PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1932 Session I-II, H-36

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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932.

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

Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, Bth August, 1932. Sir, — I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1932. The tables accompanying the report show the nature, extent, and result of the year's working. Gazette.—The number printed of each issue was 870, the number of subscribers 463, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £2,709. Hansard. —The number printed of each issue for session 1931 was 7,075, the number of subscribers 133, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £232. Stamp-printing. —Stamps to the value of £9,305,794, and postal notes to the value of £29,638 were printed. Stereo and Electro Plates. —The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 28,314, of which 1,169 were nickel-plated, the weight being 22,843 lb. The number of electrotypes was 102, and the weight 151 lb. Rubber Stamps.—The number of rubber stamps made was 972. Railway Tickets. —3,313,772 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (505,017) being printed in November. Work of the Year.—There has been a substantial diminution in the volume of work handled, the turnover showing a reduction of approximately £71,500 as compared with that of the previous year. Owing to the unsettled condition of affairs, it is difficult to estimate the future printing and stationery requirements of Departments, but the present indications are that bed-rock has been reached. The Photo-litho and Process Engraving Branch dealt with 61 maps of survey districts ; 7 city,, borough, and county maps ; 48 sale plans and posters ; and 123 miscellaneous maps, plans, cheque forms, debenture forms, and diagrams. 1,905 half-tone, line, and three-colour blocks were made, in addition to 220 bromide prints, 191 lantern-slides, and 75 enlargements. The Stationery Office dealt with 12,527 requisitions for stationery and publications, the total sales amounting to £30,368. These requisitions comprised 118,024 items, and, in addition to parcels, 2,651 cases of stationery were despatched. Cash orders numbered 7,652. In addition, 60 typewriters of the value of £870 were issued. Paper.—Prices of paper have fallen, and purchases were made at very satisfactory rates. The economical use of paper stocks has been a feature of the year's working. The issues for the year amounted to £27,930, comprising 50,473 packages of paper and boards and 8,143,000 envelopes. Machinery. —The purchase of new and improved folding-machines to replace the obsolete machines at present in use in the Binding Branch is now under consideration. Information is also being obtained in connection with a type-casting machine with a view to installation as a means of eliminating the distribution of foundry type. Accommodation. —The work of erecting the new boiler-house and installing the new centralheating system was completed during the year. The system is giving satisfaction. Finance. —The year's working has resulted in a loss of £3,249 Is. 10d., after charging an amount of £9,596 6s. 6d. as interest on capital. 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, 1932. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 176,436 15 8 By Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 69,585 8 11 Publications and publishing .. .. 2,206 13 4 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 20,636 9 10 Sales — £ s. d. Allowances to officers performing higher duties 40 16 7 Paper .. .. .. 0 3 6 Overtime .. .. .. .. 511 11 11 Stationery .. .. .. 416 7 Purchases —Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. 32,374 6 6 Second-hand typewriters .. 17 12 0 Purchases—Stores, &c. .. .. .. 3,147 7 7 Stores .. .. .. 113 11 Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. 5,023 13 3 Waste products .. .. 88 18 8 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. .. 408 14 5 113 4 8 Type, &c. .. .. .. .. 25 17 6 Refunds— Monotype extras .. .. .. .. 248 13 4 Salaries and wages .. .. 57 14 5 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. 2,289 17 10 Exchange .. .. 3 2 11 Medical services .. .. .. .. 80 14 9 Freight .. .. .. 110 5 Office equipment, &c. .. .. .. 16 11 4 Postages .. .. 51 11 10 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,134 1 8 113 19 7 Telephone services .. .. .. 125 17 6 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, &c. .. 59 8 4 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 1,881 8 9 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. 19 5 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Repairs to premises .. .. .. 96 15 8 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. .. 57 2 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 13 6 Public Works expenditure on buildings, &c.— £ s. d. Erection of boiler-house, (fee. 1,470 14 10 Installation of heating system 2,212 9 3 3,683 4 1 Refund to Departments for publications, &c., sold .. .. .. .. .. 8,181 3 4 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 28,800 19 8 £178,870 13 3 £178,870 13 3 — Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. Cr. To Paper and materials— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales— £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 35,236 8 9 Manufacturing .. .. 