, was €15,537 4s. 3d. Under the head of "Working Expenses/' the cost of fuel and gas amounts to €603 7s. id. lam in hopes that this amount will be sensibly diminished by the use of steam and electricity for heating and lighting purposes in the new office. The return showing the value of paper, envelopes, and parchment used in the department amounted to €5,713 ss. 3d. The upward tendency of the paper market in England will probably cause this item to assume larger proportions in my next annual statement, unless an appreciable reduction is made in the number of copies now printed of parliamentary papers, Bills, Gazettes, &c, and the free issue curtailed. It is noteworthy that the much larger Colony of Victoria issues, as a rule, less than half the number usually printed in this colony. The return of the number of employes during each month of the year shows an average per month of 145. The highest number employed was 161, and the lowest 129. The number of vouchers for printing and advertising examined during the year in the Accountant's office was 3,962; the deductions made therefrom, €289 17s. 5d.; and the total amount passed for payment, €14,578 12s. 2d. Stereotype Branch. The number of stereotype plates cast last year was 1,722 ; of electrotypes, 1,355; and 901b. of leads of various sizes were cast for office use. The number of rubber-stamps manufactured for Government departments was 341.. Among the electrotypes are included one plate of Samoan postage-stamps; also two plates of New Zealand postage-stamps, each containing 240 stamps ; and one plate of postcards. The railway-ticket printing executed by this branch during the year was as follows : Railway tickets, 2,422,345 ; season tickets, 12,612 ; flag-station tickets, 335,600; luggage tickets, 69,450 ; parcels tickets, 41,050 ; weighbridge tickets, 22,800. The printing of the railway tickets required 12,263 separate alterations, being an average of one alteration to every 197 tickets. Stationery Stoke. The number of requisitions received and complied with during the nine months ending the 31st December last was 13,265, or at the rate of 45 per day. The number of separate items in the requisitions was 61,042. The quantity of waste-paper shipped was 44 tons, representing in value €110, which was sold to the local paper-mills. I have, &c., Geo. Didsbury, Government Printer and Stores Manager. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

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No. 1. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1887. 1.—The Colony of New Zealand on Account of the Government Printing Office.

2.—Stock and Buildings Account.

3.—Salaries Account.

4.—Working Expenses Account.

5.—Printing and Binding Account.

6.—Profit and Loss Account.

Samuel Costall, Accountant.

Dk. £ s. d. L'o Value of work done .. .. .. 27,393 18 10 Cash received, viz. :— Advertisements .. .. .. 355 7 11 Gazette subscriptions .. .. 65 11 0 Official publications .. .. 2,121 9 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 319 4 9 Land Transfer and gold-mining advertisements .. .. .. .• 155 3 6 Value of articles made, repairs, &c.,by office engineer .. .. .. 129 17 6 Value of rubber-stamps, electros, &c, for other departments.. .. .. 113 11 6 Balance .. .. 14,760 7 0 Ob. By Value of stock, &c, 31st Doc? 1887 .. Gash paid for wages and overtime Working expenses Ground-rent Interest on plant and buildings Value of materials used Profit and loss £' s. d 15,537 4 S 17,228 1 6 887 14 7 165 0 C 776 17 3 488 17 0 10,330 16 0 £45,414 11 4 £45,414 11 4

Dr. £ s. d. 'o Value of stock and buildings, 31st December, 1886 .. .. .. 12,124 12 11 Additions during year .. .. 3,412 11 4 Ob. £ s. d. By Value of stock and buildings, 31st December, 1887 .. .. .. 14,760 7 0 Depreciation carried to Profit and Loss 776 17 3 £15,537 4 3 £15,537 4 Value of stock &c, brought down ..14,760 7 0

De. 'o Wages—permanent hands ,, extra hands Overtime Moiety of night-watchman's salary £ s. d. . 6,471 14 10 . 9,494 1 11 . 1,170 18 1 91 6 8 Gb. By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. £ s. d. 17,228 1 6 £17,228 1 0 £17,228 1 6

De. 'o Puel Gas Miscellaneous £ 8. d. 36 19 1 566 8 3 284 7 3 Ob. By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. £ s. d, 887 14 7 £887 14 7 £887 14

Db. £ s. a. ' Da. £ s. d. To Value of binding materials, ink, &c, ; By Value of work done and cash received 30,654 4 4 including freight and other charges* 488 17 0 Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. 30,165 7 4 £30,654 4 i £30,654 4 4 £30,654 4 4 Value of paper consumed is not included in this item, nor in contra item, Value of work done.

