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. 1949 NEW ZEALAND

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1949

Presented to Both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave

Printing and Stationery Department, Sir,— Wellington, 28th July, 1949. I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1949. The tables accompanying the report show the nature and extent of the year's working. Gazette. —The number printed of each issue was 950, the number of subscribers 590, and the amount received from sales and subscriptions £3,088. Hansard. —The number printed of each issue for session 1948 was 3,800, the number of subscribers 172, and the amount received from sales and subscriptions £197. Stamp-printing.— -Stamps to the value of £4,765,739 and postal notes to the poundage value of £44,184 were printed during the year. Stereo-plates. —The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 53,569, of which 5,207 were nickel-plated, the weight being 37,675 lb. The output over the last six years is shown in the accompanying table :

Number of Stereo-plates Cast

Rubber Stamps.—The number of rubber stamps made was 15,291. The details set out in the table appended show the output of this section over the last six years : , T Number of Number of Year. 0 , \ ear. 0 , Stamps. Stamps. 1943-44 .. .. 13,014 1946-47 .. .. 24,567 1944-45 .. .. 13,466 1947-48 .. .. 12,325 1945-46 .. .. 21,507 1948-49 .. .. 15,291

Year. Ordinary. Nickel-plated. Total. Weight of Metal. lb. 1943-44 54,446 1,348 55,794 3.1,505 1944-45 54,238 891 55,129 34,830 1945-46 53,241 1,377 54,618 37,021 1946-47 48,597 3,163 51,760 32,156 1947-48 40,515 3,462 43,977 31,017 1948-49 48,362 5,207 53,569 37,675