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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. "To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 6,351 13 oBy Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 42,225 17 4 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant 1,454 17 9 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,521139 Government Departments .. .. 651 19 2 Freight (outward) .. .. .. 1,753 11 0 Commission on sales of publications.. .. 2,835 18 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. 230 10 10 Rent receivable .. .. .. ■. 331 0 0 Exchange .. .. .. .. 50 7 Interest receivable .. .. .. 61 14 1 Discounts allowed .. .. .. 66 6 4 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. 132 7 0 Medical services .. .. .. .. 222 6 5 Lighting (proportion) .. .. .. 40 0 0 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 360 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 500 10 1 Audit fee ........ 50 0 0 Wages—Charwomen and watchmen.. .. 2,308 6 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. 10,151 15 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 7,868 8 .10 Compassionate allowances to widows of deceased officers .. .. .. 370 0 0 Grant in lieu of leave of absence to widow of deceased officer.. .. .. .. 35 5 0 Compensation for damage in collision with Department's motor-van .. .. 45 0 0 Loss on window-sashes .. .. .. 1 1.0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 12,637 8 9 £46,1.06 9 5 £46,106 9 5 By Balance brought down .. .. .. £12,637 6 9 Note.—lnterest at the rate of 4-i- per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account, .. .. .. .. 225,594 15 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. •• 43,856 9 1 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 6,927 0 8 Land .. .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 2,805 8 9 Plant and machinery— £s. d. Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 197 15 9 Composing plant .. .. 630 9 4 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 25,514 18 3 Monotype plant .. .. 8,692 15 2 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. 22 510 Addressograph plant .. 369 15 0 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 12,637 6 9 Printing plant .. .. 22,391 16 1 Binding plant .. .. 12,032 16 2 Litho plant .. 2,069 18 2 Photo plant .. .. 1,642 12 4 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,819 14 6 Engine-room plant .. .. 1,595 18 3 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 4,146 8 4 55,692 3 4 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. 2,138 12 9 Type .. .. .. •• 8,529 15 9 Accessories — Composing Branch .. 3,390 0 4 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing and Binding Branches 953 13 4 Litho and Photo Branches .. 253 13 3 Stereotype Branch .. .. 15 0 0 Engine-room .. .. 29 6 3 Paper-store .. .. 62 11 1 4,752 4 3 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 7,539 12 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. •- 28,815 10 8 Stock Suspense Account .. .. • • 0 3 11 Payments in advance .. ■ • - • 4 8 10 Work in progress .. .. •• 13,460 5 10 Old stores for disposal .. .. ■ • 24 5 0 Stock on hand .. .. .. .. 45,286 0 0 £273,699 11 5 £273,699 11 5 The following charge is included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : Public Works overhead cost, £52. B. Y. Paul, 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 above departmental notes.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.