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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1941.

Return of Adhesive Stamps, Postal Notes, etc., printed from 1st April, 1940, to 31st March, 1941.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (455 copies), £0 10s.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l94l.

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Value Value Value Value Office or Department. of of Office or Department. of of Printing. Stationery. Printing. Stationery. . . , £ £ £ £ Agriculture .. .. .. 1,839 1,579 Marine .. .. .. 1,064 402 Air .. .. .. .. 11,302 6,887 Marketing .. .. .. 2'484 810 Army .. .. .. .. 22,304 14,016 Mental Hospitals .. .. 353 767 Audit .. .. .. .. 109 271 Mines .. .. . . 290 248 Bankruptcy .. . . . . 40 32 Museum, Dominion .. . . 5 10 Census and Statistics .. .. 4,634 153 National Broadcasting Service .. 1,101 325 Crown Law .. .. .. 30 143 National Commercial Broadcasting 583 577 Customs .. .. .. .. 1,072 1,276 Service Dominion Laboratory .. .. 189 119 National Provident Fund .. .. 210 109 Dominion Observatory .. .. 21 10 National Service.. .. .. 5,504 1,977 Education .. .. .. 11,784 1,820 Native.. .. .. .. j 297 '904 Electoral .. .. .. .. 46 56 Naval Defence .. .. .. 1,180 2,149 External Affairs .. .. .. 509 1,233 New Zealand Meat-producers Board .. 0 Friendly Societies .. .. . . 40 10 New Zealand Reparation Estates . . 51 46 Gazette . . .. .. .. 6,943 .. Patents . . .. . . 662 13 Government Actuary .. .. 4 12 Police .. .. .. .. 4,152 2,605 Government House .. .. .. 175 76 Post and Telegraph .. .. 39,888 673 Government Life Insurance .. .. 991 301 Prime Minister's.. .. .. 632 380 Health .. .. .. .. 4,056 2,060 Prisons.. .. .. .. 100 367 House of Representatives— Public Service Commissioner .. 198 249 Head Office .. .. .. 386 741 Public Service Superannuation .. I 130 77 Appendices to Journals .. .. 2,903 .. Public Trust .. .. .. 2,251 599 Bellamy's .. .. .. 56 .. Public Works .. .. .. 9,429 fills •• .. .. .. 656 .. Railways .. .. .. 21,451 1,035 Hansard,.. .. .. .. 4,525 1 Registrar-General .. .. 1,022 263 Journals. . .. .. .. 389 . . Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. 1,075 84 Library . . .. .. . . 866 85 Rural Intermediate Credit Board .. 37 Order Papers .. .. .. 221 .. Scientific and Industrial Research .. 2,748 669 Statutes.. .. .. .. 100 .. Social Security .. .. .. 5,226 2,132 Housing Construction .. .. 1,215 1,134 Stamp Duties .. .. .. 830 359 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and 2,624 .1,533 State Advances .. .. .. 1,499 1,815 Publicity State Coal .. .. .. '283 ' ,165 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 4,528 1,429 State Fire Insurance .. .. 1,546 741 Justice .. .. .. .. 1,375 1,799 State Forest Service .. .. 234 723 Labour .. .. .. .. 2,814 1,229 State Iron and Steel .. .. I 18 Land and Deeds .. . . . . 380 204 Survey Board of New Zealand .. 9 Land and Income Tax .. .. 14,857 1,074 Transport .. .. .. 921 694 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 2,802 3,608 Treasury .. .. .. 5,028 857 Law Drafting .. .. .. 9 20 Valuation .. .. .. 218 344 Legislative Council— Head Office .. .. .. 107 68 Totals .. .. .. 217,326 75 600 Bills • • .. .. .. 76 . . ==!== Journals.. .. .. .. 139 Order Papers .. .. .. 54 Summary. £ £ £ £ 1940—April .. .. .. 14,916 4,307 1940—November .. .. 19,138 5,943 M a y •• •• 19,165 10,528 December .. .. 20,996 6^564 June •• •• 15,054 5,868 1941 —January .. .. .. 9,042 3,849 s July •• •• 22,528 6,990 February.. .. .. 17,006 5\433 August .. .. .. 19,435 5,333 March .. .. .. 26,565 10'.3.34 September .. .. .. 19,520 5,647 . _ October .. .. .. 13.961 4,804 Totals.. .. .. 217,326 75,600

Description. j Sheets. | Stamps. | Value. £ Postage .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 i 517,280 16,708 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. 133,600 1,336,000 17,046 Post-cards.. .. .. .. .. .. 78,380 1,246,720 5,195 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 103,397 1,222,729 , 10,189 £> ut y •• •• .. .. 11,522 1,800,562 2,138,722 Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 35,502 8,468,640 5,490,909 Honey seal .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 952,560 4,444 Newspaper-wrappers.. .. .. .. .. 20,058 145,680 364 Era bossed envelopes .. .. .. .. .. 748,047 6,546 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 389,959 16,438,218 7,690,123 National Savings Bonds feinted : Sheets, 56,049 ; bonds, 511, 000 ; value, £4,575,000. National Savings Coupons printed : Sheets, 37,999 ; coupons, 303,992 ; value, £75,500.