PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1941.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1941 Session I, H-36

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1941. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1941.

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

Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, sth August, 1941. Sir, —■ I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1941. 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 410, and the amount received from sales and subscriptions £2,136. Hansard.—The number printed of each issue for session 1940 was 7,300, the number of subscribers 136, and the amount received from sales and subscriptions £155. Stamp-printing.—Stamps to the value of £7,673,077 and postal notes to the value of £17,046 were printed. Stereo-plates.—The number of stereo-plates cast was 56,939, of which 4,031 were nickel-plated, the total weight being 39,564 lb. Rubber-stamps.—The number of rubber stamps made was 15,918. Railway Tickets. —The number of tickets printed was 6,832,105, the largest number printed in one month being 726,868 in November, 1940. Photo-litho and Process Engraving Branch. —This branch dealt with 368 maps, plans, and technical diagrams, and produced 2,192 process blocks. Stationery Office. —During the year 18,153 requisitions containing 175,863 items were dealt with. The total sales amounted to £79,624, including £3,090 for 246 typewriters supplied. Paper.—The price of paper is still advancing and maintenance of a regular supply is difficult owing to the shortage of raw materials and the curtailment of shipping. Departments will require to exercise strict economy in the use of stationery and paper of all kinds in order to minimize the serious inconvenience which follows interference with continuity of supply. The total issues for the year amounted to £84,127 in value, comprising 106,562 packages of paper and boards and 5,516,000 envelopes. In addition, 16,131,000 envelopes were issued through the Stationery and Issuing Offices. Machinery.—One small ruling machine was added to the plant during the year. Staff. —The staff decreased from 604 officers as at the Ist April, 1940, to 580 officers (including 48 members of the staff serving with the armed forces and 3 officers on leave prior to retirement) as at the 31st March, 1941. No serious accidents at work occurred during the year. Work of the Year. —All branches were fully engaged during the year, and the volume of work remains at a high level. Finance.—The operations for the year resulted in a turnover of £327,758, and a profit of £14,183after allowing for interest on capital and depreciation. I have, &c., E. V. Paul, Government Printer. The Hon. the Minister in Charge.

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PRINTING AMD STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Receipts and Payments Account jfor the Year ended 31st March, 1941. Receipts. £ Payments. £ Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 293,774 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,360 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 2,966 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,'623 Sales— £ Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. 275 Stationery .. .. .. .. 1 Overtime.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,882 Waste products .. . . .. .. 49 Purchases — 50 Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. 115,400 Refunds— Stores, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 11,042 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 305 Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. .. 20 ,002 Exchange .. .. .. .. 1 Machinery (new and repairs to) .. .. .. 833 Freight .. .. . . .. 2 Type metal . . . . .. .. . . 90 Postages .. .. .. .. 33 Type and printing material.. .. .. . . 23 General average deposit .. .. .. 153 Monotype extras .. .. .. .. .. 244 494 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. .. 2,137 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 1,330 Medical services .. .. .. .. .. 23 Office equipment, &e. .. .. .. . . 34 Postages and-telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,455 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 125 Window cleaning, rubbish-removal, &c. .. .. 134 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. 340 Wages : Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,571 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. .. 20 Audit fee.. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Repairs to premises .. .. .. .. 520 Rent of storage space .. .. .. .. 194 Maintenance of fire-alarms . . .. .. .. 30 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 Grants in lieu of leave of absence .. .. .. 34 Refunds to Departments for publications, &c., sold .. 5,068 £298,614 £298,614 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1941. Dr. Or. Paper and materials £ £ Sales — £ £ Stock at beginning .. .. .. 22,423 Manufacturing .. .. .. .. 245,924 Add purchases .. .. .. 95,835 Loss work in progress, 31st March, 1940 .. 18,219 118,258 227,705 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1941 .. 37,911 Add work in progress, 31st March, 1911 .. 20,429 80,347 Stationery— 248,134 Stock at beginning .. .. .. 8,880 Stationery .. .. .. .. 68,778 Add purchases .. .. .. 55,953 Publications .. .. .. .. 7,756 Typewriters .. .. .. ~ 3,090 64,833 ' 327,758 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1041 .. 11,692 Discounts received .. .. . 360 ■ 53,141 Publications— Stock at beginning .. .. 11,546 Add purchases .. .. 3,354 14,900 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1941 .. 12,059 2,841 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. .. .. 776 Add purchases .. .. .. 2,251 3,027 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1941 . . 202 ■ 2,825 Wages (productive) .. .. .. 84,735 Wages (establishment) .. .. .. 31,735 Wages (Stationerv Office) .. .. .. 9,852 Freight (inwards)" .. .. .. 12,017 Insurance .. . . . . .. 3,626 Lighting (proportion). .. .. .. 517 Power .. .. .. .. . . 528 Fuel .. .. .. . . .. 666 Water .. .. .. .. .. 175 143,851 Balance, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. 45,113 £328,118 £328,118

