H.—36.

Return of Value of Printing and Stationery issued to Departments for the Year ended 31st March, 1935.

Return of Adhesive and Impressed Stamps printed from 1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.

Post Office Investment Certificates printed : Sheets, 5,580; certificates, 50,220;' value,. £2,210,000.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (411 copies), £5 15s.

By Authority : G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington—l93s.

Price 3d.}

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Office or Department. Value of Printing. stationery | Office or Department. Value of Printing.j gtSonery £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.. Advertising .. .. 4 9 9 2 4 8 Museum, Dominion . . 52 8 2 38 0 3 Agriculture— National Provident Fund 208 1 7 109 8 0 Head Office.. .. 1,785 9 6 1,219 6 1 Native .. .. 1,181 16 11 868 12 9Journal .. .. 1,128 7 9 .. Naval Defence.. .. 236 6 1 457 2 7 Audit .. .. 204 11 10 352 3 9 New Zealand Meat Pro- 306 9 10 57 18 1 Bankruptcy .. .. 14 11 2 50 10 11 ducers' Board Census and Statistics .. 3,540 2 4 172 10 2 New Zealand Reparation 70 1 3 38 19 2' Cook Islands— Estates Head Office .. .. 36 2 6 17 9 2 Patents .. . . 605 9 9 45 11 9' Niue . . .. 8 10 6 42 10 8 Pensions .. .. 951 12 10 328 0 1 Rarotonga . . . . 88 8 8 246 6 9 Police .. .. 2,360 2 1 1,620 5 6 Crown Law . . .. 52 0 9 76 8 10 Post and Telegraph— Customs .. .. 916 8 9 691 J 0 Head Office .. .. 19,340 13 3 628 4 2 Defence .. .. 1,173 14 4 758 4 5 Stores .. .. 10 13 4 59 5 1 Dominion Laboratory .. 49 10 9 36 7 10 Stores Division .. 14,356 11 4 786 12 5Dominion Observatory .. 38 5 0 5 7 8 Prime Minister .. 286 17 9 132 10 2 Education — Prisons .. .. 40 5 2 396 6 1 Head Office .. .. 5,125 10 7 1,440 6 1 Public Service Commis- 120 16 6 138 18 4 Examination Branch .. 618 4 6 3 18 10 sioner School Journal .. 2,310 7 1 0 11 0 Public Service Superannua- 92 17 9 41 17 0' Teachers' Superannua- 61 19 0 1 9 9 tion tion Fund Public Trust .. .. 2,416 10 6 1,372 8 10 Electoral .. .. 212 5 2 44 19 5 Public Works .. .. 3,159 16 5 5,062 11 7 External Affairs .. 11928 62 94 Railways— Friendly Societies .. 74 2 2 .. Head Office .. .. 1,672 12 0 100 12 0Gazette .. .. 6,978 2 9 .. Accountant .. .. 279 15 0 4 17 6 Geological Survey .. 11 8 6 31 2 10 Advertising .. .. 23 3 10 Government Actuary .. 14 2 9 18 3 10 Day Tickets.. .. 451 2 0 Government House .. 210 9 1 40 1410 District Traffic Manager 2,203 18 8 Government Life Insur- 1,316 0 11 313 11 2 Publicity .. .. 610 16 11 6 6 8 ance Refreshment Branch .. 30 4 10 Health .. .. 1,318 17 6 771 1 4 Road Motor Services .. 47 12 0 House of Representatives — Stores —Woburn .. 9,885 2 5 1,189 7 9 Head Office .. . . 414 12 7 406 14 10 Ticket Printer .. 974 17 6 Appendices to Journals 4,103 13 8 .. Registrar-General .. 