PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1931 Session I-II, H-36

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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931.

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

gju Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, 27th June, 1931. I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1931. , The tables* accompanying the report show the nature, extent, and result of the years working. Gazette. The number printed of each issue was 1,000, the number of subscribers 499, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £2,973. Hansard. —The number printed of each issue for session 1930 was 7,075, the number of subscribers 156, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £189. Stamp-printing-—'Stamps to the value of £2,753,814, postal notes to the value of £29,214, and Post Office investment certificates to the value of £46,961 were printed. Stereo and Electro Plates.—The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 44,524, of which 2,270 were nickel-plated, the weight being 29,181 lb. The number of electrotypes was 669, and the weight 145 lb. Rubber Stamps. —The number of rubber stamps made was 1,893. Railway Ticket 5.—4,867,899 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (797,619) being printed in October. . Work of the Year.—A falling-ofl in the volume of work, particularly during the last quarter of the year, necessitated a reduction in staff, and the present indications are that, apart from sessional work, the position will not improve for some time. ... The Photo-litho and Process Engraving Branch dealt with 32 maps of survey districts, 5 city and county maps, 90 sale plans and posters, and 299 miscellaneous maps, plans, cheque forms, debenture forms, and diagrams. 2,655 half-tone, line, and three-colour blocks were made, in addition to 343 bromide prints, and 59 lantern-slides. _ _ The Stationery Office dealt with 13,088 requisitions for stationery and publications, the total sales amounting to £38,712. These requisitions comprised 120,763 items, and, in addition to parcels, 3,065 cases of stationery were despatched. Cash orders numbered 6,839. In addition, 138 typewriters. of the value of £2,256, were issued. Paper. — Purchases of paper throughout the year were made at very satisfactory prices showing a decline on those of last year. The issues for the year amounted to £44,175, comprising 88,212 packages of paper and boards and 14,640,000 envelopes. _ .■ . . Machinery. Apart from several small additions- to plant, the installation of new machinery was confined to replacements necessary to maintain efficiency. The folding-machines in the Binding Branch are obsolete, but replacement has been deferred. Several old machines were disposed of at satisfactory prices. . Accommodation.—The work of installing a new heating system consequent upon the breakingdown of the old steam-heating system was commenced during the year. This necessitates a small addition to the building, and will provide a little more accommodation. Finance. —The year's working has resulted in a profit of £4,378 2s. 2d, after charging interest on capital and depreciation in full. The result is satisfactory. 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 Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. n To Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 249,637 611 By Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 90,778 16 2 Publications and publishing .. .. 2,857 14 11 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 38,073 8 1 Sales — £ s. d. Allowances to officers performing higher duties 514 4 Machinery .. .. .. 25 0 0 Overtime .. .. .. .. 1,261 16 3 Stationery .. .. .. 514 9 Purchases—Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. 72,010 911 Second-hand typewriters .. 29 15 0 Purchases —Stores, &c. .. .. .. 6,065 16 6 Stores .. .. .. 0 8 6 Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. 10,606 22 Waste products .. .. 171 6 7 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. .. 1,267 14 9 232 4 10 Type, &e. .. .. .. .. 18 8 10 Refunds— Monotype extras .. .. .. 454 8 3 Salaries and wages .. 69 10 1 Monotype metal .. .. .. .. 274 3 7 Freight .. .. .. 22 9 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. 2,351 17 8 Postages .. .. .. 47 7 9 Medical services .. .. .. .. 127 0 7 Stationery .. .. .. 3 7 2 Office equipment, &c. .. .. . . 50 5 7 Stores .. .. .. 112 2 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,591 13 9 123 19 11 Telephone services .. .. .. 126 11 3 Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal .. 149 11 11 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 360 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 2,048 14 7 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. 19 5 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Repairs to premises .. .. .. 386 9 5 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. 64 12 0 Installation of heating system .. .. 11114 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 5 9 5 Grants to widows of deceased officers (equivalent to leave due) .. .. .. 49 16 8 Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased officer .. .. .. .. 125 0 0 Public Works expenditure on buildings .. 1,289 13 3 Refunds to Departments for publications, &0., sold .. .. .. .. .. 7,999 9 0 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 15,077 16 4 £252,851 6 7 £252,851 6 7 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. Cr. To Paper and materials — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales— £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 23,823 12 0 Manufacturing.. .. 199,968 13 .1 Add purchases .. .. 54,071 5 8 Less work in progress, 31st March. 1930.. .. 17,720 17 1 77,894 17 8 Less stock on hand, 31st 182,247 16 0 March, 1931 .. .. 35,236 8 9 Add work in progress, 42,658 8 11 31st March, 1931 .. 11,021 18 3 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 11,381 7 2 193,269 14 3 Add purchases .. .. 30,615 14 2 Stationery .. .. 36,359 5 8 Publications .. .. 2,353 211 41,997 1 4 Typewriters .. .. 2,256 8 9 Less stock on hand, 31st — 234,238 11 7 March, 1931 .. .. 14,616 19 8 Discounts received .. .. .. 266 8 8 27,380 1 8 Publications — Stock at beginning .. 2,58 C 12 2 Add purchases .. .. 1, 327 8 0 3,908 0 2 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1931 .. .. 2,528 4 0 1,379 16 2 Typewriters — Stock at beginning .. 128 8 6 Add purchases .. .. 2,278 0 6 2,406 9 0 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1931 .. .. 298 3 6 2,108 5 6 Wages (productive) .. 82,782 3 3 Wages (establishment) .. 27,161 13 9 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 6,255 16 10 Freight (inward) .. .. 7,980 1 5 Lighting (proportion) .. 462 4 11 Power .. .. .. 913 7 2 Fuel .. .. .. 656 0 7 Water .. .. .. 234 10 0 126,445 17 11 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 34,532 10 1 £234,505 0 3 £234,505 0 3

