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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Receipts and Payments Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1944 Receipts £ Payments £ Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 414,349 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,057 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 1,903 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,480 Sales— £ Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. 480 Stationery .. .. .. .. 6 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. 17,391 Second hand typewriters .. .. 9 PurchasesWaste products .. .. .. 2 Stores, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 14,781 — 17 Paper, stationery, &c. .. .. .. 232,449 Refunds —■ Freight, cartage, insurance, &c. .. .. .. 30,057 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 786 Machinery, new and repairs to .. .. .. 6,316 Exchange .. .. .. .. 1 Type metal .. .. .. .. .. 36 Postages .. .. .. .. 36 Type and printing material.. .. .. .. 18 Stationery .. .. .. .. 17 Monotype extras .. .. .. .. .. 930 840 Fuel, gas, power, light, and water .. .. .. 2,180 Balance to Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 23,874 Medical services .. .. .. .. .. 16 Office equipment . . . . .. .. .. 22 Postages and telegrams . . .. .. .. 1,412 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 132 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, &c. .. .. 59 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. 400 Wages: Cleaners, watchmen, &c. .. .. .. 2,496 Proportion of cost of messengers' uniforms .. .. 25 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. 150 Repairs to premises .. .. .. .. 538 Rent of storage space .. .. .. .. 3,268 Maintenance of fire-alarms .. .. .. .. 8 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 2 Payments in lieu of leave of absence.. .. .. 79 Public Works Department: Expenditure on building .. 499 Refunds to Departments for publications, &c., sold.. 4,762 £441,043 £441,043 Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 Dr. £ £ Cr. Paper and materials— Sales— £ Stock at beginning .. .. .. 125,917 Manufacturing .. .. .. .. .. 281,203 Add purchases .. .. .. 130,425 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1943 .. .. 35,196 256,342 246,007 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1944 .. 181,850 Add work in progress, 31st March, 1944 .. .. 10,646 • 74,492 Stationery— 256,653 Stock at beginning .. .. .. 38,981 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 122,751 Add purchases .. .. .. 108,514 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 8,995 Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. 11,158 147,495 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1944 .. 57,100 399,557 90,395 Discounts received .. .. .. .. 336 Publications— Stock at beginning .. .. .. 12,609 Add purchases .. .. .. 2,880 15,489 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1944 .. 12,008 3,481 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. .. .. 1,865 Add purchases .. .. .. 11,233 13,098 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1944 .. 4,111 8,987 Wages— Productive .. .. .. .. 77,778 Establishment .. .. .. .. 35,686 Stationery Office .. .. .. 11,72.7 Freight (inwards) .. .. .. 20,586 Insurance .. .. .. .. 6,076 Lighting (proportion) .. .. .. 551 Power .. .. .. .. .. 420 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 643 Water .. .. .. .. . . 167 153,634 Balance to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 68,904 £399,893 £399,893

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