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Statement of Point Elisabeth Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1919. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. To Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. 1,304 05 By Balance of Working Aocount— £s.d.£ s. d. Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 2,842 6 6 Gross profits at mine .. .. .. .. 54,202 5 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 77 13 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 262 6 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 95 1 6 54,464 11 8 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 499 10 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 59 12 3 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 8,679 7 4 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 2 5 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 1,978 6 6 Compassionate allowance .. .. .. .. 490 0 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. 379 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 63 14 11 Marine freights .. ... .. .. .. 22,731 4 9 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. .. .. 211 0 9 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. 157 6 2 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 4 0 Depreciation : Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 430 17 7 39,801 4 2 Balance: Profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,663 7 6 £54,464 11 8 £54,464 11 8 Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1919. Dr. ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31 March, 1918 .. .. .. .. 610 89 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 167, 732 11 10 ' Coal-winning— Sales of stores .. .. .. .. .. 80 6 9 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,271 9 1 167,812 18 7 Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 3,513 10 5 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1919— Stores used .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,935 12 3 At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 1,075 5 6 55.720 11 9 Afloat .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,651 10 4 Storessold .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 6 9 2,726 15 10 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,302 5 9 1,382 12 6 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 112,826 1 5 £170,539 14 5 £170,539 14 5

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