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Christchurch Depot— Wa 8 e . B 1,181 3 10 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. _ 708 3 4 £ ent 44 7 6 Kates .. .. .. ~ 14 3 1 Interest and exchange .. .. ' .. 145 g g Advertising .. .. .. .. _ _20 5 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 52 15 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 14 9 11 Printing and stationery .. 22 4 4 ■ Insurances .. .. ~ __ 650 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 31 8 7 parage .. .. .. .. '.'. 1,397 6 11 ° ftckB u 23 11 1 Freight .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 1 0 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 44 1 4 Depreciation of plant and buildings .. .. 325 5 5 „. . ~ 4,052 18 » Wanganui Depot — Wages .. .. 420 3 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 293 10 1 Rent •••-........ 76 2 6 Interest and exchange ........ 55 2 8 Advertising .. .. .. .. ~ 29 2 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 30 9 8 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 13 14 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 31 11 1 Insurances .. .. .. .. _ 650 Travelling-expenses ........ 22 0 7 Compensation for acoident ...... 13 10 6 » Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 556 16 10 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 11 5 Freight .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 16 2 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 3 1 645 17 0 Wellington Office Furniture— depreciation .. .. .. ' 10 11 8 Debenture sinking fund .. .. .. .. mm 2 000 0 0 Balance: Net profit for the year .. .. .. mm 8 440 8 3 £138,286 15 2 £138,286 15 2 Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. To Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1907 .. .. 1,686 14 6S- ' By coal 67 & *' d " Stock of timber on hand at 31st March, 1907 .. .. 176 6 3 Sales of timber " "I'JZ \ I Coal-winning — j 86 3 03 ........ j.,ou» a a Sf age * ••, •■ 57,143 18 10 Stock of ooal on hand at 31st March, 1908- 176,636 8 10 Materials used 2,500 14 7 At mine and wharf .... .. 597 16 1 Storesused 2,692 5 4 Afloat " g76 16 1 _ . 62,336 18 9 " °<°_i°_i Timber cut .. 1,164 2 5 Stock of timber on hand at 31st March, ISOB .. .. .. 155 911 Royalties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 3 4g 8 6 " Balance: Gross profits at mine.. .. .. .. # , 107 556 1 0 m8,266T0H msTaieloTi

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