PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1936.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1936 Session I, H-36

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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1936.

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

Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, 30th July, 1936. Sir, — I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1936. The tables accompanying the report show the nature, extent, and result of the year's working. Gazette. —The number printed of each issue was 750, the number of subscribers 476, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £2,427. Hansard. —The number printed of each issue for session 1935 was 7,000, the number of subscribers 137, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £165. Stamp-printing. —Stamps to the value of £4,271,564, and postal notes to the value of £35,881, were printed. Stereo-plates. —The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 40,691, of which 1,281 were nickel-plated, the weight being 25,734 lb. Rubber Stamps. —The number of rubber stamps made was 8,915. Railway Tickets. —5,464,211 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (626,919) being printed in December. Work of the Year. —The year has been a strenuous one, the turnover showing an increase of approximately £24,600 over that of the previous year. A stage has now been reached where additional accommodation is an absolute necessity. The staff is at present working under conditions which should not be permitted to continue, and steps should be taken immediately to provide adequate accommodation. Unfortunately, owing to insufficient plant, it has been found necessary to work a certain amount of overtime. This was unavoidable, as it was impossible, owing to congestion, to install the necessary machinery and increase the staff. The Photo-litho and Process Engraving Branch dealt with 57 maps of survey districts ; 14 city, borough, and county maps ; and 346 miscellaneous maps, plans, posters, cheque forms, and diagrams. Eight hundred half-tone, line, and three-colour blocks were made, in addition to 121 bromide prints, 24 blue prints, and 290 negatives. The Stationery Office dealt with 15,820 requisitions for stationery and publications, the total sales amounting to £44,433. Cash orders numbered 6,990. In addition, 380 typewriters of the value of £6,406 were issued. Paper. —Although the demand on paper stocks has been heavy, all standard lines have been maintained on an economical basis at satisfactory prices. The issues for the year amounted to £37,249, comprising 77,951 packages of paper and boards and 4,131,000 envelopes. Machinery. —Several small additions were made during the year. There is urgent need for a great deal of improved modern machinery, and special attention is being directed to this. Finance. —The year's working has resulted in a profit of £9,681 15s. 2d., after allowing for interest on capital and depreciation. Staff. —I 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, The Hon. the Minister in Charge. Government Printer.

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Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 189,696 3 9 By Salaries.. .. .. .. .. 62,901 1 2 Publications and publishing .. .. 2,871 16 3 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 33,108 17 11 Sales — £ s. d. Allowances to officers performing higher duties 146 14 1 Paper .. .. .. 81 12 3 Overtime .. .. .. .. 3,249 12 5 Stationery .. .. .. 4 10 Purchases —Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. 52,516 7 1 Second-hand typewriters .. 30 0 0 Purchases —Stores, &c. .. .. .. 6,114 7 8 Stores .. .. .. 15 8 Freight, cartage, insurance, &e. .. .. 9,961 0 1 Waste products .. .. 28 10 5 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. .. 801 13 1 Machinery .. .. .. 425 16 6 Type metal .. .. .. .. 333 12 9 — 571 5 10 Type and printing material .. .. 67 1 5 Refunds — Monotype extras .. .. .. 4171011 Salaries and wages .. .. 11l 7 9 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. 2,252 16 4 Exchange .. .. .. 2 9 0 Medical services .. .. .. .. 13 14 Freight .. .. .. 4 9 8 Office equipment, &c. .. .. .. 46 3 2 Paper .. .. .. 42 11 6 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,036 7 2 Postages .. .. .. 28 19 1 Telephone services .. .. .. 118 4 0 Stationery .. .. .. 0 3 9 Window-cleaning, rubbish removal, &c. .. 52 3 11 Translation fee .. .. 110 Proportions of rent, &c., High Commissioner's 191 1 9 Office.. .. .. .. .. 299 12 0 Wages—Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,196 19 9 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. 5 0 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Repairs to premises .. .. .. 1,56723 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. 78 14 8 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 25 0 7 Grant to officer in lieu of leave .. .. 29 15 5 Bonus to officer for special services .. 59 10 10 Compensation for injury .. .. .. 234 16 0 Refunds to Departments for publications, &c., sold .. .. .. .. .. 3,366 12 4 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 13,230 9 3 £193,330 7 7 £193,330 7 7 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. Cr. To Paper and materials — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 26,335 16 9 Manufacturing .. .. 148,913 16 9 Add purchases .. .. 36,883 210 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1935 .. 7,470 1 5 63,218 19 7 Less stock on hand, 31st 141,443 15 4 March, 1936 .. .. 26,487 810 Add work in progress, 36,731 10 9 31st March, 1936 .. 15,143 0 9 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 7,124 11 7 156,586 16 1 Add purchases .. .. 26,558 10 0 Stationery .. . . 33,839 4 0 ■ Publications .. .. 10,594 15 6 33,683 1 7 Typewriters .. .. 6,406 8 3 Less stock on hand, 31st 207,427 3 10 March, 1936 .. .. 8,127 15 1 Discounts received .. .. .. 203 15 4 25,555 6 6 Publications — Stock at beginning .. 11,713 8 2 Add purchases .. .. 3,663 16 6 15,377 4 8 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1936 .. .. 12,093 410 3,283 19 10 Typewriters — Purchases .. .. 5,869 11 10 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1936 .. .. 154 7 7 5,715 4 3 Wages (productive).. .. 63,297 1 8 Wages (establishment) .. 19,258 18 0 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 6,198 3 5 Freight (inwards) .. .. 7,000 14 6 Lighting (proportion) .. 401 19 5 Power .. .. .. 729 10 11 Fuel .. .. .. 669 7 4 Water .. .. .. 240 13 0 97,796 8 3 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 38,548 9 7 £207,630 19 2 £207,630 19 2

