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Table 67. —Apportionment of Increase in Retail Cash Price, 1914, to October, 1918.

The retailers increased their cash price by 2s. per ton, made up of Is. from 4th December, 1916 (wages to drivers), and Is. from 24th March, 1917 (owing to increased expenses), and, in addition, obtained sd. from Nightcaps and Bd. from Wairio. (See next table.) Tablo 68 shows how the various increases were distributed over the period, and analyses them in detail.

Table 68. —Table showing Increases under different Headings of Cost of Coal to Retail Dealers at Invercargill, and the Dates of each Increase, 1915-18.

In addition, all credit prices increased Is., June, 1915 ; 6d. April, 1918 : total, Is. 6d.

Table 69.—Increase in Mine-costs, 1913-18, compared with Increases in the Mine-price.

(c.) Costs. —The present cost of delivery of coal in Inveroargill is estimated at Bs. 6d. Table 70. s. d. Bagging . . .. .. .. .. ..10 Cartage to yard . . . . . . . . . . .. ..20 Delivery to consumer. . .. .. .. .. .. ..40 Weighing, sacks, rent, rules, office and other expenses . . .. ..16 Total .. .. ■ . . . . .. .. ..86 No allowance is made for depreciation. This represents an increase on the cost for 1914, chiefly because of increased wages, horse-feed, and increased expenses in maintaining gear. The Progress Co-operative Society analysed its cost for one week in September and found it to be 7s. 6d. a ton.

kaitangata fightcaps Wairio Kind of Coal. M! Percentage Increase ot Total increase. increase. s. d. 15 6 84 7 0 67 11 10 77 ■n-ii I Percentage Including Increase of Total U<!taiI increase. moronse, Charges. s. d. 1 7 1 1 I 0 I 9 10 • 64 s. d. 1 5 2 5 2 8 Percentage T t , i i ,» Increase. Increase. s. d. 7 18 6 23 10 6 164 ! 15 (i

llailage. Mine Increase. Kind of Coal, i=j rH os a. r~t rH ft fe 1916. " j~ ": t~ <D _3 rr_3 3 " O _5rr_3 h S ■ «1 H r. q f. H | <i S 1917. c i I j -g, P 1 P j_ " l-B r. -11 00 o C 6 I s. d.j s. d. 0 9| 0 10 0 6; 0 7 0 6! 0 6 s. d. 2 6 s. d. s. d. s. d. .'.' i"o s. d. s. d. s. d. 2 6.. .. 1 io '.. s. d. 3 0 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1 6 s. d. [aitangata Jightcaps Vcstport i"o i"o! ;: ..2 0 2 0 2"o 3*6 1 0 i"o 10 0 6 (3) '.'. ! i"o i agnites .. lowcastlo 2 0.. ..6 0 2 o! .. Mine I] icrease. Kind of Coal. 1918. ifi 18. DriversWages increased, December, 1916. Increased Expenses, March, 1917. Total Increase in Cost. Total Increase in ltetaii Price. April. May. June. ne. July. Sept. Kaitangata .. Nightcaps .. Wairio Westport Lignites Newcastle .. s. d. s. d. 5 0 2"o s. d. 2 0 s. d. s. d. 1 0 1 0 2 0 s. d. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 s. d. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 s. d. 19 1 10 6 14 10 10 0 7 0 s. d. 18 6 10 1 15 6 1 0 1 0

± 3 Mine. Mine. | Increase in Mine- I *2?S&jj_; Percentage which House Coal is cost of all Coal, of Total Supply. l_ ' s. d. s. d. s. d. 7 6 8 2| 15 6 66 to 70 (approximately). 4 Of 3 if 7 0 66 to 70 (first and second coal).