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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued Trading Account foe the Year Ended 31st March, 1949 Dr. ' £',.£,- I Or. £ £ Paper and materials— , , SalesStock at beginning .. .. .. ..229,706 Manufacturing .. .. .. .. 481,004 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 149,247 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1948 .. 56,366 378,953 * . 424,638 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1949 .. 170,773 Add work in progress, 31st March, 1949 .. 67,051 208,180 Stationery— 491, 689 Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 37,532 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 193,629 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 153,523 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 15,842 Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. 10,748 191,055 711,908 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1949 .. 27,593 Discounts received .. .. .. .. 656 163,462 Publications— Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 13,295 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 8,916 22,211 Less stock on hand, 31st March. 1949 .. 13,219 8,992 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 1,034 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 9,503 10,537 Less stock on hand, 31st March. 1949 .. 735 — 9,802 WagesProductive ■:. ... .. .. .. .. 135,520 v Establishment.. ........ 57,216 Stationery Office .. .. .. .. 17,672 "' Freight, inwards ... .. .. .. 21,451 Insurance .. .. ... .. .. 576 Lighting : Proportion .. .. .. .. 866 Power .. .. ..; .. .. 485 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .... 1,161 Water .. .. .. .. .. : '.'. ' 147 235,084 Balance, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 87,044 £712,564 £712,564

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