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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT — continued Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1944 Dr. £ Cr. £ Office salaries .. .. .. .. .. 9,793 Balance transferred from Trading Aocount .. .. 68,904 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant .. .. 3,099 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other GovernPostages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,336 ments Departments .. .. .. .. 1,509 Ereight and cartage (outwards) .. .. .. 3,328 Commission on sales of publications .. .. .. 1,646 Discounts allowed .. .. .. .. .. 214 Rent receivable .. .. .. .. .. 236 Telephones (rental).. .. .. .. . . 128 Medical services .. .. .. .. .. 16 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. .. 61 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. 425 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 245 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. . . 426 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,527 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 13,659 Depreciation— £ Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,044 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,369 Eurniture, fittings, and office equipment .. 208 Type and type metal .. .. .. 80 Accessories .. .. .. .. 475 8,176 Rent of storage space .. .. •. •. 3,003 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 25,709 £72,295 £72,295 £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. £25,709 Treasury Adjustment Account as at 31st March, 1944 Part I Dr. £ Cr. £ Publications taken over by Internal Alfairs Department.. 506 Balance of Receipts and Payments Account .. .. 23,874 Balance transferred to Part II .. .. .. 69,269 Publications taken over from Internal Affairs Department 24 Depreciation overprovided on plant, &e., as disclosed by revaluation at Ist April, 1943 .. .. .. 45,877 £69,775 £69,775 Part II Balance of Treasury Adjustment Account as at 31st £ Balance of Treasury Adjustment Account as at 31st £ March, 1943, transferred to Capital Account .. 103,205 March, 1943 .. .. .. .. .. 103,205 Balanoe carried down .. .. .. .. 82,927 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 13,658 Balance transferred from Part I .. .. .. 69,269 £186,132 £186,132 Balance brought down .. . . . . .. £82,927 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1944 Liabilities Assets £ Capital Account'— £ £ Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,359 Public Works Fund .. .. .. 112,623 Buildings .. .. .. .. 32,533 Consolidated Eund .. .. .. 228,839 Plant and machinery— £ — 341,462 Composing plant .. .. .. 1,651 Creditors — Machine-composing plant .. .. 15,332 Departmental .. .. .. . • 6,597 Addressograph plant .. .. .. 126 Sundry .. .. •• •• 45,565 Printing plant .. .. .. .. 15,901 — 52,162 Binding plant .. .. .. .. 8,698 Wages accrued .. .. .. •• •• 2,360 Litho plant .. .. .. .. 2,943 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. •• 161 Photo plant .. .. .. .. 5,599 Writing-off, Suspense Account .. .. .. 2,338 Stereotype plant .. .. .. 1,482 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 82,927 Engine-room plant .. .. .. 674 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 25,709 Miscellaneous plant .. .. .. 7,988 60,394 Eurniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 1,898 Type and type metal .. .. .. .. 12,456 Accessories— Composing Branch .. .. .. 3,516 Machine-composing Branch .. .. 104 Printing Branch .. .. .. 61 Binding Branch .. .. .. 387 Litho Branch .. .. .. .. 115 Photo Branch .. .. .. .. 57 Sterotype Branch .. .. .. 13 Engine-room .. .. .. .. 100 Paper-store .. .. .. .. 163 Debtors— 4,516 Departmental .. .. .. .. 71,816 Sundry .. .. .. .. 1,092 72,908 Work in progress.. .. .. .. .. 10,646 Stock— On hand .. .. .. .. 254,928 On consignment .. .. .. 143 255,071 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 2,318 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 20 £507,119 £507,119 A. W. Gyles, A.R.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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV], and to the comment that the asset " Type and type metal, £12,456," is not supported by stock sheets.—Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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