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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital Account .. .. .. 188,399 8 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 12,443 17 11 Buildings .. ..44,178 8 0 Wages accrued due .. .. .. 663 9 1 Less depreciation .. BS3 11 4 Bad debts reserve .. .. .. 215 15 2 43,294 10 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 14,000 5.10 Land .. .. .. .. 00,(i00 0 0 Writing-off Suspense Account .. 78 13 3 I Plant and machinery— Balance Profit and Loss Account .. 876 18 10 ', Printing plant .. 17,519 0 4 Binding plant .. .. 5,377 0 5 Litho and photo plant .. 2,300 12 6 Engine-room plant .. 197 10 10 Monotype plant .. 2,057 0 4 27,512 2 5 Add purchases.. .. 4,069 10 5 31,581 12 10 Less sales .. .. 240 0 0 31,341 12 10 Less depreciation .. 1,404 4 8 29,877 S 2 Motor-van .. .. 738 7 6 Less depreciation .. 73 16 9 664 10 9 Type .. .. .. 6,708 3 3 Add purchases.. .. 565 1 10 7,273 5 1 Less depreciation .. 363 13 4 6,909 11 9 Furniture .. .. 348 16 9 Less depreciation .. 17 8 9 331 8 0 Payments in advance .. . . 215 14 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 26,487 14 9 Work in progress .. .. 13,431 16 10 Stocks on hand .. .. .. 34,812 3 4 Stock Suspense Account . . .. 53 4 6 £216,678 8 9 £216,678 8 9 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account, and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position disclosed thereby, except that the accounts include charges for repairs to buildings and interest on capital for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Permanent charges.. .. .. 1,843 14 4 By Examinations .. .. .. 584 15 11 Appropriations — £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 8,353 2 9 Salaries .. ..5,155 16 4 Advertising .. .. 245 18 (i Appeal Board .. 344 11 9 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 28 2 S Postages and telegrams 129 19 11 Printing and stationery 278 8 4 Telephone services .. 84 16 6 Travelling-expenses .. 288 19 8 Contingencies .. 76 0 8 6,632 14 4 Rent .. .. .. .. 390 0 0 Depreciation . . . . . . 71 10 0 £8,937 18 8 £8,937 18 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 8,363 2 9 By Excess of expenditure over income ..8,422 13 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. 09 10 0 ' £8,422 13 3 £8,422 13 3