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Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for trie Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,117 2 7 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,410 8 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 977 7 9 Balance: Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,693 2 6 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 3 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 163 15 11 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 16 13 5 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 534 14 5 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 120 19 4 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 11 0 Cartage.. .. .. .. . .. .. 5,032 19 0 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 419 13 2 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 333 15 11 General expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. 76 14 8 Alterations .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 294 0 0 13,103 10 10 £13,103 10 10 i £13,103 10 10 Christchurch Depot Trading Accoun for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s d To Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. .. 1,175 18 BBy Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,570 16 8 Purchases of coal.. .. .. .. .. .. 30,369 910 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,671 2 5 Purchases of firewood, coke, <fcc. .. .. .. .. 1,087 11 0 43,241 19 1 31,457 0 10 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1918— Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,781 4 2 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 15 1 Gross profit . : . .. .. .. .. .. ~ 8,491 19 7 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 595 9 1 ■ 664 4 2 £43,906 3 3 £43,906 3 3

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