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No. 1. PEOFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF THE GOVEENMENT PEINTING OFFICE FOE THE YEAE ENDING 31st DECEMBEE, 1890. I.—The Colony of New Zealand on Account of the Govebnment Feinting Office. Dr. £ s. a. Cb. £ s. d. To Value of work done (see Table 2) ..32,486 18 1 By Value of buildings and plant .. 32,634 13 9 Cash received, viz. : — Cash paid for wages and overtime .. 18,206 19 5 Advertisements .. .. .. 301 3 6 Working-expenses .. .. .. 542 14 11 Gazette subscriptions .. .. 65 11 0 Interest on buildings and plant .. 1,632 4 9 Official publications .. .. 1,076 9 2 Value of materials used .. .. 7,589 0 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 1,287 9 6 Profit and loss .. .. .. 6,686 14 7 Land Transfer and gold-mining advertisements .. .. .. .. 103 3 6 Value of engineer's work —articles made, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 82 19 9 Value of rubber-stamps, electros, &c, made for other departments .. 141 17 0 35,543 11 6 Balance .. .. 31,746 16 3 £67,292 7 9 £67,292 7 9 2.—Stock and Buildings Account. De. £ s. a. Cb. £ s. d. To Value of buildings, 31st December, 1889 18,483 111 By Depreciation of buildings and plant Improvements during year .. .. 126 0 0 carried to Profit and Loss Account .. 887 17 6 Value of plant, 31st December, 1889 .. 13,850 18 6 Value of buildings and plant, 31st Additions during year .. .. 174 13 4 December, 1890 .. .. .. 31,740 1C 3 £32,634 13 9 £32,634 13 9 3. —Salaeies Account. Db. £ s. d. Gb. £ s. d. To Wages—permanent hands .. .. 6,950 10 4 By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. 18,206 39 5 extra hands .. .. 10,114 5 1 Overtime .. .. .. .. 1,005 4 0 Night-watchman's salary .. .. 137 0 0 £18,206 19 5 £18,206 19 5 4. WoEKING-EXPENSES ACCOUNT. Db, £ s. d. Ob. £ s. d. To Fuel .. .. .. .. 171 7 3 By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. 542 14 11 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 371 7 8 £542 14 11 £542 14 11 s.—Peinting and Binding Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Value of paper consumed, including By Value of work done and cash, received 35,545 11 6 freight and other charges .. 6,713 9 7 Value of binding materials, ink, &c, used, including freight, &c. .. 875 10 9 Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. 27,956 11 2 £35,545 11 6 : £35,545 11 6 6.—Pbofit and Loss Account. Db. £ s. a. Cb. £ s. d. To Depreciation on buildings and plant .. 887 17 6 By Balance Printing and Binding AcSalaries and overtime .. .. 18,206 19 5 count .. .. .. .. 27,956 11 2 Working-expenses .. .. .. 542 14 11 Interest on plant and buildings .. 1,632 4 9 Profit to credit of colony .. .. 6,686 14 7 £27,956 11 2 " £27,956 11 2 Samuel Costall, Accountant.