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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 6,591 15 1 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 32,443 15 7 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant.. 1,349 6 4 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,509 9 1 Government Departments .. .. 651 19 2 Freight (outward) .. .. .. 1,835 010 Commission on sales of publications.. .. 3,144 0 7 Insurance .. .. .. .. 178 8 9 Rents receivable .. .. .. . . 392 5 0 Exchange .. .. .. .. 0 15 3 Interest receivable .. .. .. 51 15 11 Discounts allowed .. .. .. 95 8 9 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. 133 11 2 Medical services .. .. .. .. 179 2 9 Lighting (proportion) .. .. .. 40 0 0 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 360 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. ... 312 8 1 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Wages —Charwomen and watchmen.. .. 2,021 15 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. 10,383 10 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 8,410 11 0 Compassionate allowances to widows of deceased officers .. .. .. 340 0 0 Grant in lieu of leave of absence .. .. 29 5 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 2,813 710 £36,683 16 3 £36,683 16 3 By Balance brought down .. .. .. £2,813 710 Note.—lnterest at the rate of 4J per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 230,745 5 2 Land .. .. .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Creditors —■ £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 47,532 10 3 Departmental .. .. 4,541 8 7 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. Sundry .. .. .. 2,440 6 9 Composing plant .. .. 464 9 4 6,981 15 4 Monotype plant .. .. 8,612 15 2 Wages accrued .. .. . . .. 624 18 3 Addressograph plant .. 659 15 0 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 197 15 9 Printing plant .. .. 23,925 18 7 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 33,550 211 Binding plant .. ..12,109 9 3 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. 167 11 6 Litho plant .. .. 3,099 9 8 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 2,813 7 10 Photo plant .. .. 1,644 15 8 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,739 14 6 Engine-room plant .. .. 1,557 3 9 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 6,196 16 8 60,010 7 7 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. .. 2,194 7 6 Type .. .. .. .. 9,127 14 0 Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 3,389 10 7 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 76 8 11 Binding Branch .. .. 813 8 0 Litho Branch .. .. 200 9 6 Photo Branch .. .. 62 10 3 Stereotype Branch .. .. 14 13 8 Engine-room .. .. 57 19 9 Paper-store .. .. 62 1 1 4,725 1 9 Payments in advance .. .. .. 2 16 8 Debtors —■ Departmental .. ..22,115 6 3 Sundry .. .. .. 2,253' 19 5 ■ 24,369 5 8 Work in progress .. .. .. .. 15,249 14 6 Old stores for disposal .. .. .. 13 19 0 Stock on hand .. .. .. .. 41,399 411 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. 89 14 11 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 78 3 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 9,687 16 4 £275,080 16 9 £275,080 16 9 Public Works Department administration expenses (£25) are included for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. E. V. Paul, 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 above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller &nd Auditor-General.