PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, H-36

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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

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

Sir, —• Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, July, 1926. I have tie honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1926. The tables accompanying the report show the nature, extent, and result of the year's working. Gazette. —The number printed of each issue was 1,000, the number of subscribers 437, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £2,324. Hansard. —The number printed of each issue for session 1925 was 7,000, the number of subscribers 111, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £168. Stam.p-printing. —Stamps to the value of £3,339,861, and postal notes to the value of £16,714, were printed. Stereo and Electro Plates. —The number of stereo-plat.es cast during the year was 32,449, the weight being 21,306 lb. The number of electrotypes was 2,357, and the weight 543 lb. Rubber Stamps.—The number of rubber stamps made was 994. Railway Tickets. —9,098,993 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (1,076,353) being printed in November. Work of the Year. —The year just ended has been the busiest in the history of the Department, the turnover being approximately £234,000, against £221,000 the previous year, which was up to that time a record year. The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, census, electoral, and publicity printing considerably swelled the volume of work. This increase of £13,000 means a very considerable amount of handling, and it was necessary to work a great deal of overtime to cope with it. Another item which contributed to the increase was the printing of the telephone directories, for which this Department has obtained a five-years contract from the Post and Telegraph Department. This itself is a consideration, the magnitude of which may be gauged from the fact that it will annually consume at least 100 tons of paper. This work was undertaken without any increase in staff or purchase of special machinery, and it must be considered very satisfactory to know that the first issue of all the directories has been delivered, and in every case up to schedule time. The pressure of work was maintained at a high level in the Photo - litho and Process Engraving Branch during the past year. 553 miscellaneous maps, plans, and diagrams were reproduced and printed. 500 large negatives were required to be made for the above. 1,200 negatives were made for process-block work, also a large number of bromide enlargements for the Publicity and other Departments. During the year the Stationery Office dealt with 12,846 requisitions for stationery, the total sales amounting to £38,000. These requisitions comprised 133,536 items, and, in addition to parcels, over 2,300 cases of stationery were despatched. Cash orders numbered 7,500. In addition, 244 typewriters, of the value of £4,683, were issued to Government Departments. Paper. —Stocks throughout the year have been kept well up to the required standard, although new contracts and other special work taken in hand throughout the year have required an additional 200 tons of material, severely taxing the storage accommodation. Prices for the main supply of paper have been satisfactory, showing a further decline on those of last year, the purchase amounting to £75,950, and the issues to £45,593, comprising 73,000 packages of paper and boards, and 11,000,000 envelopes. Machinery.—The work of the Department having so largely increased special attention has been directed to the introduction of up-to-date automatic machinery. Several machines of this class are now in operation in the Letterpress Machine Branch. These machines are capable of turning out the work at a very much faster rate than under the system of hand feeding. Several of the oldest machines, which have been in use for a considerable time, have been disposed of at very satisfactory prices. Accommodation. —The lack of the necessary accommodation is causing a great deal of anxiety, in that the work cannot be handled in a less expensive and more expeditious manner. As the work required of the Department is rapidly increasing, the question of providing more accommodation should receive urgent consideration. Finance. —The year's working has resulted in a profit of £3,245 16s. 3d. after allowing for interest on capital and full depreciation. The profit is over £10,000 less than that of the previous year, but the cost of printing to Departments has been correspondingly reduced. This Department is not aiming at making a large profit, but it is necessary in case of emergency to have a certain margin to work upon, and in proportion to the value of the capital employed in the business this amount of profit does not appear unreasonable. Staff. —I have pleasure in testifying to the whole-hearted services of those holding responsible positions, while the staff generally has worked well. I have, &c., W. A. G. Skinner, The Hon. the Minister in Charge. Government Printer.