136,186 6 1 Add purchases .. .. 22,073 10 0 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1931 .. 11,021 18 3 57,309 18 9 Less stock on hand, 31st 125,164 7 10 March, 1932 .. .. 27,297 1 9 Add work in progress, 30,012 17 0 31st March, 1932 .. 6,391 13 0 Stationery—• Stock at beginning .. 14,616 19 8 131,556 010 Add purchases .. .. 17,633 0 4 Stationery .. .. 28,451 19 8 Publications .. .. 1,916 18 7 32,250 0 0 Typewriters .. .. 869 18 11 Less stock on hand, 31st 162,794 18 0 March, 1932 .. .. 11,465 16 2 Discounts received .. .. .. 196 3 11 ■ 20,784 3 10 Publications — Stock at beginning .. 2,528 4 0 Add purchases .. .. 2,536 910 5,064 13 10 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1932 .. .. 3,950 1 4 1,114 12 6 Typewriters — Stock at beginning .. 298 3 6 Add purchases .. .. 561 14 6 859 18 0 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1932 .. .. 47 11 0 812 7 0 Wages (productive) .. 55,424 4 3 Wages (establishment) .. 20,025 9 4 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 5,629 6 2 Freight (inward) .. .. 3,266 210 Lighting (proportion) .. 340 6 1 Power .. .. .. 848 18 10 Fuel .. .. .. 611 15 10 Water .. ~ .. 261 3 0 86,407 6 4 Balance transferred to Profit a,nd Loss Account 23,859 15 3 £162,991 1 11 £162,991 1 11

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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr- £ s. d. Or. £ g . d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 5,744 14 10 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 23,859 15 3 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant.. 329 3 3 Storing and handling stationery, &e„ for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 784 9 9 Government Departments .. .. 1,023 9 9 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 2,196 7 8 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 2,647 14 5 Insurance .. .. .. .. 69 8 1 Rents receivable .. .. .. .. 361 0 0 Exchange .. . , .. .. 3 7 6 Interest receivable .. .. .. 12 8 Discounts allowed .. .. .. .. 96144 Balance carried down .. .. .. 3,249 110 Telephones (rental).. .. .. .. 113 5 0 Medical services .. .. .. .. 77 15 1 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 38 0 0 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 371 4 0 Sundry trade expenses .. .. ~ 265 7 8 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,911 13 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. ..9,59666 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 9,084110 Losses on disposal of machinery, &c. .. .. 19 15 5 £31,142 3 11 £31,142 3 11 £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,249 1 10 Note. —Interest at rate of 4J per cent, has been' charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d Capital Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 60,600 0 0 Public Works Fund .. 113,576 19 5 Buildings .. . . .. .. .. 50,047 14 0 Consolidated Fund .. 103,663 17 1 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 217,240 16 6 Composing plant .. 1,075 2 9 Creditors— Monotype plant .. .. 11,320 17 1 Departmental .. .. 762 18 4 Addressograph plant .. 624 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 2,910 18 10 Printing plant .. .. 26,366 6 3 3,673 17 2 Binding plant .. .. 12,268 11 1 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 759 910 Litho plant .. .. 3,099 14 1 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 189 13 3 Photo plant .. .. 1.781 6 4 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 59,816 6 2 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,740 4 6 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. 62 6 1.1 Engine-room plant .. .. 1,555 2 9 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 9,353 11 6 69,185 11 4 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. 2,305 16 4 Type .. .. .. .. .. 9,220 5 2 Accessories— £ s. d. Composing Branch .. .. 3,583 19 2 Monotype Branch .. .. 104 0 3 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 101 8 2 Binding Branch .. .. 757 1 1 Litho Branch .. .. 207 12 0 Photo Branch .. .. 77 14 2 Stereotype Branch .. .. 16 6 2 Engine-room .. .. 67 13 8 Paper-store .. .. 53 7 10 5,017 2 6 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 7,215 13 8 Sundry .. .. .. 2,953 6 1 10,168 19 9 Work in progress .. .. .. 6,391 13 0 Stock— On hand .. .. .. 39,170 0 2 In transit .. .. .. 3,471 16 2 On consignment .. .. 118 13 11 • 42,760 10 3 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. 52 4 11 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 10 2 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 22,733 8 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 3,249 1 10 £281,742 9 10 £281,742 9 10 Note. -The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Proportion of cost of raising Public Works loans, £105 ; (b) Public Works Department administration expenses, £212. E. V. 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. —.X. FI. 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, 1932.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1931, to 31st March, 1932.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (400 copies), £6 2s. 6d.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington. —1932.

