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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. 158,090 6 3 Buildings .. ..42,305 12 7 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 11,370 111 Less depreciation .. 1,057 12 6 Suspense Account .. .. .. 629 3 7 41,248 0 1 Bad Debts Reserve Account .. .. 100 0 0 Plant — Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. 2,060 111 Printing .. .. 15,895 16 6 Binding .. .. 6,077 17 10 Litho and photo .. 1,759 16 1 Engine-room .. .. 472 10 9 24,206 1 2 Less depreciation .. 1,574 11 0 22,631 10 2 Type .. .. .. 7,721 2 8 Less depreciation /.. 575 17 0 7,145 5 8 Furniture .. .. 399 4 5 Less depreciation .. 29 18 6 369 5 11 Sundry debtors .. .. 25,616 18 11 Stock on hand .. .. .. 74,127 12 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 1,111 0 9 £172,249 13 8 £172,249 13f 8 Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. 1921. 1921. Mar. 31. Receipts. £ s. d. Mar. 31. Payments. £ s. d. To Sundries .. .'. .. 354 2 8 By Salaries .. .. .. .. 94,600 011 Publishing .. .. .. 928 12 6 Wages .. .. .. .. 16,143 14 2 Publications .. .. .. 1,828 11 3 Overtime .. .. .. 4,013 16 3 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 226,211 8 5 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. 1,537 17 10 Hansard salaries (recovered) .. 8,132 0 6 Stationery .. .. .. 107,688 13 6 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Ao- Stores .. .. .. .. 7,921 9 5 count.. .. .. .. 27,950 18 1 Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. 10,399 16 5 Machinery .. .. .. 7,431 0 4 Type and printing material.. .. 174 12 3 Monotype extras " .. .. .. 289 17 9 Monotype metal .. .. .. 673 6 4 Fuel, gas, &c. .. .. .. 2,566 19 11 Water-supply .. .. .. 81 16 6 Medical services .. .. .. 139 19 0 Office equipment .. .. .. 38 6 0 • Postage, telegrams, and exchange .. 1,454 19 10 Telephone-exchange subscriptions .. 74 15 0 Refund of amounts overpaid .. 21 7 8 Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal 132 2 6 Proportion of rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 150 0 0 Motor vehicles .. .. .. 395 9 10 Payment to L. G. Gosney for improved ready-reckoner .. .. .. 50 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 94 10 0 Salaries (Hansard) .. .. 8,132 0 6 Salaries (unauthorized expenditure) .. 1,199 1 6 £265,405 13 5 £265,405 13 5 Treasury Adjustment Account. 1921. 1921. Mar. 31. £ s. d. Mar. 31. £ s. d. To Sundry Debtors Account .. .. 28,752 6 6 By Repairs and Maintenance Account .. 352 7 4 Stationery Trading Account .. 1,000 0 0 Wages Account .. .. .. 2,273 0 4 Stamp - printing Department Wages Publications Account .. .. 2,929 6 7 Account .. .. .. 4,502 3 2 Interest Account .. .. .. 5,281 12 0 Bonus Arrears Account .. .. 5,643 15 5 Balance, Receipts and Payments Account .. .. .. .. 27,950 18 1 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,111 0 9 £39,898 5 1 £39,898 5 1 2-B. 1 [Pt. lII].