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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued. POINT HALSWELL LAUNDRY AND SEWING INDUSTRY. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Sundry materials .. .. .. .. 185 10 7 By Credits received .. .. .. .. 821 15 4 Cartages .. .. .. .. .. 42 1 1 Closing stock—• £ s. d. Prison labour .. .. .. .. 531 9 11 Raw materials .. .. 123 7 3 Officers' supervision .. .. .. 221 2 0 Manufactured goods .. 7 4 0 130 11 3 Loss on working .. .. .. .. 27 17 0 £980 3 7 £980 3 7 WAIKERIA LABOUR CONTRACTS. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Prison labour .. .. .. .. 927 14 4 By Credits .. .. .. .. .. 1,478 12 0 Officers' supervision .. .. .. 524 5 1 Profit on working .. .. .. .. 26 12 7 £1,478 12 0 £1,478 12 0 WAIKUNE ROAD CONTRACTS. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. \ Gr. To Opening stock— £ s. d. £ s. d. jßy Credits— £ s. d. £ s. d. Horses .. .. .. 498 7 0 j Road contracts .. .. 11,491 17 4 Loose tools and harness .. 313 18 9 ! Cartage contracts and sale of Motor accessories .. .. 264 2 11 motor-spirits .. .. 1,415 910 Oils, grease, &c. .. .. 29 1 7 ' Sale of posts .. .. 78 0 0 Stock in transit .. .. 64 11 8 Horse-shoeing .. .. 7 19 6 1,170 1 11 12,993 6 8 Sundry expenses — Closing stock— Upkeep of vehicles .. 3,453 9 9 Horses .. .. .. 448 4 0 Fodder .. .. .. 1,094 10 7 Loose tools and harness .. 463 5 8 Freight, cartage, &c. .. 202 14 3 Motor accessories .. 200 9 1 Tools and repairs .. .. 44 410 Sundry stores .. .. 144 2 3 Explosives.. .. .. 405 13 0 Stock in transit .. .. 273 18 9 Ironwork .. .. .. 40 0 5 j 1,529 19 9 Fuel, &c. .. .. .. 9 12 11 Sundries .. .. .. 19 2 2 Purchase of posts .. .. 65 0 0 5,334 7 11 Payments to prisoners'dependants .. 1,413 11 0 Prisoners' industry earnings .. .. 655 5 8 j Prison labour .. .. 5,616 0 10 Less payments to dependants and industry earnings .. 2,068 16 8 — 3,547 4 2 Officers'supervision .. .. .. 2,003 9 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. 117 17 1 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 266 0 6 Profit on year's workings .. .. 15 8 4 £14,523 6 5 £14,523 6 5 To Expenditure on account of previous years— £ s. d. £ s. d. Upkeep of vehicles .. .. . . 1,152 18 7 By Profit for year .. .. .. .. 15 8 4 Explosives.. .. .. .. 53 15 9 Net loss .. .. .. .. 1,257 8 11 Sundries . . .. .. . . 66 2 11 £1,272 17 3 £1,272 17 3

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