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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. D>, £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Repairs to buildings and plant .. 1,392 0 2 By Balance from Trading Account .. 35,284 14 3 Office salaries .. .. .. 5,334 1 1 Storage and handling stationery for Wages charwomen, messengers, &c .. 2,844 17 8 Other Departments .. .. 613 9 4 Postages and telegrams .. .. 1,371 (i 7 Commission on sale of publications, Sc. 315 110 Freight outward .. . . .. 853 17 0 Rent receivable .. .. .. 236 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. 699 19 0 Exchange . . .. ... 2,000 15 4 Discount allowed .. .. .. 41 0 5 Telephone rentals. . .. . . 75 3 3 Medical services .. .. .... 146 3 0 Audit fee; .. .. .. 50 0 0 Office expenses .. '~ .. 370 411 Sundry charges .. .. .. 312 15 1 lighting (proportion) .. . . 20 0 0 Proportion rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 150 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. 10,097 12 9 Depreciation on buildings and plant 2,685 3 0 Bad debts reserve .. . . 100 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. 7,904 6 2 £30,449 5 5 £36,449 5 5 IBy Balance brought down .. .. £7,904 6 2 Treasury Adjustment Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, Receipts and Payments By Repairs and Maintenance Account Account .. .. .. 10,219 13 8 (Public Works Department's charges) 571 18 1 Balance carried down .. .. 449 17 2 Interest on Capital Account .. 10,097 12 9 £10,669 10 10 £10,669 10 10 By Balance brought down .. .. £449 17 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. 224,391 7 4 Buildings (valuation on 31st Sundry creditors .. .. 9,332 10 10 March, 1921) .. .. 46,000 0 0 Wages Accrued Account .. .. 413 9 0 Less depreciation .. 920 0 0 Bad Debts Reserve Account .. 200 0 0 — 45,080 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account . . 449 17 2 Land (valuation 31st March, Balance Profit and Loss Account .. 7,904 6 2 1921) .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Printing plant .. .. 1.4,796 3 6 Binding plant .. .. 5,761 12 4 Litho and photo plant .. 1,634 9 7 Engine-room, plant .. 439 4 9 22,631 10 2 Add purchases .. 5,939 2 8 28,570 12 10 Less sales . . .. 857 10 0 27,713 2 10 Less depreciation .. 1,385 13 0 26,327 9 10 Type Account .. .. 7,145 5 8 Add purchases . . 63 4 6 7,208 10 2 Less depreciation .. 360 8 0 6,848 2 2 Furniture Account .. 369 5 11 Add purchases .. 12 11 4 381 17 3 Less depreciation .. 19 2 0 362 15 3 Sundry debtors .. .. 52,615 9 4 Stook on hand .. .. .. 50,857 13 11 £242,691 10 6 £242,691 10 6 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. . I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Statement, Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account, 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. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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