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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Profit and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1941. Dr. £ Cr. £ Office salaries .. .. .. i. .. 7,895 Balance transferred from Trading Account .. .. 45,113 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant .. 928 Storage and handling stationery, &c.,, for other GovernPostage and telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,370 ment Departments .. .. .. .. 1,494 Freight and cartage (outwards) .. .. . . 3,024 Commission on sales of publications .. .. .. 1,781 Exchange .. .. .. .. 26 Rent receivable .. .. .. . . .. 236 Discounts allowed . . . . .. . . .. 122 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. . . 119 Medical services . . .. . . .. .. 23 Lighting, &c. (proportion) . . .. .. . . 58 Proportion of rent, &e., High Commissioner's Office . . 340 Office expenses . . .. .. .. .. 220 Sundry trade expenses . . .. .. .. 452 Audit fee .. . .. . . .. .. 150 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,621 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 8,248 Depreciation £ , Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,012 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,579 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. 84 Type and type metal .. .. .. 35 Accessories .. .. .. .. 526 8,236 Rent of storage space .. .. .. .. 575 ■Grants in lieu of leave of absence .. .. .. 34 Balance carried down. .. .. .. 14,183 £48,624 £48,624 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. £14,183 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1941. Liabilities. Assets. £ ■Capital Account— £ £ Land .. .. .. .. . . .. 54,359 Public Works Fund .. .. .. 112,623 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 33,980 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 93,578 Plant and machinery— £ 206,201 Composing plant .. .. .. 993 Creditors — Machine composing plant .. .. 6,125 Departmental .. .. .. .. 3,273 Addressograph plant .. .. .. 69 Sundry .. .. .. .. 17,161 Printing plant .. .. .. .. 8,687 20,434 Binding plant .. .. .. .. 5,263 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. .. 3,117 Litho plant .. .. .. .. 2,852 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. . . 164 Photo plant . . . . . . . . 942 . Writing-off, Suspense Account .. .. . . 594 Stereotypy plant .. .. .. 526 Treasury Adjustment-Account .. .. .. 9,949 Engine-room plant .. .. .. 420 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 14,183 Miscellaneous plant .. .. .. 4,125 30,002 j Furniture, fittings, and office equipment . . .. 632 Type and type meta! .. .. . . .. 12,200 Accessories— Composing Branch .. .. . . 1,502 Machine Composing Branch .. .. 37 Printing Branch .. .. .. 34 Binding Branch .. .. . . 217 Litho Branch .. .. .. .. 57 Photo Branch .. .. .. .. 23 Stereotype Branch . . . . .. 8 Engine-room .. .. .. .. 75 Paper-store .. .. .. .. 119 2,072 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 17 Debtors— Departmental .. .. .. 27,982 Sundry .. .. .. ..10,391 38,373 Work in progress .. .. .. .. .. 20,429 Stock — On hand . . . . .. 61,719 In transit .. .. .. .. 119 On consignment .. .. .. 146 61,984 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. . . 572 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 22 £254,642 £254,642 A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the statement of 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.— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General, Bth August 1941.

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