PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1892 Session I, H-05

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1892. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Sib, — Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, 25th July, 1892. In submitting my report on the department for the year ended the 31st December, 1891, I have the honour to state that the results as disclosed in the balance-sheet appended hereto may be regarded as satisfactory, and exhibit a marked improvement as compared with that of last year in several important particulars. An accurate record is kept of all data necessary for ascertaining the value of the work turned out and the material consumed in its production. After making due allowances for interest on building and plant, depreciation, cost of stores, wages, &c, the Profit and Loss Account shows a credit balance of £7,851 Bs. for the year. The printing required for the Eailways, the Insurance Department, and the Public Trust Office is now executed in this department, for which accounts are rendered and payment made to the credit of the Printing Office Vote. Stationery is also imported and supplied on payment to the departments named. The printing and binding of telegraph pads and forms, which used to be done in England, is now performed here, the cost being paid by the Telegraph Department. The " Law Keports " (published monthly), and the volume of " Transactions of the New Zealand Institute," complete the list of work executed by the department under contract. The value of work done during 1891 (£34,966 3s. Id.) exceeded the total for 1890 by £2,479 55., and was larger than that of any previous year since the establishment of the office. The increase in bulk of both the Parliamentary Papers and Hansard for last year is a noticeable feature, each making one volume more than they did during the previous year. Among the works of a nonrecurring character issued from the Government Press may be mentioned the volume.of papers read before the Australasian Science Association, which met at Christchurch ; the printing of which has been commented upon very favourably by members of the Association, while the moderate cost of producing it in the colony showed a marked contrast compared with that of other places where the Association held its meetings. With regard to the publication of Hansard, I may state that the series for 1891 completed the twenty-fifth year of its publication, the first being issued in 1867. During the quarter of a century that has elapsed since then seventy-five volumes have been published, comprising a total of 53,079 pages, the columns of which measure 66,349 ft., or a little over twelve and a half miles in length, being an average of half a mile per session. The average number of pages for each year was 2,133, and the number of volumes per session three. The number of copies printed in 1867 was 1,000, which has now been increased to 4,700. The number of free copies issued to members of the House has been increased from five copies to thirty. Though the free circulation shows a considerable increase, the number of subscribers—notwithstanding the reduction of the subscription to one-half what it was formerly —has not progressed in the same ratio, the number last year being 478, as compared with 162 in the year 1868. Increased facilities are now afforded to those wishing to subscribe, by authorising the local Postmasters to act as agents and receive subscriptions. With regard to the storage of Government publications, I beg to draw attention to the unsuitable accommodation provided for this purpose in the cellars under the Government Buildings. They are always more or less damp, and have several times been flooded by storm-waters. As many of the publications stored there are of considerable value, and will in a few years be unobtainable, it is desirable that steps should be taken to provide a more suitable place for their custody, otherwise, owing to the damp and the ravages made by rats, they will become valueless. The number of entries in the order-book during the past jear was 3,747, comprising 29,424 pages, of which 30,678,080 copies were printed, the total value of the work amounting to £34,966 3s. Id. The expenditure for wages and overtime was £21,569 Bs. 6d. During the month of April last year the minimum number of employes engaged in the department was 152, of whom 39 were compositors; while the maximum was reached last September, when 193 were employed, of whom 72 were compositors. The number of printing accounts examined and passed was 2,788, being 359 less than during the previous year. The amount of deductions made therefrom was £109 9s. 6d. I—H. 5.

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A return of the number and description of stamps printed during the past year is appended, showing the total issues to be 39,813,469, representing in value £580,225 18s. Bd. Of special probate duty-stamps, eight were issued, amounting to £22,973, the average value being £2,871 per stamp. The number of plates cast in the stereotype branch last year was 1,832; of electrotypes, 1,693. The number of rubber-stamps manufactured for Government departments was 497. The railway-ticket printing executed by this branch during the year was as follows: Railway tickets, 2,141,198; season tickets, 15,796; flag-station tickets, 355,600; luggage tickets, 76,000; parcels tickets, 60,025 ; weighbridge tickets, 26,200; Volunteer tickets, 29,000. Of railway newspaper stamps, the number printed during the year was 515,580. The number of requisitions received in the stationery office and complied with during the year ending the 31st December last was 12,744, or at the rate of 42 per day. The number of separate items in the requisitions was 53,850. The quantity of waste paper shipped was 53 tons 16cwt. 2qrs., representing in value £161 9s. 6d. The local paper-mills purchase all waste material of this description. I have, &c, Geo. Didsbuey, The Hon. Mr. Cadman. Government Printer and Stores Manager.

