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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1928, to 31st March, 1929.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (450 copies), £6.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 929.

Price 3d.]

Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery. t!± 1 : ; f ■ ■ v?" —' j ? —P —1 " ~~~ : — £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. 21 7 6 0 9 0 Mental Hospitals .. 699 6 8 619 1 2 Agriculture— Mines .. .. 388 7 10 202 2 5 Head Office .. .. 2,780 5 7 1,834 3 6 Museum, Dominion .. 179 5 9 54 14 7 Journal .. .. 2,027 8 3 . . National Provident Fund 358 19 2 149 11 4 Audit .. .. 130 18 0 330 9 3 Native .. .. 737 16 8 547 15 5 Bankruptcy .. .. 122 14 0 154 9 4 Native Trust .. .. 78 2 2 106 3 5 Board of Maori Arts . 2 2 0 5 8 11 Naval Defence.. .. 198 12 8 507 6 0 Census and Statistics .. 8,796 18 11 199 14 6 New Zealand Meat Pro- 42 2 6 22 9 3 Cook Islands .. .. 450 19 11 244 13 6 dueers'Board Crown Law .. .. 63 10 6 110 19 4 Patents .. .. 1,509 8 11 99 15 8 Customs .. .. 1,377 9 3 1,248 18 1 Pensions .. .. 1,187 4 0 603 10 6 Defence .. .. 3,225 17 3 1,691 10 8 Police .. .. 2,833 0 1 1,906 6 1 Dominion Laboratory .. 183 18 2 54 11 2 Post and Telegraph— Dominion Observatory .. 30 0 6 12 15 1 Head Office .. .. 22,514 9 8 70 4 0 Education — Stores .. .. 128 4 9 366 16 6 Head Office .. .. 4,507 8 3 1,817 15 4 Stores Division .. 14,088 9 2 293 2 1 Examination Branch 1,195 0 9 2 14 0 Prime Minister's Office .. 198 0 10 210 11 3 School Journal .. 5,585 0 11 4 8 6 Prisons .. .. 421 18 0 478 6 7 Teachers' Superannua- 141 16 3 0 11 1 Public Service Commis- 96 13 7 101 8 0 tion Fund sioner Electoral .. .. 2,386 6 0 1,279 17 7 Public Service Superan- 83 10 6 20 4 11 External Affairs .. 422 17 6 68 2 1 nuation Friendly Societies .. 62 19 0 .. Public Trust .. .. 3,002 13 4 1,428 7 4 Gazette .. .. 8,483 14 11 .. Public Works .. .. 4,463 0 1 7,525 4 8 Geological Survey .. 622 4 0 35 2 7 Railways— Government Actuary .. 22 3 0 17 9 2 Head Office .. .. 3,544 7 1 580 12 8 Government Life Insurance 1,268 5 11 366 6 4 Accountant .. .. 34 17 0 13 0 7 Government House .. 223 7 10 27 0 7 Day tickets .. .. 831. 16 8 Health .. .. 3,016 18 4 1,225 11 0 District Traffic Manager 2,689 5 6 0 7 1 House of Representatives— Stationery Clerk .. 14,582 18 0 1,663 18 6 Head Office .. .. 572 2 8 325 17 6 Stores, Petone .. 2 3 0 430 3 0 Appendices to Journals 5,372 12 1 .. Ticket-printer .. 1,311 1 7 Bellamy's .. .. 32 8 0 .. Time-table .. .. 1,751 13 6 Bills .. .. 1,420 14 9 .. Registrar-General .. 691 19 3 245 8 2 Hansard .. 6,234 18 8 134 10 4 Rural Intermediate Credit 710 0 10 7 8 0 Library .. .. 449 3 0 26 11 6 Board Journal .. .. 452 11 0 .. Samoan Affairs .. 43 17 6 372 8 11 Order Paper.. .. 429 6 0 .. Scientific and Industrial 1,665 15 1 340 14 10 Statutes .. .. 3,090 15 5 .. Research Immigration .. .. 34 19 9 62 15 5 Stamp Duties .. .. 990 6 11 566 2 11 Industries and Commerce 272 10 7 133 18 11 State Advances .. 753 12 9 896 8 8 Internal Affairs— State Coal — Head Office.. .. 4,615 8 10 1,214 14 10 Head Office .. .. 23 19 2 4 14 6 Ministers' Offices .. 577 14 7 743 2 6 Christchurch .. 20 13 7 12 19 7 Justice .. .. 1,052 14 4 2,654 12 11 Greymouth .. .. 53 6 2 87 10 2 Kahiti .. .. 1,871 8 4 .. Wanganui .. .. 21 8 0 6 6 2 Labour .. .. 2,241 12 7 586 9 6 Wellington .. .. 30 0 0 27 7 6 Lands and Deeds .. 897 2 7 583 7 4 State Fire Insurance .. 1,149 14 1 705 7 5 Land and Income Tax .. 1,938 18 11 544 15 7 State Forest Service .. 1,595 0 1 1,052 2 11 Lands and Survey .. 6,284 3 1 3,770 12 0 Stores Control Board .. 307 11 0 45 18 0 Law Drafting .. .. 353 14 0 11 13 10 Surveyors Board of New 19 7 6 0 6 8 Legislative Council — Zealand Head Office.. .. 88 19 11 50 11 1 Tourist .. .. 1,185 5 3 361 5 5 Journals .. .. 160 0 0 .. Treasury— Order Paper.. .. 89 8 6 .. Head Office .. .. 3,450 18 1 387 18 8 Bills .. .. 2714 6 .. Debentures .. .. 438 5 0 Maori Ethnological Re- 401 15 0 .. Valuation .. .. 638 14 1 673 14 5 search Board — Marine .. .. 1,746 15 1 390 4 1 Totals .. 179,851 17 8 45,762 3 10 Summary. 1928—April .. .. 12,573 10 2 1,823 11 8 1928—November .. 16,953 3 5 4,133 7 9 May .. .. 14,047 "6 6 4,121 10 4 December .. 17,720 16 1 4,322 10 5 June .. .. 11,851 6 3 4,089 16 9 1929—January .. 9,401 8 4 2,807 10 8 July .. .. 14,796 10 4 3,933 12 1 February .. 13,241 12 5 4,298 19 9 August.. .. 21,228 2 3 6,038 19 2 March .. .. 20,871 9 9 3,952 5 7 September .. 12,619 4 5 3,162 2 8 October.. .. 14,547 7 9 3,077 17 0 Totals .. 179,851 17 8 45,762 3 10

Description. Sheets. | Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. •• •• •• 809,471 178,054,721 1,106,407 0 0 Postal notes .. .. .. .. •• 365,200 3,652,000 24,960 3 4 Post-cards .. .. .. .. .. 153,000 2,448,000 4,928 9 6 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 230,620 2,768,243 11,499 6 5 Duty .. .. .. •• •• 6,492 764,850 1,672,131 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 60,000 480,000 1,196 3 0 Railways .. .. .. .. •• 19,000 2,280,000 65,000 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 21,935 21,912 48 12 4 Impressed .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,037,051 48,942 3 2 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,665,718 195,506,777 2,935,112 17 9 Post Office Investment Certificates printed : Sheets, 645 ; Certificates, 5,160 ; Value, £51,070.