PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1922.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1922 Session I, H-36

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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1922.

Laid, on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Sir, — Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, 18th May, 1922. I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1922. The tables accompanying the report show the nature, extent, and result of the year's working. Gazette. —The number printed was 1,275, the number of subscribers 189, and the amount received £562 10s. Hansard. —The number of Hansards printed for session 1921-22 was 4,850, the number of subscribers 105, and the amount received £51 ss. Stamp-printing. —The number of sheets of stamps of various values printed was 1,089,841, the number of stamps' 134,224,173, and the value £3,892,478. Stereo and Electro Plates. —The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 21,861, the weight 19,4501b. The number of electrotypes was 13,406, and the weight 2,020 lb. Rubber Stamps. —The number of rubber stamps made was 6,053. Uailway Tickets. —9,783,764 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (1,129,717) being printed in November. Work of the Year. —Although economy has been exercised in State printing the Department has been kept fairly busy, and a large staff is still employed ; but there has not been the same necessity to work overtime to keep pace with requirements. Two staffs arc still engaged in the Machine Branch, but the work of this branch has decreased, necessitating a, slight curtailment of staff. Paper and Stationery. —Paper is coming back to normal. Prices are still on the down grade, and there is no difficulty in obtaining supplies. This reduction in the price, of paper should result in a considerable saving in the cost of printing the regular Government publications. Stationery prices are not falling so rapidly as paper, and in some few cases they have hardened ; supplies, however, are easily obtainable, and a drop in prices may be anticipated shortly. Machinery. —The cost of machinery is still high, but, as all manufacturers are now striving hard for new business, there should soon be an improvement in prices ruling for printing-machinery —from 100 to 150 per cent, above pre-war days. Three, railway-ticket-printing machines, manufactured by Waterlow and Sons, London, have replaced three out-of-date machines which have served their period ; and this branch is now in a better position to deal with the heavy demands made upon it for tickets at certain seasons of the year. A EadclifT quad, crown lithographic printing-machine has been installed, which lias much improved our lithographic plant. A. Smyth gluing-machine is under order for the Binding Branch, and should come to hand shortly. Though the Department is now fairly equipped with up-to-date machinery, it is necessary, in the interests of the State, that the latest and most improved machinery be installed. Finance. —It will be noted by the balance-sheet that the turnover has increased by £25,000, and the net profits by approximately £6,000. In past years the value of the land on which the Government Printing-works stand, has not been taken into account in our charges ; but at the beginning of the last financial year a revaluation of the land and buildings was made by the Valuation Department, with the result that a sum of over £60,000 now appears on the balance-sheet as the value of the land, and a further amount of £4,752 has been added to the value of the buildings, making a capital value of £106,600. It has thus been necessary to charge our profits with interest on an additional amount of £65,352 —the increase in the capital value of these assets as shown on the balance-sheet.