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Profit and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1941. Dr. £ Cr. £ Office salaries .. .. .. i. .. 7,895 Balance transferred from Trading Account .. .. 45,113 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant .. 928 Storage and handling stationery, &c.,, for other GovernPostage and telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,370 ment Departments .. .. .. .. 1,494 Freight and cartage (outwards) .. .. . . 3,024 Commission on sales of publications .. .. .. 1,781 Exchange .. .. .. .. 26 Rent receivable .. .. .. . . .. 236 Discounts allowed . . . . .. . . .. 122 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. . . 119 Medical services . . .. . . .. .. 23 Lighting, &c. (proportion) . . .. .. . . 58 Proportion of rent, &e., High Commissioner's Office . . 340 Office expenses . . .. .. .. .. 220 Sundry trade expenses . . .. .. .. 452 Audit fee .. . .. . . .. .. 150 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,621 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 8,248 Depreciation £ , Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,012 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,579 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. 84 Type and type metal .. .. .. 35 Accessories .. .. .. .. 526 8,236 Rent of storage space .. .. .. .. 575 ■Grants in lieu of leave of absence .. .. .. 34 Balance carried down. .. .. .. 14,183 £48,624 £48,624 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. £14,183 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1941. Liabilities. Assets. £ ■Capital Account— £ £ Land .. .. .. .. . . .. 54,359 Public Works Fund .. .. .. 112,623 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 33,980 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 93,578 Plant and machinery— £ 206,201 Composing plant .. .. .. 993 Creditors — Machine composing plant .. .. 6,125 Departmental .. .. .. .. 3,273 Addressograph plant .. .. .. 69 Sundry .. .. .. .. 17,161 Printing plant .. .. .. .. 8,687 20,434 Binding plant .. .. .. .. 5,263 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. .. 3,117 Litho plant .. .. .. .. 2,852 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. . . 164 Photo plant . . . . . . . . 942 . Writing-off, Suspense Account .. .. . . 594 Stereotypy plant .. .. .. 526 Treasury Adjustment-Account .. .. .. 9,949 Engine-room plant .. .. .. 420 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 14,183 Miscellaneous plant .. .. .. 4,125 30,002 j Furniture, fittings, and office equipment . . .. 632 Type and type meta! .. .. . . .. 12,200 Accessories— Composing Branch .. .. . . 1,502 Machine Composing Branch .. .. 37 Printing Branch .. .. .. 34 Binding Branch .. .. . . 217 Litho Branch .. .. .. .. 57 Photo Branch .. .. .. .. 23 Stereotype Branch . . . . .. 8 Engine-room .. .. .. .. 75 Paper-store .. .. .. .. 119 2,072 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 17 Debtors— Departmental .. .. .. 27,982 Sundry .. .. .. ..10,391 38,373 Work in progress .. .. .. .. .. 20,429 Stock — On hand . . . . .. 61,719 In transit .. .. .. .. 119 On consignment .. .. .. 146 61,984 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. . . 572 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 22 £254,642 £254,642 A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the statement of 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.— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General, Bth August 1941.

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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1941.

Return of Adhesive Stamps, Postal Notes, etc., printed from 1st April, 1940, to 31st March, 1941.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (455 copies), £0 10s.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l94l.

