PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1933.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1933 Session I, H-36

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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1933.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington. 14th August, 1933. 1 have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1933. The tables accompanying the report .show the nature, extent, and result of the year b working. Gazette .—The number printed of each issue was 850, the number of subscribers 460, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £2,912. Hansard.— The number printed of each issue for session 1932 was 7,225, the number of subscribers 126, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £192. ' Stamp-printing.— Stamps to the value of £5,893,082 and postal notes to the value of £24,829 were printed. Stereo and Electro Plates.—The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 30,674, of which 1,700 were nickel-plated, the weight being 20,706 lb. The number of electrotypes cast was 30. Rubber Stamps. —The number of rubber stamps made was 867. Railway Tickets- 4,201,067 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (517,898) being printed in November. Work of the Year.— The turnover shows an increase of approximately £4,800 as compared with that of the previous year. A special feature of the year's working was the printing of the Public Acts of New Zealand (Reprint), 1908-1931. The Photo-litho and Process Engraving Branch dealt with 56 maps of survey districts : 4 city, borough, and county maps; 5(1 sale plans and posters: and 369 miscellaneous maps, plans, cheque forms, debenture forms, and diagrams. 1,270 half-tone, line, and three-colour blocks were made, in addition to 225 bromide prints, 84 blue prints, and 97 lantern-slides. The Stationery Office dealt with 12,703 requisitions for stationery and publications, the total sales amounting to £39,101. These requisitions comprised 114,380 items, and, in addition to parcels, 2,586 cases of stationery were despatched. Cash orders numbered 7,894. In addition, 52 typewriters of the value of £714 were issued. Paper. Stocks of paper have been maintained at prices slightly lower than those of the previous year. Prices, however, now appear to be advancing, but under present conditions it is difficult to gauge the future state of the market. Special care was taken throughout the year to preserve economy in the consumption of paper. The issues for the year amounted to £28,355, comprising 52,965 packages of paper and boards and 8,547,000 envelopes. Machinery.— Two new folding-machines, a type caster, and an index-cutting machine have been installed and are working satisfactorily. Several old machines were disposed of during the year at very satisfactory prices. " Accommodation.— During the year the old wooden building used as a store was demolished and a new galvanized-iron building with a concrete floor erected for the accommodation of stock. The additional storage space thus provided enables the stock to be handled in a more economical manner. Finance— The year's working has resulted in a profit of £10,949 13s. 6d., after allowing for interest on capital and depreciation. Staff.—l have pleasure in testifying to the whole-hearted services of those holding responsible positions, while the staff generally has worked well. I have, &c, G. H. Loney, Government Printer. The Hon. the Minister in Charge.