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Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Sundry debtors .. .. .. 231,591 17 1 By Salaries .. .. .. 92,524 10 2 Publications and publishing .. 3,069 5 5 Wages .. .. .. .. 32,555 5 5 Sales— Overtime .. .. .. 7,078 7 1 Machinery .. .. .. 110 0 Purchases stationery, paper, &c. .. 74,959 3 6 Paper .. .. .. 65 7 6 Purchases, stores .. .. .. 6,456 9 6 Stationery .. .. .. 8 115 Freight, insurance, &c. .. .. 9,485 14 7 Second-hand typewriters .. 122 15 0 Machinery (new and repairs to) .. 3,787 11 10 Damaged stock, ex s.s. "Kent".. 135 18 4 Type .. .. .. .. 679 18 3 Waste products .. .. 27 2 9 Monotype extras .. .. .. 685 12 4 Refunds — Monotype metal .. .. .. 373 7 5 Overcharge freight .. .. 34 4 2 Fuel, gas, power, and water .. 2,718 1 7 Salaries and wages .. .. 163 17 0 Medical services .. .. .. 164 3 6 Postages .. .. .. 82 5 10 Office equipment .. .. .. 66 11 5 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Ac- Postages and telegrams .. .. 1,685 4 9 count .. .. .. 8,308 13 9 Telephone services .. .. 140 3 6 Refund of amount overpaid .. 4 19 11 Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal 0 4 0 Proportion of rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 260 0 0 Motor-vehicles (running-expenses) .. 78 3 11 Wages—charwomen, watchmen, &c. 2,240 8 2 Audit fee .. .. .. 50 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 70 18 1 Repairs—Buildings ~ .. 961 8 0 Government Printer's expenses to Australia .. .. .. .. 80 7 10 Refunds to Departments for publications sold .. .. .. 6,504 13 6 £243,611 8 3 £243,611 8 3 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. Per Cent. Cr. Per Cent. To —• 1925. 1926. By— 1925. 1920. Paper and materials — £ s. d. £• s. d. Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. .. 20,682 13 4 Manufacturing .. .. .. 192,545 2 9 Add purchases .. .. .. 48,847 0 7 Less work in pro- ——— gress, 31st March, 69,529 13 11 1925 10,578 2 3 Less stock on hand, 31stMarch, 1926 18-03 17-45 27,984 10 7 181,967 0 6 ———— 41,545 3 4 Add work in proStationery— gress, 31st March, Stock at beginning •• 11,343 16 6 1926 . . .. .. 9,170 14 2 Add purchases .. .. .. 30,800 13 8 — — 191,137 14 8 42,144 10 2 Stationery and Less stock on hand, publications .. .. .. 38,070 7 6 31stMarch, 1926 9-57 11-57 14,610 14 0 Typewriters .. 98-22 98-27 4,683 12 3 — — 27,533 16 2 — 233,891 14 5 Typewriters— Discounts received 0-09 0-13 .. 320 4 1 Stock at beginning .. .. 1,447 0 2 Add purchases .. .. .. 5,586 4 3 7,033 4 5 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1926 1-44 1-79 2,796 8 8 4,236 15 9 Wages (productive) 35-93 36-85 87,704 19 8 Wages (establishment) 11-34 12-09 28,762 9 2 Wages (Stationery Office) .. .. 2-01 2-20 5,240 3 5 Freight (inward) .. 2-62 3-22 7,672 5 9 Lighting (proportion) 0-22 0-21 526 5 2 Power .. .. 0-54 0-40 958 12 7 Fuel .. .. 0-53 0-43 1,028 17 4 Water .. .. 0-05 0-05 121 5 0 132,014 18 1 Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. 16-03 12-14 .. 28,881 5 2 98-31 98-40 .. £234,211 18 6 98-31 98-40 .. £234,211 18 6

