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Accommodation. —The Stationery Office is in urgent need of more accommodation. The portion of the building occupied by this branch is far too small for the work to be carried out with the desired efficiency. It is also desirable that this branch should have the means whereby Government publications could be brought prominently before the public. This could be accomplished by providing a window in which these publications should be displayed, thereby effecting much larger sales. The Stereotyping Branch is very much hampered in its operations owing to the congested state of the workroom. The composing-rooms in the old portion of the building are deficient of natural light. It is ■essential that the composing staff should be located in well-lighted rooms. I have, &c, W. A. G. Skinner, Hon. the Minister in Charge. Government Printer.

i Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. 'I o Sundry debtors .. .. .. 220,770 12 6 By Salaries .. .. .. .. 81,816 5 7 Publications.. .. .. .. 2,33110 1 Wages .. .. .. .. 26,744 16 2 Publishing .. .. .. .. 1,487 6 9 Overtime .. .. .. .. 520 8 4 Sale of machinery .. .. .. 418 6 2 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. .. 2,487 7 7 Sale of waste products .. .. 245 18 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 41,819 16 6 Sale of old typewriters .. .. 75 4 0 Stores .. .. .. .. 5,485 18 1 Sundries— Freight .. .. .. .. 0,078 14 7 Manufacturing Account .. .. 20 11 9 Machinery .. .. .. .. 1,204 10 3 Binding sales .. .. .. 3 9 5 Type and material .. .. .. 115 15 3 Paper sale . . .. . . 3 B 0 Mono extras .. .. .. .. 300 12 5 Stationery sales .. .. .. 2*l 9 Mono metal .. .. . . .. 102 10 0 Refunds—' Fuel, gas, &c. .. .. .. 2,006 17 II -Overcharge commission, Spicer £ s. d. Water-supply .. .. .. 101 12 6 and Sons shipment " lonic" 13 5 Medical services .. .. .. 140 14 6 Productive wages—Printing .. 24 11 11 Office equipment .. .. .. 53 910 Productive wages —Binding .. 310 3 Postage and telegrams .. .. 1,508 4 9 Establishment wages —Printing 1 7 10 Telephone Exchange .. .. .. 81 8 9 Suspense Account," Wiltshire" Refunds .. .. .. .. 26 5 1 insurance 193 1 0 Window-cleaning, &c... .. .. 125 16 1 224 0 5 Repairs and upkeep, motor-van .. 95 13 2 Charwomen, &c. .. .. .. 3,660 7 9 Contingencies .. .. .. 43 7 9 Audit fee .. .. .. 50 0 0 Government Printer .. .. ... 418 10 0 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account 49,800 17 0 £225,582 5 10 £225,582 5 10 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. Or. To Paper and materials — £ s. d. £ c. d. BySales £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 38,167 5 7 Manufacturing .. 159,859 6 5 Add purchases .. .. 26,874 18 6 Stationery and publications .. .. 28,756 12 0 65,042 4 1 188,615 18 .-. Less stock on hand, 31st Discounts received .. .. .. 108 17 2 March, 1923 . . .. 29,127 6 0 Work in progress .. .. .. 1,943 10 0 35,914 18 I Stationery— Stock at beginning ..12,690 8 4 Add purchases .. .. 20,577 1.1 4 33,207 19 8 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1923 .. .. 11,395 2 9 21,872 16 11 Salaries and wages (manufacturing) 98,991 1 1 Salaries and wages (Sationery Department) 4,140 12 4 Freight (inward) .. .. .. 4,700 7 11 Lighting (proportion) .. .. 30S 14 10 Power 1,028 4 7 Fuel 1,039 13 7 Water 90 11 0 Balance to Profit and Loss Account.. 22,503 5 3 £190,008 5 7 £190.008 5 7

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