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Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s d To Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 157,737 11 11 By Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 56,494 3 2 Publications and publishing .. .. 2,643 10 10 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 17,506 12 9 Sales— £ a. d. Allowances to officers performing higher duties 55 4 8 Paper .. .. .. 0 6 3 Overtime .. .. .. .. 916 1 7 Stationery.. .. .. 23 8 Purchases—Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. 32,209 13 6 Second-hand typewriters .. 38 10 0 Purchases—Stores, &c. .. .. .. 2,761 4 9 Stores .. .. .. 12 10 9 Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. 6,539 16 6 Waste products .. .. 77 12 0 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. .. 298 4 3 Machinery .. .. .. 110 15 0 Type, &c .. .. . . .. 16 0 1 241 17 8 Monotype extras .. .. .. .. 296 19 8 Refunds— Monotype metal .. .. . . .. 199 9 0 Salaries and wages .. .. 67 811 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. 1,947 5 5 Exchange .. .. .. 0 12 7 Medical services .. .. .. .. 105 9 6 Freight .. .. 312 7 ( >ffice equipment, &c. . . .. .. 22 8 6 Postages .. .. .. 39 3 2 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 858 111 110 17 3 Telephone services .. .. 125 18 6 Window-cleaning, rubbish removal, &c. .. 57 12 6 Proportion of rent, &c, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 284 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 1,776 8 4 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. 19 5 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Repairs to premises .. .. .. 166 19 11 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. .. 44 14 10 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 42 111 2 Public Works expenditure on buildings, &c.— £ s. d. Erection of new bulk store 444 14 8 Installation of heating system 158 18 1 603 12 9 Refund to Departments for publications, &c, sold .. .. .. .. .. 5,741 o 2 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 31,544 11 3 £160,733 17 8 £160,733 17 8 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. Cr. To Paper and materials— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales— £ s . d. £ g. d. Stock at beginning .. 27,297 1 9 Manufacturing .. .. 127,108 14 2 Add purchases .. .. 23,797 13 7 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1932.. .. 6,391 13 0 51,094 15 4 Less stock on hand, 31st 120 717 1 2 March, 1933 .. .. 22,288 8 7 Add work in progress, 31st 28,806 6 9 March, 1933 .. 7,074 3 10 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 11,465 16 2 127,791 5 0 Add purchases .. .. 17,485 1 2 Stationery .. .. 25,594 13 10 Publications .. .. 13,506 15 0 28,950 17 4 Typewriters .. .. 714 16 1 stock on hand, 31st j67 (jO7 9 11 March, 1933 .. .. 9,069 9 5 Discounts received .. .. .. ' 182 5 6 19,881 7 11 Publications— Stock at beginning .. 3,950 1 4 Add purchases .. .. 15,051 9 1 19,001 10 5 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1933 .. .. 10,187 1 7 8,814 8 1(1 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. 47 11 0 Add purchases .. .. 739 12 10 787 3 10 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1933 .. .. 148 17 0 638 6 10 Wages (productive) .. .. 44,954 18 8 Wages (establishment) .. 17,007 4 7 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 5,291 8 7 Freight (inward) .. .. 4,019 15 4 Lighting (proportion) .. 277 19 7 Power .. .. .. 692 9 8 Fuel ...... 592 4 1 Water .. .. .. 196 6 0 73,032 6 6 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 36,616 18 7 £167,789 15 5 £167,789 15 5

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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. Si s. d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 4,849 511 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 36,616 18 7 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant liOl o 8 Storing and handling stationery, &c, for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 781 2 4 Government Departments .. .. 906 7 8 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 1,838 15 5 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 1,718 16 11 Insurance .. .. .. .. 77 13 10 [ Rent receivable .. .. .. .. 333 4 8 Exchange .. .. .. .. 4 10 5 Discounts allowed .. .. .. 53 3 2 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. IHi 11 0 Medical services .. .. .. .. 107 2 3 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 28 0 0 Proportion of rent, &0., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 284 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 305 19 7 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. '.\'M\ 5 0 Audit'fee .. .. .. .. 11M) 0 0 Wages Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 1,780 10 4 Interest on capital .. .. .. 8,603 14 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 9,063 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 10,1149 13 6 £39,574 7 10 £39,574 7 10 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 10,949 13 6 Note.—lnterest at the rate of 4J per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. £ a. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 58,999 0 0 Public Works Fund .. 112,611 12 2 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 50,528 5 9 Consolidated Fund .. 78,099 11 1 I Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 190,711 33 I Composing plant .. .. 1,054 19 0 Creditors — Monotype plant .. .. 12,255 13 2 Departmental .. .. 1,143 5 6 Addressograph plant .. .. 624 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,060 9 5 Printing plant .. .. 26,249 14 0 3,203 14 11 [ Binding plant .. .. 11,975 12 10 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 1,767 5 7 Litho plant .. .. .. 3,136 410 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 172 16 7 Photo plant .. .. .. 1,734 310 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 67,923 0 0 1 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,789 17 9 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. 493 17 10 ! Engine-room plant .. .. 1,564 12 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 10,949 13 6 i Miscellaneous plant .. .. 9,623 0 0 70,008 13 2 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. .. 2,314 10 3 Type .. .. .. .. .. 8,787 10 H Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 3,578 2 1 Monotype Branch .. . . 102 17 3 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 108 11 8 Binding Branch .. .. 763 6 10 Litho Branch .. .. 207 9 3 Photo Branch .. .. 76 12 5 Stereotype Branch .. .. 16 811 ■ Engine-room .. .. 66 13 8 Paper-store .. .. .. 66 17 10 ■ 5,034 19 11 Payments in advance .. .. .. 54 0 0 DebtorsDepartmental .. .. 5,299 7 6 Sundry .. .. .. 1,388 16 8 ■ 6,688 4 1 Work in progress .. .. .. 7,074 3 10 StockOn hand .. .. .. 41,583 2 5 On consignment .. .. 110 14 2 41,693 16 7 Stock Suspense Account .. .. 451 15 5 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 42 2 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 23,544 9 7 £275,221 11 8 £275,221 11 8 —=—=—^—• I _ - . Note. —Public Works Department administration expenses (£4B) are included, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. E. V. Paul, A.K.A.N.Z., Accountant, . I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments, Trading, and Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.

