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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1927, to 31st March, 1928.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (450 copies), £6 2s. 6d.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92B.

Price 3d.]

Office or Department. Value of Printing stationery £ s. d. £ s. <1. Advertising .. .. 30 6 3 17 6 3 | Agriculture— Head Office.. .. 2,718 3 10 1,533 2 3 j Journal .. .. 2,286 6 0 Audit .. .. 214 1 9 274 5 11 Bankruptcy .. .. 133 15 10 167 1 9 Board of Maori Arts .. 5 5 5 Census and Statistics .. 8,982 5 11 240 8 0 Cook Islands .. .. 117 2 10 119 12 11 j Crown Law .. .. 103 13 6 134 1 8 Customs .. .. 1,001 16 2 884 11 2 j Defence .. .. 5,364 5 7 585 10 3 j Dominion Laboratory .. 125 16 10 114 19 5 Dominion Observatory .. 33 19 9 26 17 9 Education — Head Office.. .. 6,042 6 8 2,143 0 7 Examinations .. 1,399 3 1 802 3 10 School Journal .. 6,247 3 0 4 8 8 j Teachers' Superannua- 88 7 0 9 19 3 [ tion Fund Electoral .. .. 292 11 0 149 17 1 External Affairs .. 2,073 11 8 96 10 1 Friendly Societies .. 75 19 9 Gazette .. .. 8,973 11 8 Geological Survey .. 607 18 3 21 5 2 Government Actuary .. 67 9 9 22 13 10 Government Life .. 1,588 7 8 70111 9 Government House .. 238 1 5 39 18 3 Health .. .. 1,774 1 2 1,542 9 10 House of RepresentativesHead Office .. .. 577 14 6 342 3 10 J Appendix .. .. 6,168 12 7 Bellamy's .. .. 53 14 1 Bills .. .. 1,861 3 3 Hansard ■ .. 9,587 4 4 0 1 6: Library .. .. 451 6 5 23 8 1 Order Paper.. .. 773 16 3 Journal .. .. 345 1 0 Statutes .. .. 2,846 16 0 Immigration .. .. 60 9 1 94 3 3 Meat Producers' Board .. 378 13 2 24 18 1 Industries and Commerce 106 9 8 127 13 9 Internal Affairs — Head Office.. .. 3,427 3 1 1,163 15 11 i Ministers' Offices .. 236 14 9 545 8 5 Justice .. .. 1,904 13 5 2,085 3 6 Kahili .. .. 1,752 18 3 Labour .. .. 1,803 9 11 697 15 9 Land and Deeds .. 1,050 17 10 622 2 1 Land and Income .. 1,749 19 2 j 601 8 7 j Land for Settlements .. .. | 12 6 Lands and Survey .. 5,851 12 7 j 5,030 5 6 Law Drafting .. .. 11116 12 112 Legislative Council — Head Office .. .. 108 12 7 83 2 6 Journal .. .. 122 13 4 Order Paper.. .. 145 11 9 Bills .. .. 328 3 0 Marine .. .. 2,109 0 7 380 14 7 Mental Hospitals .. 373 17 11 557 14 10 | Mines .. .. 304 14 2 376 9 5 SUMM 1927—April .. .. 13,122 11 7 983 19 2 j| May .. .. 17,314 I 3 4,436 5 9 J June .. .. 12,917 18 5 3,873 9 0 July .. .. 16,631 1 6 3,528 4 4 !! August.. .. 14,716 0 11 4,681 9 3 j September .. 17,666 14 5 3,080 19 10 ;j October .. 12,513 14 8 3,548 17 6 !|

Office or Department. Value of Printing.j stationery £ s. d. £ s. d. Museum, Dominion .. 560 Oil 37 6 3 National Provident Fund 397 9 5 141 15 5 j Native, Head Office .. 583 8 9 496 8 2 i Native Trustee .. 116 12 11 66 6 2 Naval Defence.. .. 304 3 2 657 11 2 Patents .. .. 1,183 4 0 87 9 7 | Pensions .. .. 1,469 4 9 700 10 7 Police .. .. 2,729 17 10 1,924 0 3 j Post and Telegraph— Head Office.. .. 19,169 4 2 97 13 3 Stores .. .. 2,503 9 0 658 13 4 • Stores Division .. 19,592 16 6 466 3 7 Prime Minister's Office .. 229 1 0 177 8 10' Prisons .. .. 391 15 10 556 4 11 Public Service Commis- 83 4 7 105 1 4 I sioner Public Service Superan- 137 14 8 41 1 8 nuation Public Trust .. .. 1,692 14 1 938 10 8 Public Works .. .. 6,292 10 2 4,415 1 10 Railways— Head Office.. .. 2,824 0 10 130 1 6 Accountant .. .. 202 9 6 5 16 3 Chief Engineer .. .. 4 0 0 Chief Mechanical Engi- 417 6 018 0 neer Chief Traffic Manager.. .. 0 16 Day Tickets.. .. j 781 16 5 District Traffic Manager 270 0 0 1 5 1 Stationery Clerk .. 17,485 4 9 1,259 0 2 Stores, Petone .. 3 7 6 307 13 4 Ticket-printer .. 1,604 1 9 Time-table .. .. j 2,505 5 6 Registrar-General .. j 739 7 8 261 11 4 Rural Intermediate Credit ! 267 10 8 14 18 8 Board Samoan Affairs .. j 84 15 7 323 10 9 I Scientific and Industrial ! 762 14 4 209 17 1 Research . Stamp Duties,.. .. 1,13113 11 614 17 5 State Advances .. 1,453 7 5 498 13 4 State Coal— Head Office .. .. j 34 13 8 Christchurch .. 16180 1363 Greymouth .. .. 101 2 10 95 9 10 Wanganui .. .. 13 0 6 5 10 9 Wellington Depot .. 28 4 2 29 9 0 State Fire Insurance .. 1,178 19 1 680 7 5 State Forest Service .. 808 15 10 1,059 3 0 Stores Control Board .. 754 2 10 29 2 11 Surveyors Board of New 60 6 10 Zealand Tourist .. .. 1,053 13 0 345 1 0 Treasury— Head Office .. .. 4,270 17 7 367 16 4 Debentures .. .. 297 18 3 Valuation .. .. 608 6 6 700 12 7 Totals .. 191,862 10 1 40,927 9 5 MARY. I 1927—November 19,650 9 1 3,564 5 8 December- .. 10,835 6 6 3.050 9 6 : 1928—January .. ! 11,351 19 5 1,774 6 6 February .. 15,651 1 2 3,681 8 0 March !. .. 1 29,491 11 2 4,723 14 11 Totals .. 191,862 10 1 40,927 9 5

Description. I Sheets. Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. •• •• 905,009 186.607,846 1,217,218 15 6 Postal notes .. .. .. 336,000 3,360,000 21,580 16 4 Post-cards .. .. •• •• 125,875 1,954,000 4,004 7 6 Letter-cards .. .. ■■ 225,919 2,623,029 10,857 1 8 Duty .. •• •• •• 7,715 907,901 4,047,216 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 60,000 480,000 1,3.99 4 0 Railways .. .. .. •• •• 27,000 3,240,000 245,000 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. 223,173 222,913 893 9 2 Impressed .. .. •• •• •• •• 4,803,724 46,016 7 2 Totals.. .. .. .. 1,910,691 204,199,413 5,593,986 1 4 Post Office Investment Certificates printed: Sheets, 5,500; Certificates, 47,400; Value, £4,721,900.