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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1930.

Return of Adheshive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1929, to 31st March, 1930.

Post Office Investment Certificates printed : Sheets, 125 ; Certificates, 1,000 ; Value, £1,000.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (425 copies), £6 10s.

Bv Aufchorit-v: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93o.

Price Sd.^\

Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery Office or Department. Value of Printing.! staUonery £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. 7 15 6 0 7 0 Native .. .. 630 16 4 693 11 8 Agriculture — Native Trust .. .. 139 15 0 82 16 7 Head Office.. .. 3,873 10 5 1,848 3 1 Naval Defence.. .. 227 4 2 712 12 6 Journal .. .. 2,410 13 0 .. New Zealand Meat Pro- 389 17 3 26 10 11 Audit .. .. 213 15 6 284 17 6 ducers' Board Bankruptcy .. .. 167 17 4 160 6 3 Patents .. .. 1,581 5 8 105 14 0 Board of Maori Arts .. 6 7 5 .. Pensions .. .. 1,369 11 2 389 8 2 Census and Statistics .. 8,224 10 11 289 13 11 Police .. .. 2,856 2 6 2,067 10 8 Cook Islands .. .. 185 11 10 215 2 2 Post and Telegraph— Crown Law .. .. 53 8 8 110 0 1 Head Office .. .. 22,270 17 11 59 2 3 Customs .. .. 729 9 9 803 1 11 ! Stores .. .. 22 9 6 309 2 1 Defence .. .. 2,733 13 8 1,554 6 2 Stores Division .. 21,947 12 2 483 15 3 Dominion Laboratory .. 218 1 7 59 18 1 Prime Minister's Office .. 261 19 11 180 8 10 Dominion Observatory .. 35 12 3 13 9 5 Prisons .. .. 480 17 6 515 3 2 Education — Public Service Commis- 121 7 0 121 6 5 Head Office .. .. 5,539 16 7 2,253 17 11 sioner Examination Branch .. 1,401 9 6 25 13 8 Public Service Superan- ■ 72 5 9 33 10 3 School J ournal .. 5,664 37 063 nuation Teachers' Superannua- 124 6 10 5 3 6 Public Trust .. .. 4,063 18 11 1,389 9 2 tion Fund Public Works .. .. 5,681 0 8 8,568 1 0 Electoral .. .. 414 6 2 129 0 8 Railways— External Affairs .. 141 8 3 67 3 2 Head Office .. .. 5,531 5 8 599 2 3 Friendly Societies .. 66 9 3 .. Accountant .. .. 35 50 11157 Gazette .. .. 8,001 16 0 0 11 0 Bus Manager .. 108 16 Geological Survey .. 20 14 0 24 5 1 Chief Engineer .. 6 17 0 Government Actuary .. 61 18 6 21 17 1 Chief Mechanical Engi- 12 10 0 Government Life Insurance 1,456 18 6 302 15 3 neer Government House .. 163 0 4 34 17 11 Day tickets .. .. 794 3 3 Health .. .. 2,883 18 2 1,244 0 8 District Traffic Manager 1,940 1 7 House of Representatives — Stationery Clerk .. 18,085 3 5 1,649 4 5 Head Office.. .. 446 12 7 483 12 9 Stores, Petone .. 2 1 6 544 6 11 Appendices to Journals 5.880 18 5 .. Ticket-printer .. 940 3 4 Ballamy's .. .. 19 14 8 .. Time-table .. .. 1,421 9 11 Bills .. .. 1,015 3 0 .. Registrar-General .. 844 4 10 258 9 6 Hansard .. .. 7,485 9 2 2 3 9 Rural Intermediate Credit 494 16 5 12 0 4 Library .. .. 543 8 6 14 9 1 Board Journal .. .. 322 11 4 .. Samoan Affairs .. 104 5 8 308 16 8 Order Paper.. .. 758 11 3 .. Scientific and Industrial 1,572 7 0 270 0 0 Statutes .. •• 1,238148 016 Research Immigration .. .. 31 11 10 39 17 5 Stamp Duties .. .. 873 11 3 789 7 1 Industries and Commerce . 90 14 4 122 19 0 j| State Advances ... 869 11 10 642 8 9 Internal Affairs— State Coal — Head Office .. .. 4,627 3 1 1,160 12 4 Head Office .. .. 106 11 5 Ministers'Offices .. 432 1 6 870 5 6 Christchurch .. 102 7 0 12 17 4 Justice .. .. 1.622 6 7 2,400 18 6 Dunedin .. .. 0 14 4 Kahiti .. .. 1,912 6 4 .. Greymouth .. .. 84 10 5 67 13 8 Labour .. .. 1,939 18 82811 7 Wanganui .. .. 3 0 0 4 7 5 Land and Deeds .. 814 14 11 624 5 7 Wellington .. .. 38 7 4 50 10 6 Land and Income Tax .. 1,177 15 8 642 2 9 State Fire-Insurance .. i 1,412 14 4 792 19 0 Lands and Survey .. 6,079 13 3 3,867 13 4 State Forest Service .. 751 8 3 1,052 18 8 Law Drafting .. .. 12 18 6 8 17 5 Stores Control Board .. 685 6 7 31 18 11 Legislative Council — Survey Board of New Zea- 75 11 9 Head Office .. ... 101 15 5 45 5 4 land Journals .. .. Ill 5 8 .. Tourist .. .. 1,384 "i 8 362 8 11 Order Paper.. .. 85 4 6 .. Transport .. .. 61 12 6 258 9 1 Bills .. .. 113 2 6 .. Treasury— Marine .. .. 1,576 3 10 630 2 11 Head Office .. .. 3,553 8 5 449 6 8 Mental Hospitals .. 702 0 7 723 19 8 Debentures .. .. 426 2 10 Mines .. .. 285 13 11 219 6 3 Valuation .. .. 805 8 2 476 2 7 Museum, Dominion .. 201 15 10 75 16 3 ; National Provident Fund 365 3 10 363 8 2 i Totals .. 190,039 2 5 46,756 14 0 Summary. 1929—April .. .. 11,952 7 7 1,756 13 2 November .. 17,196 19 11 4,178 4 1 May .. .. 16,338 13 9 5,734 13 6 December .. 13,883 3 8 3,351 6 9 June .. .. 13,153 17 11 , 2,887 14 10 1930 —January .. 11,417 12 2 j 2,478 5 6 July .. .. 12,999 17 8 J 4,405 16 9 February .. 15,510 16 8 4,937 16 1 August.. .. 17,655 12 1 ! 3,797 12 7 March .. .. 28,221 10 7 4,340 15 9 September .. 14,067 6 9 4,766 16 5 October .. 17,641 3 8 4,120 18 7 Totals .. 190,039 2 5 46,756 14 0

Description. Sheets. Stamps. Value. _____ j — __ . , ; : £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. .. . • 984,287 214,691,642 1,269,245 10 2 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. 398,710 ! 3,987,100 26,805 0 3 Post-cards .. ... .. .. 155,000 2,450,000 5,093 13 2 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 243,333 2,920,000 12,084 14 8 Duty .. .. .. .. .. 7,562 896,376 2,833,878 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 90,000 720,000 1,798 2 0 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 600,000 15,000 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 27,000 27,000 56 5 0 Impressed .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,257,814 50,880 2 10 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,910,892 j 231,549,932 4,214,841 8 1