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Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Sundry debtors .. .. .. 231,591 17 1 By Salaries .. .. .. 92,524 10 2 Publications and publishing .. 3,069 5 5 Wages .. .. .. .. 32,555 5 5 Sales— Overtime .. .. .. 7,078 7 1 Machinery .. .. .. 110 0 Purchases stationery, paper, &c. .. 74,959 3 6 Paper .. .. .. 65 7 6 Purchases, stores .. .. .. 6,456 9 6 Stationery .. .. .. 8 115 Freight, insurance, &c. .. .. 9,485 14 7 Second-hand typewriters .. 122 15 0 Machinery (new and repairs to) .. 3,787 11 10 Damaged stock, ex s.s. "Kent".. 135 18 4 Type .. .. .. .. 679 18 3 Waste products .. .. 27 2 9 Monotype extras .. .. .. 685 12 4 Refunds — Monotype metal .. .. .. 373 7 5 Overcharge freight .. .. 34 4 2 Fuel, gas, power, and water .. 2,718 1 7 Salaries and wages .. .. 163 17 0 Medical services .. .. .. 164 3 6 Postages .. .. .. 82 5 10 Office equipment .. .. .. 66 11 5 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Ac- Postages and telegrams .. .. 1,685 4 9 count .. .. .. 8,308 13 9 Telephone services .. .. 140 3 6 Refund of amount overpaid .. 4 19 11 Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal 0 4 0 Proportion of rent, High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 260 0 0 Motor-vehicles (running-expenses) .. 78 3 11 Wages—charwomen, watchmen, &c. 2,240 8 2 Audit fee .. .. .. 50 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 70 18 1 Repairs—Buildings ~ .. 961 8 0 Government Printer's expenses to Australia .. .. .. .. 80 7 10 Refunds to Departments for publications sold .. .. .. 6,504 13 6 £243,611 8 3 £243,611 8 3 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. Per Cent. Cr. Per Cent. To —• 1925. 1926. By— 1925. 1920. Paper and materials — £ s. d. £• s. d. Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. .. 20,682 13 4 Manufacturing .. .. .. 192,545 2 9 Add purchases .. .. .. 48,847 0 7 Less work in pro- ——— gress, 31st March, 69,529 13 11 1925 10,578 2 3 Less stock on hand, 31stMarch, 1926 18-03 17-45 27,984 10 7 181,967 0 6 ———— 41,545 3 4 Add work in proStationery— gress, 31st March, Stock at beginning •• 11,343 16 6 1926 . . .. .. 9,170 14 2 Add purchases .. .. .. 30,800 13 8 — — 191,137 14 8 42,144 10 2 Stationery and Less stock on hand, publications .. .. .. 38,070 7 6 31stMarch, 1926 9-57 11-57 14,610 14 0 Typewriters .. 98-22 98-27 4,683 12 3 — — 27,533 16 2 — 233,891 14 5 Typewriters— Discounts received 0-09 0-13 .. 320 4 1 Stock at beginning .. .. 1,447 0 2 Add purchases .. .. .. 5,586 4 3 7,033 4 5 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1926 1-44 1-79 2,796 8 8 4,236 15 9 Wages (productive) 35-93 36-85 87,704 19 8 Wages (establishment) 11-34 12-09 28,762 9 2 Wages (Stationery Office) .. .. 2-01 2-20 5,240 3 5 Freight (inward) .. 2-62 3-22 7,672 5 9 Lighting (proportion) 0-22 0-21 526 5 2 Power .. .. 0-54 0-40 958 12 7 Fuel .. .. 0-53 0-43 1,028 17 4 Water .. .. 0-05 0-05 121 5 0 132,014 18 1 Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. 16-03 12-14 .. 28,881 5 2 98-31 98-40 .. £234,211 18 6 98-31 98-40 .. £234,211 18 6

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