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Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931.

Post Office Investment Certificates printed : Sheets, 1,375; certificates, 11,000; value, £46,961.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—'Preparation, not given; printing (430 copies), £6 10s.

By Authority : W- A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93l.

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Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery Office or Department. Value of Printing.) stationery " £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. 26 8 6 .. Museum, Dominion .. 18186 62 87 Agriculture — National Provident Fund 310 18 3 147 18 10 Head Office.. .. 2,964 8 11 1,726 11 7 Native .. .. 935 16 4 589 2 7 Journal .. .. 2,176 3 3 .. Native Trust .. .. 360 11 1 114 9 2 Audit .. .. 175 17 3 283 2 11 Naval Defence.. .. 151 2 11 248 13 5 Bankruptcy .. .. 113 9 6 108 14 7 New Zealand Meat Pro- 77 0 0 18 5 11 Board of Maori Arts .. 5 9 1 5 13 8 ducers' Board Census and Statistics .. 7,199 12 4 220 13 6 Patents .. .. 1,578 6 8 73 8 0 Cook Islands .. .. 331 3 3 312 19 11 Pensions .. .. 1,387 9 9 545 19 5 Crown Law .. .. 75 4 10 97 0 10 Police .. .. 3,209 0 3 1,768 4 3 Customs .. .. 736 9 5 726 12 6 Post and Telegraph — Defence .. .. 1,271 5 7 643 4 2 Head Office .. .. 19,965 13 11 49 9 7 Dominion Laboratory .. 146 1 6 42 7 5 Stores .. .. 45 17 9 160 10 2 Dominion Observatory .. 10 1 6 7 10 9 Stores Division .. 22,912 9 11 336 16 10 Earthquake Belief Com- .. 0 12 0 Prime Minister's Office .. 258 9 1 194 7 4 mittee Prisons .. .. 466 3 2 450 12 9 Education— Public Service Commis- 171 10 8 85 11 7 Head Office .. .. 10,082 6 2 2,309 7 6 sioner Examination Branch .. 1,202 17 3 6 19 4 Public Service Superannua- 112 15 0 25 6 11 School Journal .. 5,536 16 4 0 17 3 tion Teachers' Superannua- 79 5 5 .. Public Trust .. .. 4,246 8 6 1,697 11 2 tion Fund Public Works .. .. 6,149 8 8 8,838 17 4 Electoral .. .. 284 0 7 86 15 4 Bailways— External Affairs .. 270 12 10 101 7 7 Head Office .. .. 3,136 14 2 249 11 2 Friendly Societies .. 72 10 3 .. Accountant .. .. Ill 9 0 5 15 3 Gazette .. .. 8,593 13 8 2 0 2 Bus Manager .. 2 2 6 Geological Survey .. 1,215 13 7 16 1 9 Chief Mechanical En- 15 9 6 Government Actuary .. 20 26 16102 gineer Government Life Insur- 1,675 5 4 356 14 9 Day tickets .. .. 713 15 6 ance District Traffic Manager 2,239 3 1 Government House .. 243 10 8 29 16 8 Stationery Clerk .. 18,299 3 6 1,583 1 6 Health .. .. 1,988 5 4 915 0 11 Stores, Woburn .. 0 10 0 113 7 11 House of Bepresentatives — Ticket Printer .. 1,198 12 4 Head Office.. .. 895 13 3 455 0 9 Time-table .. .. 1,083 15 0 Appendices to Journals 5,200 14 8 .. Begistrar-General .. 767 14 2 236 1 7 Bellamy's .. .. 44 10 8 .. Bural Intermediate Credit 509 18 9 9 5 3 Bills .. .. 1,044 11 6 .. Board Hansard .. .. 6,427 5 8 2 15 3 Samoan Affairs .. 206 13 9 418 16 4 Library .. .. 853 7 10 31 11 4 Scientific and Industrial 1,466 16 11 227 3 9 Journals .. .. 292 8 6 .. Research Order Paper.. .. 793 10 3 .. Stamp Duties .. .. 1,123 13 7 500 5 3 Statutes .. .. 2,298 0 1 . . State Advances .. 906 17 0 493 15 8 Immigration .. .. 17 14 8 27 8 0 State Coal — Industries and Commerce, 2,588 7 7 451 2 5 Head Office .. .. 3 17 6 Tourist, and Publicity Christchurch .. 30 16 0 12 6 11 Internal Affairs— ' Greymouth .. .. 125 4 2 68 18 1 Head Office .. 1,997 18 2 906 17 3 Wanganui .. .. 10 7 6 4 12 5 Ministers' Offices .. 385 9 3 443 5 6 Wellington .. .. 8 7 8 14 6 7 Justice .. .. 1,380 1 1 1,901 16 10 State Fire Insurance .. 1,568 3 7 727 0 9 Kahiti .. .. 1,751 0 5 .. State Forest Service .. 1,204 13 0 981 5 8 Labour .. .. 1,450 8 0 533 11 2 Stores Control Board .. 136 2 6 28 13 7 Land and Deeds .. 755 7 2 605 16 0 Survey Board of New Zea- 64 15 5 0 1 0 Land and Income Tax .. 1,998 12 9 509 3 1 land Lands and Survey .. 6,719 18 5 3,496 7 8 Tourist .. .. 128 16 4 85 15 1 Law Drafting .. .. 323 5 9 13 0 5 Transport .. .. 308 12 11 45 14 2 Legislative Council — Treasury— Head Office.. .. 270 7 3 39 13 1 Head Office .. .. 3,442 2 9 394 8 11 Journals .. .. 140 0 10 .. Debentures .. .. 445 17 0 Order Papers .. 93 14 0 .. Valuation .. .. 582 9 10 528 13 2 Bills .. .. 63 18 0 .. Marine .. .. 1,649 16 9 564 14 3 Totals .. 189,095 7 4 41,120 18 10 Mental Hospitals .. 483 9 3 785 3 7 — — Mines .. .. 315 15 5 200 3T;2 Summary. 1930—April .. .. 15,274 11 3 1,003 18 10 ] 1930-—November .. 11,461 2 6,4,589 4 8 May .. .. 14,824 12 10 4,569 11 4 December .. 12,532 15 9 1 June .. .. 13,960 10 8 3,525 19 0 1931—January .. 16,516 14 10 j 2,099 14 6 July .. .. 15,650 8 11 4,716 8 11 February .. 15,500 4 1 | 3,269 5 4 August.. .. 19,182 1 9 3,319 0 6 March .. .. 16,474 17 11 j 3,142 0 3 September .. 19,429 1 3 5,136 6 0 [ October.. .. 18,288 5 7 2,851 0 5 Totals .. 189,095 7 4 41,120 18 10' i I l__

Description. Sheets. Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. .. •• 862,620 186,967,625 1,188,729 9 8 Postal notes .. .. .. .. ■■ 417,307 4,173,071 29,213 14 0 Post-cards .. .. .. .. .. 167,100 2,025,600 4,346 17 6 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 219,833 2,638,000 11,948 2 4 Duty .. .. .. .. .. 8,535 1,149,357 1,430,338 0 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 480,000 1.526—0—Ct_ Railways - .. ~TT - 71 .. 12,000 1,440,000 70,500 0 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 67,000 67,000 260 8 ' Impressed .. 4,739,826 46,165 5 .5 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,814,395 203,680,479 2,783,027 17 3