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Profit and Loss Account for the Year end d 31st March, 1934. l>r. £ s. d. Or. £ B . d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 5,047 2 1 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 37,097 3 9 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant 329 711 ' Storing and handling stationery, Ac., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 767 9 5 Government Departments .. .. 898 17 8 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 1,871 4 I Commission on sales of publications .. .. 1,424 14 8 Insurance .. .. .. . . 92 13 5 Kent receivable .. .. .. .. 295 11 8 Exchange .. . . .. .. 12 17 6 Discounts allowed . . .. . . 101 1 10 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. 118 5 11 Medical services .. .. .. .. 73 6 8 Lighting, &c. (proportion) . . .. .. 31 9 4 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. . . 284 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 377 711 Sundry trade expenses .. .. . . 330 17 7 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Wages—Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,076 14 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. 8,069 110 Depreciation .. .. . . .. 9,498 10 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 11,534 17 0 £39,716 7 9 £39,716 7 9 £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 11,534 17 0 Note. —Interest at the rate of 4-1 per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. 55,999 0 0 Public Works Fund .. .. 112,623 6 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. 50,528 17 9 Consolidated Fund .. .. 66,689 17 11 Plant and machinery— £ s. d. 179,313 311 Composing plant .. .. 1,101 210 Creditors— Monotype plant .. .. 12,293 13 3 Departmental .. .. 1,065 16 8 Addressograph plant .. .. 624 15 0 Sundry .. .. .. 1,247 14 6 Printing plant .. .. 26,024 14 0 2,313 11 2 Binding plant .. .. 13,752 11 11 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. 518 5 8 Litho plant .. .. .. 3,922 210 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .170 811 Photo plant . . .. .. 1,767 411 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 72,852 19 11 Stereotype plant .. .. 1,789 17 9 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. .. 222 16 1 Engine-room plant .. .. 1,564 12 9 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 11,534 17 .0 Miscellaneous plant .. .. 9,621 12 6 72,462 7 9 Furniture, fittings, a'nd office equipment .. 2,426 17 10 Type .. .. . . .. .. 4,577 13 6 , Accessories— Composing Branch .. .. 3,593 8 3 Monotype Branch .. .. 102 17 3 Addressograph Branch .. 48 0 0 Printing Branch .. .. 106 17 4 Binding Branch .. . . 763 1 2 Litho Branch . . .. 205 4 6 Photo Branch .. .. 78 5 4 Stereotype Branch . . .. 16 10 1 Engine-room . . . . 67 4 2 Paper-store .. .. . . 72 18 I 5,054 6 2 Debtors— Departmental .. .. 5,461 12 6 Sundry .. .. .. 1!,993 3 0 7,454 15 6 Work in progress .. .. .. 6,384 5 7 Stock — On hand .. .. .. 43,819 12 7 On consignment . . .. 414 9 1 44,234 1 8 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. 220 9 11 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 2 6 2 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 14,581 0 10 £266,926 2 S £266,926 2 8 E. V. Paul, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments, Trading, and Profit and Loss Accounts, 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, subject to the above departmental note, and to the comment that no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the Account.—J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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