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Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,508 13 2 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,638 19 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,041 2 1 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 856 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 15 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 17 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 37 8 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 688 5 5 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 90 10 8 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 11 0 Cartage .. .. .. .- .. .. 3,482 5 8 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 18 1 Wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,914 2 7 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 3 5 Alterations .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 13 4 Bad debts written off .... .. .. .. 11 9 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 292 16 0 12,636 11 11 Net profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,002 7 6 £13,638 19 5 £13,688 19 5 Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 874 10 5 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,843 2 7 Purchases of coal.. .. .. .. .. .. 36,349 11 5 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,012 2 3 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 824 17 4 49,855 4 10 37,174 8 9 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1916— Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,142 3 4 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,568 12 9 Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .". .. 7,620 17 2 Firewood, ooke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 388 2 1 1,956 14 10 £51,811 19 8 £51,811 19 8 -» '

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