H.—36.

Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Return of Adhesive Stamps, Postal Notes, etc., printed from 1st April, 1936, to 31st March, 1937.

Approximate Cost of Papei.—Preparation, not given; printing (456 copies), £6.

By Authority: E. Y. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1937.

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Office or Department. Value of Muting. j| Office or Department. Value of Printing.| s ™™° f y . Agriculture— £ s. d. £ s . d. £ d £ w " " i'io2 *« i M97 1 3 Rental Hospitals .. 413 17 7 896 10 11 journal .. .. ],194 6 1 .. Mines .. .. 335 9 2 239 3 0 V! 1 i " " 12 9 411 19 11 Museum, Dominion .. 341 0 6 34 16 9 Bankruptcy . .. 31 12 3 64 6 2 National Broadcasting 981 10 1 703 10 9 Census and Statistics .. 4,203 0 5 302 14 10 Service C ook Islands National Provident Fund 283 6 7 133 19 7 Head Office.. .. 49 1 3 15 15 0 Native .. .. 1,396 17 10 1 206 5 6 Niue Islands .. 16 19 3 143 18 1 Naval Defence.. .. 430 4 1 '618 10 3 Rarotonga .. .. 68 2 4 329 16 5 New Zealand Meat Pro- 15 0 1 6 10 Crown Law .. .. 69 18 4 131 19 5 ducers' Board Customs .. .. 1,067 16 4 909 17 10 New Zealand Reparation 36 7 7 47 8 8 Defence .. 1,157 5 1 924 3 4 Estates Dominion Laboratory .. 74 13 5 76 8 8 Patents .. 718 18 8 44 6 10 Dominion Observatory .. 35 14 2 21 3 10 Pensions .. .. 2,048 16 5 842 12 5 J< TT° a !fn#r . Police .. .. 2,889 7 6 2,193 14 5 Head Office .. .. 4,i53 2 8 2,017 0 7 Post and Telegraph— Examination Branch 601 3 9 5 8 6 Head Office .. .. 26,973 14 1 154 7 5 School Journal .. 2,942 17 7 .. Stores Division .. 19,116 11 II 1,910 10 1 Teachers Superannua- 2 6 1 5 3 Primary Products Market- 604 1 9 515 5 ]0 tion ,c. unci q. Electoral .. .. 105 16 1 3 0 5 Prime Minister .. 385 19 11 177 3 5 External Affairs 204 5 6 77 2 2 Prisons .. .. 123 4 6 428 18 I Friendly Societies . . 68 10 2 . Public Service Commis- 181 3 0 124 15 3 Gazette ■■ ■■ 4,606 19 8 .. sioners Geological Survey .. 2 4 4 27 10 9 Public Servicr Supcran- 107 9 2 39 1 11 Government Actuary .. 20 3 9 . . nuation Government House .. . 163 II 28 2 3 Public Trust .. .. 3 195 13 6 ] 271 7 5 Government Life Insurance 1,581 8 4 446 5 5 Public-Works.. . 5 761 10 4 9'"40 1 n Health .. .. 1,944 17 2 974 4 8 Railways— ' ' House of Representatives Head Office .. .. 2,184 18 5 104 0 4 Head Office . . . . 474 19 7 412 18 5 Accountant .. .. 0 5 3 1 8 2 Appendices to Journals 3,245 13 10 .. Day Ticket .. 882 10 1 Bellamys .. .. 34 0 11 .. District Traffic Manager 2,866 12 8 ® lUs , '• '• 1,175 14 11 Publicity .. . 773 15 0 5 10 6 Hansard .. .. 7,264 12 7 2 18 5 Refreshment Branch . . 148 2 6 3 2 10 ' r ?' Irn ' • • ■ 928 14 3 .. Road Motor Services .. 183 17 0 13 8 6 nj L t> " " 461 5 1 36 13 8 Stores—Woburn .. 10,867 15 11 1,522 14 8 Order Papers .. 486 19 5 .. Ticket Printer .. 998 3 8 Statutes .. .. 176 4 5 .. Registrar-General .. 887 15 7 202 15 6 Housing Construction . . 230 13 10 199 18 9 Rural Intermediate Credit 59 15 6 Industries and Commerce, 7,557 14 10 1,055 19 3 Board Tourist, and Publicity Samoan Affairs .. 184 18 6 424 18 5 Internal Affairs— Scientific and Industrial 4,570 17 5 686 3 9 Head Office.. .. 1,508 18 7 912 15 9 Research Ministers'Offices .. 766 14 6 553 0 5 Stamp Duties .. .. 1,106 6 6 324 6 1 Justice .. .. 2,040 0 4 2,206 5 0 State Advances .. 4,063 16 9 2 399 18 5 Labour — State Coal ' Head Office • • ; •• 2,739 2 10 1,221 15 11 Christchurch .. 56 1 0 12 0 8 Employment Division 2,851 13 11 2,185 17 1 Grevmouth . 37 5 8 71 18 10 Land and Deeds . . 701 18 5 377 18 9 Wellington .. !! 54 8 1 26 2 11 Land and Income Tax .. 1,792 18 4 1,221 1 3 State Fire Insurance .. 1,282 16 0 478 7 2 Lands and Survey .. 3,375 5 8 3,692 11 4 State Forest Service .. 302 4 ] 507 19 8 Law Drafting .. . . 7 11 5 24 15 7 Survev Board of New 5 12 1 Legislative Council — Zealand Head Office .. .. 93 8 4 41 9 10 Transport .. .. 683 1 8 541 16 5 s '• •• 172 5 10 .. Treasury .. .. 2,859 18 7 413 3 0 Journals .. .. 60 9 0 .. Valuation .. .. 563 19 7 464 17 8 Order Papers .. 59 15 7 .. 1__ Maori Purposes Control 5 3 0 .. Totals .. 168,867 18 5 51 867 9 2 1 und Marine .. .. | 1,163 10 10 | 279 0 7 Summary. 1936 April .. .. 10,920 4 10 956 14 5 1936—December .. 12,675 16 1 4.373 3 9 May .. .. 12,304 3 9 3,958 10 5 1937—January .. 8,214 2 5 2 813 1 11 J™ e •' 14,153 3 4 3,162 17 4 February .. 19,030 3 11 6J18 5 11 Jul y •• •• 13,149 5 4 -4,763 4 9 March .. .. 25,160 14 8 8 352 8 6 August.. .. 13,942 13 5 4,292 0 1 I September .. 12,297 18 2 4,405 13 8 Totals .. 168,867 18 5 51 867 9 2 October .. 11,394 16 0 4,459 19 5 I November .. 15,624 16 6 4,211 9 0 "

Description. j sheets. j Stamps. I Value. Postage .. .. .. .. 36,417 4,367.620 ' 104,651 15 *0 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. 423.100 4,231,000 38,358 7 6 Post-cards ., .. .. .. .. 132,800 2,124,800 4,426 17 1 Letter-cards .. .. . . .. .. 160,000 1,920,000 7,945 8 3 i? uty , , 7,512 1,175,939 1,654,507 0 0 Employment.. .. .. .. 54,760 13,049,560 1,773,383 0 0 Newspaper wrappers .. .. .. .. 22,750 182,000 454 3 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 503,07" 503,550 2,837 1 10 Totals .. .. .. 1,341,314 | 27 ,-554,469 I 3,586,563 12 8