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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 Receipts £ Payments £ Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. 472,034 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,401 Publications .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,796 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,101 Sundry cash sales— £ Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. .. 361 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 4 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,378 Second-hand typewriters .. .. .. 35 j Purchases— Machinery .. .. .. .. 100 I Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 122,453 Waste products .. .. .. .. 13 j Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,459 152 I Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. .. .. 12,247 Refunds— Machinery: New, and repairs to .. .. .. .. 9,648 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 1,552 Type metal .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 2 Type and printing material .. .. .. .. 53 Freight . . .. .. .. .. 2 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. .. 2,224 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 26 I Medical services .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 1,582 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 156 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. 1,022 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 173 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, &c. .. .. .. 159 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. 425 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,741 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. .. .. 33 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Repairs to premises .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 Rent of storage space .. .. .. .. . . 3,374 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. .. .. 31 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Payments in lieu of leave of absence .. .. .. 95 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. 799 Refunds to Departments for publications, &c., sold .. .. 5,622 Balance, Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 115,669 £475,564 £475,564

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