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Dr. Cr. Paper and materials £ £ Sales— £ £ Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 181,850 Manufacturing .. .. .. .. 279,256 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 86,044 Less work in progress, 31st March, 1944.. ... 10,646 267,894 268,610 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1945 .. .. 171,177 Add work in progress, 31St March, 1945 .. .. 13,687 96,717 Stationery— 282,297 Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 57,100 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 121,795 Add purchases .. .. .. ..101,803 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 6,767 ; — Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. 9,332 158,903 420,191 Less stock on hand, 31st March; 1945 .. .. 54,520 Discounts received .. .. .. .. .. 343 104,383 Publications— Stock at beginning .. .. .. .. 12,008 Add purchases .. .. .. .. 3,395 15,403 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1945 .. .. 12,115 3,288 TypewritersStock at beginning .. .. .. .. 4,111. Add purchases .. .. .. .. 11,825 15,936 Less stock on hand, 31st March, 1945 .. .. 8,311 7,625 Wages— Productive .. .. .. .. .. 97,339 Establishment .. .. . . . . .. 40,405 Stationery Office .. .. .. .. 12,075 Freight (inward) .. .. .. .. .. 13,322 Insurance . . .. .. .. .. 219 Lighting (proportion) .. .. .. .. 613 Power .. .. .. .. .. .. 432 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. 613 Water .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 165,201 Balance, transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 43,320 I £420,534 j £420,534

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued Trading Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1945

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