Branch journals

Account books which appear to list expenditure on branches on various categories of items each grouped under a particular code number. The figures are given on a weekly basis, and are divided into figures for self service branches and figures for service branches (counter service) - these are total figures for all branches of each type - information on individual branches is not included.

The books are titled on the front as "Branch journal sundries" but are not in the standard format of a journal record, and are not in a double entry format (where each debit is matched with a credit to another account). It is possibly a 'control book' since it is in a similar format to the capital control books and a note found in an envelope inside one of the books is headed 'Sundries Control Book'.

The codes used in these books are similar to those used in other account books (eg ledgers) and so it may be possible to cross-reference these with other account books.

Codes used include:
30/25
A12
D50
S49/71
S72/122
S72/129
B42
S44/108: ex gratia payment, widows
S46/102: security wages
S72/103
S47
B38: jury service
B44
A3
B34
B50
B37 or B38 or B52: caretakers
30/15: Totals

D3: medical
D4
D9.83.45: charities
D84: maintenance
D10
B8: canteen charges
D11
30/67
D14: petrol
D8/51
B44/87
S44/129: robbery or suspense code
D7/66
S44/2: charity vouchers
S42/50
D14/49
D5
C41/-67: hostel
B49.85.74: security staff
B44/87/41 licence
D8/79: robbery
D8-99.58: ex gratia
B49.86.43: legal costs
B57/87/41: wireless licence
D9-83-50: RJ Charity
D9-83.49: Mr Alan
B49-87-42: wine and spirit licence
D6/11: training courses, books etc inc. first aid
B59.85.74: security expenses
B43.87.41: TV licence