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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1949 Liabilities £ £ Assets £ Capital Account— ' Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,359 Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. 2,998 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,972 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 555,770 Plant and machinery— £ 558,768 Composing plant .. .. .. .. 3,590 Creditors— Machine composing plant .. .. .. 15,828 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 7,634 Addressograph plant .. .. .. .. 392 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 17,863 Printing plant .. .. .. .. 27,921 25,497 Binding plant .. .. .. .. .. 21,047 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,807 Litho plant .. .. .. .. .. 16,249 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 158 Photo plant .. .. .. .. .. 5,366 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. . . .. 2,032 Stereotype plant .. .. .. .. 957 Deferred Maintenance (Buildings) Account .. .. .. 5,500 Engine-room plant .. .. .. .. 1,479 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 18,381 Miscellaneous plant .. .. .. -7,646 100,475 Furniture, fittings, office and cafeteria equipment .. .. 3,047 Type and type metal .. .. .. .. .. 14,670 Accessories— £ Composing Branch .. .. .. .. 249 Machine Composing Branch .. .. .. 61 Printing Branch .. .. .. .. 97 Binding Branch .. .. .. .. 303 Litho Branch .. .. .. .. .. 78 Photo Branch.. .. .. .. .. 60 Stereotype Branch .. .. ... .. 8 Engine-room .. .. .. .. .. 147 Paper-store .. .. .. .. .. 66 1,069 Debtors— Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 117,538 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 2,111 119,649 Work in progress .. .. .. .. 67,051 Stock— £ On hand .. .. .. .. .. 212,259 On consignment .. .. .. .. 61 — 212,320 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,385 Assets to be written off .. .. .. .. .. 646 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. 11,500 £617,143 £617,143 G. Norton, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant.

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