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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Dr. ' Or. To Point Elizabeth Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. i s. d. £ s. d. Management and office salaries .. .. 1,971 1 1 By Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account': Gross profit 90,025 6 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 145 3 1 Seddonville Colliery Working Account: Gross profit .. 12,612 18 1 Interest and exchange .. 2,603 8 0 Wellington Depot Trading Account: Gross profit 5,153 IS 1 Travelling expenses .. 272 15 11 Christchurch Depot Trading Account: Gross profit 2,436 1110 Printing and stationery .. .. 98 0 4 Christchurch Depot: Bent .. .. .. .. 7 15 7 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 212 12 3 110,236 9 7 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 673 15 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 14,464 810 Insurance .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 Marine insurance .. .. .. ... 144 18 11 Compensation for accidents and fund .. 1,297 11 1 General expenses .. .. .. 136 7 0 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 43,083 19 0 Hulks Working Account .. .. 1,416 0 2 Charges (Wellington) ........ 787 19 7 ' Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 36 4 6 Depreciation: mine, buildings, plant, and machinery 5,162 18 9 72,530 3 5 Seddonville Colliery— Management and office salaries .. .. .. 710 15 6 Rents .. .. .. .. 59 1 5 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 2,050 12 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 93 3 8 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 38 15 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 90 2 3 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 96 13 3 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 4,840 19 2 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 700 Marine insurance .. .. .. .. 30 7 2 Compensation for aooidents and fund .. .. 215 1 6 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 104 19 6 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 7,168 7 2 Hulks Working Account .. .. .. .. 239 19 1 Charges (Wellington) .. .. .. 255 2 4 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 187 9 1 Depreciation: mine, buildings, plant, and machinery 2,924 1 1 19,112 9 11 Wellington Depot— Wages .. .. .. .. .. 2,080 0 1 Salaries .. .-. .. .. .. .. 884 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 447 4 6 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 10 10 Interest and exchange ' .. .. .. .. 43 15 11 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 103 11 6 Repairs and maintenance .. 164 8 5 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. 14 17 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 56 0 5 Insurances .......... 18 11 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 40 16 10