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Period from Bth March to 28th June, 1890, when Hewers were paid 2s. lOd. on Unscreened Coal. £ s. d. Tons sold, 51,405; realising average per ton ... ... ... 018 5J Less freights, commissions, and charges per ton ... ... 0 7 6 Net result f.o.b. ... ... ... ... ... ... 010 11J Cost of 49,638 tons coal (marketable) — £ s . d. Engineer, stores, haulage, royalty, &c. ... ... 0 3 2J Mining wages . ... ... .. ...079 0 10 11$ Net loss per ton ... ... ... ... ... ... £0 0 0£ This does not include 4,150 tons of slack used in making coke, and credited Coal Account at 2s. 6d.

REALISATION AND COST OF COKE. Period from Ist January to Bth March, 1890. £ s. d. Sales, 758 tons 16-J-cwt., at an average price of ... ... ... 2 11 3 Less sale-charges, including freights, commission, and other charges, average ~. ... ... ... ... 145 Net average price f.o.b. ... ... ... ... ... 1610 Output during same period was 945 tons Bcwt., at an average price for slack coal of 2s. 6d. per ton burning, hauling, &c. ... 0 16 11 Net average profit per ton ... ... ... ... ... £0 911 Net profit of the account deduced from averages (758 tons 16$cwt., at 9s. lid. per ton) ... ... ... ... ...£376 4 10

Period from Bth March to 28th June, 1890. Sales, 1,526 tons 7scwt., at an average price of ... ... ... 288 Less sale - charges, including freights, commission, and other charges, average ... ... ... ... ... 113 6$ Net average price f.o.b. ... ... ... ... ... 015 1-|-Output during same period was 2,289 tons llcwt., at an average price for slack coal of 2s. 6d. per ton, burning, hauling, &c. ... 013 4 Net average profit per ton ... ... ... ... ... £0 1 9 \ Net profit of the account deduced from averages, 1,526 tons 7scwt., at Is. 9sd. per ton ... ... ... ... ...£136 15 4

MEMORANDUM OF FIRECLAY ACCOUNT. Period from Ist January to Bth March, 1890. £ s. d. Sales of bricks, tiles, retorts, and other fireclay goods ... ... 1,349 12 10 Less sale-charges, freights, commission, &c. ... ... 245 1 7 Net returns f.o.b. ... ... ... ... ... ...£1,104 11 3 Manufacturing and mining charges and expenses during same period 430 10 1 Period from Bth March to 28th June, 1890. Sales of bricks, tiles, retorts, and other fireclay goods ... ... 1,412 0 9 Less sale-charges, freights, commission, &c. ... ... 522 13 11 Net returns f.o.b. ... ... ... ... ... ... £889 610 Manufacturing and mining charges and expenses during same period 639 4 6 Memo.—The returns for March have been apportioned so as to give as nearly as possible the actual results in each of above periods. Stock lists at beginning and end of each period were not available, so that the profits of each could not be ascertained; nor could profits be deduced from average prices, on account of the variety of the articles manufactured.