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Promt and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Office salaries •• 5,580 5 8 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 38,548 9 7 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant.. 1,859 15 3 Storing and handling stationery, &c„ for other Postages and teleerams .. .. •• 937 9 9 Government Departments .. .. 884 13 11 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 2,603 14 3 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 9)7 11 0 Insurance 144 1 7 Rent receivable 303 1 8 Exchange .. •• •• •• 58 2 1 Discounts allowed .. • • • • 155 6 2 Telephones (rental) .. ■ ■ • • 108 16 3 Medical services .. •• •• •• 13 10 11 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. • • 44 13 3 Proportion of rent, &c„ High Commissioner's Office .. •• •• •• ■■ 299 ' ~ 0 Office expenses .. .. • • • • 283 17 11 Sundry trade expenses .. .. • • 244 111 Audit fee .. ■ • • • • • 10® ® ® Wages —Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,221 2 8 Interest on capital .. • • • - 9,656 9 4 Depreciation — £ s - <'• Buildings.. .. •• 1,01115 10 Plant and machinery i. 5,547 5 8 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. • • 196 0 10 Type and type metal . . 58 10 8 Accessories .. ■ • 419 10 10 7,233 3 10 Loss on machinery, &c. .. •• 103 15 11 Compensation for injury . . .. • • 234 16 0 Grant- in lieu of leave of absence .. .. 29 15 5 Bonus for special services .. • • • • 59 10 10 Balance carried down .. .. 9,681 15 2 £40,653 16 2 £40,653 16 2 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,681 15 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. £ s d Capital Account— £ s - d - £ s - d - Land ■* " " " " 58 ' 999 0 0 Public Works Fund .. 112,623 6 0 Buildings .. •• 39,039 5 3 Consolidated Fund .. .. 114,587 15 5 Plant and machinery- £ s d —— 227,211 1 5 Composing plant .. .. 937 11 1 rwH+r»r« Machine-composing plant .. 12,140 9 2 Departmental .. .. 529 19 10 Addressograph plant .. 185 4 0 Sundrv .. •• 2,463 6 7 Printing plant .. .. 15,027 15 4 2,993 6 5 Binding plant .. . • 8, 520 2 5 Wages accrued .. •• •• !>225 8 9 Litho plant. . .. ■■ " JJ? j? Bad Debts Reserve 166 2 3 Photo plant .. .. .149 9 Writings-ofl Suspense Account .. .. f Stereotype plant .. .. 1.232 10 7 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 9 681 15 2 Engine-room plant .. 720 7 5 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 7,178 17 0 49,545 18 2 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. 689 11 10 Type and type metal .. .. .. 11,261 10 2 Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 2,459 18 8 Machine-composing Branch .. 209 5 9 Addressograph Branch .. 38 8 0 Printing Branch .. ■ • 77 6 6 Binding Branch .. .. 441 19 3 Litho Branch .. .. 97 12 8 Photo Branch .. ■. 59 8 10 Stereotype Branch .. .. 10 10 10 Engine-room .. .. 38 15 11 Paper-store... .. •• 46 13 4 3,479 19 9 Payments in advance .. . • ■ • 14 17 8 Debtors — Departmental .. .. 11,105 5 3 Sundry 1,564 12 11 12,669 18 2 Work in progress .. .. •• 15,143 0 9 Stock — On hand .. .. •• 46,475 14 2 On consignment .. .. 387 22 46,862 16 4 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. 312 13 6 Assets to be written off .. • • • • 121 18 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 3,571 15 11 £241,712 6 0 £241,712 6 0 E. Y. Paul, A.R.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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of Parliamentary Return 8.-l [Pt. IV], and to the comment that the asset " type and type-metal, £11,261 10s. 2d." is not supported by stock sheets.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (439 copies), £6 10s.

