PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1934.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1934 Session I, H-36

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1934. NEW ZEALAND.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1934.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave. Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, 31st July, 1934. I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the working of this Department for the year ended 31st March, 1934. . , The tables accompanying the report show the nature, extent, and result of the year s working. ■ Gazette.—The number printed of each issue was 845, the number of subscribers 407, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £2,342. Hansard. —The number printed of each issue for session 1933 was 7,225, the number of subscribers 115, and the amount received from subscribers and sales £117. Stamp-printing.—Stamps to the value of £4,373,470 and postal notes to the value of £24,381 were printed. Stereo and Electro Plates. —The number of stereo-plates cast during the year was 32,673, of which 794 were nickel-plated, the weight being 25,265 lb. Rubber Stamps.—The number of rubber stamps made was 1,000. Railway Tickets.—4/716,267 railway tickets were printed, the largest number (684,463) being printed in December. . . Work of the Year.—There has been a steady influx of printing orders during the year, with little variation in the volume of work as compared with that of the previous year. A small amount of overtime was worked, but this was kept down to a minimum, and special steps taken to avoid it wherever possible. The Photo-litho and Process Engraving Branch dealt with 50 maps of survey districts ; 11 city, borough, and county maps ; 14 sale plans and posters ; and 375 miscellaneous maps, plans, cheque formsr debenture forms, and diagrams. 1,378 half-tone, line, and three-colour blocks were made, in addition to 145 bromide prints, 43 blue prints, and 24 lantern-slides. The Stationery Office dealt with 12,938 requisitions for stationery and publications, the total sales amounting to £35,425. These requisitions comprised 119,368 items, and, in addition to parcels, 2,667 cases of stationery were despatched. Cash orders numbered 7,255. In addition, 121 typewriters of the value of £1,552 were issued. Paper. Stocks of all the standard lines have been maintained at prices slightly higher than those of the previous year. Strict economy has been observed throughout the year in the use of paper. The issues for the year amounted to £28,949, comprising 56,767 packages of paper and boards and 4,661,500 envelopes. Machinery.—A " Camco-Rosback " stitching-machine was installed during the year, and has greatly increased the efficiency of this section of the work. Two old machines, which were in use for many years, were disposed of during the year at satisfactory prices. Accommodation. —The lack of necessary storage space for paper stocks is causing a great deal of inconvenience. The congested state of the paper store hampers the work of the staff and prevents the handling of paper in the most economical manner. The position is such that, to afford relief, additional space for this purpose will require to be provided on the premises or storage accommodation obtained elsewhere. . . Finance. —The year's working has resulted in a profit of £11,534 175., after allowing for interest on capital and depreciation. Staff.— I have pleasure in testifying to the whole-hearted services of those holding responsible positions, while the stafi generally has worked well. I have, &c., G. H. Loney, The Hon. the Minister in Charge. Government Printer.