Post Office Investment Certificates printed: Sheets, 3,721; certificates, 31,907; value, £1,136,777.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (400 copies), £5 10s.

Price -M.l

By Authority : G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—1933.

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Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery- Office or Department. j Value of Prlntlng.| stationery £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d, Advertising .. .. 21 9 9 .. Native Trustee .. 353 7 2 90 17 10 Agriculture— Naval Defence.. .. 177 14 6 351 9 11 Head Office.. .. 2,107 0 5 1,323 2 7 New Zealand Meat Pro- 3 13 17 *5 7 Journal .. .. 1,412 10 10 .. ducers'Board Audit .. .. 191 5 9 315 0 2 New Zealand Reparation 64 19 8 73 19 9 Bankruptcy .. .. 82 10 1 134 19 0 Estates Census and Statistics .. 4,098 8 4 140 16 0 Patents .. .. 767 19 5 46 13 8 Cook Islands — Pensions .. .. 1,202 14 11 340 12 4 Head Office.. .. 59 16 10 30 15 7 Police .. .. 2,397 1 9 2,925 10 8 Niue .. .. 5 16 4 91 14 7 Post and Telegraph — Rarotonga .. .. 81 2 0 392 6 0 Head Office .. .. 12,519 3 7 89 17 10 Crown Law .. .. 31 18 2 168 6 2 Stores .. .. 3 17 1 57 12 9 Customs .. .. 476 9 1 799 12 11 Stores Division .. 10,002 8 8 88 13 1 Defence .. .. 632 10 6 551 19 3 Workshops .. .. .. 0 17 0 Dominion Laboratory .. 62 13 5 31 16 4 Prime Minister's Office .. 88 0 0 122 9 2 Dominion Observatory .. 60 3 9 9 12 5 Prisons .. .. 20O 9 3 451 2 3 Education — Public Service Commis- 63 111 10010 5 Head Office.. .. 2,608 12 8 1,564 11 3 sioner Examination Branch .. 899 17 11 8 9 7 Public Service Superannua- 115 18 5 47 4 4 Teachers' Superannua- 87 172 1119 tion tion Fund Public Trust .. .. 1,686 16 6 1,498 9 4 Electoral .. .. 56 15 0 25 2 6 Public Works .. .. 2,173 4 0 3,944 18 2 External Affairs .. 201 6 1 55 4 6 Railways— Friendly Societies .. [ 70 1 3 .. Head Office .. .. 1,425 5 8 215 13 1 Gazette .. .. 5,994 9 10 0 4 0 Accountant .. .. .. 12 0 10 Geological Survey .. 2 7 5 29 4 0 Advertising .. .. 3 14 5 14 9 6 Government Actuary .. j 12 9 6 15 9 8 Chief Engineer .. 1 7 11 10 0 Government House .. 115 13 4 41 2 11 Chief Mechanical En- .. 0 8 1 Government Life Insur- 1,388 9 2 371 15 5 gineer ance ! Day tickets .. .. 589 0 0 Health .. .. 1,402 2 6 767 7 0 j District Traffic Manager 1,825 4 10 House of Representatives — |j Publicity .. .. 640 11 10 0 14 1 Head Office .. .. 367 18 8 675 3 9 j Refreshment Branch .. 0 10 4 Appendices to Journals 3,649 8 7 .. j| Road Motor Services .. 36 4 4 Bellamy's .. .. 23 9 0 .. Stores —Woburn .. 6,341 13 11 366 15 0 Bills .. .. I 1,848 16 4 .. | Ticket Printer .. 665 1 10 Hansard .. .. 7,469 2 7 1 13 1 Registrar-General .. 517 4 6 207 7 4 Journals .. .. 282 18 6 .. | Rural Intermediate Credit 338 4 8 1 13 10 Library .. .. 