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The new method of charging Departments for all work executed is causing a considerable amount of extra clerical work by way of book-keeping to the Department, but it is anticipated it will have good results. No extra staff has been required. Accommodation. —I should like again to call attention to the necessity of having well-lighted and well-ventilated workrooms. The workrooms of the older portion of the office are not up-to-date, though those of the new wing cannot be surpassed in the Southern Hemisphere. To do the best work the best conditions are required, and I hope at some date in the near future those rooms where the light is bad will be, brought up to the standard of the new wing. Valedictory. —As this is the iast report I shall have the honour of presenting as Government Printer, I should like to express my appreciation of the cordial relations that have at all times existed between the heads of other Departments (with whom I have been so closely associated) and myself ; and I especially desire to testify to the very great assistance I have received during my term of office from all officers in responsible positions in this Department, and to the loyalty and ready service always given by the whole of the staff. It has been an honour to be in control of a staff who have responded so well when called upon, and I especially wish to place this on record before terminating my official career. T have, &C, Marcus F. Marks, Hon. the Minister in Charge. Government Printer. Keceipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Receipts. £ 8. d. Payments. £ s. cl. To Sundry debtors .. .'. .. 236,513 16 10 BySalaries .. .. .. .. 90,398 18 8 Publications .. .. 1,793 14 4 Wages .. .. .. .. 28,02.'! 15 3 Publishing .. .. 898 8 5 Overtime .. . . . . 093 11 2 Sale of machinery .. .. 095 0 0 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. 2,321 5 5 Sale of waste products, &c. .. .104 14 3 Stationery .. .. .. 77,095 0 5 Sale of old typewriters .. .. 97 11 5 Stoics .. .. .. .. 5,884 3 4 Sundries .. .. .. 294 0 2 Freight .. .. .. .. 9,675 17 0 Machinery .. .. .. 7,727 2 3 Type and printing material .. 35 4 9 Monotype extras .. . . . . 235 10 7 Monotype metal .. .. .. 31 1 3 Fuel, gas, &o. . . .. .. 2,700 15 II Water-supply . . .. .. 124 13 0 Medical services .. . . .. 146 3 0 Office equipment .. .. .. 70 0 2 Postage, telegrams, and exchange . . 3,050 16 5 Telephone-exchange subscriptions .. 75 3 3 Refund of amounts paid .. .. 14 13 9 Window-cleaning and rubbish removal 144 17 0 Proportion of rent, High C'ommis- 150 0 0 sioner's Office Repairs and upkeep motor-van . . 88 15 8 Charwomen, messengers, &c. .. 1,420 14 0 Contingencies .. .. . . 45 3 6 .Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. ..' .. 10,219 13 8 £240,397. 5 5 £240,397 5 5 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. Or. To Paper and materials— £ s. d. £ s. cl. By Sales—■ £ s. cl. £ s. d. Stook at beginning 66,080 8 0 Manufacturing .. 228,209 18 1 Add purchases .. 62,341 211 Stationery .. 33,406 19 4 Publishing .. 3,780 15 4 128,421 10 11 265,397 12 9 Less stock on Discounts received .. 136 8 0 hand, 31/3/22 38,167 5 7 Work in progress .. .. 5,274 0 0 90,254 5 4 Stationery— Stock at beginning 8,509 10 8 Add purchases .. 30,246 10 11 38,816 1 7 Less stock on hand, . 31/3/22 .. 12,090 8 4 26,125 13 3 Salaries and wages (manufacturing) 107,164 3 9 Salaries and wages (Stationery Department) .. 4,368 7 1 111,532 10 10 Freight (inward) .. .. 5,197 15 10 Lighting (proportion) .. 206 0 6 Power and water .. .. 1,621 8 1 Fuel .. .. .. 585 12 8 Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 35,284 14 3 ______ £270,808 0 9 £270,808 0 9

