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Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1919. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. ... .. .. 1,845 611 By Gross profits at mine .. .. .. .. .. 112,826 1 5 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 5,360 19 7 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 544 12 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 117 0 1 113,370 14 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 185 14 3 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 2,302 9 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 86 810 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 15,106 9 4 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 13 9 Compensation for accidents and fund .. . .. .. 875 6 0 Compassionate allowance .. .. .. .. 490 0 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. 8 10 5 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 110 13 3 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 50,348 12 2 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. . , .. 248 6 8 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. 5,281 10 1 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 16 0 Loan-flotation charges .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Depreciation: Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 10,047 17 2 ■ 93,230 13 7 Balance: Net profit .......... .. 20,140 0 7 £113,370 14 2 £113,370 14 2 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March 1919. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on band at 31st March, 1918 .. .. .. .. 440 16 11 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 44,387 17 7 Purchases of coal .. .. .. .. .. 34,628 19 8 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. ... .. 2,665 2 0 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 1,977 11 0 47,052 19 7 36,606 10 8 Stocks on hand at 31st March 1919— Cartage to depot .. .. .. .. .. 974 5 0 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 10 11 Wharfage .. .. .. .. .. .. 811 18 2 Firewood, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 502 19 1 1,786 3 2 709 10 0 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,928 18 10 £47,762 9 1 £47,762 9 7

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