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Receipts and Payments Account fob the Year ended 31st Masoh, 1934. mo j , , Receipts. £ s . d. Payments. £ s d To Sundry debtors .. .. .. 162,466 15 10 Bv Salaries .. .. 57 S O6 7 Publications and publishing .. .. 2,961 16 8 'Wages .. .. .. .. 19'850 15 2 Sales £ s, el. Allowances to officers performing higher duties 45 7 6 Stationery .. .. 018 6 Overtime .. .. . .. « , ' Second-hand typewriters . . 37 12 4 Purchases—Paper, stationery, &c. . . 39 113 2 7 , 210 5 Purchases- Stores, &c. . . .. 9 3 Waste products .. .. 101 13 8 Freight, cartage, insurance, &o. .. .. 7'467 14 '! Machinery .. . .. 318 2 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. 11 7 _ . , 146 13 1 Type, Ac. .. 152 ? , Monotype extras .. .. . o-jo 1 o t Salaries and wages . .. 135 1 7 Monotype metal .. .. .. " 158 911 Exchange .. .. .. 40 4 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. 1,890 6 2 Freight .. .. .. 112 11 Medical services .. .. .. 73 12 9 Paper .. . . . . 222 18 6 i Office equipment, &c. . . . . .. 4] 14 3 Postages .. . . 41 11 9 I Postages and telegrams .. .. . . 93« 1« c Stationery .. .. ..2 8 9 , Telephone services .. .. .. 13a jq 11 translation lee .. .. 110 1 Window-cleaning, rubbish removal, &c. .. 57 15 0 408 14 jo 1 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 284 0 0 Wages—Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,101 14 7 I Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. 5 0 0 I Audit fee .. . . .. .. 100 0 0 Repairs to premises .. .. .. 137 18 1 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. . . .. 39 ] 3 Contingencies .. .. . . . . 4 15 4 Grant in lieu of leave of absence .. .. 172 5 4 I Public Works expenditure on buildings .. 012 0 ' Refund to Departments for publications, &c., sold • ■ • • • • ■ ■ .. 4,898 19 4 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 23,023 18 4 £165,984 0 5 £165,984 0 5 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1934. T>r ■ Cr. To Paper and materials— £ s . d. £ s. d. By Sales— £ s,] £ d Stock at beginning .. 22,288 8 7 Manufacturing .. 129 732 0 7 Add purchases .. .. 30,905 15 7 Less work in progress, : 31st March, 1933 .. 7,074 3 10 53,194 4 2 _J Less stock on hand, 31st 190 «57 in q March, 1934 .. .. 24,961 7 0 Add work in progress, „ . 28,232 17 231 st March, 1934 .. 6,384 5 7 .Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 9,069 9 5 jog 0 4-> ■> 4 Add purchases .. .. 18,908 0 5 Stationery .. .. 10 10 Publications .. .. 8 444 14 1 27,977 9 10 Typewriters .. .. 1 552 11 9 Less stock on hand, 31st J ™ ~,Q March, 1934 .. .. 8,026 6 3 Discounts received .. . '157 *> 10 19,951 3 7 " 10 Publications— Stock at beginning .. 10,187 1 7 Add purchases .. .. 4,668 6 7 14,855 8 2 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1934 .. .. 11,131 311 3,724 4 3 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. 148 17 0 Add purchases .. .. 1,365 19 3 1,514 16 3 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1934 .. .. 115 4 6 1,399 11 9 Wages (productive) .. .. 46,399 0 6 Wages (establishment) . . 16,685 17 5 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 5,538 10 2 Freight (inwards) .. .. 5,374 17 7 Lighting (proportion) . . 283 3 10 Power .. . . . . 643 3 7 Fuel .. . . . . 654 3 3 Water .. .. . . 193 5 0 75,772 1 4 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 37,097 3 9 £166,177 1 10 £166,177 1 10

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Profit and Loss Account for the Year end d 31st March, 1934. l>r. £ s. d. Or. £ B . d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 5,047 2 1 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 37,097 3 9 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant 329 711 ' Storing and handling stationery, Ac., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 767 9 5 Government Departments .. .. 898 17 8 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 1,871 4 I Commission on sales of publications .. .. 1,424 14 8 Insurance .. .. .. . . 92 13 5 Kent receivable .. .. .. .. 295 11 8 Exchange .. . . .. .. 12 17 6 Discounts allowed . . .. . . 101 1 10 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. 118 5 11 Medical services .. .. .. .. 73 6 8 Lighting, &c. (proportion) . . .. .. 31 9 4 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. . . 284 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 377 711 Sundry trade expenses .. .. . . 330 17 7 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Wages—Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,076 14 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. 8,069 110 Depreciation .. .. . . .. 9,498 10 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 11,534 17 0 £39,716 7 9 £39,716 7 9 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 11,534 17 0 Note. —Interest at the rate of 4-1 per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. 55,999 0 0 Public Works Fund .. .. 112,623 6 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. 50,528 17 9 Consolidated Fund .. .. 66,689 17 11 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 179,313 311 Composing plant .. .. 1,101 210 Creditors— Monotype plant .. .. 12,293 13 3 Departmental .. .. 1,065 16 8 Addressograph plant .. .. 624 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 1,247 14 6 Printing plant .. .. 26,024 14 0 2,313 11 2 Binding plant .. .. 13,752 11 11 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 518 5 8 Litho plant .. .. .. 3,922 210 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .170 811 Photo plant . . .. .. 1,767 411 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 72,852 19 11 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,789 17 9 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. .. 222 16 1 Engine-room plant .. .. 1,564 12 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 11,534 17 .0 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 9,621 12 6 72,462 7 9 Furniture, fittings, a'nd office equipment .. 2,426 17 10 Type .. .. . . .. .. 4,577 13 6 , Accessories— Composing Branch .. .. 3,593 8 3 Monotype Branch .. .. 102 17 3 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 106 17 4 Binding Branch .. . . 763 1 2 Litho Branch . . .. 205 4 6 Photo Branch .. .. 78 5 4 Stereotype Branch . . .. 16 10 1 Engine-room . . . . 67 4 2 Paper-store .. .. . . 72 18 I 5,054 6 2 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 5,461 12 6 Sundry .. .. .. 1!,993 3 0 7,454 15 6 Work in progress .. .. .. 6,384 5 7 Stock — On hand .. .. .. 43,819 12 7 On consignment . . .. 414 9 1 44,234 1 8 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. 220 9 11 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 2 6 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 14,581 0 10 £266,926 2 S £266,926 2 8 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 note, and to the comment that no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the Account.—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, 1934.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1933, to 31st March, 1934.

