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The following is a Statement of the Unallocated Stores Account for the years 1939 and 1938:-
1939 $ 1938 $ 743,020.01 486,938.40 Stock in hand at 1st January Add Purchases, Returns and Charges, as charged to Expenditure Sub-head 3,659,836.81 3,134,773.67 4,402,856.82 3,621,712.07 3,350,330.59 2,775,611.46 1,052,526.23 $46,100.01 Deduct Issues to Votes and Services as credited to Expenditure Sub-head Deduct Proceeds of stores sold 74,285.10 60,076.60 978,241.13 786,023.95 Deduct Transfers between Stores (net) 38,232.94 40,594.16 940,008.19 745,429.79 Deduct Adjustments for stores not paid for in December, in which received (net) 285.53 256.33 939,722.66 745,173.46 Deduct Losses and Deficiencies written off 152.71 2,153.45 939,569.95 743,020.01III. STATIONERY-ALLOCATED STORES.
The bulk of the stationery requirements of the Service was purchased through the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Gestetner materials were bought locally on favourable terms which included the free servicing of Gestetner machines in use in all departments.
31. The cost of Stationery issued to all departments, excluding the Kowloon Canton Railway, for the year 1939 was $39,692.23 and was charged to the Stores Department sub-head of Expenditure "Stationery".
32. A few of the main items of stationery required during 1939 were as follows:
Paper, various 10,000 reams. Ink 500 galls. Pencils 450 boxes. Carbon Paper 1,200 Nos. Typewriter Ribbons 150 gross. Pens 500 gross.Page 90
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