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Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery. Office or Department. Value of Printing. s^®°ry. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. 31 7 7 0 4 6 Museum, Dominion .. 61 9 6 49 13 11 Agriculture National Provident Fund 158 7 8 149 15 3 Head Office.. .. 2,025 9 10 1,301 6 10 Native .. .. 982 12 9 709 18 4 Journal .. .. 1,850 13 3 Native Trustee .. 365 16 2 87 5 10 Audit .. .. 196 11 5 238 19 10 Naval Defence.. .. 187 18 1 213 8 3 Bankruptcy .. .. 65 7 5 115 19 2 New Zealand Meat Pro- 31 19 5 12 2 9 Board of Maori Arts .. 3 2 8 .. ducers' Board Census and Statistics .. 4,992 5 4 143 8 0 Patents .. .. 1,159 0 0 73 3 2 Cook Islands .. .. 140 5 11 270 0 4 Pensions .. 1,247 2 11 354 5 1 Crown Law .. .. 76 11 10 141 8 1 Police .. .. 2,435 10 4 1,868 8 6 Customs .. .. 367 9 0 559 19 0 Post and TelegraphDefence .. .. 722 17 6 552 13 0 Head Office .. .. 13,870 10 9 88 16 8 Dominion Laboratorv .. 47 12 8 29 2 0 Stores .. .. 7 11 5 97 3 10 Dominion Observatory .. 11 6 5 3 9 5 Stores Division .. 9,064 6 2 66 3 0 Education — ' Prime Minister's Office .. 179 1 10 121 9 7 Head Office.. .. 3,039 10 3 1,651 15 5 Prisons .. .. 259 11 1 401 0 1 Examination Branch .. 614 7 7 16 17 0 Public Service Commis- 119 13 6 113 7 8 School Journal .. 3.601 8 7 • • sioner Teachers' Superannua- 62 12 6 0 6 6 Public Service Superannua- 72 15 11 33 9 1 tion Fund tion Electoral .. .. 855 15 9 884 18 6 Public Trust .. .. 2,682 1 8 1,215 15 3 External Affairs .. 146 1 4 23 13 8 Public Works .. .. 3,481 12 6 5,998 0 5Friendly Societies .. 57 8 1 .. Railways Gazette .. .. 7,840 10 7 .. Head Office .. .. 4,031 0 6 146 5 S Geological Survey .. 33 4 4 20 17 3 Accountant .. .. 125 7 7 0 19 3 Government Actuary .. 23 4 5 13 10 6 Bus Manager .. Ill 5 0 19 1 Government Life Insur- 1,450 15 3 318 16 7 Chief Mechanical En- 3 8 6 0 6 0 ance gineer Government House .. 161 4 5 34 19 11 Day tickets .. .. 465 6 1 Health .. .. 1,216 10 7 767 6 11 District Traffic Manager 2,045 7 8 0 2 6 House of Representatives— Stationery Clerk .. 7,346 0 7 401 14 10 Head Office .. .. 782 8 2 478 1 8 Stores—Woburn .. 122 7 8 14 12 11 Appendices to Journals 3,947 18 10 .. Ticket Printer .. 411 0 10 Bellamy's .. .. 141 16 6 0 12 3 Time-table .. .. 292 12 6 Bills .. .. 1,089 7 3 .. Registrar-General .. 461 12 5 210 2 3 Hansard .. .. 7,570 14 10 0 8 0 Rural Intermediate Credit 278 11 10 12 5 6 Journals .. .. 376 16 4 . . Board Library .. .. 473 0 5 25 16 2 Samoan Affairs .. 229 6 2 443 5 11 Order Papers .. 