Price 3d.}

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Value Value Value Value Office or Department. of of Office or Department. of of Printing. Stationery. Printing. Stationery. . . , £ £ £ £ Agriculture .. .. .. 1,839 1,579 Marine .. .. .. 1,064 402 Air .. .. .. .. 11,302 6,887 Marketing .. .. .. 2'484 810 Army .. .. .. .. 22,304 14,016 Mental Hospitals .. .. 353 767 Audit .. .. .. .. 109 271 Mines .. .. . . 290 248 Bankruptcy .. . . . . 40 32 Museum, Dominion .. . . 5 10 Census and Statistics .. .. 4,634 153 National Broadcasting Service .. 1,101 325 Crown Law .. .. .. 30 143 National Commercial Broadcasting 583 577 Customs .. .. .. .. 1,072 1,276 Service Dominion Laboratory .. .. 189 119 National Provident Fund .. .. 210 109 Dominion Observatory .. .. 21 10 National Service.. .. .. 5,504 1,977 Education .. .. .. 11,784 1,820 Native.. .. .. .. j 297 '904 Electoral .. .. .. .. 46 56 Naval Defence .. .. .. 1,180 2,149 External Affairs .. .. .. 509 1,233 New Zealand Meat-producers Board .. 0 Friendly Societies .. .. . . 40 10 New Zealand Reparation Estates . . 51 46 Gazette . . .. .. .. 6,943 .. Patents . . .. . . 662 13 Government Actuary .. .. 4 12 Police .. .. .. .. 4,152 2,605 Government House .. .. .. 175 76 Post and Telegraph .. .. 39,888 673 Government Life Insurance .. .. 991 301 Prime Minister's.. .. .. 632 380 Health .. .. .. .. 4,056 2,060 Prisons.. .. .. .. 100 367 House of Representatives— Public Service Commissioner .. 198 249 Head Office .. .. .. 386 741 Public Service Superannuation .. I 130 77 Appendices to Journals .. .. 2,903 .. Public Trust .. .. .. 2,251 599 Bellamy's .. .. .. 56 .. Public Works .. .. .. 9,429 fills •• .. .. .. 656 .. Railways .. .. .. 21,451 1,035 Hansard,.. .. .. .. 4,525 1 Registrar-General .. .. 1,022 263 Journals. . .. .. .. 389 . . Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. 1,075 84 Library . . .. .. . . 866 85 Rural Intermediate Credit Board .. 37 Order Papers .. .. .. 221 .. Scientific and Industrial Research .. 2,748 669 Statutes.. .. .. .. 100 .. Social Security .. .. .. 5,226 2,132 Housing Construction .. .. 1,215 1,134 Stamp Duties .. .. .. 830 359 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and 2,624 .1,533 State Advances .. .. .. 1,499 1,815 Publicity State Coal .. .. .. '283 ' ,165 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 4,528 1,429 State Fire Insurance .. .. 1,546 741 Justice .. .. .. .. 1,375 1,799 State Forest Service .. .. 234 723 Labour .. .. .. .. 2,814 1,229 State Iron and Steel .. .. I 18 Land and Deeds .. . . . . 380 204 Survey Board of New Zealand .. 9 Land and Income Tax .. .. 14,857 1,074 Transport .. .. .. 921 694 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 2,802 3,608 Treasury .. .. .. 5,028 857 Law Drafting .. .. .. 9 20 Valuation .. .. .. 218 344 Legislative Council— Head Office .. .. .. 107 68 Totals .. .. .. 217,326 75 600 Bills • • .. .. .. 76 . . ==!== Journals.. .. .. .. 139 Order Papers .. .. .. 54 Summary. £ £ £ £ 1940—April .. .. .. 14,916 4,307 1940—November .. .. 19,138 5,943 M a y •• •• 19,165 10,528 December .. .. 20,996 6^564 June •• •• 15,054 5,868 1941 —January .. .. .. 9,042 3,849 s July •• •• 22,528 6,990 February.. .. .. 17,006 5\433 August .. .. .. 19,435 5,333 March .. .. .. 26,565 10'.3.34 September .. .. .. 19,520 5,647 . _ October .. .. .. 13.961 4,804 Totals.. .. .. 217,326 75,600

Description. j Sheets. | Stamps. | Value. £ Postage .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 i 517,280 16,708 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. 133,600 1,336,000 17,046 Post-cards.. .. .. .. .. .. 78,380 1,246,720 5,195 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 103,397 1,222,729 , 10,189 £> ut y •• •• .. .. 11,522 1,800,562 2,138,722 Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 35,502 8,468,640 5,490,909 Honey seal .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 952,560 4,444 Newspaper-wrappers.. .. .. .. .. 20,058 145,680 364 Era bossed envelopes .. .. .. .. .. 748,047 6,546 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 389,959 16,438,218 7,690,123 National Savings Bonds feinted : Sheets, 56,049 ; bonds, 511, 000 ; value, £4,575,000. National Savings Coupons printed : Sheets, 37,999 ; coupons, 303,992 ; value, £75,500.