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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. D>, £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Repairs to buildings and plant .. 1,392 0 2 By Balance from Trading Account .. 35,284 14 3 Office salaries .. .. .. 5,334 1 1 Storage and handling stationery for Wages charwomen, messengers, &c .. 2,844 17 8 Other Departments .. .. 613 9 4 Postages and telegrams .. .. 1,371 (i 7 Commission on sale of publications, Sc. 315 110 Freight outward .. . . .. 853 17 0 Rent receivable .. .. .. 236 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. 699 19 0 Exchange . . .. ... 2,000 15 4 Discount allowed .. .. .. 41 0 5 Telephone rentals. . .. . . 75 3 3 Medical services .. .. .... 146 3 0 Audit fee; .. .. .. 50 0 0 Office expenses .. '~ .. 370 411 Sundry charges .. .. .. 312 15 1 lighting (proportion) .. . . 20 0 0 Proportion rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 150 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. 10,097 12 9 Depreciation on buildings and plant 2,685 3 0 Bad debts reserve .. . . 100 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. 7,904 6 2 £30,449 5 5 £36,449 5 5 IBy Balance brought down .. .. £7,904 6 2 Treasury Adjustment Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, Receipts and Payments By Repairs and Maintenance Account Account .. .. .. 10,219 13 8 (Public Works Department's charges) 571 18 1 Balance carried down .. .. 449 17 2 Interest on Capital Account .. 10,097 12 9 £10,669 10 10 £10,669 10 10 By Balance brought down .. .. £449 17 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. 224,391 7 4 Buildings (valuation on 31st Sundry creditors .. .. 9,332 10 10 March, 1921) .. .. 46,000 0 0 Wages Accrued Account .. .. 413 9 0 Less depreciation .. 920 0 0 Bad Debts Reserve Account .. 200 0 0 — 45,080 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account . . 449 17 2 Land (valuation 31st March, Balance Profit and Loss Account .. 7,904 6 2 1921) .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Printing plant .. .. 1.4,796 3 6 Binding plant .. .. 5,761 12 4 Litho and photo plant .. 1,634 9 7 Engine-room, plant .. 439 4 9 22,631 10 2 Add purchases .. 5,939 2 8 28,570 12 10 Less sales . . .. 857 10 0 27,713 2 10 Less depreciation .. 1,385 13 0 26,327 9 10 Type Account .. .. 7,145 5 8 Add purchases . . 63 4 6 7,208 10 2 Less depreciation .. 360 8 0 6,848 2 2 Furniture Account .. 369 5 11 Add purchases .. 12 11 4 381 17 3 Less depreciation .. 19 2 0 362 15 3 Sundry debtors .. .. 52,615 9 4 Stook on hand .. .. .. 50,857 13 11 £242,691 10 6 £242,691 10 6 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. . I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Statement, Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account, 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. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1922.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed for the Year ended 31st March, 1922.

Approximate Cost o) Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (450 copies) £8 17s. 6d.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 922.

Price 3d.]

