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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. Or. To Paper and materials — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 23,823 12 0 Manufacturing.. .. 199,968 13 1 Add purchases .. .. 54,071 5 -8 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1930.. .. 17,720 17 1 77,894 17 8 Less stock on hand, 31st 182,247 16 0 March, 1931 .. .. 35,236 8 9 Add work in progress, 42,658 8 11 31st March, 1931 .. 11,021 18 3 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 11,381 7 2 193,269 14 3 Add purchases .. .. 30,615 14 2 Stationery .. .. 36,359 5 8 Publications .. .. 2,353 211 41,997 1 4 Typewriters .. .. 2,256 8 9 Less stock on hand, 31st 234,238 11 7 March, 1931 .. .. 14,616 19 8 Discounts received .. .. .. 266 8 8 — 27,380 1 8 Publications — Stock at beginning .. 2.580 12 2 Add purchases .. .. 1,327 8 0 3,908 0 2 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1931 .. .. 2,528 4 0 1,379 16 2 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. 128 8 6 Add purchases .." .. 2,278 0 6 2,406 9 0 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1931 .... 298 3 6 2,108 5 6 Wages (productive) .. 82,782 3 3 Wages (establishment) .. 27,161 13 9 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 6,255 16 10 Freight (inward) .. .. 7,980 1 5 Lighting (proportion) .. 462 4 11 Power .. .. .. 913 7 2 Fuel .. ~ .. 656 0 7 Water .. .. .. 234 10 0 126,445 17 U Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 34,532 1.0 1 £234,505 0 3 £234,505 0 3 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. J Or. £ s. d. To Office salaries .. .. .. .. 7,106 16 8; By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 34,532 10 1 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant. . 547 14 5 j Storing and handling stationery, &c, for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 1,313 18 4 Government Departments .. .. 1,015 1 0 Freight and cartage (outward) .. .. 2,173 8 1 Commission on sales of publications.. .. 2,555 5 4 Insurance .. .. .. .. 193 16 3 Rents receivable .. .. .. .. 329 15 0 Exchange .. .. .. .. 6 12 Interest receivable .. .. ■ • 14 19 0 Discounts allowed .. .. .. 89 10 1 Telephones (rental) .. .. .. 118 2 6 j Medical services .. .. .. ..11119 7 . Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 53 0 0 Proportion of rent, &c, High Commissioner's office .. .. .. .. • • 360 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 423 4 3 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. 466 10 4 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. 2,067 5 5 Interest on capital .. .. .. 9,639 910 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 8,998 3 0 Loss on disposal of machinery, &c .. .. 149 19 2 Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased officer.. 125 0 0 Grant in lieu of leave of absence .. .. 25 9 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,378 22 £38,447 10 5 £38,447 10 5

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