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PRISONS DEPARTMENT —continued. AUCKLAND GENERAL STORE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Opening stocks— By Material issued to factory .. .. 5,695 16 6 Tailoring material .. 4,759 17 6 Material issued to institution .. .. 13,287 16 4 Bootmaking material .. 2,347 12 0 Closing stocks — £ s. d. Mat making material .. 31 10 0 Manufactured clothing . . 3,451 19 0 General institutional stores ~ 436 3 5 Manufactured boots .. 974 0 8 7,575 2 11 Raw material —Tailoring . . 2,940 2 11 Purchase of goods and expenses— Raw material —Bootmaking.. 1,000 10 2 Clothing, bedding, and furni- Loose tools .. .. 18 17 7 ture .. .. .. 808 9 2 Sundry stores .. .. 89 2 0 Clothing and bedding from . Tobacco .. .. .. 1,163 16 6 Wellington General Store .. 414 4 9 Tea .. .. .. 535 6 8 Medicines and medical com- Brush ware and hardware .. 406 18 0 forts .. .. .. 84 18 8 Drugs and sundry medicines 326 11 10 Medicines and medical com- : — 10,907 5 4 forts from Wellington Gene- Stock in transit — ral Store .. .. 287 11 6 Tailoring material .. 45 3 4 Rations .. .. .. 2,591 9 6 Hardware .. .. 45 4 2 Sanitary services .. . . 87 3 6 90 7 6 Freight, cartage, &c. ~ 11 19 6 Uniforms, &c. . . . . 96 2 8 Tailoring material .. 4,730 11 4 Bootmaking material . .. 1,619 11 6 Manufactured goods received from factory .. .. 10,468 15 11 21,200 18 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 375 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. . . 19 12 6 Surplus .. .. .: .. .. 810 12 3 £29,981 5 8 £29,981 5 8 WELLINGTON GENERAL STORE. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, J 926. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. (1. To Opening stocks —Goods, &c. .. .. 748 17 3 By Issues to institutions .. .. .. 1,770 18 7 Purchase of goods and expenses— £ s. d. Closing stocks .. .. .. .. 715 19 3 Clothing and bedding .. 24 3 4 Rations .. .. .. 1,429 17 10 1,454 1 2 Interest on capital .. .. .. 33 13 11 Surplus .. .. .. .. .. 250 5 6 £2,486 17 10 £2,486 17 10 AUCKLAND TAILORING INDUSTRY. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Opening stocks — By Sales .. .. .. .. .. 6,350 12 3 Raw materials .. .. 157 14 0 Closing stocks— Partly manufactured articles .. 47 16 3 Raw materials .. .. 142 9 8 Manufactured articles.. .. 31 8 0 Partly manufactured goods .. 22 17 6 Loose tools .. .. 32 12 6 Manufactured goods .. .. 52 18 6 269 10 9 Loose tools .. .. .. 31 II 0 Sundry expenses— 249 16 8 Raw materials .. .. 3,750 14 9 Machine parts and repairs, &e. .. 25 4 8 Power .. .. .. 69 4 10 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. 39 19 3 Sundries .. .. .. 18 13 3 Cost of manufacturing goods at Point Halswell Reformatory .. 59 16 0 3,963 12 9 Prison labour .. .. .. .. 1,534 7 4 , Supervision .. .. .. .. 203 10 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 255 13 5 Depreciation on machines, &c. .. .. 32 11 8 Profit on working .. .. .. .. 341 3 0 £6,600 8 II £6,600 8 II

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