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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. Cr. To Paper and materials— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at beginning .. 35,236 8 9 Manufacturing .. .. 136,186 6 1 Add purchases .. .. 22,073 10 0 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1931 .. 11,021 18 3 57,309 18 9 Less stock on hand, 31st 125,164 7 10 March, 1932 .. .. 27,297 1 9 Add work in progress, 30,012 17 0 31st March, 1932 .. 6,391 13 0 Stationery— Stock at beginning .. 14,616 19 8 131,556 0 10 Add purchases .. .. 17,633 0 4 Stationery .. .. 28,451 19 8 Publications .. .. 1,916 18 7 32,250 0 0 Typewriters .. .. 869 18 11 Less stock on hand, 31st 162,794 18 0 March) 1932 .. .. 11,465 16 2 Discounts received .. .. .. 196 3 11 20,784 3 10 Publications — Stock at beginning .. 2,528 4 0 Add purchases .. .. 2,536 9 10 5,064 13 10 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1932 .. .. 3,950 1 4 1,114 12 6 Typewriters— Stock at beginning .. 298 3 6 Add purchases .. . . 561 14 6 859 18 0 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1932 .. .. 47 11 0 812 7 0 Wages (productive) .. 55,424 4 3 Wages (establishment) .. 20,025 9 4 Wages (Stationery Office) .. 5,629 6 2 Freight (inward) .. .. 3,266 210 Lighting (proportion) .. 340 6 1 Power .. .. .. 848 18 10 Fuel .. .. .. 611 15 10 Water .. .. . . 261 3 0 86,407 6 4 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account 23,859 15 3 £162,991 1 11 £162,991 1 11 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Office salaries .. .. .. 5,744 14 10 By Balance transferred from Trading Account .. 23,859 15 3 Repairs and alterations to buildings and plant.. 329 3 3 Storing and handling stationery, &c., for other Postages and telegrams .. .. .. 784 9 9 Government Departments .. .. 1,023 9 9 Freight and cartage (outward) .. • .. 2,196 7 8 Commission on sales of publications .. .. 2,647 14 5 Insurance .. .. .. .. 69 8 1 Rents receivable .. .. .. .. 361 0 0 Exchange .. .. .. .. 3 7 6 Interest receivable .. . . .. 12 8 Discounts allowed .. .. .. .. 96 14 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 3,249 1 10 Telephones (rental).. .. .. .. 113 5 0 Medical services .. .. . ■ .. 77 15 1 Lighting, &c. (proportion) .. .. .. 38 0 0 Proportion of rent, &c., High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 371 4 0 Sundry trade expenses .. .. .. 265 7 8 Audit fee .. .. .. . • • • 100 0 0 Wages—Charwomen, watchmen, &c. .. .. 1,911 13 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. 9,596 6 6 Depreciation .. .. . • 9,084 11 0 Losses on disposal of machinery, &c. .. .. 19 15 5 £31,142 3 11 £31,142 3 11 i£ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,249 110 Note.—lnterest at rate of 4J per cent, has been charged on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation.

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