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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capita] Account .. .. .. 188,399 8 8 £ s. d. £ 8. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. 12,443 17 11 Buildings .. ..44,178 8 0 Wages accrued due .. .. .. 603 9 1 Less depreciation .. 883 11 4 Bad debts reserve .. .. .. 215 15 2 43,294 10 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 14,000 510 Land .. .. .. .. 00,000 0 0 Writing-off Suspense Account . . 78 13 3 Plant and machinery— Balance Profit and Loss Account .. 870 18 10 Printing plant .. 17,519 6 4 Binding plant .. .. 5,377 6 5 Litho and photo plant .. 2,300 12 0 Engine-room plant .. 197 16 10 Monotype plant .. 2,057 0 4 27,512 2 5 Add purchases.. .. 4,009 10 5 31,581 12 10 Less sales .. .. 240 0 0 31,341 12 10 Less depreciation .. 1,404 4 8 29,877 8 2 Motor-van .. .. 738 7 0 Less depreciation .. 73 10 9 604 10 9 Typo .. 6,708 3 3 Add purchases.. .. 505 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 .. .. 63 4 6 £210.678 8 9 £210,678 8 9 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, 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. P. C. CAMPBELL, Controller and Auditor-General.