Post Office Investment Certificates printed : Sheets, 5,040 ; certificates, 50,400 ; value £2,210,220.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (400 copies), £5 15s.

By Authority : G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington —1934.

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Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery. 0fflce 01Value of Mnting.j stationery. » 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. " 23 19 0 0 1 6 1 Museum, Dominion .. 105 5 2 33 15 11 Agriculture National Provident Fund 218 3 1 136 2 3 Head Office.. .. 2,286 19 11 1,241 17 8 Native .. .. 1,266 15 7 998 15 4 Journal .. ■■ 1,293 13 5 .. Native Trustee .. 87 1 11 65 4 3 Audit .. • ■ 200 18 4 302 16 10 Naval Defence.. .. 182 17 2 417 2 3 Bankruptcy .. . . 62 18 5 119 1 4 New Zealand Meat Pro- 308 14 6 16 9 7 Census and Statistics .. 3,637 5 5 148 1 4 ducers'Board Cook Islands New Zealand Reparation 15 17 1 26 9 8 Head Office .. . • 25 12 3 36 12 5 Estates Niue . . .. 12 7 3 47 2 9 Patents .. .. 659 4 1 31 3 4 Rarotonga .. .. 54 8 2 296 14 0 Pensions .. .. 1,043 15 7 335 4 4 Crown Law .. .. 90 18 7 105 5 11 Police .. .. 2,434 16 0 2,422 0 3 Customs .. • 844 14 3 714 16 3 Post and Telegraph — Defence .. .. 956 11 5 563 18 9 Head Office .. .. 18,780 14 4 83 6 4 Dominion Laboratory .. 41 I 10 36 12 10 Stores . . ■ ■ 9 4 3 61 0 1 Dominion Observatory .. 48 194 1191 Stores Division .. 8,851 0 1 203 13 2 Education— Workshops . . .. 0 2 11 0 16 Head Office .. .. 2,694 8 4 1,532 2 7 Prime Minister's Office .. 190 3 3 108 6 10 Examination Branch 575 11 1 2 11 7 Prisons .. .. 58 6 11 485 11 4 School Journal .. 876 18 7 0 1 11 Public Service Commis- 77 5 1 77 15 5 Teachers' Superannua- 103 17 6 .. sioner ti on Fund Public Service Superannua- 57 19 6 32 19 1 Electoral .. .. 36 16 I 25 12 7 tion External Affairs .. 254 17 10 56 19 2 Public Trust .. .. 2,180 19 6 749 4 1 Friendly Societies .. 66 12 9 .. Public Works .. .. 2,168 4 9 4,537 5 0 Gazette .. ■■ 6,358 16 5 .. RailwaysGeological Survey .. 7 5 8 36 8 5 Head Office . . .. 1,929 15 7 144 5 i Government Actuary .. 24 2 10 17 5 0 Accountant .. . . 56 2 7 6 14 10 Government House .. 108 13 9 40 18 10 Day tickets .. .. 680 0 6 Government Life Insur- 1,354 15 8 411 4 10 District Traffic Manager 2,963 8 1 0 2 6 ance Publicity. . . .. 513 0 0 4 8 6 Health .. .. 1,459 6 3 624 13 4 Refreshment Branch .. 20 17 9 House of Representatives — Road Motor Services .. 36 15 II Head Office .. .. 589 12 9 265 15 8 Stores —Woburn .. 9,600 13 6 710 13 0 Appendices to Journals 3,079 9 9 .. Ticket Printer .. 454 10 11 .. Bellamy's .. .. 6 4 1 .. Registrar-General .. 598 3 10 156 16 11 ' .. .. 1,089 18 11 .. Rural Intermediate Credit 177 16 2 13 18 8 Hansard .. .. 4,886 3 0 1 6 8 Board Journals .. .. 