No. 1. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OP THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1891. I.—The Colon? op New Zealand on Account of the Government Peinting Office. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Value of work done as per work-ledger 34,966 3 1 By Value of buildings and plant .. 32,162 7 7 Cash received— Amount paid for wages and overtime .. 21,569 8 6 Advertisements .. .. .. 543 14 8 Working-expenses .. .. .. 538 0 2 • Gazette -subsciiptions .. .. 60 8 2 Interest on plant and buildings .. 1,608 2 4 Official publications .. .. 1,383 7 0 Value of material used .. .. 8,829 3 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 3,997 11 3 Profit and loss .. .. .. 7,851 8 0 Land Transfer and gold-mining advertisements .. .. .. .. 100 10 9 Value of office engineer's repairs, &c. .. 97 4 0 Value of rubber-stamps, electros, &c, for other departments .. .. 118 7 9 41,267 6 8 Balance .. .. 31,291 3 7 £72-558 10 3 £72,558 10 3 2. —Stock and Buildings Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cr. £ s . a. To Value of buildings forward .. .. 18,422 19 11 By Depreciation of new office, Value of plant forward .. .. 13,323 16 4 1 per cent. .. .. £184 4 7 Additions during year — Ditto plant, 5 per cent. .. 686 19 5 Printing .. .. £313 9 2 Carried to Profit and 1 Binding .. .. 102 2 2 Loss Account ) ' ° 71 i ° 415 11 4 Value of buildings forward .. .. 18,238 15 4 Value of plant forward .. .. 13,052 8 3 £32,162 7 7 £32,162 7 7 3. —Salaeies Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s . <j. To Wages paid during the year, viz.: — By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. 21,569 8 6 Permanents .. .. .. 9,692 8 1 Extras—Printers .. £7,515 5 2 Binders .. 2,793 1 7 ■ 10,308 6 9 Overtime paid during the year, viz.: — Permanents .. £853 6 10 Extras—Printers .. 523 19 4 Binders .. 54 8 6 ■ ■ ■ 1,431 14 8 Night-watchman's salary .. .. 137 0 0 8 6 £21,569 8 6 4.—WoBKING-EXPENSES ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s a To Fuel Account for year .. .. 119 11 11 By Transfer to Profit and Loss Account .. 538 0 2 Gas Account for year .. .. 35 14 0 Miscellaneous — Printing Branch .. £316 12 6 Binding Branch .. 21 410 Stereotype Branch 44 16 11 382 14 3 £538 0 2 :■;, £538 0 2

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5. —Printing and Binding Account. I Dβ. £ s. a. [Cβ. ; PI ' ,J ,l £' ■' '■'Sy , 'tl-. To Value of paper consumed, including By Value of work done.. .. .. 41,267 6 8 freight and other charges .. .. 7,933 6 11 Value of binding material, &c. .. 805 16 9 . Balance to profit and loss .. .. 32,438 3 0 ;;■ £41,267 6"F I £41,267 6 8 6.-—PBOFIT AND LOSS AfccoUNT. : Er £ s. d. Cβ, i ; ". & : % $ t To Depreciation on buildings and plant .. 871 4 0 By Balance of Printing and Binding Ac- , . Salaries and overtime .. ..21,569 8 6, : couht ~ .. •• •• 32,438 3 0 Working-expenses .. .. ■ ■ 538 0 2 \ Interest on plant and buildings, viz., . 5 per cent, on £32,162 : 75. 7d. .. 1,008 2 4 Profit to credit of colony .. .. 7,851 8 0 £32,438 3 0 _0 Samuel Costall, Accountant.

