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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Point Elizabeth Colliery Trade Expenses Account .. 55,404 13 2 By Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Aocount— Gross profit .. 78.89113 0 Liverpool Colliery „ . •■ 87,765 19 0 Liverpool Colliery „ 92,31117 0 Wellington Depot . . •• 13,103 10 10 Wellington Depot Trading Account— Gross profit .. 11,410 8 4 Christchurch Depot , . •■ 7,698 6 4 Christchurch Depot „ .. 8,49119 7 Wanganui Depot .., .. 3,298 10 4 Wanganm Depot . . 3,658 17 5 Dunedin Deoot . . .. 2,460 17 2 Dunedin Depot . , 2,082 15 7 169,731 16 10 196.847 10 11 Bad Debts Reserves Aooount .. .. •• •■ 250 0 0 Seddonville Colliery recovery .. .. .. .. 192 11 0 Charming Creek Account (written off) .. .. .. 2,956 0 2 Point Elizabeth Colliery rents .. .. .. .. 85 0 5 3,206 0 2 Liverpool Colliery rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 279 12 9 Balance: Profit for year .. .. .. •■ .. 24,466 18 1 557 4 2 £197,404 15 1 £197,404 15 1 Balance down .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,466 18 1 Less Dr. balance, 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. 16,424 7 6 8,042 10 7 Balanoe .. .. .. .. .- .- .. £8,042 10 7 £8,042 10 7 Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ r. d. To Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. 1.124 16 sBy Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 123,815 511 Coal-winning— Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 102 13 5 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,411 710 Sales of stores .. .. .. .. .. 2,901 8 1 Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 2,896 18 6 126,819 7 5 Stores used.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,676 12 11 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1918— 41,984 19 3 At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 Timber out .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 14 7 Stores sold .. .. .. .. .. 2.815 11 8 2,889 6 3 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. 906 0 6 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,058 12 0 — 1,964 12 6 Balance: Gross profit at mine .. .. .. .. 78,891 13 0 £126,855 7 5 £126,855 7 5