898 19 7 .. Scientific and Industrial 1,912 7 7 239 7 1 Statutes .. .. 1,863 13 1 .. Research Immigration .. .. 16 10 3 17 17 4 Stamp Duties .. .. 792 8 4 469 10 2 Industries and Commerce, 3,490 4 5 449 7 10 State Advances .. 659 7 11 424 2 3 Tourist, and Publicitv State Coal — Internal Affairs— " Head Office .. .. 56 14 7 1 16 0' Head Office .. .. 744 7 2 757 14 1 Christchurcb .. 72 0 1) 12 2 7 Ministers' Offices .. 341 10 0 396 7 5 Greymouth .. .. 49 13 4 43 12 9 Justice .. .. 1,847 0 11 2,161 13 0 Wanganui .. .. 11 10 9 4 3 5 Kahiti .. .. 112 18 5 .. Wellington .. .. 25 0 0 17 8 1 Labour .. .. 1,046 7 2 744 16 0 State Fire Insurance .. 1,015 3 2 545 12 9 Land and Deeds .. 858 5 11 515 5 9 State Forest Service .. 136 13 0 505 5 5 Land and Income Tax .. 1,689 5 6 699 3 3 Stores Control Board .. 119 18 3 15 11 11 Lands and Survey .. 3,994 14 4 3,151 5 4 Survey Board of New Zea- 9 15 9 14 8 Law Drafting .. .. 7 12 11 10 11 5 land Legislative Council — Transport .. .. 271 17 9 70 9 4 Head Office .. .. 341 1 1 61 14 9 TreasuryBills .. .. 214 11 4 .. Head Office .. .. 2,879 14 2 338 4 1 Order Papers .. 94 13 7 .. Debentures .. .. 227 14 4 Maori Ethnological Re- .. 197 2 6 Unemployment Board .. 1,396 18 9 294 12 5 search Board Valuation .. .. 275 11 8 300 0 7 Marine .. .. 1,421 9 7 334 11 3 Mental Hospitals .. 443 12 6 592 10 1 Totals .. 125,867 9 9 34,049 18 4 Mines .. .. 221 15 11 197 13 9 ========= Summary. 1931 April . .. 11,134 7 8 3,815 0 2 1931—November .. 10,503 13 7 2,404 5 7 May .. .. 9,624 7 3 3,747 11 7 December .. 8,930 9 0 2,337 18 5 June .. .. 12,408 13 11 2,423 12 1 1932 —January .. 11,972 8 8 1,870 8 5 July .. .. 12,141 14 7 2,251 6 7 i February .. 7,738 14 11 3,051 7 0 August.. .. 9,280 9 8 3,887 3 11 | March . .* 13,080 4 3 2,477 10 3 September .. 9,784 18 2 2,935 10 3 , October .. 9,267 8 1 2,848 4 1 I Totals .. 125,867 9 9 34,049 18 4 j _ I ===== = ■

Description. Sheets. I Stamps. Value. | £ s. d. Postage •• •• 710,489 154,849,406 : 1,231,151 10 0 Postal notes .. •• 337.016 3,370,160 I 29,638 ]9 2 Post-cards .. .. .. •• •• 611,000 1,256,000 3,946 2 1 Letter-cards .. .. .. •• •• 65,666 788,000 j 6,510 16 8 Duty .. .. •• 8,761 1,342,596 j 6,684,279 0 0 Unemployment-relief .. .. 62,000 14,779,200 1,266,854 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. •• •• 20,000 160,000 i 726 2 0 Railways . .. .. •• 18.000 2,160,000 i 69,000 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. •• 49,619 49,586 206 12 2 Impressed .. .. .. •• •• 4,435,057 j 43,120 14 4 Totals .. .. .. 1,882,551 183,190,005 9,335,433 16 5