Printing. Stationery. Printing. Stationery. Advertising Office Agriculture Audit Office Bacteriological Laboratory Bankruptcy Coal Control Cook Islands Administration £ s. d. 105 17 6 3,613 19 10 176 19 6 1 13 0 71 14 0 35 1 0 39 9 6 £ s. d. 15 19 0 1,750 0 11 197 5 9 27 9 8 07 10 11 7 1 1 202 3 0 Meteorological Mines Museum, Dominion National Provident Fund Native New Zealand Naval Ad- £ s. d. £ s. d. 146 10 11 7 11 582 11 9 224 17 4 911 5 0 50 19 6 449 3 1 181 12 2 885 6 6 489 18 4 249 10 0 162 18 5 Crown Law Office Customs .Defence .. Military Supplies Purchase Office Repatriation Education— Head Office Examination Branch .. School Journal Teachers' Superannuation Fund Electoral External Affairs Forestry Friendly Societies Gazette General Assembly— Bills Hansard Joint Account Statutes Geologioal Survey Government Accident In74 11 6 1,689 7 2 3,683 10 3 38 10 0 366 4 3 5.371 3 4 1.372 7 8 8,565 I 0 176 7 6 540 5 9 563 9 1 1,102 2 11 85 14 6 10,521 10 3 2,639 15 0 8,412 0 0 732 8 0 3,515 18 0 422 9 0 266 18 0 45 18 11 1,047 17 0 2,202 9 7 33 1 0 439 18 0 ' 1,310 9 3 1 12 9 40 13 5 864 6 4 569 13 0 4 17 1 9 15 10 09 3 0 0 I 2 38 4 5 viser Patents Pensions Police Post and Telegraph— Head Office Controller of Stores .. Prime Minister's Office .. Prisons Public Service Commissioner Public Service Official Circular Public Sorvice Superannuation Board Public Trust Office Public Works Railways— Head Office .. Accountant Chief Engineer Chief Traffic Manager. . Day Tickets.. Mechanical Engineer .. Stationery Clerk Stores Manager Stores, Petone Ticket-printer Time-table .. Registrar-General Stamp Duties State Advances State Coal— Mead Office .. (ihristohuroh Depot . . (Ireymouth Depot lluntly Depot Wanganui Depot Wellington Depot State Fire Insurance, Tourist Treasury Valuation 1,234 3 6 39 7 8 1,670 10 0 559 11 10 5,591 18 10 1,973 7 3 6,067 16 6 41 18 4 34,869 1 5 133 10 1] 253 15 3 95 3 4 546 5 0 515 13 7 324 14 1 228 17 10 198 7 0 100 17 0 25 7 1 3,654 10 9 451. 10 7 4,641 15 5 3,806 11 8 1,656 17 6 9 11 1 64 13 0 13 8 11 0 11 6 0 5 9 143 10 0 1,036 8 11 37 18 0 30,302 3 3 74 12 4 4 16 98 1 0 28 18 1 950 3 3 2,411 15 2 1,466 16 6 { 300 4 1 1,248 10 0 726 10 11 670 5 9 195 8 3 surance Government Firewood Depot Government House Government Life Insurance < Jovernment Statistician Hearth Hector Observatory Hospitals and Charitable Aid House of Representatives— Appendix -Journals Miscellaneous Order Paper. . Immigration I m p e r i a 1 Government Supplies Industries and Commerce Internal Affairs Internal Affairs, Minister's Offices Journal of Agriculture ■ ■ Justioe Kahili Labour Land and Deeds Land and Income Tax . . Land for Settlements Lands and Survey Legislative Council— Appendix Journals Miscellaneous Order Paper Marino .. .. Mental Hospitals 3 0 0 188 7 0 2,327 4 0 7,803 J 4 4,094 7 0 31 4 0 7,189 1 0 119 9 0 748 8 9 898 0 0 100 10 0 125 0 3 224 5 (i 1,767 16 0 326 2 9 8 5 3 30 3 9 413 0 4 154 15 10 992 10 II 10 15 1 23 3 2 145 8 3 108 10 4 41 12 8 200 11 10 746 10 11 319 10 4 Totals .. 27 2 6 13 10 9 14 I 0 II 12 9 85 0 0 02 19 3 4 3 S 43 13 0 3 15 1 . 31 18 6 17 3 4 1,179 9 0 734 10 3 525 7 1 175 19 9 4,423 8 9 638 2 0 887'IO 1 433 14 3 219,182 7 10 33,242 9 11 Sua HMAKY. 4,250 18 0 3,040 8 6 2,191 11 3 1,690 11 10 2,261 0 0 3,328 11 3 21 1 6 8,10(i 3 10 2,223 13 10 623 8 10 582 13 2 681 4 0 10 16 3 3.587 9 3 1921—April May June July . . August September October November December 1922—January February March 13,041 16 2 2,018 19 4 17,018 2 0 3,788 3 0 19,419 8 1 2,933 3 5 24,994 0 6 2,439 11 11 19,263 17 9 2,709 19 8 15,268 7 11 3,382 0 0 19,141 10 II 3,041 5 7 19,713 10 3 2,548 19 4 18,603 15 3 2,132 7 7 14,557 3 0 2,291 2 6 15,855 2 3 2,572 7 3 22,245 1 3 3,384 3 10 218 15 0 180 11 0 164 5 0 2,439 5 0 625 1 9 46 3 3 447 6 11 436 14 5 Totals .. 219,182 7 10 33,242 9 11

Description. Sheets. Stamps. Value. Postage Duty Railway Postal notes Lettercards Postcards Newspaper wrappers Post Office investment certificates Lmbossed envelopes impressed 520,487 15,403 0,000 270,140 176,003 65,000 20,562 284 9,962 104,784,282 1,815,153 720,000 2,701,400 2,049,024 1,040,000 212,500 3,008 9,942 20,888,804 £ B. d. 1,077,099 3 4 2,593,003 0 0 1,500 0 0 18,701 16 ' 8 17,012 9 0 0,490 8 0 904 14 0 2,975 0 0 02 2 9 174,003 13 1 Totals 1,089,841 134,224,173 3,892,478 6 10