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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Asset*. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. 216,097 12 1 Land .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 6,784 18 1 Buildings .. .. .. 46,000 0 0 Wages accrued .. .. .. 699 16 0 Plant and machinery (reBad debts reserve .. .. .. 215 15 2 valuation) — Writings off Suspense Account.. .. 216 9 10 Composing plant .. 10,118 13 8 Depreciation Reserve Account .. .. 4,653 6 0 Printing plant . . 13,008 15 6 Goods on consignment .. .. 14 7 0 Binding plant .. 9,183 12 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. 13,685 10 5 Litho and photo plant 3,435 19 1 Sterotype plant .. 546 0 0 Engine-room plant .. 1,627 17 8 Miscellaneous plant .. 1,718 14 6 39,639 13 2 Motor-van .. .. .. 735 0 0 Type .. .. .. 7,407 15 5 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 1,845 8 8 Accessories— Composing Branch .. 2,456 6 8 Printing and Binding Branches .. .. 504 1 1 Litho Branch .. 205 17 6 Stereotype Branch .. 9 0 6 Paper-store .. .. 5 3 6 Engine-room .. 3 15 6 3,184 4 9 Sundry debtors .. .. 28,829 17 2 Stock Suspense Account .. 172 15 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 9,901 710 Work in progress .. .. 10,578 2 3 Stock on hand .. .. 33,473 10 0 £242,367 14 7 £242,367 14 7 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. I hereby certify that the 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 di clo ed thereby, except that the accounts include charges for interest and expenditure on buildings for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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