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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Receipts and Payments Account eor the Year ended 31st March, 1940. ~ Receipts. £ Payments. £ Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 303,204 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 89,256 Publications .. .. .. .. 2,885 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,831 Sales — £ Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. 309 Stationery .. .. .. .. 2 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. 3,945 Second-hand typewriters .. .. 32 Purchases — Waste products .. .. .. ..78 Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. 70,658 112 Stores, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 9,245 Refunds— Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. .. 11,230 Salaries and wages .. .. . . .. 140 Machinery (new, and repairs to) .. .. . . 1,101 Exchange .. . . .. .. I Type metal .. .. .. .. .. 283 Freight .. .. .. .. ..13 Type and printing material .. .. .. 42 Postages . . . . .. .. .. 29 Monotype extras .. .. ..., .. ... 254 Stationery .. .. .. .. 5 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. .. 2,293 -— 188 Medical services .. . . .. .. .. 14 Office equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. 36 Postages and telegrams . . .. .. .. 1,558 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 127 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, &c. .. . . 135 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. 340 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,378 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. .. 16 Audit fee . . .. .. .. .. 150 Repairs to premises .. .. . . .. 457 Rent of storage space .. .. .. .. 285 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. .. .. 2 Contingencies . . .. .. .. .. 27 Refund to Departments for publications, &c., sold .. 5,414 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 50,003 £306,389 £306,389

Trading Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Dr. Cr. £ £ Paper and materials— £ £ Sales—■ Stock at beginning .. .. .. 40,659 Manufacturing .. .. .. 238,148 t Add purchases .. .. .. 53,367 Lesswork in progress, 31st March, 1939 .. 19,121 94,026 219,027 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1940 .. 22,423 Add work in progress, 31st March, 1940.. 18,219 71,003 _ Stationery— 237,246 Stock at beginning .. .. .. 11,178 Stationery .. .. .. .. 63,124 Add purchases .. .. .. 47,321 Publications .. .. .. .. 8,026 Typewriters .. .. .. .. 4,686 58,499 " 313,082 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1940 .. 8,880 Discounts received .. .. .. 331 49,619 PublicationsStock at beginning .. .. .. 10,864 Add purchases .. .. .. 2,947 13,811 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1940 .. 11,546 — 2,265 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. .. .. 723 Add purchases .. .. .. 4,372 5,095 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1940 .. 776 4,319 Wages (productive) .. .. .. 96,802 Wages (establishment) .. .. .. 31,593 Wages (Stationery Office) .. .. .. 9,969 Freight (inwards) .. .. .. .. 7,446 Lighting (proportion) .. .. .. 557 Power .. .. .. .. .. 574 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 640 Water . . .. .. .. . . 220 147,801 Balance, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. 37,806 £313,413 £313,413

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