No. 2. Return of the Value of Printing and Binding executed by the Government Printing Department during the Year ended 31st December, 1891.

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:inting. Department. Authors' ¥ .i,.. Corrections. .. Value v, Binding. Totals. Number of Copies. Number of Pages. Audit .. ■ • Bureau of Industries Colonial Secretary Gazette Branch Constabulary Customs Crown Law Defence . ■ .. •. i Education General Assembly— House of RepresentativesOrder Paper Papers and returns Journals Miscellaneous ... Legislative Council — Order Paper.. Journals and Appendix Miscellaneous Joint Account .. .. Bills .. Hansard Statutes Geological Governor's Establishment Insurance .. •• Justice Bankruptcy .. Lands and Survey ... Land Transfer .. .. . . • Lunacy and Hospitals .. ... Live-stock ... ... ... Mines .. ■. • • Marine .. .. Miscellaneous Native .. ..... •. • • Post and Telegraph Money-order and Savings-Bank .. Printing and Stationery .. Store Branch .. Prisons .. ' . • ■ • Property-tax .. .» Public Trust .. Public Works and Buildings Railways Registrar-General Registrar, Friendly Societies ,, .. Stamp • - • • Treasury - ... .. '..'■■.'■ 13,698 22,460 42,148 353,770 90,001 153,956 343 33,592 63,200 43 18 182 1,549 249 577 13 149 130 Hours. 5 179 6 62 £ s. d. 40 16 6 . 20 2 6 . 110 11 6 2,258 6 7 387 8 0 .377 7 6 5 15 0 76 1 0 . . 142 3 6 £ s. d. 32 13, 0 0 18 6 28 17 2 255 5 6 144, 7 6 ■ 21.9 17 9 13 6 0 27 8 0 43 6 0 & s. d. 73 9 6 21 1 0 139 8 8 2,513 12 1 531 15 0 597 5 3 19 ;1 0 103 9 6 185 9 0 53 10 64,732 314,750 700 49,438 579 4,306 407 322 58 2,609 117 1 343 5 0 4,616 13 0 . 307 1 , 6 128 13 , 0 17 14 0 294 2 4 34 15 0 45 19 0 360 19 0 4,910 15 4 341 16 6 174 12 0 39,075 3,775 5,523 422,832 117,768 161,316 40,901 27,060 4,754 574,605 321,647 5,100 217,595 30,109 53,575 169,432 85,344 44,410 60,341 360,685 11,009,088 1,419,507 106,339 202,861 2,250 785,201 193,486 46,498 11,222,552 935,015 32,132 129,85S 638,601 128 407 41 513 1,645 3,290 1,312 803 30 539 1,054 4 1,803 21 37 61 190 119 480 886 1,734 491 145 12 3 234 95 259 2,985 1,170 66 54 289 10 55 146 3,179 4,907 220 31 182 38 96 1 0 .178 It . 0 17 1 6 409 13 0 1,315 14 3 3,821 0, 6 720 10, 6 210 11 6 12 16 6 756 4.9 .513 4 4 4 10 ,6 477 4,0 472 1 6 45 12 .0 125 2.0 340 4 0 76 8 0 320 14 0 812 19. ,0 2,762 9 10 565 14 0 95 16 6 46 8 .9 3 4 0 439 9 6 143 13 0 .150 10..6 1,341 16..1 1,256 7.10 , 43 16..0 116 10..0( ,452 5 .0 0 14 0 35 15 6 11 3 6 304 7 6 60 18 6 403 17 0 479 17 6 87 17 6 39 13 0 408 3 2 117 8 0 16 2 6 204 4 0 78 5 6 26 19 4 15 18 10 112 16 3 29 18 0 124 4 6 134 15 6 554 1 2 234 14 10 22 3 6 984 ' 7 4 3 3 0 210 18 0 6 18 8 . .42 16 2 1,613 4 8 162 11 6 10 4 6 36 2 9 274 13 9 96 15 0 214 9 6 28 5 0 714 0 6 1,376 12 9 4,224 17 6 1,200 8 0 298 9 0 52 9 6 1,164 7 11 630 12 4 20 13 0 681 8 0 550 7 0 72 11 4 141 0 10 453 0 3 106 6 6 444 18 6 947 14 6 3,316 11 0 800 8 10 118 0 0 1,030 16 1 6 7 0 650 8 0 150 11 8 193 6 8 2,955 0 9 1,418 19 4 54 0 6 152 12. 9 726 18' .9 59 111 62 303 50 32 78 118 277 168 2 80 Totals .... ; .. 30,678,080 29,424 13,208 26,958 12^.5 [i 8,007 10 8 34,966. 3: 1

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No. 3. Return of the Number and Classification of the Employés in the Government Printing Department during the Year ended 31st December, 1891.

