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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. Si s. d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 4,849 511 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 36,616 18 7 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant liOl o 8 Storing and handling stationery, &c, for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 781 2 4 Government Departments .. .. 906 7 8 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 1,838 15 5 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 1,718 16 11 Insurance .. .. .. .. 77 13 10 [ Rent receivable .. .. .. .. 333 4 8 Exchange .. .. .. .. 4 10 5 Discounts allowed .. .. .. 53 3 2 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. IHi 11 0 Medical services .. .. .. .. 107 2 3 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 28 0 0 Proportion of rent, &0., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 284 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 305 19 7 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. '.\'M\ 5 0 Audit'fee .. .. .. .. 11M) 0 0 Wages Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 1,780 10 4 Interest on capital .. .. .. 8,603 14 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 9,063 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 10,1149 13 6 £39,574 7 10 £39,574 7 10 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 10,949 13 6 Note.—lnterest at the rate of 4J per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. £ a. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 58,999 0 0 Public Works Fund .. 112,611 12 2 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 50,528 5 9 Consolidated Fund .. 78,099 11 1 I Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 190,711 33 I Composing plant .. .. 1,054 19 0 Creditors — Monotype plant .. .. 12,255 13 2 Departmental .. .. 1,143 5 6 Addressograph plant .. .. 624 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,060 9 5 Printing plant .. .. 26,249 14 0 3,203 14 11 [ Binding plant .. .. 11,975 12 10 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 1,767 5 7 Litho plant .. .. .. 3,136 410 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 172 16 7 Photo plant .. .. .. 1,734 310 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 67,923 0 0 1 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,789 17 9 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. 493 17 10 ! Engine-room plant .. .. 1,564 12 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 10,949 13 6 i Miscellaneous plant .. .. 9,623 0 0 70,008 13 2 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. .. 2,314 10 3 Type .. .. .. .. .. 8,787 10 H Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 3,578 2 1 Monotype Branch .. . . 102 17 3 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 108 11 8 Binding Branch .. .. 763 6 10 Litho Branch .. .. 207 9 3 Photo Branch .. .. 76 12 5 Stereotype Branch .. .. 16 811 ■ Engine-room .. .. 66 13 8 Paper-store .. .. .. 66 17 10 ■ 5,034 19 11 Payments in advance .. .. .. 54 0 0 DebtorsDepartmental .. .. 5,299 7 6 Sundry .. .. .. 1,388 16 8 ■ 6,688 4 1 Work in progress .. .. .. 7,074 3 10 StockOn hand .. .. .. 41,583 2 5 On consignment .. .. 110 14 2 41,693 16 7 Stock Suspense Account .. .. 451 15 5 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 42 2 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 23,544 9 7 £275,221 11 8 £275,221 11 8 —=—=—^—• I _ - . Note. —Public Works Department administration expenses (£4B) are included, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. E. V. Paul, A.K.A.N.Z., Accountant, . I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments, Trading, and Profit and Loss Accounts, 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, subject to the above departmental notes. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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