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Statement of Liverpool Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock on hand at 31st March, By Sales of Liverpool coal .. 180,533 14 11 1922 .. .. .. 3,70115 6 Sales of Dunollie coal .. 1,042 10 5 Coal-winning— Sales of stores .. .. 6,080 15 8 Wages .. .. .. 57,530 9 11 Sales and hire of plant .. 516 12 2 Stores and materials used .. 6,984 11 3 Wages on account .. .. 125 6 7 Railway tickets .. ... 536 1.3 6 188,298 19 9 Plant sales (at cost) .. 115 2 0 Stock of coal on hand at 31st Special trains .. .. 2,158 15 0 March, 1923, at mine and Stores sold (at cost) .. 5,239 10 4 wharf .. .. .. 2,566 9 1 Dunollio coal purchased .. 1,006 7 3 Cargo afloat .. .. 1,005 15 7 Special rate .. .. 1,146 16 4 3,572 4 8 78,420 1 1 Balance—Cross profit .. .. .. 113,451 3 4 £191,871 4 5 £191,871 4 5 Statement of Liverpool Collieey Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries 4,183 10 9 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 113,451 3 i Interest .. .. .. 4,728 2 11 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 504 16 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. 358 5 7 Printing and stationery .. 186 6 4 Repairs and maintenance .. 3,744 0 9 Telegrams and postages .. 197 8 8 Railway haulage .. ..15,831 4 6 Insurances .. .. .. 431 1 4 Compensation for accidents .. 2,441 14 3 Sick and Accident Eund .. 236 6 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. 135 14 7 General expenses .. .. 389 7 8 Marine freights .. ..54,553 7 11 Audit fees .. .. .. 35 0 0 Wharfage .. .. .. 3,440 9 9 Depreciation — Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery ..14,192 8 6 105,084 9 0 Balance—Net profit .. .... 8,871 10 9 £113,956 0 3 £113,956 0 3 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. .d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 128,825 6 4 1922 .. .. .. .. 1,867 5 7 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 3,376 211 Purchases of coal .. .. 116,890 9 3 132,201 9 3 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 2,597 15 1 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 119,488 4 4 1923— Cartage to depot .. .. 1,099 13 7 Coal .. .. .. 1,822 0 0 Wharfage .. .. .. 1,536 18 1 Eirewood, coke, &c. .. 607 2 4 2,636 11 8 Coal (cargo afloat) .. .. 290 18 3 Balance—Gross profit .. .. 10,929 8 3 2,720 0 7 £134,921 9 10 £134,921 9 10 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ a. d. To Wages .. .- •• 2,076 3 9 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 10,929 8 3 Salaries .. .. •• 1,470 3 3 Rents 856 0 0 Rates .. •• •• 251 5 8 Interest .. .. •• 71 11 10 Travelling-expenses and allowances .. .. •• 119 4 7 Repairs and maintenance .. 316 15 9 Telegrams and postages .. 29 0 1 Printing and stationery .. 26 2 9 Insurances .. • ■ ■ • 19 0 Cartage .. •■ •• 3,433 1 6 Sacks 98 7 3 Freights, &c. .. - • 87 16 2 General expenses .. .. 97 11 6 Compensation .. .. 13 2 11 Audit fees .. •• •■ 19 0 0 Bad debt .. .. ■• 33 2 9 Depreciation .. .. 214 15 0 r 9,214 13 9 Balance—Net profit .. .. .. 1,714 14 6 £10,929 8 3 £10,929 8 3