Db. £ ». d. 'o Depreciation on stock and buildings .. 776 17 3 Salaries and overtime .. .. 17,228 1 6 Working expenses .. .. ... 887 14 7 Ground-rent .. .. .. 165 0 0 Interest on plant and buildings .. 776 17 3 Profit to credit of colony .. .. 10,330 10 9 Cb. By Balance of Printing and Binding Account £ s. d. 30,165 7 4 £30,105 7 4 t £80,165 7 4 £80,165 7 4

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No. 2. Return of the Value of Printing and Binding executed by the Government Printing Department during the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

No. 3. Return of the Number and Classification of the Employés in the Government Printing Department during the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

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P] :inting. Department. Binding. Totals. Number of Copies. Number of Pages. | Authors' Corrections. Value. Audit Colonial Secretary Gazette Branch Constabulary Customs Marine Grown Lands drown Law Defence Education General Assembly— House of Representatives— Order Paper Papers and returns Journals Miscellaneous Legislative Council — Order Paper.. Journals and Appendix Miscellaneous Joint Account Bills .. Hany-d Statutes Geological Governor's Establishment insurance Justice Bankruptcy Land Transfer Lunatic Asylums and Hospitals Mines Stock Branch Miscellaneous Native Post and Teleg' aph Money Order and Savings Bank .. Printing and Stationery Store Branch Prisons Property-tax Public Trust Public Works Railways Registrar-General Stamp Survey Treasury Registrar, Friendly Societies 7,780 213,807 522,904 115,900 100,151 28,039 104,404 30 321 1,637 290 98 106 313 Hours. 8 10 543 1 8 10 5 £ s. d. 16 1 0 166 7 11 2,224 13 10 435 1 6 90 5 9 56 12 3 197 8 0 £ s. d. 20 6 0 35 15 8 409 13 6 378 13 11 80 6 0 14 18 0 83 12 8 7 8 6 241 4 3 116 14 9 £ s. d 36 7 t 202 3 7 2,694 7 4 813 15 e 170 11 £ 71 10 t 281 0 S7 8 ( 610 10 ( 422 5 < 219,426 123,867 '809 669 "l79 772 369 5 9 305 10 9 58,100 299,743 450 45,332 495 2,757 179 152 41 1,654 77 7 337 17 6 3,212 2 5 135 12 6 62 10 9 21 1 9 634 1 4 39 8 4 40 0 9 358 19 ; 3,846 3 i 175 0 1( 102 17 ( 38,856 6,056 4,847 356,007 128,461 137,500 30,373 22,230 3,140 206,648 303,653 43,125 40,094 93,805 238,609 49,404 45,409 398,732 5,702,420 1,551,766 109,791 52,779 5,620 258,006 1,710 165,780 309,227 180,000 97,850 32,058 781,897 08,082 116 113 27 369 1,234 3,096 371 563 20 263 149 31 25 44 819 23 462 1,505 1,775 441 113 14 4 121 25 371 154 915 35 104 355 128 8 25 28 2,045 2,841 159 1 90 5 1 359 2 131 004 384 90 10 0 77 13 6 10 2 0 182 18 2 996 7 5 2,737 4 o 196 5 0 224 6 9 6 12 6 316 12 6 159 16 0 13 7 9 36 10 3 37 18 6 487 19 3 29 11 3 211 0 0 1,074 18 7 2,104 19 9 520 1 0 100 4 8 23 7 6 4 13 3 100 14 6 8 5 0 227 17 3 147 11 9 1,537 0 9 49 17 6 40 0 9 344 15 3 50 3 0 3 9 0 37 5 8 10 2 6 92 4 9 53 1 9 513 0 8 164 8 5 19 8 10 12 11 0 188 18 6 49 15 6 19 0 50 3 0 55 19 6 570 18 8 21 13 0 333 18 6 304 1 2 921 10 3 183 7 9 13 0 6 595 17 1 17 19 3 80 4 0 0 19 0 116 13 8 463 9 4 132 0 6 10 19 1 97 7 10 259 4 8 10 1 10 93 19 ( 114 19 i 20 5 t 275 2 13 1,049 9 i 3,250 5 i 360 13 t 243 15 1 19 3 t 505 11 ( 209 11 ( 14 16 i 86 13 i 93 18 ( 1,058 17 li 51 4 I 544 18 t 1,378 19 < 3,080 10 C 703 8 £ 113 5 i 019 4 1 22 12 ( 180 18 ( 9 4 ( 344 10 1] 611 1 1 1,669 7 i 60 16 1 137 8 'i 603 19 11 66 4 1( 13 132 33 255 10 30 1 Totals 13,304,184 21,641 10,472 19,824 16 9 7,569 2 1 27,393 18 H

