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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1921. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s - d - Permanent .. .. .. .. .. .. 147,895 50 By Commission and charges .. .. .. •• •• •• 98,036 5 7 Temporary .. .. .. .. .. .. 19.632 15 10 Interest, being surplus front investments .. .- •• •• 144,056 8 0 Unclassified.. .. .. .. .. .. 50000 Rent .. .. .. .. .. •• •• ■• i- 548 410 168.028 0 10 Profit on sale of office-site, Durham and Armagh Streets, Christchurch .. 449 8 0 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,430 19 0 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.545 14 5 Service charges— Agents' commission .. .. .. .. .. 6.730 10 8 Services of High Commissioner .. .. .. 143 15 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. 1.07119 8 Services of Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 44 18 6 7,991 3 10 Audit of books and accounts .. .. .. 900 0 0 Maintenance of premises and plant— Repairs and insurances— Offices .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.425 6 8 Motor cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 2,197 19 6 Office appliances .. .. .. .. 486 7 5 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 392 2 7 Insurance premiums on office premises, furniture, &c. 468 10 3 5,970 6 5 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,487 8 8 General charges— Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 2,325 0 7 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and power .. .. 3,207 5 8 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 639 910 Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. .. 2,197 16 9 Postages and freight .. .. .. .. 4.722 6 1 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. .. 893 11 0 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. .. 10.050 19 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 7,293 14 7 Extension of business .. .. .. .. 1,227 910 Wages of custodian and staff .. .. .. 5,192 6 3 37,749 19 11 Depreciation (office premises, furniture, and plant, &c.) .. .. 7,295 6 4 Balance, being net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. 10,691 7 0 £244,090 6 5 £244,090 6 5 Public Trust Office, Wellington, I lth May, 1921. J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Acting Chief Accountant.