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Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1917. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. j Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. 1,286 05j By Balance of Working Aocount— Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 2,949 7 4 Gross profits at mine .. .. .. .. 72,974 7 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 133 17 8 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 2 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 89 13 10 _.__ 73,087 9 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 978 7 2 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 75 14 10 Railway haulage ..' .. .. .. .. 12,261 2 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 12 6 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 1,078 15 9 Cargo adjustments .......... 35 13 6 General expenses .. .. .. - .. .. 80 9 7 Marine freights .. .. .. .. 31,698 2 0 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. .. .. 1,139 10 10 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. 188 13 5 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 6 0 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 9 3 Head Office alterations .. .. .. .. .. 133 17 1 War bonus .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 7 0 Depreciation: Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 2,622 14 3 55,070 14 5 Balance profit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,016 15 1 £73,087 9 6 £73,087 9 6 Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1917. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ 8 . a. To Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,027 9 0 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 128,274 16 6 To Coal-winning— Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 7 110 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,183 5 10 Sales of stores .. .. .. .. .. 151 10 0 Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 2,769 9 9 128,433 8 4 Stores used .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,235 18 5 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1917— War bonus .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,524 14 5At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 695 17 6 50,713 8 5 Afloat .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,085 3 11 Timber cut .. .. .. .. .. .. 417 4 1,781 1 5 Stores sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 10 0 156 7 4 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,144 3 0 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,173 2 0 £130,214 9 9 £130,214 V 9

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