MINING

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1933, Page 7

MINING

OKARITO OPERATIONS PBOFIT OF £4278 FOR. HALF-YEAR The report of the Okarito Five Mile Beach Gold Dredging Company, Limited, South Westland, for the half- ! year ended April 1, states that values 1 steadny improved during that period, reaching the maximum return, 1410 z., forythe week ended April 1. The average weekly return was ,61.60 a. The total amount of gold won was 1417 oz., the j total net value being £BO2O. j Profit for the half-year at £4278 compares with £1639 in the previous six months’ period and £8262 for the period ended April 2, 1932. The directors state that on March 3 a 10 percent dividend was paid, absorbing £3500. After making provision for income tax- to cover the payment of tax in respect of all dividends declared to date, a balance of £1355 remained to credit of the profit and loss appropriation account and had been caried forward. The company had £4862 outstanding on April 1 for gold on hand and proceeds of gold not received. In view of the Company’s practice of exporting its gold on consignment and in view of the time taken for shipment to London olio San Francisco, this must always be a substantial item, but by adopting this method the company obtained tho highest price possible, the report states. The cost of running the dredge, including overhead, was £99 a week,' which was £47 10s less a week than the average total expenditure for the previous six-monthly period. This apparent difference was largely due to the fact that previous profit and loss accounts represented the whole expenditure incurred during the period, whereas the accounts now presented showed separately the costs of dredging operations, overhead expenses and expenditure of a capital nature.

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