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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Liverpool Colliery Trade Expenses Account .. .. 117,697 10 11 By Liverpool Colliery Working Account— Gross profit .. 128,379 18 7 Wellington Depot „ .... 17,351 8 6 Wellington Depot Trading Account— Gross profit .. .. 13,90112 4 Christchurch Depot „ .... 7,563 5 9 Clnistchurch Depot „ „ .. 7,884 15 6 Wanganui Depot „ .... 2,887 16 10 Wanganui Depot ~ „ .. 2,677 0 11 145,500 2 0 — 152,843 7 4 Dunedin Depot expenses and depreciation .. .. .. 152 13 0 Seddonville Colliery— Recovery.. .. .. .. 117 11 9 Briquette Account : Bad debts written off .. .. .. 230 0 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery— Recovery, sale of plant .. .. 4,879 15 6 Balance: Profit for year .. .. .. .. .. 13,962 2 8 Liverpool Colliery— Rents .. .. .. .. 521 1 8 Hulks sale—Recovery .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Wellington Depot—Recovery .. .. .. .. 05 0 Wanganui Depot „ .. .. .. .. 3 0 8 5,561 14 7 Investment Account interest .. .. .. .. .. 1,439 15 9 £159,844 17 8 £159,844 17 8 Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 6 828 0 0 Bad-debts reserves .. .. .. .. .. 222 1 0 7,050 1 0 Balance at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 38,670 9 10 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 6,912 1 8 Balance for year 1921 .. .. .. .. .. 6,912 1 8 45,582 11 6 £13,962 2 8 £45,582 11 6 Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 1,963 15 10 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 222,067 19 8 To Coal-winning— Sales of stores .. .. .. .. .. 5,116 3 8 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,381 15 10 Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 104 12 7 Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 5,777 13 2 227,288 15 11 Stores used .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,770 9 8 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1921— Railway tickets .. .. .. .. .. 356 79 At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. .. 2,403 14 0 96,286 6 5 Afloat .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,333 6 8 Stores sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,870 2 6 5,737 0 8 Timber cut .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 9 9 4,925 12 3 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,470 3 6 Balance: Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. 128,379 18 7 £233,025 16 7 £233,025 16 7