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v. Eeturn showing Amounts of the New Zealand Flour-millers' Co - operative Association's (Limited) Monthly Accounts with the Christchurch Working-men's Cooperative Society from January, 1902, to September, 1903. Goods Delivered.—l9o2—January, £44 19s. lOd. ; February, £71 13s. Bd. ; March, £66 175.; April, £138 6s. 6d.; May, £76 2s. 3d.; June, £67 Bs. 7d.; July, £65 3s. 3d.; August, £88 12s. 3d.; September, £84 13s. lid. ; October, £180 15s. 3d. ; November, £94 18s. 4d. ; December, £105 10s. 4d. 1903—January, £53 14s. 6d.; February, £183 9s. lid. ; March, £125 ; April, £149 lis. 2d. ; May, £125 17s. 9d. ; June, £72 15s. 3d.; July, £188 65.; August, £94 17s. lid.; September, £266 2s. lid. The New Zealand Flour-millers' Co-operative Association (Limited) 2nd October, 1903. (Per H. E. C).

V. Profit and Loss Account of Bakery Department of the Christchurch Working-men's Co-operative Society from the 31st December, 1902, to the 30th June, 1903. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales for six months, £1,036, at 20-73 gross profit ... ... ... 214 15 2 Gross wages . ... ... ... ... £263 10 8 Less amount of productive wages charged before arriving at gross profit ... ... ... 143 6 8 120 4 0 Less amount owing on 31st December... ... 1 11 6 118 12 6 Gas, 2s. per week ... ... ... ... ... ... 280 Insurance on stock ... .. ... ... ... ... 147 General expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 18 6 Interest on outstanding account ... ... ... ... ... 1 11 9 Property charges— Insurance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 170 Interest on £393 at 6 per cent, per annum ... ... ... 11 13 10 Ground rent, twenty-six weeks at 7s. 6d. per week ... ... 9 15 0 Delivery expenses, less wages charged above ... ... ... 27 0 0 Proportion of company expenses according to sales ... ... ... 28 0 0 Balance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 16 0 £216 11 2 £216 11 2 This is to the time of our last balance, and our first full period ; also charging everything up to the hilt, and paying off all preliminary expenses. For the Christchurch Working-men's Co-operative Society (Limited), Mark W. Woodfield, Secretary.

w. Dear Sir,— Cust, 13th March, 1902. Will you please furnish us with particulars of how we should go about to join the New Zealand Millers' Association, what quantity of flour would be alloted to us per month, and where it would be delivered; also, how would gristing be arranged. Yours, &c, Mr. Buchanan, New Zealand Millers' Association, E. Gardner and Co., Christchurch.

X. Dear Sir,— Cust, Bth March, 1902. Yours of the 6th instant to hand, and contents carefully noted. From the first we decided to stand out from joining the Flour-millers' Co-operative Association, and are no more inclined to join now than we were formerly. We wish to offer our thanks to your Council for its assurance of assistance, and should the necessity arise we will ask you to assist us in keeping our stand. Yours, &c, Mr. F. J. Wilson, Christchurch. E. Gardner and Co.

Y. Dear Sir, — Irwell, Ist November, 1902. Yours of the 30th October to hand this morning. Re flour, the minimum I can send is 1$ tons. If you can make your order up to this I will be glad to send it. Re price, it will be £11 a ton, less 2$ per cent, in 20th of month after order—that is, order in NovemOer, you get to the 20th of December. If you can give me the order as above please write, and I will send it at once. Yours, &c., Mr. Woodfield. G. Heslop.