432 15 10 .. Samoan Affairs .. 99 12 4 272 10 II Library .. .. 559 4 2 29 19 9 Scientific and Industrial 1,513 15 1 170 18 5 Ministers' Offices .. .. 34 5 0 Research Order Papers .. 436 0 4 .. Stamp Duties .. .. 797 3 0 441 0 5 Statutes .. .. 700 12 0 .. State Advances .. 732 II 3 527 3 7 Immigration . . .. 2 4 0 1 9 0 State Coal Industries and Commerce, 2,412 6 11 551 9 2 Head Office .. .. 0 17 10 Tourist, and Publicity Christchurch .. 50 158 7154 Internal Affairs— ' Greymouth . . .. 49 1 5 34 13 0 Head Office .. .. 679 17 4 723 11 4 Wanganui .. . . .. 3 17 Ministers' Offices .. 354 7 11 261 2 0 Wellington .. .. 7 14 8 13 7 6 Justice .. .. 857 15 2 2,480 2 7 State Fire Insurance .. 1,369 8 8 560 1 5 Labour .. .. 1,269 0 0 1,241 14 1 State Forest Service .. 200 17 11 488 11 2 Land and Deeds . . 453 3 3 340 17 6 Stores Control Board . . 67 5 0 7 14 0 Land and Income Tax .. 2,237 5 1 • 734 16 0 Survey Board of New 17 7 8 Lands and Survey . . 2,950 14 2 3,466 4 5 Zealand Law Drafting .. .. 4 17 9 12 18 5 Transport .. .. 613 4 0 265 7 0 Legislative Council — ! Treasury— Head Office .. .. 43 1 11 34 17 11 Head Office .. .. 3,351 19 1 577 18 11 Bills .. . • 224 15 5 .. Debentures .. . . 570 9 2 Journals .. .. 123 9 7 .. Rural Advances Bonds : 17 17 9 Order Papers .. 49 7 1 .. Unemployment Board ..' j 2,300 1 0 510 18 8 Maori Ethnological Re- ! 0 17 9 ■. Valuation .. .. 283 0 0 303 2 8 search -Board Marine .. .. j 1,075 16 8 210 13 4 116,625 15 6 ,33,708 16 2 Mental Hospitals .. i 415 3 1 636 3 0 - . Mines .. .. ; 418 4 2 266 6 10 I 1 SUMMAEY. 1933 April .. .. 4,483 11 1 ; 871 12 0 I 1933 —November .. 11,635 4 3 , 2,846 6 4 May .. .. 11,056 15 6 4,919 16 9 lj December .. 11,318 1 3 2,422 17 5 June .. .. 9,703 1 2 3,022 18 3 , 1934—January .. 6,964 12 9 1,749 14 10 Julv .. .. 9,314 18 3 2,622 7 6 j February .. 13,061 19 9 2,771 7 4 August.. .. 8,718 11 8 2,799 18 3 : March .. .. 13,321 10 0 4,201 18 11 September .. 8,582 13 0 2,639 10 0 October .. 8,464 16 10 2,840 8 7 i 116,625 15 6 33,708 16 2 : :

Description. Sheets. I Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. .. .. 662,755 146,109,965 859,043 10 0 Postal notes .. .. .. •• •• 261,716 2,617,160 24,381 16 8 Post-cards .. .. .. .. .. 88,694 1,419,104 2,951 8 11 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. •• 105,416 1,265,000 5,246 17 9 Duty .. .. .. .. •• 3,012 436,267 938,611 0 0 Unemployment-relief .. .. .. •• 80,500 15,290,640 2,519,253 10 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. •• 18,000 144,000 406 19 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 70,006 69,935 790 11 8 Embossed envelopes (over-printed to comply with .. 274,190 revised postal rates) Impressed .. .. .. .. •• •• 4,823,940 47,166 1 2 Totals .. .. .. 1,290,099 172,450,201 1 4,397,851 15 2