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Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. 1,450 15 3By Gross profits at mine .. .. .. .. .. 92,311 17 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 5,236 9 9 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 279 12 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. ... .. 121 12 0 — 92,591 9 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 89 6 1 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 2,279 3 4 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 79 7 3 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 14,013 11 7 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 7 7 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 560 19 9 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. 048 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 42 17 9 Marine freights .. .. .. .. 42,010 3 3 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. . .. 148 6 9 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. 3,783 9 7 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 6 10 Head Office alterations .. .. .. .. .. 104 17 1 Explosives destroyed .. .. .. .. .. 709 7 0 Loan-flotation charges .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Depreciation: Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery (includ- 16,481 13 6 ing destruction of bins, &c, £7,064) 87,765 19 0 Balance: Net profit .. .. .. .. 4,825 10 9 £92,591 9 9 £92,591 9 • 9 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. i. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d To Stocks on band at 31st Maroh, 1917 .. .. .. .. 213 4 1 By Sales of ooal .. .. .. .. .. 49,280 0 10 Purchases of coal .. .. .. .. .. 36,379 14 0 Sales of firewood, coke, &o. .. .. .. .. 1,718 19 11 Purohases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 1,349 11 9 — 50,999 0 9 37,729 5 9 Stocks on hand at 31st March 1918— Cartage to depot .. .. .. .. .. 1,080 0 4 Coal .. .. .. .. .. 700 Wharfage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,006 19 2 Firewood, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 433 16 11 2,086 19 6 ■ 440 16 11 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,410 8 4 £51,439 17 8 ! - £51,439 17 8

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