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Profit and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 7,106 16 8 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 34,532 10 1 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant.. 547 14 5 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,313 18 4 Government Departments .. .. 1,015 1 0 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 2,173 8 1 Commission on sales of publications.. .. 2,555 5 4 Insurance .. .. • ■ • • 193 16 3 Rents receivable .. .. .. .. 329 15 0 Exchange .. .. .. ■. 6 12 Interest receivable .. .. .. 14 19 0 Discounts allowed .. .. •. 89 10 1 Telephones (rental) .. .. • ■ 118 2 6 Medical services .. .. .. 111 19 7 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 53 0 0 Proportion of rent, &c.. High Commissioner's office .. . • • • •• • • 0 0 Office expenses .. . . . • • • 423 4 3 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. 466 10 4 Audit fee .. .. • • • ■ 100 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 2,067 5 5 Interest on capital .. .. •• 9,639 910 Depreciation . . .. •. • ■ 8,998 3 0 Loss on disposal of machinery, &c. .. .. 149 19 2 Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased officer.. .. • • • • • ■ 125 0 0 Grant in lieu of leave of absence .. .. 25 9 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,378 22 £38,447 10 5 £38,447 10 5 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,378 22 Note. —Interest at the rate of 4J per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d* Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Public Works Fund .. 109,587 17 2 Buildings .. .. .. .. 48,987 17 2 Consolidated Fund .. 105,996 17 2 Plant and machinery— .. £ s. d. 215,584 14 4 Composing plant .. .. 953 14 9 Creditors — Monotype plant .. .. 11,226 7 9 Departmental .. .. 2,060 4 6 Addressograph plant .. 624 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,703 0 0 Printing plant .. .. 26,558 6 3 4,763 4 6 Binding plant .. .. 12,195 3 4 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 559 0 7 Litho plant .. .. 3,161 4 1 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 194 13 6 Photo plant .. .. 1,687 18 4 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 51,028 12 8 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,739 14 6 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. 191. 12 6 Engine-room plant .. .. 1,363 2 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 4,378 22 Miscellaneous plant .. 6,687 18 7 — 66,198 5 4 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. 2,299 18 9 Type .. .. .. .. 9,194 0 2 Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. 3,586 3 3 Monotype Branch .. .. 102 15 6 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 101 17 2 Binding Branch . . .. 762 12 9 Litho Branch .. .. 207 12 0 Photo Branch .. .. 60 18 11 Stereotype Branch .. .. 16 6 2 Engine-room .. .. 66 17 9 Paper-store .. .. 53 7 10 5,006 11 4 Payments in advance .. .. .. 16 9 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 11,462 0 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,326 14 4 13,788 14 4 Work in progress .. .. .. 11,021 18 3 Old stores for disposal .. .. 2 0 0 Stock — On hand .. .. .. 52,650 19 11 On consignment . . .. 28 16 0 52,679 15 11 Stock Suspense Account .. .. 39 18 9 Assets to be written off .. . . 151 13 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 6,727 19 9 £276,700 0 3 £276,700 0 3 Note. —Public Works Department administration expenses (£3B) are included, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. E. Y. Paul, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments, Trading, and Profit and Loss Accounts, 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, subject to the above departmental notes. —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, 1931.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931.