459 16 10 42 1 3 [ Board Ministers'Offices .. .. 48 11 0 | Samoan Affairs .. 33 8 2 387 10 10 Order Papers .. 686 15 11 .. j, Scientific and Industrial 1,587 4 4 172 12 10 Statutes .. .. 574 1 10 .. j| Research Immigration .. *.. 699 6 14 2j| Stamp Duties .. .. 683 11 4 492 0 9 Industries and Commerce, 1,767 13 9 468 9 7 I State Advances .. 803 4 7 747 14 5 Tourist, and Publicity i! State Coal— Internal Affairs — j Head Office .. .. 4 17 10 Head Office.. .. 549 7 5 651 19 5 )[ Christchurch .. 57 6 10 11 1 0 Ministers' Offices .. 336 16 1 326 5 4 [ Greymouth .. .. 54 0 7 40 15 8 Justice .. .. 1,153 6 3 4,346 7 3 I Wanganui .. .. 2 3 3 3 9 9 Labour .. .. 1,315 16 6 1,177 14 4 1 Wellington .. .. 18 7 11 16 18 0 Land and Deeds .. 406 17 11 469 17 6 State Fire Insurance .. 1,009 8 4 734 14 3 Land and Income Tax .. 1,188 0 1 617 8 10 State Forest Service .. 150 6 11 405 3 8 Lands and Survey .. 3,452 7 1 2,998 0 0 jj Stores Control Board .. 77 15 2 18 10 6 Law Drafting .. .. 18 5 10 44 10 11 Survey Board of New Zea- 11 6 8 0 6 9 Legislative Council— land Head Office .. 43 9 10 166 1 8 Transport .. .. 251 12 4 148 8 2 Bills .. • ■ 202 0 2 .. Treasury— Order Papers .. 90 1 5 .. Head Office .. .. 4,235 2 2 493 12 11 Maori Ethnological Re- 2 15 10 .. Debentures .. . . 204 6 1 search Board Rural Advances Bonds 2 12 8 Marine .. .. 1,246 12 7 239 1 4 Unemployment Board .. 2,466 15 4 443 7 5 Mental Hospitals .. 322 2 6 620 18 5 Valuation .. .. 224 1 3 289 16 6 Mines .. .. 412 17 8 224 7 3 Museum, Dominion .. 37 16 10 43 0 11 | Totals .. 106,896 11 8 36,276 14 5 National Provident Fund 201 13 3 125 16 4 =—-— 1 —— Native .. .. 534 1 6 637 19 3 Summary. 1932 —April .. .. 4,987 17 7 2,808 7 9 1932—November .. 9,262 19 9 . 3,838 6 10 May .. .. 7.169 6 8 4,084 9 7 December .. 10,680 10 7 5,510 1 6 June .. 6,590 2 0 1,987 18 3 1933—January .. 4,238 10 3 2,926 13 6 July .. .. 10,106 3 8 2,129 15 11 February .. 8,245 18 4 2,642 16 7 August.. .. 8,675 17 9 2,604 4 10 March .. .. 17,947 5 4 3,521 13 7 September .. 7,695 15 9 2,190 7 6 , October .. 11,296 4 0 2,031 18 7 Totals .. 106,896 11 8 36,276 14 5

Description. Sheets. Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. •• •■ 750,118 169,394,860 901,209 14 2 Postalnotes ! 272,787 24,828 111 II Post-cards 110,760 1,772,000 3,815 8 S Letter-cards 132,000 1,281,500 6,900 8 5 Duty .. .. .. ■ .. I 8,262 1,293,038 2,760,910 0 0 Unemployment-relief .. .. .. .. 37,000 8,845,440 2,176,979 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. •■ 15,000 120,000 380 18 6 Embossed envelopes 20,026 19,950 332 10 0 EmboBsed envelopes (overprinted to comply with .. 511,419 revised postal rates) Impressed •• 4,437,437 | 43,554 9 0 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,345.943 I 190,403,514 I 5.917,911 85