No. 4. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Paper, Envelopes, &c., issued to the Government Printing Office during the Year 1891.

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a I I I o 4 3 ■g £3 t>0 a> t> o -(J o O CO © O £ f © o Q 3 >-3 Overseors Eeaders Compositors (including two foremen) Machinists, pressmen, paperwetter, cutter, engineer, and engine-driver Bookbinders (including one suboverseer) Females in Binding Branch Apprentices, machine and errand boys Assistants Stereotyper 5 4 43 9 16 5 5 46 9 18 5 5 46 8 18 5 4 39 9 18 5 5 51 10 18 5 6 64 10 18 5 6 70 . 10 18 5 6 71 10 18 5 6 72 10 18 5 6 61 9 20 5 5 53 9 20 5 5 55 9 18 26 40 26 44 26 44 26 43 28 46 28 47 28 47 26 46 28 46 29 43 28 43 28 44 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 Totals 151 161 160 152 171 186 192 171 172 190 193 181

Quantity. Description. Amount. B. q. 15 19J 0 llf 1 0 1 0 5 0 10 15£ 21 5 409 9 9 16$ 33 161 66 0 Hand-made post folio Large post cheque Post blue wove Turkey mill, post, large.. 4to. .. ■ .. 8vo. .. Joynson's hand-made note Cream wove large post .. „ Silverburn Double-post folio, crm. wove, 481b. Double-post folio (money orders), 481b. 8vo. note, large, 4Jlb. 4to. letter, large, 101b., vellum .. £ s. d. 21 12 0 0 16 6 0 6 6 17 0 4 7 6 3 14 6 8 16 4 125 3 3 4 13 9 27 9 6 34 15 0 61 <$$ 2 0 8 14 3 0 16 0 1 7 3 4 0 13J 223 0} 61 14 598 13 57 83 22 10 1,021 0 543 11 I 249 12 230 10 7 7$ 3 10$ 100 0" 4,396 13 964 14 57 16 110 5 2,518 12 24 2 4 4 Foolscap, double and quad.— Cream laid, 14Jlb. 181b. 14$lb., ft. „ hand-made, 181b. .. Azure laid Double-cap copying Imitation hand-made cream wove doable Sheet and a half Cream laid quad. Pink and toned quad. Light-green and grey quad. Glazed quad. Turkey mill .. „ foolscap Buff double Yellow wove double Blue wove double Blue laid double Coloured double Cream wove double Silverburn Hand-made double 0 10 2 1 10 6 0 4 4 210 19 11 24 11 6 112 2 0 55 9 6 11 5 0 727 2 7 253 3 6 115 8 9 106 12 2 12 6 0 3 4 9 17 10 0 1,176 3 6 384 9 6 35 16 9 42 1 2 1,030 0 9 14 11 9 22 0 0 178 8 27 1 Double crown yellow wove copying .. 35 7 0 10 15 5 127 178 184 15 228 Of 18 15$ 899 14 310 13 2 9J 97 15" Demy— Hand-made Blue laid Coloured .. .. ,. Gummed Yellow wove double Toned double Buff double Cream laid double 162 1 4 101 15 7 42 8 9 14 1 8 414 6 6 178 10 4 0 15 9 56 4 2