Post Office Investment Certificates printed : Sheets, 1,375; certificates, 11,000; value, £46,961.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—'Preparation, not given; printing (430 copies), £6 10s.

By Authority : W- A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93l.

Price 3d,}

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Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery Office or Department. Value of Printing.) stationery " £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. 26 8 6 .. Museum, Dominion .. 18186 62 87 Agriculture — National Provident Fund 310 18 3 147 18 10 Head Office.. .. 2,964 8 11 1,726 11 7 Native .. .. 935 16 4 589 2 7 Journal .. .. 2,176 3 3 .. Native Trust .. .. 360 11 1 114 9 2 Audit .. .. 175 17 3 283 2 11 Naval Defence.. .. 151 2 11 248 13 5 Bankruptcy .. .. 113 9 6 108 14 7 New Zealand Meat Pro- 77 0 0 18 5 11 Board of Maori Arts .. 5 9 1 5 13 8 ducers' Board Census and Statistics .. 7,199 12 4 220 13 6 Patents .. .. 1,578 6 8 73 8 0 Cook Islands .. .. 331 3 3 312 19 11 Pensions .. .. 1,387 9 9 545 19 5 Crown Law .. .. 75 4 10 97 0 10 Police .. .. 3,209 0 3 1,768 4 3 Customs .. .. 736 9 5 726 12 6 Post and Telegraph — Defence .. .. 1,271 5 7 643 4 2 Head Office .. .. 19,965 13 11 49 9 7 Dominion Laboratory .. 146 1 6 42 7 5 Stores .. .. 45 17 9 160 10 2 Dominion Observatory .. 10 1 6 7 10 9 Stores Division .. 22,912 9 11 336 16 10 Earthquake Belief Com- .. 0 12 0 Prime Minister's Office .. 258 9 1 194 7 4 mittee Prisons .. .. 466 3 2 450 12 9 Education— Public Service Commis- 171 10 8 85 11 7 Head Office .. .. 10,082 6 2 2,309 7 6 sioner Examination Branch .. 1,202 17 3 6 19 4 Public Service Superannua- 112 15 0 25 6 11 School Journal .. 5,536 16 4 0 17 3 tion Teachers' Superannua- 79 5 5 .. Public Trust .. .. 4,246 8 6 1,697 11 2 tion Fund Public Works .. .. 6,149 8 8 8,838 17 4 Electoral .. .. 284 0 7 86 15 4 Bailways— External Affairs .. 270 12 10 101 7 7 Head Office .. .. 3,136 14 2 249 11 2 Friendly Societies .. 72 10 3 .. Accountant .. .. Ill 9 0 5 15 3 Gazette .. .. 8,593 13 8 2 0 2 Bus Manager .. 2 2 6 Geological Survey .. 1,215 13 7 16 1 9 Chief Mechanical En- 15 9 6 Government Actuary .. 20 26 16102 gineer Government Life Insur- 1,675 5 4 356 14 9 Day tickets .. .. 713 15 6 ance District Traffic Manager 2,239 3 1 Government House .. 243 10 8 29 16 8 Stationery Clerk .. 18,299 3 6 1,583 1 6 Health .. .. 1,988 5 4 915 0 11 Stores, Woburn .. 0 10 0 113 7 11 House of Bepresentatives — Ticket Printer .. 1,198 12 4 Head Office.. .. 895 13 3 455 0 9 Time-table .. .. 1,083 15 0 Appendices to Journals 5,200 14 8 .. Begistrar-General .. 767 14 2 236 1 7 Bellamy's .. .. 44 10 8 .. Bural Intermediate Credit 509 18 9 9 5 3 Bills .. .. 