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No. 1. PEOFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF THE GOVEENMENT FEINTING OFFICE FOE THE YEAE ENDING 31st DECEMBEE, 1889. 1. —The Colony of New Zealand on Account of the Government Printing Office. Db. £ s. d. Cn. £ s. dTo Value of work done .. .. .. 28,758 12 11 By Value of buildings and plant, 31st Cash received, viz.:— December, 1889 .. .. .. 33,487 4 0 Advertisements .. .. .. 390 511 Cash paid for wages and overtime .. 16,309 14 1 Uazettc subscriptions .. .. 38 2 6 Working-expenses .. .. .. 489 9 4 Official publications .. .. 1,250 8 9 Ground-rent of old store .. .. 40 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2,846 17 7 Interest on buildings and plant .. 1,674 7 0 Land Transfer and gold-mining adver- Value of materials used .. .. 6,916 1110 tisements.. .. .. .. 100 17 6 Profit and loss .. .. .. 7,240 1111 Value of articles made, repairs, &c, by office engineer .. .. .. 86 5 9 Value of rubber-stamps, electros, &c, for other departments.. .. .. 128 6 5 33,599 17 4 Balance .. .. 32,558 0 10 £66,157 18 2 £66,157 18 2 2. —Stock and Buildings Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Value of buildings, Ist January, 1889 .. 18,546 10 0 By Value of buildings and plant, 31st Improvements during year .. .. 360 15 6 December, 1889 .. .. .. 32,558 010 Value of plant, Ist January, 1889 .. 14,458 15 10 Depreciation of buildings and plant Additions during year .. .. 121 2 8 carried to Profit and Loss Account.. 929 :i 2 £33,487 4 0 £33,487 4 0 Value of buildings and plant, brought down .. .. .. .. 32,558 0 10 3.—Salaries Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Wages—permanent hands .. .. 5,998 10 5 By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. 16,309 14 1 extra hands .. .. 9,522 4 8 Overtime .. .. .. .. 651 19 0 Night-watchman .. .. .. 137 0 0 £16,309 14 1 £16,309 14 1 4. —Working-expenses Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Fuel .. .. .. .. 168 4 3 By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. 489 9 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 321 5 1 £489 9 4 £489 9 4 s.—Printing and Binding Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Value of paper consumed, including By Value of work done and cash received 33,599 17 4 freight and other charges .. 6,117 5 9 To Value of binding materials, &c, including freight and other charges .. 799 6 1 ■ Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. 26,683 5 6! £33,599 17 4 £33,599 17 4 6.—Profit and Loss Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Depreciation on buildings and plant .. 929 3 2 By Balance Printing and Binding AcSalaries and overtime .. .. 16,309 14 1 count .. .. .. .. 26,683 5 6 Working-expenses .. .. .. 489 9 4 Ground-rent of old store .. .. 40 0 0 Interest on plant and buildings .. 1,674 7 0 Profit to credit of colony .. .. 7,240 1111 £26,683 5 6 £26,683 5 6 Samuel Costall, Accountant.