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Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 250,812 12 3By Salaries .. .. .. .. 92,566 14 3 Publications and publishing .. .. 2,893 0 6 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 36,172 11 6 Sales — £ s. d. Overtime .. .. .. .. 2,289 14 3 Paper .. .. 19 5 8 Purchases paper, stationery, &c. .. .. 59,105 18 1 Binding-materials .. .. 2 13 0 Purchases stores .. .. .. 5,478 1 6 Stationery .. .. .. 5 3 0 Freight, insurance, &c. .. .. .. 9,538 12 2 Second-hand typewriters .. 4 16 0 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. .. 8,516 4 3 Motor-van .. .. .. 415 0 0 Type .. .. .. .. .. 554 12 3 Waste products .. .. 38 10 9 Monotype extras .. .. .. 548 6 0 485 8 5 Monotype metal .. .. .. 337 18 6 Refunds— Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. 2,819 15 2 Overcharge freight .. .. 66 11 1 Medical services .. .. .. 167 9 11 Salaries and wages .. 67 14 9 Office equipment .. .. .. 71 1 0 Postages .. .. .. 63 1 5 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,679 7 1 197 7 3 Telephone services .. .. .. 133 0 3 Insurance on goods lost on s.s. " Northumber- Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal . . 234 14 7 land " .. .. .. .. 716 10 10 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 360 0 0 Motor-vehicle (running-expenses) .. .. 75 1 1 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &o. .. 2,164 10 4 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 3 13 0 Repairs to buildings (including new roof) .. 1,031 11 6 Compensation for damage in collision .. 45 0 0 Compassionate allowances to widows of deceased officers .. .. .. 370 0 0 Grant equivalent to leave due .. .. 52 0 4 Grant in lieu of cost of removal and travellingexpenses .. .. .. .. 105 16 4 Change-over of electrical installation .. 1,919 0 0 Public Works expenditure on buildings and plant— £ s. d. Electrical change-over ~ 438 0 0 Installation of fire-alarm .. 75 10 0 New windows in composingrooms .. .. .. 803 14 1 ■ — 1,317 4' 1 Refunds to Departments for publications sold 9,650 13 11 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. 17,746 7 11 £255,104 19 3 - £255,104 19 3 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. I)r. Cr. £s. d. To Paper and materials — £s.d.£s. d. By Sales— Stock at beginning .. 28,677 0 7 Manufacturing .. .. .. 200,251 11 7 Add purchases .. .. 43,784 4 2 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1927 .. 4,149 5 8 72,461 4 9 196,102 5 11 Less stock on hand, 31st March, Add work in progress, 31st March, 1928 .. 13,460 510 1928 .. .. .. 28,719 87 — 43,741 16 2 209,562 11 9 Stationery— Stationery and publications .. .. 35,767 12 8 Stock at beginning .. 16,909 18 3 Typewriters .. .. .. 2,435 9 6 Add purchases .. .. 25,621 1 3 247,765 13 11 42,530 19 6 Discounts received .. .. .. 245 6 10 Less stock on hand 31st March, 1928 .. .. .. 15,106 17 5 ■ 27,424 2 1 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. 2,446 1 4 Add purchases .. .. 1,293 810 3,739 10 2 Less stock on hand, 31st March, ' 1928 .. .. .. 1,459 14 0 • 2,279 16 2 Wages (productive) .. 87,229 510 Wages (establishment) .. 29,215 210 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 5,495 5 9 Freight (inward) .. .. 7,714 14 2 Lighting (proportion) .. 818 510 Power .. .. . • 837 4 3 Fuel .. .. .. 1,048 2 4 Water .. .. .. 181 8 0 132,339 9 0 3alance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 42,225 17 4 £248,011 0 9 £248,011 0 9