7

C— 2 a

Statement op General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Liverpool Colliery Trade Ex- By Liverpool Colliery Working penses Account .. .. 115,541 310 Account —Gross profit .. 127,566 II 9 Wellington Depot Trade Ex- Wellington Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 9,901 0 4 count —Gross profit .. 13,007 13 2 Christchurch Depot Trade Ex- Cbristchurch Depot Trading penses Account .. .. 7,055 4 I Account —Gross profit .. 7,946 5 5 Wanganui Depot Trade Ex- Wanganui Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 2,171 17 10 count —Gross profit .. 3,359 0 0 Wellington Depot—Bad debts 5 5 0 Seddonville Colliery—Recoveries 138 13 1 Deposit, &c, written off 6 4 4 Point Elizabeth Colliery—Ke134,680 15 11 coveries .. ' .. 1,351 4 4 Balance—Profit for year carried down .. 20,294 3 10 Liverpool Colliery—Rents .. 825 7 1 154,195 0 10 Interest on investments .. .. 779 18 11 £154,974 19 9 £154,974 19 9 Sinking Fund Account for redemption of loan £ s. d. £ s. d. capital .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 0 Balance—Profit for year 1923-24 .. 20,294 310 Balance Net profit for year .. .. 15,742 3 10 £20,294 3 10 £20,294 3 10 Statement of Liverpool Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. (I. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Slock on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. ..204,283 I 3 1923 .. .. .. .. 3,872 4 8 Sales of stores and hire of plant 7,194 18 5 Coal-winning - 211,477 19 8 Wages .. .. .. 05,104 18 1 Stock of coal on hand at 31st Stores and materials used .. 8,178 7 3 March, 1924, at mine and Railway tickets .. .. 048 10 0 wharf .. .. .. 2,754 14 10 Special trains .. .. 2,502 5 o Cargo afloat .. .. 1,329 0 9 Stores and plant sales (at cost) 5,853 13 5 4,084 1 7 Coal purchased .. .. 691 I 6 Special rate .. . . 1,384 9 7 84,423 4 10 Balance —Gross pro lit .. .. 127,566 11 9 £215,562 1 3 £215,562 1 3 Statement of Liverpool Collikry Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries 3,182 3 2 By Gross profit at mine .'. .. .. 127,560 11 9 Interest .. .. .. 4,770 11 8 Rents .. .. .. ..- .. 825 7 1 Travelling-expenses.. .. 138 7 5 Printing and stationery .. 216 13 1 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,564 3 6 Telegrams and postages .. 130 11 0 , Railway haulage .. .. 18,048 18 4 Insurances.. .. .. 374 13 5 Compensation for accidents .. 1,725 13 11 Sick and Accident Pund .. 200 13 I General expenses .. .. 289 4 3 Marine freights .. .. 63,174 14 1 Audit fees .. .. .. 75 5 4 Wharfage .. .. .. 4,153 8 7 1 )epreciation—Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 1.4,484 3 0 115,541 3 10 Balance—Net profit.. .. .. 12,850 15 0 £128,391 18 10 £128,391 18 10 Statement of James Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. \ Cr. . £ s. d. To Stock on hand at 31st March, By Sales coal .. .. .. .. 30,604 16 4 1923 .. .. .. .. 55 0 1J Stock on hand at 31st March, 1924, at mine Coal-winning— and wharf .. .. .. .. 1,079 4 7 Wages .. .. .. 14,668 2 2 Stores and materials used .. 1,078 811 Subsidized bus-fares, &e. .. 73 2 0 Coal purchased .. .. 57 8 1 Special rate .. .. 225 16 6 Royalty.. .. .. 514 11 3 16,017 9 5 Balance —Gross profit .. .. 21,0114 7 £37,084 0 11 £37,684 0 11