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Statement of General Profip and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. | Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Point Elizabeth Colliery Trade Expenses Aooount .. 52,164 10 11 By Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account— Gross profit .. 60,790 8 3 Liverpool Colliery ~ „ 63,905 9 0 Liverpool Colliery „ „ .. 53,430 1 9 Wellington Depot „ .. 12,636 1111 Wellington Depot Trading Account— Gross profit .. 13,638 19 5 Christchurch Depot ,- .. 6,383 6 5 Christehureh Depot „ „ .. 7,620 17 2 Wanganui Depot „ ~ .. 2,500 7 7 Wanganui Depot „ . .. 2,140 12 4 Dunedin Depot „ .. 1,770 8 5 Dunedin Depot „ „ .. 2,005 7 3 139,360 14 3 139,626 6 2 Wellington office furniture depreciation .. .. .. .. 47 8 5 Seddonville Colliery recovery .. .. .. .. 1,506 17 11 Balance profit for year .. .. .. .. .. 2,514 19 5 Briauette works recovery .. .. .. .. 280 0 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery rents .. .. .. .. 153 2 9 Liverpool ~ .. .. .. .. 356 15 3 2,296 15 11 £141,923 2 1 ! £141,923 2 1 Balance down at 31st Maroh, 1915 .. .. .. .. 37,460 12 8 Less profit for year .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,514 19 5 £34,945 13 3 Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. 2,297 14 10 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 104,537 16 4 Coal-winning— Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 235 7 11 Wages .... .. .. .. .. 37,577 2 4 Sales of stores .. .. .. .. .. 2,829 310 Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 3,104 14 10 107,602 8 1 Stores used.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,686 6 2 Stock of coal on hand at 31st Maroh, 1916— 42,368 3 4 I At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 1,547 13 1 Timber out .. .. .. .. .. ~ 166 1 7 Afloat .. .. .. .. .. .. 799 4 9 Stores sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,625 9 2 2,346 17 10 2,791 10 9 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. 993 15 9 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. 707 13 0 1,701 8 9 Balance: Gross profit at mine .. .. .. .. .. 60,790 8 3 £109,949 5 11 £109,949 5 11

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