By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington. —1936.

Price 3d.]

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Office or Department. Value ol Printing. stationery Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. . . 0 16 Mental Hospitals .. 391 4 4 721 0 1 Agriculture— Mines .. .. 499 0 0 217 6 2 Head Office.. .. 2,360 16 8 1,296 10 7 Museum, Dominion .. 281 9 5 49 13 9 Journal .. .. 1,158 3 5 .. National Provident Fund 211 13 2 128 13 9 Audit .. .. 174 12 5 383 11 11 Native .. .. 1,260 5 7 1,081 5 11 Bankruptcy .. .. 41 17 6 53 12 4 Naval Defence .. 350 17 6 626 14 3 Census and Statistics .. 4,870 9 8 372 2 11 New Zealand Meat Pro- 342 17 6 15 1 3 Cook Islands — ducers' Board Head Office .. .. 38 7 5 54 17 8 New Zealand Reparation 15 18 5 36 14 II Niue .. .. 24 7 6 57 17 2 Estates Rarotonga .. .. 87 7 II 479 5 5 Patents .. .. 562 3 4 46 17 6 Crown Law .. .. 66 5 6 152 17 2 Pensions .. .. 1,194 9 2 491 7 1 Customs .. .. 798 19 7 1,205 14 9 Police .. .. 2,197 4 0 2,587 6 4 Defence .. .. 1,110 7 2 742 5 10 Post and TelegraphDominion Laboratory .. 32 12 0 62 1 3 Head Office .. .. 21,807 6 4 120 1 2 Dominion Observatory .. 63 13 11 7 0 10 Stores .. .. 11 0 2 58 0 6 Education — Stores Division .. 13,880 0 7 1,185 19 8 Head Office.. .. 4,990 3 3 1,680 6 1 Prime Minister .. 248 15 I 165 13 2 Examination Branch 579 18 1 1 9 1 Prisons .. .. 43 15 10 427 2 3 School Journal .. 2,209 19 6 0 1 6 Public Service Commis- 140 14 9 104 9 7 Teachers' Superannua- 72 0 7 6 0 9 sioner tion Fund Public Service Superan- 55 14 7 50 11 11 Electoral .. .. 1,892 12 3 1,326 6 9 nuation External Affairs .. 272 0 1 70 19 5 Public Trust .. .. 3,660 3 3 1,339 5 9 Friendly Societies .. 52 9 9 .. Public Works .. .. 3,691 13 8 6,250 15 11 Gazette, .. .. 6,123 1 1 .. Railways— Geological Survey .. 73 18 8 20 19 5 Head Office .. .. 1,873 11 8 153 I 9 Government Actuary .. 8 16 8 19 10 4 Accountant .. .. 26 10 0 0 17 3 Government House .. 223 8 4 74 14 10 Advertising .. .. 2 9 4 Government Life Insur- 985 18 11 522 9 4 Day Tickets .. 823 2 2 ance District Traffic Manager 3,041 0 1 Health .. .. 1,890 0 6 762 2 10 Publicity .. .. 722 12 0 0 1 4 House of Representatives — Refreshment Branch .. 13711 079 Head Office'.. .. 501 1 6 494 3 0 Road Motor Services .. 45 3 3 Appendices to Journals 2,786 7 4 .. Stores —Woburn .. 8,970 12 2 1,190 3 8 Bellamy's .. .. 22 19 5 .. Ticket Printer .. 567 6 6 Bills .. .. 677 11 4 .. Registrar-General .. 899 5 8 201 0 1 Hansard .. .. 