746 0 10 188 10 I Bellamy's .. .. 25 10 10 .. Rural Intermediate Credit 239 8 8 0 0 3 Bills .. .. 930 15 11 . . Board Hansard .. .. 5,796 10 3 3 14 8 Samoan Affairs .. 149 13 6 367 3 4 Journals .. .. 256 16 9 .. Scientific and Industrial 1,469 11 11 289 5 7 Library .. .. 565 19 2 29 15 4 Research Order Papers .. 721 7 9 .. Stamp Duties .. .. 1,145 4 5 585 6 4 Statutes .. .. 219 6 3 .. State Advances .. 924 8 8 564 12 8 Immigration . . . . 6 5 2 0 15 0 State Coal — Industries and Commerce, 3 ,642 8 7 719 8 3 Head Office .. .. 3 8 4 Tourist, and Publicity Christchurch .. 43 18 1 14 10 11 Internal Affairs— Greymouth .. .. 34 18 7 36 6 5 Head Office .. .. 912 16 9 825 2 7 Wanganui .. . . 3 17 5 0 8 4 Ministers' Offices .. 564 0 8 336 10 10 Wellington .. . . 41 10 6 8 4 1 Justice .. .. 725 10 9 1,449 16 0 State Fire Insurance .. 1,238 5 5 680 10 3 Labour .. .. 1,139 12 7 810 2 2 State Forest Service .. 433 9 0 546 10 5' Land and Deeds . . 452 14 6 261 12 2 Survey Board of New 69 18 3 0 16 5 Land and Income Tax .. 1,515 11 1 634 9 3 Zealand Lands and Survey .. 2,815 6 2 3,221 8 10 Transport .. .. 441 13 2 171 8 0" Law Drafting .. .. 710 8 9149 Treasury— Legislative Council — Head Office .. .. 3,070 2 4 377 17 6' Head Office .. .. 60 8 5 47 5 1 Debentures . . . . 18 5 0 Bills .. . . 134 14 8 .. Rural Advances Bonds 0 7 4 Journals .. .. 107 19 1 .. Unemployment Board .. 2,542 15 0 1,034 9 8Order Papers . . 76 7 4 . . Valuation .. .: 445 19 7 376 8 5 Marine .. .. 1,103 3 2 210 13 7 Mental Hospitals .. 371 2 5 676 5 7 Totals .. 129,509 18 7 34,999 9 7 Mines .. .. 388 15 6 230 15 11 ==■ Summary. 1934—April .. .. 7,485 3 5 1,356 10 11 I 1934—November .. 11,034 18 4 3,372 4.11 May .. .. 9,245 8 1 4,859 3 1 I December .. ; 9,153 13 9 2,373 6 1 June .. .. 8,975 7 4 2,780 17 0 ! 1935 —January .. ! 7,358 18 2 1,810 18 3 July .. .. 12.186 7 5 2,798 7 3 February .. ! 9,948 12 9 3,084 16 11 August.. .. 12,056 8 0 3,133 2 8 March .. .. ; 22,160 19 9 14,077 8 4 September .. 9,792 4 1 2,230 2 4 ! October .. 10,111 17 6 3,122 11 10 Totals .. 129,509 18 7 34,999 9 7

Description. ! Sheets. Stamps. Value. £ s. d. Postage .. .. .. .. .. 794,418 179,109,336 888,752 4 8 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. 349,051 3,490,510 29,726 14 8 Post-eards .. .. .. .. .. 109,300 1,748,800 3,640 1 1 Letter-cards .. .. .. .. .. 116,183 1,394,200 5,776 6 11 Duty .. .. .. .. .. 5,712 895,238 13,056,028 0 0 Unemployment-relief .. .. .. .. 40,992 9,079,560 368,472 10 0 Newspaper-wrappers .. .. .. .. 9,345 74,760 241 1 0 Embossed envelopes .. .. .. .. 68,804 68,664 801 4 10 Letter-cards /Over-printed to comply with\ .. 36,520 Embossed envelopes \ revised postal rates / .. 328,630 Impressed .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,200,273 50,594 7 4 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,493,805 201,426,491 14,404,032 10 6