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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 Dr. £ £ Gr. Paper and materials— Sales— £ £ Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 171,177 Manufacturing .. .. .. .. 293,001 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 63,596 Less work in progress. 31 at March, 1945 .. 13,687 234,773 279,314 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1946 .. 116,039 Add work in progress, 31st March, 1946 .. 48,032 118,734 Stationery 327,346 Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 54,520 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 125,966 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 80,404 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 9,740 Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. 10,621 134,924 473,673 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1946 .. .. 32,083 Discounts received .. .. .. .. 365 102,841 Publications— Stock at beginning .. .. .. ~ 12,115 Add purchases .. .. .. . . 4,043 16,158 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1946 .. .. 12,164 3,994 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 8,311 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 3,065 11,376 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1946 .. .. 1,135 10,241 Wages— Productive .. .. .. .. .. 105,348 Establishment .. .. .. .. 41,845 Stationery Office .. .. .. .. 12,981 Freight (inwards) .. .. .. .. 8,097 Insurance .. .. .. . . .. 222 Lighting : Proportion .. .. .. .. 651 Power .. .. .. .. .. .. 422 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. 631 Water 179 170,376 Balance, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 67,852 £474,038 £474,038

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