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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued Trading Account for the Year Ended 31st March, 1947 Dr. £ -■ £ Or. Paper and materials— Sales— £ . £ Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 116,034 Manufacturing .. .. .. .. 356,276 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 91,440 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1946 .. 48,032 207,474 308,244 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1947 .. .. 83,997 Add work in progress, 31st March, 1947 .. 46,773 123,477 Stationery— 355,017 Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 32,083 Stationery ... .. .. .. .. .130,874 Add purchases .. .. .. .. '96,987 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 13,116 Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. 9,190 129,070 508,197 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1947 .. .. 19,796 Discounts received .. .. .. .. .. 372 109,274 Publications— Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 12,164 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 7,817 19,981 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1947 .. .. 12,345 7,636 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 1,135 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 9,980 11,115 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1947 .. .. 2,867 8,248 Wages— Productive .. .. .. .. .. 111,577 Establishment .. .. .. .. 46,267 Stationery Office .. .. . . .. 15,222 Freight: Inwards .. .. .. .. 13,585 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 284 Lighting: Proportion .. .. .. .. 699 Power .. .. .. .. .. .. 433 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. 649 Water .. .. .. .. .. .. 173 188,889 Balance, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 71,045 £508,569 £508,569

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