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Statement of James Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. 569 14 1 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 21,011 4 7 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 15 12 (i Balance—Net loss carried to Preliminary ExIntcrest.. .. .. .. .. 1,055 12 6 j penses Account .. .. .. 1,103 8 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 18 18 10 | Printing and stationery .. .. .. 48 14 4 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 314 15 1 Telegrams and postages ... .. .. 26 14 3 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. 2,86616 Insurance .. .. .. .. 60 3 3 Compensation .. .. .. .. 179 3 6 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. .. 82 711 General expenses .. .. .. .. 67 6 1 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .1.0,620 13 2 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 10 8 0 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 677 9 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 4,951 3 7 £22,114 13 1 £22,114 13 1 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s, d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 151,553 9 8 .1923 .. .. .. .. 2,720 0 7 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 4,899 8 11 Purchases of coal .. .. 137,387 4 li 156,452 18 7 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 4,048 14 0 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 141,435 18 6 1924— Wharfage .. .. .. .. 1,593 10 9 Coal .. .. .. 2,686 3 8 Cartage to depot .. .. .. 1,424 7 5 Firewood, coke, &o, .. 1,042 8 2 Balance- -Gross profit .. .. 13,007 13 2 3,728 11 10 £160,181 10 5 £160,181 10 5 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. il. £ s. il. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 1,976 10 7 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 13,007 13 2 Salaries .. .. .. 1,472 11 I Rents .. .. .. 856 0 0 Rates .. .. .. 291 17 8 Interest .. .. .. 103 2 3 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 46 8 10 Repairs and maintenance .. 243 10 10 Telegrams and postages .. 79 15 I. Printing and stationery .. 82 910 Insurances.. .. .. 19 0 Cartage .. .. .. 3,647 0 3 Sacks" .. .. .. 127 1 1 Freights, &c. .... 136 7 1 General expenses .. .. 132 0 1 Audit fees ~ .. ■ 15 3 4 Bad debt .. ... .. 5 5 6 Depreciation . . .. 089 7 4 9,900 5 10 Balance—Net profit.. .. .. 3,101 7 4 £13,007 13 2 £13,007 13 2 Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ ,s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 50,004 12 I 1923 .. .. .. ... 1,927 19 8 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,319 7 0 Purchases of coal .. .. 38,133 4 4 51.923 19 7 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 1,197 11 10 Stocks on hand at 31st March, : 39,330 16 2 1924— Haulage, to depot .. .. .. 4,083 16 3 Coal .. .. .. 811 18 11 Gross profit .. .. .. 7,946 5 5 .Firewood, coke, &0. .. 552 19 0 1,304 17 11 £53,288 17 0 £53,288 17 0 Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d £ s. (I. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 1,645 18 11 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 7,946 5 5 Salaries .. .. .. 863 3 0 Rents .. .. . 130 17 4 Interest .. .. .. 110 10 0 Travelling-expenses.. .. 38 14 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 220 3 5 Telegrams and postages .. 30 15 1 Printing and stationery . . 62 4 3 Insurances.. .. .. 9 6 7 Cartage .. .. .. 1,625 12 7 Sacks .. .. .. 103 8 5 Freights .. .. •■ 1,836 9 7 General expenses .. .. 74 16 1 Audit fees .. .. 30 6 8 Compensation .. .. 87 10 1 Depreciation .. .. 179 I 11 7,055 4 I Net profit .. .. .. 891 I 4 £7,946 5 5 £7,946 5 5