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Profit and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. 'To Office salaries .. .. .. 5,369 4 4 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 38,069 1 2 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant.. 443 5 7 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 830 12 S Government Departments .. .. 884 7 2 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 1,974 11 6 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 942 17 11 Insurance .. .. .. .. 125 7 9 Bent receivable .. .. .. .. 295 11 8 Exchange . . .. .. . . 25 15 8 Discounts allowed .. . . . . 123 3 8 Telephones (rental) .. . . . . 115 12 8 Medical services .. .. . . . . 15 12 2 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 35 16 7 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 289 8 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 340 910 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. 540 13 2 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Wages—Cleaners, watchmen, &e. .. .. 1,076 0 2 Interest on capital .. .. .. 9,610 18 11 Depreciation — £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. 1,010 11 5 Plant and machinery .. 5,298 2 10 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 190 7 1 Type and type metal .. 196 3 8 Accessories .. .. 413 6 6 7,108 11 6 Loss on machinery, &c. .. .. . . 11 10 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. 12,055 3 11 £40,191 17 11 ' £40,191 17 11 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 12,055 311 Note.—lnterest at the rate of 4£ per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 58,99900 Public Works Fund .. .. 112,623 6 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. 40,051 1 1 Consolidated Fund .. .. 113,516 12 7 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 226,139 18 7 Composing plant .. .. 941 9 8 Creditors — Machine composing plant .. 13,324 511 Departmental .. .. 764 15 4 Addressograph plant .. .. 208 7 0 Sundry .. .. .. 1,427 4 3 Printing plant .. .. 16,884 211 2,191 19 7 Binding plant .. .. 9,369 7 1 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 1,642 1 2 Litho plant .. .. .. 2,662 18 9 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 168 12 3 Photo plant .. .. .. 1,309 811 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. .. 126 410 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,386 11 11 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 12,055 311 Engine-room plant .. .. 911 11 4 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 7,976 19 7 54,975 3 1 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. 830 0 1 Type and type metal .. .. .. 10,953 510 Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 2,747 14 10 Machine Composing Branch .. 85 0 1 Addressograph Branch .. 43 4 0 Printing Branch .. . . 83 9 10 Binding Branch .. .. 499 11 4 Litho Branch .. . . 108 8 6 Photo Branch .. .. 48 8 10 Stereotype Branch . . .. 110 7 Engine-room .. .. 41 16 4 Paper-store .. .. .. 52 13 8 3,721 8 0 Payments in advance . . .. .. 13 4 1 Debtors — Departmental .. .. 7,614 7 4 Sundry .. .. .. 1,440 18 9 9,055 6 1 Work in progress .. .. .. 7,470 1 5 Stock — On hand .. .. .. 44,779 6 4 In transit .. .. .. 1 710 On consignment .. . . 393 2 4 • 45,173 16 6 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. 113411 Assets to be written off .. . . . . 12 19 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 10,955 9 4 £242,324 0 4 £242,324 0 4 Note. —No charge for the cost of exchange on payments in London is included in the accounts. E. Y. 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 departmental note enfaced thereon.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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