3,680 6 5 1 18 2 Rural Intermediate Credit 91 12 7 Journals .. .. 289 18 6 .. Board Library .. .. 506 11 7 29 10 9 Samoaii Affairs .. 175 4 1 523 12 2 Order -papers .. 212 18 5 .. Scientific and Industrial 1,501 10 8 272 9 9 Statutes .. .. 132 13 10 .. Research Immigration .. .. .. 0 7 6 Stamp Duties .. .. 917 5 9 462 2 9 Industries and Commerce, 3,206 4 7 1,051 15 1 State Advances .. 1,821 17 10 1,074 8 3 Tourist, and Publicity State Coal — Internal Affairs — Head Office .. .. 115 Head Office .. .. 976 5 2 924 15 3 Christchurch .. 65 18 10 8 7 7 Ministers' Offices .. 659 1 4 399 7 9 Greymouth . . .. 66 11 11 61 16 4 Justice .. .. 1,234 13 6 2,240 3 4 Wellington .. .. 59 6 8 11 19 8 Labour .. .. 1,357 17 3 827 3 5 State Fire Insurance .. 1,047 4 5 539 15 8 Land and Deeds .. 356 17 2 367 12 5 State Forest Service .. 210 4 10 539 9 0 Land and Income Tax .. 1,532 14 8 660 14 7 Survey Board of New 7 11 4 0 3 7 Lands and Survey .. 3,206 10 10 3,480 9 4 Zealand Law Drafting .. .. 12 17 8 17 19 1 Transport .. .. 262 19 11 219 18 11 Legislative Council— Treasury— Head Office.. .. 85 14 8 79 17 10 Head Office .. .. 3,224 18 6 618 0 0 Bills .. .. 130 4 1 .. Unemployment .. 2,652 13 1 1,452 6 1 Journals .. . 73 11 6 .. Valuation .. .. 493 10 5 525 8 7 Order Papers .. 33 3 5 .. Marine .. .. 1,176 14 9 287 13 9 Totals .. 133,486 6 11 43,776 2 0 Summary. 1935 —April .. .. 7,731 6 0 1,023 16 4 1935—November .. 10,689 9 8 4,058 18 6 May .. .. 10,452 12 3 3,928 1 10 December .. 13,687 4 9 3,155 3 8 June .. .. 8,885 4 1 2,733 5 1 1936—January .. 7,840 8 6 3,236 1 11 July .. .. 9,098 10 3 4,256 17 10 February .. 11,556 8 8 3,740 12 2 August.. .. 10,433 6 I 4,501 4 3 March .. .. 17,850 15 4 6,402 8 0 September .. 13,173 4 11 3,343 2 2 October .. 12,087 16 5 3,396 10 3 Totals .. 133,486 6 11 43,776 2 0

Description. Sheets. ! Stamps. Value, £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. ■■ •• 54,276 5,621,340 51,312 7 8 Postaf notes .. .. .. •• •• 402,050 4,020,500 35,881 15 0 Post-cards .. .. .. •• 140,460 2,247,360 4,628 14 9 Letter-cards .. .. •• .. 144,850 1,738,200 7,188 19 5 Duty .. .. •• 7,462 1,172,106 1,849,371 0 0 Unemployment-relief .. .. .. •• 61,451 14,642,400 2,320,915 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 52,250 418,000 1,369 3 0 Railways .. .. •• • • 2,030 240,000 500 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. • • 104,820 104,440 906 6 10 Impressed .. .. 3,805,132 35,373 0 8 Totals ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ 969,649 34,009,478 4,307,446 7 4^