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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1947 Liabilities Assets £ £ Capital Account— £ £ Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,359 Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. 112,623 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,400 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. ..301,783 Plant and machinery— 414,406 Composing plant .. .. .. .. 3,954 Creditors— Machine composing plant .. .. .. 11,028 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 7,825 Addressograph plant .. .. .. .. 523 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. 20,490 Printing plant .. .. .. .. .. 12,482 28,315 Binding plant .. .. .. .. .. 5,975 Wages accrued .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,460 Litho plant .. .. .. .. .. 9,106 Bad debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 161 Photo plant .. .. .. .. .. 6,510 Writing-off Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 1,401 Stereotype plant .. .. .. .. 967 Deferred Maintenance (Buildings) Account .. .. .. 2,330 Engine-room plant .. .. . . . . 726 Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 9,747 Miscellaneous plant .. .. .. .. 6,817 58,088 Furniture, fittings, and office equipment .. .. .. 1,795 Type and type metal .. .. .. .. .. 14,265 Accessories— Composing Branch .. .. .. .. 241 Machine Composing Branch .. .. .. 84 Printing Branch .. .. .. .. 59 | Binding Branch .. .. .. .. 325 Litho Branch .. .. .. . . .. 105 j Photo Branch .. .. .. .. .. 43 Stereotype Branch .. .. .. .. 9 Engine-room .. .. .. .. .. 137 Paper-store .. .. .. .. .. 90 1,093

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