Notes on the Accounts cont'd

13. Current Assets

Company

Group

1982

1981

1982

1981

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Stocks and work in progress (note 1(d))

50,987

35,467

61,617

40,919

Goods in transit

2,818

54

2,818

54

Debtors and prepayments

9,683

5,117

12,683

7,875

Dividends receivable

4,251

6,700

Cash at banks, on deposit and in hand

44,574

27,549

54,353

27,794

112,313

74,887

131,471

76,642

14. Current Liabilities

Company

Group

1982

1981

1982

1981

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Other loans

11,885

11,885

Current portion of deferred liabilities

(note 16)

51,727

27,795

51,727

27,795

Creditors and accrued charges

43,095

34,226

66,124

48,882

Provision for staff retirement benefits

(note 15)

7,044

5,750

9,207

7,561

Taxation (note 5(b))

(985)

743

Proposed dividend

13,863

11,552

13,863

11,552

115,729

91,208

139,936

108,418

15. Provision for Staff Retirement Benefits

Company

Group

$'000

$'000

At 1st January, 1982

5,750

7,561

Provision during year

5,270

5,687

Credited by a subsidiary on staff transfer

24

11,044

13,248

Contribution to staff retirement funds

Benefits paid during year

At 31st December, 1982

4,000

4,000

41

7,044

9,207

Under the rules of the Company's staff retirement funds, the Company is liable to make good any deficiency of the assets of the funds compared to the liabilities of the funds at 30th June and 31st December each year. Full provision for this liability has been made in the accounts.

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