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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Per Cent. Per Cent. Dr. 1925. 1920. £ s . d. Or. 1925. 1926. £ s . d. To Office salaries .. .. 2-12 2-27 5,395 2 8 By Balance from Trading Account 16-03 12-14 28,881 5 2 Repairs and alterations to build- Storing and handling stationery ing and plant .. .. 0-52 0-44 1,044 1 4 for other Government DepartPostages and telegrams .. 0-51 0-65 1,525 7 6 ments .. .. .. 0-28 0-26 630 12 10 Freight (outward) .. .. 0-44 0-59 1,415 3 0 Commission on sales of publieaInsurance .. .. .. 0-06 0-05 117 5 5 tions .. .. .. 1-32 1-22 2,921 5 2 Exchange .. .. .. 0-01 0-01 16 19 0 Rent receivable .. .. 0-10 0-09 236 0 0 Discounts allowed .. .. 0-02 0-04 87 5 6 Telephones (rental) .. .. 0-18 0-06 135 3 6 Medical services .. .. 0-05 0-06 143 18 6 Lighting (proportion) .. 0-02 0-02 40 0 0 Proportion rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. 0-07 0-11 260 0 0 Office expenses .. .. 0-20 0-19 467 19 5 Audit fee .. .. .. 0-02 0-02 50 0 0 Wages—-Charwomen and watchmen .. .. .. 101 0-93 2,230 11 10 Interest on capital .. .. 4-31 4-14 9,865 13 0 Depreciation .. .. 2-08 2-78 6,628 16 3 Loss on sale (book value) print-ing-machine .. .. 0-02 Balance carried down .. 6-09 1-35 .3,245 16 3 17-73 13-71 £32,669 3 2 17-73 13-71 £32,669 3 2 By Balance brought down .. .. .. £3,245 16 3 Note —Interest at the rate of per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Treasury Adjustment Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. .. 18,174 6 9 By Interest on Capital Account .. 9,865 13 0 Balance, Receipts and Payments Account .. .. .. .. 8,308 13 9 £18,174 6 9 £18,174 6 9 By Balance brought down .. .. £18,174 6 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. 219,236 14 6 Buildings .. .. .. 46,000 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 11,259 11 9 Land .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Wages accrued .. ~ .. 316 8 6 Plant and machinery—Bad debts reserve .. ~ .. 215 15 2 Composing plant .. 9,086 13 8 Stock —Suspense Account .. .. 17 15 3 Printing plant .. 15,915 18 9 Depreciation Reserve Account .. 11,282 2 3 Binding plant .. 9,589 311 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 18,174 6 9 Litho and photo plant 3,547 11 7 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. 3,245 16 3 Stereotype plant .. 673 1 0 Engine-room plant .. 1,627 17 8 Miscellaneous plant .. 1,675 0 0 42,115 6 7 Motor-van .. .. .. 735 0 0 Type .. .. .. 7,260 4 1 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 2,017 14 9 Accessories — Composing Branch .. 3,284 16 8 Printing and Binding Branches .. .. 512 10 11 Litho Branch .. 223 15 11 Stereotype Branch .. 817 6 Paper-store .. . . 7 7 4 Engine-room .. 6 5 6 4,043 13 10 Sundry debtors .. .. 43,713 16 5 Writing off Suspense Account .. .. .. 27 7 3 Suspense Account, s.s. "Kent" .. .. .. 2,673 0 1 Work in progress .. .. 9,170 14 2 Stock on hand.. .. .. 45,391 13 3 £263,748 10 5 £263,748 10 5 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. I hereby, certify that ths Receipts and Payments Account, Profit and Loss Account, and Balancesheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for Audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, and subject to the above Departmental note. —J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (500 copies), £7 10s.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinneb, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 926

