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Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended Slat March, 1916. Dr. £ s. c>; £ c. a. o, £ s. a. To Wages .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. 579 14 IBy Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,140 12 4 Salaries.. .. .. .. .. .. -. 416 11 7 Balance: Loss.. .. . .. .. .. .. ■• 359 15 3 Bents .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 110 0 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. ■ • •7416 5 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. ■• 69 11 4 Telegrams and postages .......... 12 8 1 Printing and stationery .. .. .. . • •1013 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .■ ■ ■2113 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. •• 610 8 Cartage .............. 845 7 8 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 3 8 Freights, &o. .. .. .. .. •. • • 97 1 1 General expenses .. .. •• •• ■• 61 17 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 6 8 Bad debts .. .. .. .. ■- .. 21 15 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 16 10 2,500 7 7 £2,500 7 7 £2,500 7 7 Dunedin Depot Trading Account for the Year ended Hist March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1915 .. .. ... .. 917 8 5 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,389 5 0 Purchases of coal.. .. .. .. .. .. 9,328 11 9 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 72 11 0 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 54 1 4 12,461 16 0 9,382 13 1 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1916— Wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,263 4 5 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,194 10 5 Cartage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 4 6 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 36 11 3 1,387 8 11 1,231 1 8 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,005 7 3 £13,692 17 S £13,692 17 8 Dunedin Depot Profit and Loss Account for 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 495 17 7By Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,005 7 3 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Bates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 16 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 111 Repairs and maintenance .. ~. .. .. .. 18 19 7 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 409 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 18 14 2 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 134 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 4 2 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 General expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. 21 13 3 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 1 3 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 8 0 1,770 8 5 Net profit .. .. .. .. .. ». .. 234 18 10 £2,005 7 3 £2,005 7 3

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