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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Dr. £ a. d. Or. £ s. d. Office salaries .. .. .. .. 8,354 If) 8 Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 46,181 16 5 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant .. 1,037 II 8 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,315 6 9 Government Departments .. .. .. 1,481 8 0 Freight and cartage (outwards) .. .. 3,740 15 2 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 1,404 2 7 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 271 9 3 Rent receivable . . . . .. .. 236 0 0 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 37 16 9 Discounts allowed .. .. .. .. 189 6 4 Telephones (rental) .. . . .. 1.20 14 0 Medical services .. .. .. . . 16 2 5 lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 58 13 8 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office 340 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. . . 380 14 6 Sundry trade expenses .. .. . . 468 17 1 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, (fee. .. .. 2,368 I 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 10,535 0 9 Depreciation— £ a. d. Buildings .. .. .. 1,011 15 10 Plant and machinery .. .. 6,373 13 10 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment . . .. .. 88 11 7 Type and type metal .. .. 97 711 Accessories .. .. .. 482 6 0 — 8,053 15 2 Losses on disposal of assets . . .. .. 20 13 0 Rent of storage space . . .. .. 553 1 7 Grant in lieu of leave of absence .. .. 5 7 6 Balance carried down . . .. ..11,285 0 9 £49,303 7 0 £49,303 7 0 £ s. .d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 11,285 0 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1939. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 54,359 0 0 Public Works Fund .. .. 112,623 6 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 36,003 17 9 Consolidated Fund .. .. 150,752 13 6 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 263,375 19 6 Composing plant .. .. 1,358 9 7 Creditors— Machine-composing plant .. 8,808 1 3 Departmental .. .. 2,713 15 10 Addressograph plant .. .. 115 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 3,170 1 5 Printing plant .. .. 13,132 4 7 5,883 17 3 Binding plant .. .. 7,597 19 0 Wages accrued .. ... .. .. 2,675 5 2 Litho plant .. .. .. 3,495 810 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 163 18 6 Photo plant .. .. .. 1,300 14 9 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. .. 289 13 11 Stereotype plant .. .. 840 16 5 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 11,285 0 9 Engine-room plant .. .. 618 8 5 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 5,465 1 9 42,732 19 7 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. .. 735 l 4 Type and type metal .. .. .. 12,023 18 5 AccessoriesComposing Branch .. .. 1,956 15 1 Machine-composing Branch .. 55 14 5 Printing Branch .. .. 55 2 7 Binding Branch .. .. 296 11 4 Litho Branch . . . . 75 2 5 Photo Branch .. .. 43 10 9 Stereotype Branch .. .. 718 5 Engine-room .. .. 40 12 10 Paper Store .. .. .. 161 10 1 2,692 17 11 Payments in advance .. .. .. 45 17 9 Debtors — Departmental .. .. 14,855 5 1 Sundry .. .. .. 5,725 6 0 20,580 11 1 Work in progress .. .. .. 19,121 14 11 Stock —■ On hand .. .. .. 62,991 0 5 In transit .. .. .. 216 10 0 On consignment .. .. 217 12 6 63,425 2 11 Stock Suspense Account . . . . 269 0 11 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 31,662 19 6 Assets to be written off .. .. . . 20 13 0 £283,673 15 1 £283,673 15 1 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, £12,023 18s. 5d." is not supported by stock-sheets. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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