Quantity. Description. Amount. E. q. 2,432 5 47 5 93 11 0 3J 11 8 35 9J 68 14§ 38 5 Boyal— Yellow wove double Toned double Coloured Surface Hand-made .. ... „ superfine.. Imitation hand-mada superfine Imitation hand-made £ s. a. 797 1 1 25 16 1 44 14 10 0 6 6 25 17 6 85 9 8 77 8 4 39 17 9 21 1 2 8J 0 2} 20 17J Medium —■ . . Hand-rnade .. .. „ loan Mauve cheque Imitation hand-made 33 0 4 6 6 0 0 2 0 19 2 0 15 19 8 1J 85 9 Imperial— Hand-made .. Imitation hand-made Cartridge 60 0 0 13 3 0 73 10 9 37 15 9 0 0 2| 0 2 45 14 Cartridge, dble.-demy, glazed, bufi Double-imperial, brown Drawing, cartridge, imperial „ double-elephant Demy blotting-paper 28 6 3 7 15 3 0 14 3 14 0 23 12 10 Total paper 6,979 11 1 51,375 277,600 454,500 18,000 4,150 2,675 500 3,325 100 Envelopes—Demy, cream wove Foolscap, cream wove No. 7, cream laid Small note .. 15x10 14 x 5 .. 13 x 9 .. 13x0 .. .. Special cards and envelopes 34 3 9 126 5 6 105 6 5 7 5 10 14 10 3 4 19 0 0 17 9 5 16 0 4 4 Total envelopes, &c. 298 14 4 12,712 12,087 26 Cards, &a. — Double large.. „ small Cardboards Pasteboards Parchments (skins) 5 9 6 5 2 7 16 0 89 4 6 553 18 11 !15 gross 8,453 Total cards, &e. 655 1 6 Summary— Paper, &c. Envelopes .. Cards, parchments, &c. 6,979 11 1 298 14 4 655 1 6 Total ... 7,933 6 11

No. 5. Return showing Quantity and Value of Paper, &c., used at Lyttelton Gaol.

No. 6. Number of Vouchers examined for other Departments, the Amount of Deductions made, and the Total Amount passed for Payment, during the Year 1891.

No. 7. Return of Stamps printed and issued to the Treasury for the Year ended December, 1891.

By Authority: Geobgk Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—.lB92. Price, 6d.]

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Quantity. Description. Amount. Quantity, Description. Amount. R. q. 24 0 73 0 10 0 20 10 6 0 Blue wove double-cap .. Cream wove double-cap.. Hand-made foolscap Yellow wove double-cap Imitation hand-made demy £ a. d. 9 18 0 32 17 0 10 4 0 5 19 11 4 10 0 50,000 83,000 Envelopes— No. 7 Foolscap £ s. a. 10 o o 33 17 10 Total envelopes.. 43 17 10 63 8 11 Summary— Paper Envelopes 63 8 11 43 17 10 Total paper Total ... 107 6 9

Period. Number. Deductions. I Amount passed. Sxamined during the month of January » February , » March j, » April May June July „ „ August , „ September .. „ „ October „ November .. „ „ December .. 323 220 224 294 223 153 253 214 177 204 230 273 I I i i I £. s. d. 35 8 2 3 9 1 5 12 6 15 14 4 2 11 4 6 2 0 5 2 6 3 19 6 4 11 3 6 16 3 1 15 6 15 7 1 £ s. d. 1,868 3 1 694 4 7 512 9 6 905 13 9 535 12 8 346 19 1 531 13 5 524 1 6 361 8 5 382 2 0 487 7 0 890 9 11 Totals 2,788 . 109 9 6 8,040 4 6

Description of Stamps. No. of Sheets. I No. of Stamps. Value. 'ostage and revenue Newspaper postage Newspaper wrappers J ost-cards 'ostal notes )uty stamps „ special Jeer-duty stamps lailway stamps lainoan stamps 'ongan stamps 137,073 18,301 28,751 47,464 38,657 3,367 32,897,520 4,339,240 287,514 996,750 270,600 404,101 8 ■ 132,776 144,000 240,960 105,000 £ s. d. 285,362 0 0 9,150 0 0 665 10 10 4,153 2 6 2,057 13 4 207,365 10 0 22,973 0 0 44,548 7 0 450 0 0 1,204 15 0 2,296 0 0 4,742 1,200 1,004 437 Totals 280,996 39,813,469 580,225 18 8