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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued Treasury Adjustment Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1942 Part I. Dr. . & Or. £ Balance of Receipts and Payments Account .. .. 6,359 Rent of storage space from Public Works Department .. 127 Balanoe, transferred to Part II .. .. 6,232 £6,359 £6,359 Part 11. Dr. £ Gr. £ Balance, Treasury Adjustment Account as at 31st March, Balance of Treasury Adjustment Account as at 1941, now transferred to Capital Account .. .. 9,948 31st March, 1941 .. .. .. .. 9,948 Balance transferred from Part I .. .. .. 6,232 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 9,213 Balance, carried down .. .. .. .. 2,981 £19,161 £19,161 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. £2,981 Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1942 Receipts. £ Payments. £ Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 304,559 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,100 Publications .. .. .. .. 2,931 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,318 Sales — £ Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. 291 Stationery .. .. .. .. 15 Overtime.. .. .. .. .. .. 7,990 Second-hand typewriters .. . . 7 Purchases— Waste products .. .. .. 30 Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. 126,534 Refunds — — 52 Stores, &c. .. . . .. .. .. 13,985 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 629 Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. .. 13,845 Exchange .. .. .. .. 1 Machinery (new and repairs to) .. .. .. 1,511 Freight .. .. .. • ■ 10 Type metal .. .. .. .. .. 225 Postages .. .. .. . . 36 Type and printing material. . .. .. .. 8 Stationery . . .. .. • ■ 18 Monotype extras .. . . .. .. .. 425 — 694 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. .. 1,962 Insurances on goods lost in transit .. .. .. 8,168 Medical services .. .. .. .. .. 15 Office equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. 19 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,447 Telephone services . . .. .. .. 128 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, &c. . . . . 120 Proportion of rent, &e., High Commissioner's Office .. 340 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,536 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. .. 34 Audit fee..- .. •• .. 150 Repairs to premises .. .. .. .. 551 Rent of storage space .. .. .. . . 476 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. .. 4 Contingencies .. .. . . . . .. 11 Grant to cover shortage of cash .. .. .. 5 Refunds to Departments for publications, &c., sold .. 5,015 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 6,359 £316,404 £316,404 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1942 Liabilities. I Assets. £ Capital Account — £ £ Land .. . . .. .. .. 54,359 Public Works Fund .. .. ..112,623 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 32,968 Consolidated Fund .. .. 117,710 Plant and machinery— £ Creditors — 230,333 Composing plant .. .. .. 821 Departmental . . . . • • • ■ 4,220 Machine composing plant .. . . 4,752 Sundry .. •• 29,744 Addressograph plant .. .. .. 46 33,964 Printing plant . . .. .. .. 6,463 Wages accrued .. .. •• 1,309 Binding plant .. .. .. .. 3,975 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. •• •• 163 Litho plant .. .. .. .. 2,533 Writing-off, Suspense Account .. .. .. 845 Photo plant .. .. .. .. 753 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 2,981 Stereotype plant .. .. :. 537 Balance Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 7,320 Engine-room plant .. .. .. 330 Miscellaneous plant . . . . . . 3,963 24,173 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. 597 Type and type metal .. .. .. .. 12,274 Accessories — Composing Branch .. .. .. 1,118 Machine Composing Branch .. .. 31 Printing Branch .. .. .. 28 Binding Branch.. .. .. .. 206 Litho Branch .. .. .. .. 45 Photo Branch . . .. .. .. 21 Stereotype Branch .. .. .. 6 Engine-room . . .. . . .. 68 Paper-store . . .. .. .. 99 1,622 Debtors — Departmental .. .. .. ..50,621 Sundry .. .. .. .. 1,037 51,658 Work in progress .. .. .. .. .. 24,843 Stock — On hand .. .. .. .. 72,458 On consignment.. .. .. .. 108 72,566 Stock Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 841 General Average Suspense Account .. .. .. 18 Insurance Suspense Account .. .. .. 992 Assets to be written off .. .. .. 4 £276,915 £276,915 A. W. Gyles, 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 explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return B. 1 [Pt. IV], and to the comment that the asset " Type and type metal, £12,274 " is not supported by stock sheets. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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