u a B c3 1-5 CD 4 m o a s >"3 4J CO 3 C.IJ 3 <! a CD 0 o +^ O 5 O m 3 o CJ Q 'B IE! Jverseers Headers Compositors Machinists, pressmen, paperwetter, cutters, and engineer 3ookbinders, including one overseer ?emales in binding branch Lpprenticos, machine and errand boys Lssistants itereotyper 3 5 48 9 13 3 5 49 9 13 3 5 49 9 12 3 6 60 9 12 3 5 63 9 12 3 5 04 9 13 3 5 : 50 9 13 3 3 34 9 13 3 3 35 9 14 3 2 34 9 14 3 5 53 9 14 3 5 53 9 14 19 41 20 41 20 40 21 40 22 40 22 40 22 40 22 40 22 39 22 37 22 37 22 37 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 Totals 144 146 144 157 160 101 147 129 130 120 148 148

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No. 4. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Paper, Envelopes, &c., issued to the Government Printing Office during the Year 1887.

No. 5. Number of Vouchers examined, the Amount of Deductions made, and the Total Amount passed for Payment, during 1887.

No. 6. Return of the Value of Printing and Binding executed at the Lyttelton Gaol during the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

[Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,375 copies), £i 13s.].

Authority: Geobgk Didsbdey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

Quantity. Description. Amount. Quantity. Description. Amount. R. q. 7 5 118 0 Hand-made post folio Double post folio, cream wove, 481b. Double post folio (money orders), 481b. 8vo. note, large, 4Jlb. 4to. letter, large, 101b. Foolscap— Cream laid, 14Jlb. 181b. „ hand-made, 181b. .. Buff double Yellow wove double Blue wove double Coloured double, 261b. Cream wove double, 301b. Demy— Coloured Blue laid Yellow wove double Hand-made Toned double Royal— Yellow wove, printing Coloured Hand-made .. „ superfine Imitation hand-made superfine Medium hand-made Imperial— Hand-made Imitation hand-made £ s. d. 10 3 0 94 8 0 R. q. 53 10 27 0 Imperial— continued. Cartridge, 601b. Cartridge, double demy, glazed, buff Double imperial, brown Demy blotting-paper £ s. d, 53 10 C 20 18 £ 47 0 24 1 9 12 10 25 10 16 17 £ 17 4 S 61 0 3 5 8 7 9 0 17 0 Total paper 5,047 13 1C 9 10 7 0 111 0 68 10 3,662 0 1,917 0 99 0 928 10 3 18 9 3 6 6 124 17 6 11 19 6 1,144 7 6 958 10 0 44 11 0 557 2 0 59,000 183,200 120,500 Envelopes— Demy, cream wove Foolscap, cream wove No. 7, cream laid 33 18 f. 87 0 £ 33 2 C 10,000 21,300 Cards— Double small large 3 7 £ 9 4 a 158 7 78 5 202 0 118 10 687 10 71 4 6 46 19 0 144 2 0 159 19 6 429 13 9 Total envelopes, &c. .. Parchment, 146 rolls Pasteboards 106 13 S 8,820 6,677 490 8 32 10 1,931 15 124 5 26 0 45 10 1 15 19 15 724 6 6 52 16 0 01 8 0 129 13 1 2 10 8 24 18 9 Total parchment, &o. .. 528 18 SummaryPaper Envelopes, &o. Parchment, &c. 5,047 13 10 166 13 3 528 18 0 20 15 9 0 79 17 7 25 4 0 Total 5,743 5 3

Period. Number. Deductions. Amount passed. ixamined during the month of January „ , February , March April May „ •, June July , , August September .. October , , November .. „ „ December .. 337 297 333 417 343 277 313 311 259 495 331 249 £ s. d. 7 8 0 34 9 0 37 19 3 25 16 3 20 6 6 14 0 5 16 4 7 17 11 10 22 3 8 53 6 6 29 10 2 11 1 3 £ s. d. 1,013 9 9 1,124 8 7 1,130 5 6 1,530 2 1 1,183 9 0 925 4 5 804 4 5 1,013 16 0 1,388 3 7 2,227 6 8 1,407 12 7 830 9 7 Totals 3,962 289 17 5 14,578 12 2

Department. Number of Copies. Number of Jobs. Value. 'rinting and Stationery 'risons Totals 1,090,610 66,123 1,156,733 334 80 £ s. d. 467 13 6 98 17 6 414 566 11 0