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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1906. Dr. . Or. To Point Elizabeth Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ -s. a. £ s. d. Management and offioe salaries .. .. .. 1,56119 11 By Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account: Gross profits 84,907 7 6 Bents .. .. .. .. .. .. 136 4 0 Seddonvil Ie Colliery Working Account: Gross profits .. 19,356 13 6 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 2,680 19 10 104,264 1 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 489 5 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 74 9 2 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 174 0 7 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 344 16 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 11,673 911 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 15 0 Marine insurance .. .. .. .. .. 295 1 4 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 683 13 0 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 138 0 7 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 40,537 16 3 Hulks' Working Account .. .. .. .. 454 19 6 ' Railwaj- freights .. .. .. .. .. 22 19 8 Charges (Wellington) .. .. .. .. 240 8 5 Depreciation: mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 4,063 14 5 63,593 12 7 Seddonville Colliery— Management and office salaries .. .. .. 970 12 11 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 16 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 2,233 2 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 326 3 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 49 12 10 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 116 0 5 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 20 0 7 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 6,222 13 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 10 0 Marine Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 67 7 1 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 149 10 3 • General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 176 15 11 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 8,285 511 Hulks' Working Account .. .. .. .. 909 18 11 Charges (Wellington) .. .. .. .. 192 1 9 Bad debts; New Zealand Railways Account .. .. 396 17 2 Depreciation: mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 2,994 2 10 23,195 12 7 Grevinouth and Wellington office furniture account depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 5 6 Debenture sinking fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,800 0 0 Balance net profits for the year .. .. .. .. 14,647 10 4 £104,264_1J3 £104,264- 1 J)

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