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— | Printing. j Stationery. — Printing. Stationery. I I ] £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising Office .. 51 13 0 25 17 2 N.Z. Naval Adviser .. 254 12 5 362 10 0 Agriculture .. .. 3,242 0 11 1,371 1 7 1 N.Z. Meat Produce Board 7 18 3 21 14 7 Audit Office .. .. 225 12 7 317 16 6 : Patents .. .. 1,848 9 5 102 10 8 Bankruptcy .. .. 121 8 10 119 9 0 Pensions .. .. 1,235 15 0 477 10 8 British Empire Exhibition 891 16 6 .. Police .. .. 3,394 16 5 2,160 6 3 Census and Statistics .. 8,738 8 11 286 0 8 Post and Telegraph, Head 12,079 13 8 64 19 2 Cook Islands Administra- Office tion 122 6 11 378 11 2 Post and Telegraph Stores 21,533 8 2 1,009 19 3 Crown Law Office .. 373 1 9 70 13 1 Prime Minister's Office .. 222 17 2 111 14 0 Customs .. .. 833 4 7 1,136 15 10 Prisons .. .. 504 5 2 697 18 0 Defence .. .. 3,338 3 10 1,831 1 2 Public Service Commis- 123 8 4 130 0 6 Dominion Laboratory .. 246 2 10 78 0 11 sioner Education — Public Service Superar.- 92 10 5 21 0 9 Head Office .. .. 4,696 0 1 1,655 7 4 nuation Board Examination Branch .. 1,258 16 9 12 15 11 Public Trust.Office .. 3,728 3 6 659 7 6 School Journal .. 5,725 4 11 0 5 3 Public Works .. .. 5,189 17 7 6,876 1 6 Teachers' Superannua- 85 2 0 7 8 6 Railways— tion Fund Head Office .. .. 3,666 19 136 84 Electoral .. .. 2,398 14 9 1,158 5 3 Accountant .. .. 353 1 6 11 4 8 Externa] Affairs .. 283 8 9 74 14 2 ' Chief Engineer .. 7 14 3 1116 Friendly Societies .. 68 9 4 .. ! District Traffic Manager 451 14 11 Gazette .. ■■ 7,887 14 8 7 4 6 Day tickets .. .. 998 16 8 Geological Survey .. 532 12 9 34 18 2 Mechanical Engineer .. 68 7 6 0 4 5 Government House .. 207 11 4 40 9 9 Stationery Clerk .. 19,995 11 5 1,098 18 2 Government Life Insur- 1,409 12 10 442 1 4 Stores, Petone .. 2 14 6 715 14 10 ance Ticket Printer .. 1,834 14 10 Health .. .. 2,820 0 11 1,095 1 7 Time-table .. .. 2,355 19 3 Hector Observatory .. 39 1 3 5 8 10 Registrar-General .. 805 19 11 324 16 3 House of Representatives— Samoan Administration.. 552 1 9 614 2 1 Appendices to the 6,922 7 10 .. Stamp Duties .. .. 1,497 12 4 814 9 6 Journals State Advances .. 1,381 16 1 1,052 18 7 Bills .. •. 1,528 9 5 .. State Coal— Hansard .. .. 5,309 8 3 1 5 0 Head Office .. .. 29 19 0 Journals .. .. 6 12 10 .. Christchureh Depot .. .. 25 1 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 9 15 0 Greymouth Depot .. 78 16 1 58 18 11 Order Paper .. 548 7 5 .. Wanagnui Depot .. .. 5 11 5 Statutes .. .. 2,204 14 4 .. Wellington Depot .. 2 0 0 81 18 10 Head Office .. .. 1,911 7 7 645 8 7 State Forest Services .. 1,130 1 5 713 15 1 Immigration .. 211 3 4 75 17 8 State Fire and Accident 1,582 18 9 899 10 10 Industries and Commerce 340 8 11 120 2 8 Insurance Internal Affairs .. 6,622 18 4 1,288 11 2 Stores Control Board .. 29 12 6 26 15 8 Internal Affairs, Minister's 271 1 0 63813 8 Surveyors' Board .. 22 2 2 0 2 8 Office Tourist .. .. 1,363 8 11 353 9 11 Journal of Agriculture .. 2,246 14 11 .. Treasury .. .. 4,141 1 5 473 11 11 Justice .. .. 1,744 16 10 3,007 9 7 Valuation .. .. 624 7 6 470 13 10 Kahiti .. .. 1,671 7 7 .. — Labour .. .. 1,866 0 5 548 18 4 Totals .. .. 188,535 13 6 45,666 1 6 Lands and Deeds .. 1,183 9 7 1,280 4 4 Land and Income Tax .. 1,696 18 11 664 2 7 Land for Settlements .. 3 2 0 7 18 8 Lands and Survey .. 6,834 2 4 4,383 17 9 Sommaky. Law Drafting .. .. 6 8 0 16 16 0 1925 —April .. .. 10,151 5 6 1,830 1 7 Legislative Council —■ May .. .. 15,951 6 3 3,355 0 4 Journals .. .. 184 10 .. June .. .. 16,067 5 1 4,315 12 1 Miscellaneous .. 127 4 11 75 19 3 July .. .. 16,680 3 7 3,812 11 6 Order Paper .. 81 6 6 .. August.. .. 12,901 16 11 4,257 3 11 Maori Ethnological Re- 556 10 0 9 0 0 September .. 19,941 17 8 4,468 16 10 search Board October .. 15,094 5 9 4,491 13 1 Marine .. .. 2,447 0 11 540 14 7 November .. 15,270 19 11 3,905 9 6 Mental Hospitals .. 806 8 8 541 5 3 December .. 15,346 8 1 3,466 3 8 Mines .. .. 353 5 4 259 6 7 1926—January .. 10,973 2 1 2,581 15 2 Museum, Dominion .. 838 17 2 110 19 0 Februarv .. 15,363 8 11 4,465 8 8 National Provident Fund 363 7 7 141 4 10 March .. 24,793 13 9 4,716 5 2 Native .. .. 706 13 1 490 10 4 Native Trust Office .. 151 17 9 83 1 5 Totals .. .. 188,535 13 6 45,666 1 6

Description. j Sheets. ' Stamps. ' Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. .. .. 883,013 193,374,612 j 1,019,055 7 0 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. 246,200 2,462,000 j 16,714 19 2 Post-cards .. .. .. .. .. 102,560 1,640,960 3,415 12 11 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. 195,832 2,349,980 9,767 1 8 Duty .. .. .. .. .. 11,620 1,376,018 2,221,998 0 0 Wrappers .. .. .. .. .. 49,238 393,904 983 5 0 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 16,000 1,630,000 39,750 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 3,007 3,000 6 5 0 Impressed .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,655,961 44,812 9 1 1,507,500 207,886,435 3,356,502 19 10