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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

By Balance brought down .. £13,685 10 5 Treasury Adjustment Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, Receipts and Payments By Interest on Capital Account .. 9,724 710 Account .. .. .. 19,625 15 8 Balance carried down .. .. 9,901 710 £19,625 15 8 - £19,625 15 8 To Balance brought down .. .. £9,901 7 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. 216,097 12 1 Buildings .. .. .. 46,000 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 6,784 18 1 Land .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Wages accrued .. .. .. 699 16 0 Plant and machinery (reBad debts reserve .. .. .. 215 15 2 valuation) — Writing off Suspense Account .. .. 216 9 10 Composing plant .. 10,118 13 8 Depreciation Reserve Account .. .. 4,653 6 0 j Printing plant .. 13,008 15 6 Goods on consignment .. .. 14 7 0 Binding plant .. 9,183 12 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. 13.685 10 5 Litho and photo plant 3,435 19 1 Sterotype plant .. 546 0 0 Engine-room plant .. 1,627 17 8 Miscellaneous plant .. 1,718 14 6 39,639 13 2 Motor-van .. .. .. 735 0 0 Type .. .. .. 7,407 15 5 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 1,845 8 8 Accessories— Composing Branch .. 2,456 6 8 Printing and Binding Branches .. .. 504 1 1 Litho Branch .. 205 17 6 Stereotype Branch .. 9 0 6 Paper-store .. .. 5 3 6 Engine-room .. 3 15 6 3,184 4 9 Sundry debtors .. .. 28,829 17 2 Stock Suspense Account .. 172 15 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 9,901 710 Work in progress .. .. 10,578 2 3 Stock on hand .. .. 33,473 10 0 £242,367 14 7 £242,367 14 7 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account. Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account, 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, except that the accounts include charges for interest and expenditure on buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

Per Cent. j Per Cent. Dr. Cr. - —- 1924. | 1925. | 1924. | 1925. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. To Office salaries .. .. 4,765 14 5 1 2-22 J 2-12 By Balance from Trading Account 36,059 16 0 10'12 16-03 Repairs and alterations to build- | Storing and handling stationery ing and plant .. .. 1,168 17 9 i 0-47 0-52 for other Government DePostages and telegrams . . 1,155 3 6 0-56 0-51 partments .. .. 613 9 2 0-32 0-28 Freight (outward) .. .. 995 9 0 0-54 j 0-44 Commission on sales of publicaInsurance .. .. .. 133 6 9 0-05 ! 0-06 tions .. .. .. 2,985 19 3 1-46 1 32 Exchange .. .. .. 25 9 7 0-01 j 0-01 Rent receivable .. .. 236 0 0 0-12 0-10 Discounts allowed .. .. 56 8 11 0-05 ! 0-02 Telephones (rental, alterations, and renewal domestic telephone system) .. .. 403 6 7 0-02 j 0-18 Medical services .. .. 122 1 10 0-08 | 0-05 Lighting (proportion) .. 40 0 0 0'02 j 0-02 Proportion rent High Commissioner's Office .. .. 150 0 0 : 0-08 | 0-07 Office expenses .. .. 443 17 3 0-21 0-20 Audit fee .. .. .. 50 0 0 0-05 | 0-02 Wages, charwomen and watchmen .. .. .. 2,278 10 1 1-24 | 1-01 Interest on. capital .. .. 9,724 7 10 4-35 i 4-31 Depreciation .. .. 4,653 6 0 1-44 j 2-08 Loss on sale printing-machine.. 43 14 6 • • ' j 0-02 Balance carried down .. 13,685 10 5 j .. j 6-09 £39,895 4 5, .. I] 7-73 £39,895 4 5 .. 17-73