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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT —continued. SPECIAL SCHOOLS STORES. Central Store, Wellington. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Stock as at Ist April, 1923 .. 26,145 0 4 By Issues to institutions .. .. 4,549 4 8 Purchases of material (including Transfers to Auckland store .. 606 14 3 freight, and £979 13s. lid. from Transfers to Caversham factory .. 1,385 17 3 Caversham factory) .. .. 1,569 7 2 Cash sales* .. .. .. 3,996 12 10 Stock as at 31st March, 1924 .. 16,575 11 9 Loss carried down .. .. 600 12 9 £27,714 13 6 £27,714 13 6 * During the sale to reduce stocks some goods were sold below cost, resulting In a total loss of £1,144 7s. sd. Profit and Loss Account. Dr. ' £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 600 12 9 By Balance (net loss) carried to Special Head Office salaries and administration Schools Summary Account .. .. 2,572 5 6 charges .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 602 1 2 Insurance .. .. .. 115 0 3 Rent .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Heating, lighting, cleaning, telephones, postage, &c. .. .. .. 52 5 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 34 6 10 Depreciation on fittings .. .. 25 19 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 992 0 0 £2,572 5 6 £2,572 5 6 Branch Store, Auckland. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Stock as at Ist April, 1923 .. .. 1,564 2 9 By Issues to institutions .. .. 1,172 4 7 Purchases of material .. .. 240 13 10 Stock as at 31st March, 1924 .. 1,366 1 11 Transfers of material from Wellington store .. .. .. .. 613 7 9 Balance gross profit carried down .. 120 2 2 £2,538 6 6 £2,538 6 6 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Head Office salaries and administration By Balance brought down .. .. 120 2 2 clmrges .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Balance (loss) carried to Special Schools Salaries .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Summary Account .. .. 36 15 10 Rent .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Depreciation on fittings .. .. 3 18 0 Interest on capital .. .. ■. 68 0 0 £156118 0 £156 18 0

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