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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. T) r . ' V ' s ' nffi 1 • £ s. d. Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 43,580 10 0 ce salaries .. •• •• •• 7,506 810 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant .. 1,106 4 6 Government Departments .. .. 1 423 13 0 postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,080 6 7 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 1131 12 2 freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 3,108 3 2 Rent receivable .. .. • 283 9 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 302 q \ Exchange .. .. ... • ~ . , 95 18 3 Discounts allowed .. . . . . . . 83 10 2 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. .. 109 7io Medical services .. .. .. .. 34 0 1 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 65 13 5 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office 320 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 420 10 0 Sundry trade expenses .. .. . . 359 5 3 Audit fee .. .. ~ .. . . 150 0 0 Wages—Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,601 11 0 Interest on capital .. .. ~ .. 9 770 15 0 Depreciation— £ s . d. Buildings .. .. .. 1,011 15 10 Plant and machinery .. ..6,310 8 8 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. 94 9 3 Type and type metal .. .. 94 7 0 Accessories .. .. .. 471 1 8 7,982 2 5 Rent of storage space .. .. .. 259 3 10 Grant in lieu of leav.e of absence .. .. 27 18 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 12,036 5 11 £46,419 4 8 £46,419 4 8 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 12,036 511 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. „ A Liabilities. Assets _ £ d _ Capital Account £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. , t 54 qko 0 0 Public Works luiid .. 112,623 6 0 Buildings .. .. . 07 ai k ■>) — Consolidated Fund .. .. 131,645 9 7 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. „ * 244,268 15 7 Composing plant .. .. 978 11 2 Creditors Machine-composing plant .. 10,117 13 8 Departmental .. .. 2,211 10 6 Addressograph plant .. .. 138 18 0 Sundry .. .. .. 9,425 18 8 Printing plant .. .. 15,356 12 8 11,637 9 2 Binding plant .. .. 8,515 0 9 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 2,392 6 5 Litho plant .. .. .. 2,020 19 8 Bad Debts Reserve 163 18 6 Photo plant 1,420 16 7 Wntmg-oft Suspense Account.. .. .. 2,376 19 9 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,003 611 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 7,070 18 0 Engine-room plant .. .. 538 11 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 12,036 511 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 5,998 6 3 46,088 17 5 I Furniture, fittings, and office equipI ment .. .. .. .. 738 6 9 j Type and type metal .. .. .. 11,912 1 6 j Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 2,277 4 9 Machine-composing Branch . . 59 8 2 Printing Branch .. .. 62 17 7 Binding Branch .. .. 346 4 11 Litho Branch .. . . 72 16 5 Photo Branch .. . . 48 10 5 Stereotype Branch .. .. 813 7 Engine-room .. .. 38 12 9 Paper Store .. .. .. 168 13 0 3,083 1 7 Payments in advance .. .. .. 27 13 6 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 24,960 0 3 Sundry .. .. .. 5,389 12 7 30,349 12 10 Work in progress .. .. .. 12,700 0 7 Stock — On hand .. .. .. 78,690 14 5 In transit .. . . .. 2,366 7 I On consignment .. . . 238 4 4 81,295 5 10 Stock Suspense Account .. .. 2,254 12 4 Assets to be written off ~ . . . . 122 7 5 £279,946 13 4 £279,94613 4 A. W. Gyles, 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 explanatory notes dealing with Departmental Accounts generally as appearing at commencement of Parliamentary Return 8.-l [Pt. IV], and to the comment that the Asset " Type and type metal, £11,912 Is. 6d. "is not supported by stock-sheets.—J. H. Fowleb, Controller and Auditor-General.

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