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B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1929.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND): WELLINGTON WORKSHOPS. Manufacturing and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Material .. .. .. .. 9,256 511 By Completed work .. .. 21,650 12 .'i Wages, productive .. .. .. 8,128 8 5 Incompleted work at 31st Cartage.. .. .. .. .. 70 19 5 March, 1929 .. .. 814 3 4 Travelling-expenses . . . . .. 10 9 Balance, gross profit, carried down .. .. 3,362 14 10 22,464 15 7 Less incomplete work at Ist April, 1928 .. .. 1,645 6 3 20,819 9 4 £20,819 9 4 £20,819 9 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. To Supervision— ; By Gross profit brought down.. .. .. 3,362 14 10 Salaries .. .. . . 369 1 5 Recoveries on account of expenditure of Wages .. .. . . 348 6 10 previous years . . .. .. .. 39 2 8 • 717 8 3 Balance, net loss manufacturing .. .. 1,504 5 8 Travelling-expenses . . .. . . 21 15 11 Holiday pay .. . . . . . . 564 5 1 Accident compensation . . .. .. 23 1 2 Power .. .. . . .. . . 372 19 8 Maintenance of lorry .. . . . . 402 10 1 Maintenance of shops .. .. .. 805 18 3 Depreciation— £ s. d. Furniture .. .. .. 8 8 0 Tools .. . . . . 54 4 5 Motor-vehicles .. . 68 13 2 131 5 7 Rent .. .. .. . . .. 899 0 0 Interest .. . . . . . . .. 472 1 10 Loss on stock .. .. .. . . 444 16 3 Loss on sundries .. .. .. . . 51 1 1 £4,906 3 2 I £4,906 3 2 Notb.—The following charges have been included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation under the above vote : (a) Reserve for depreciation of fixed assets ; (6) interest on cash advances at 4J per cent. ; (c) assessed rents, £899.