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Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. dTo Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 375 96 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,645 9 7 Purchase Point Elizabeth coal .. .. .. .. 18,414 19 0 „ firewood, coke, &o. .. .. .. .. 593 1 3 Purchase Seddonville ooal and briquettes .. .. .. 2,70116 4 29,238 10 10 Purchases firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 392 0 2 Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1909— ■- 21,508 15 6 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 796 5 9 Haulage to depot.. .. .. .. .. ..' .. 2,565 1 8 Firewood, coke, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 42 7 6 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. 5,627 17 5 838 13 3 £30,077 4 1 £30,077 4 1 Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Dr. £ s. d. . £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,404 67 By Balance of Trading Account: Gross profits .. .. .. .. 5,627 17 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 824 3 7 Rents 43 4 3 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 13 5 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 168 16 ■ 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 16 10 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 127 10 4 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 20 10 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 35 12 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 16 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 46 6 7 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,602 10 4 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 7 5 Freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 458 7 0 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 15 5 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 14 12 8 Loss of horse .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Depreciation of plant and buildings .. .. .. 309 16 4 5,282 5 5 Balance: Net profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 345 12 0 £5,627 17 5 £5,627 17 5 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1908 .. .. .. .. 619 6 7 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,765 2 9 Purchases Point Elizabeth coal .. .. .. 7,099 12 4 Sales of firewood, coke, &o. .. .. .. .. 943 0 7 Purchases Seddonville coal and briquettes .. .. 457 2 1 10,708 3 4 Purchases firewood, coke, &c. .. .. ... .. 427 1 6 Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1909— 7,983 15 11 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 738 13 9 Haulage to depot .. *~ .. .. ' .. 752 2 7 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 255 2 8 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. 2,346 14 8 993 16 5 £11,701 19 9 £11,701 19 9