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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. .£ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. 219,236 14 6 Buildings .. .. .. 46,000 0 0 Sundry creditors . . . . ..11,259 11 9 Land .. . . .. 60,600 0 0 Wages accrued .. .. . . 316 8 6 Plant and machinery— Bad debts reserve .. .. . . 215 15 2 Composing plant . . 9,086 13 8 Stock —Suspense Account .. .. 17 15 3 Printing plant .. 15,915 18 9 Depreciation Reserve.. .. .. 11,282 2 3 Binding plant .. 9,589 311 Treasury Adjustment Account. . .. 18,174 6 9 Litho and photo plant 3,547 11 7 Balance, Profit and Losi Account .. 3,245 16 3 Stereotype plant .. 673 1 0 Engine-room plant .. 1,627 17 8 Miscellaneous plant .. 1,675 0 0 42,115 6 7 Motor-van .. .. .. 735 0 0 Type .. .. .. 7,260 4 1 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 2,017 14 9 Accessories— Composing Branch .. 3,284 16 8 Printing and Binding Branches . . .. 512 10 11 Litho Branch .. 223 15 11 Stereotype Branch .. 817 6 Paper-store .. . . 7 7 4 Engine-room .. 6 5 6 4,043 13 10 Sundry debtors .. .. 43,713 16 5 Writing off Suspense Account .. .. .. 27 7 3 Suspense Account, s.s. "Kent" .. .. .. 2,673 0 1 Work in progress .. .. 9,170 14 2 Stock on hand.. .. 45,391 13 3 £263,748 10 5 £263,748 10 5 H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Profit and Loss Account 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, and subject to the above Departmental note.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.