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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Trading Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. Or. To Paper and materials— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales— £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 26,335 16 9 * Mannfacturing .. .. 148,913 16 9 Add purchases .. .. 36,883 210 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1935 .. 7,470 1 5 63,218 19 7 Less stook on hand, 31st 141,443 15 4 March, 1936 .. .. 26,487 810 Add work in progress, 36,731 10 9 31st March, 1936 .. 15,143 0 9 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 7,124 11 7 156,586 16 1 Add purchases .. .. 26,558 10 0 Stationery .. .. 33,839 4 0 Publications .. .. 10,594 15 6 33,683 1 7 Typewriters .. .. 6,406 8 3 Less stock on hand, 31st 207,427 3 10 March, 1936 .. .. 8,127 15 1 Discounts received .. .. .. 203 15 4 25,555 6 6 Publications — Stock at beginning .. 11,713 8 2 Add purchases .. .. 3,663 16 6 15,377 4 8 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1936 .. .. 12,093 410 3,283 19 10 Typewriters— Purchases .. ... 5,869 11 10 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1936 .. .. 154 7 7 5,715 4 3 Wages (productive).. .. 63,297 1 8 Wages (establishment) .. 19,258 18 0 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 6,198 3 5 Freight (inwards) .. .. 7,000 14 6 Lighting (proportion) .. 401 19 5 Power .. .. .. 729 10 11 Fuel .. .. .. 669 7 4 Water .. .. .. 240 13 0 97,796 8 3 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 38,548 9 7 £207,630 19 2 £207,630 19 2

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