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Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. i Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,449 9 10 Bv Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,49119 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 951 10 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 10 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 222 6 2 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 164 18 2 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 104 10 9 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 6 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 30 17 2 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,870 16 9 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 18 7 Freights'.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 223 811 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 11 10 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 6 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 382 15 0 7,698 6 4 Balance: Net profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 793 13 3 £8,491 19 7 £8,491 19 7 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ a. d. £ s. d. ; Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tj Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. .. 57S 0 9 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,879 9 6 Purchases of coal .. .. .. .. .. 12,686 3 3 " Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,207 1 0 Purchases of firewood, coke, ice. .. .. .. 653 17 7 18,086 10 6 13,340 0 10 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1918— Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. 835 4 2 Coal .. - .. .. .. .. ... 85 7 4 Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. ~. 3,658 17 5 Firewood, coke, &c, .. .. .. .. .. 240 5 4 325 12 8 £18,412 3 2 £18,412 3 2