1,044 11 6 .. Board Hansard .. .. 6,427 5 8 2 15 3 Samoan Affairs .. 206 13 9 418 16 4 Library .. .. 853 7 10 31 11 4 Scientific and Industrial 1,466 16 11 227 3 9 Journals .. .. 292 8 6 .. Research Order Paper.. .. 793 10 3 .. Stamp Duties .. .. 1,123 13 7 500 5 3 Statutes .. .. 2,298 0 1 . . State Advances .. 906 17 0 493 15 8 Immigration .. .. 17 14 8 27 8 0 State Coal — Industries and Commerce, 2,588 7 7 451 2 5 Head Office .. .. 3 17 6 Tourist, and Publicity Christchurch .. 30 16 0 12 6 11 Internal Affairs— ' Greymouth .. .. 125 4 2 68 18 1 Head Office .. 1,997 18 2 906 17 3 Wanganui .. .. 10 7 6 4 12 5 Ministers' Offices .. 385 9 3 443 5 6 Wellington .. .. 8 7 8 14 6 7 Justice .. .. 1,380 1 1 1,901 16 10 State Fire Insurance .. 1,568 3 7 727 0 9 Kahiti .. .. 1,751 0 5 .. State Forest Service .. 1,204 13 0 981 5 8 Labour .. .. 1,450 8 0 533 11 2 Stores Control Board .. 136 2 6 28 13 7 Land and Deeds .. 755 7 2 605 16 0 Survey Board of New Zea- 64 15 5 0 1 0 Land and Income Tax .. 1,998 12 9 509 3 1 land Lands and Survey .. 6,719 18 5 3,496 7 8 Tourist .. .. 128 16 4 85 15 1 Law Drafting .. .. 323 5 9 13 0 5 Transport .. .. 308 12 11 45 14 2 Legislative Council — Treasury— Head Office.. .. 270 7 3 39 13 1 Head Office .. .. 3,442 2 9 394 8 11 Journals .. .. 140 0 10 .. Debentures .. .. 445 17 0 Order Papers .. 93 14 0 .. Valuation .. .. 582 9 10 528 13 2 Bills .. .. 63 18 0 .. Marine .. .. 1,649 16 9 564 14 3 Totals .. 189,095 7 4 41,120 18 10 Mental Hospitals .. 483 9 3 785 3 7 — — Mines .. .. 315 15 5 200 3T;2 Summary. 1930—April .. .. 15,274 11 3 1,003 18 10 ] 1930-—November .. 11,461 2 6,4,589 4 8 May .. .. 14,824 12 10 4,569 11 4 December .. 12,532 15 9 1 June .. .. 13,960 10 8 3,525 19 0 1931—January .. 16,516 14 10 j 2,099 14 6 July .. .. 15,650 8 11 4,716 8 11 February .. 15,500 4 1 | 3,269 5 4 August.. .. 19,182 1 9 3,319 0 6 March .. .. 16,474 17 11 j 3,142 0 3 September .. 19,429 1 3 5,136 6 0 [ October.. .. 18,288 5 7 2,851 0 5 Totals .. 189,095 7 4 41,120 18 10' i I l__

Description. Sheets. Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. .. •• 862,620 186,967,625 1,188,729 9 8 Postal notes .. .. .. .. ■■ 417,307 4,173,071 29,213 14 0 Post-cards .. .. .. .. .. 167,100 2,025,600 4,346 17 6 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 219,833 2,638,000 11,948 2 4 Duty .. .. .. .. .. 8,535 1,149,357 1,430,338 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 480,000 1.526—0—Ct_ Railways - .. ~TT - 71 .. 12,000 1,440,000 70,500 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 67,000 67,000 260 8 ' Impressed .. 4,739,826 46,165 5 .5 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,814,395 203,680,479 2,783,027 17 3