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Wanganui 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 .. .. 37,104 9 10 1923 .. .. .. .. 1,052 (i 3 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,244 12 11 Purchases of coal .. .. 33,762 19 2 38,349 2 9 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 775 9 9 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 34,538 8 11 1924— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 565 1 5 Coal .. .. .. 997 4 6 Gross profit ' .. .. .. 3,359 6 0 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 168 15 4 1,165 19 10 £39,515 2 7 £39,515 2 7 Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 532 0 1 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 3,359 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. 454 18 7 Rents .. .. .. 217 4 3 Interest .. .. .. 49 5 3 Travelling-expenses.. .. 15 4 1 Repairs and maintenance .. 38 1 9 Telegrams and postages .. 37 3 2 Printing and stationery .. 28 16 2 Insurance .. .. .. 5 111 Cartage .. .. .. 488 "15 0 Sacks .. .. .. 16 13 0 Freights, &c. .. .. 60 11 11 General expenses .. .. 62 2 6 Audit fees .. .. .. 18 13 4 Depreciation .. .. 146 17 8 . . 2,171 17 10 Net profit .. " .. .. 1,187 8 2 £3,359 6 0 £3,359 6 0 Statement of Eeceipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery- £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Property and development.. .. 2,490 14 3 Public Account at Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 346 19 9 31stMarch, 1923 .. .. 19,580 0 9 Buildings • .. .. .. 402 0 2 Proceeds of sale of coal 280,594 17 6 Cottages.. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Recoveries,refunds.&c. 20,543 17 5 Wages .. .. .. .. 10,275 19 0 301,138 14 11. Special rate .. .. .. 221 14 0 Contracts-Deposits 1,040 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 20 17 8 „ Refunds 70 0 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. . . 04 8 (i 1,110 0 0 19,823 3 10 Investments—Realized 5,000 0 0 Liverpool Colliery— „ Interest 007 17 11 Property and development.. .. 10,352 17 3 5,607 17 11 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 159 II 3 Buildings' .. .. .. 35 19 1 Cottages. . .. .. .. 33 6 4 Stores and materials .. .. 23,207 15 10 Wages .. .. .. .. 66,955 12 4 Special rate .. .. .. 1,400 10 3 Railwav tickets .. .. .. 1,811 3 9 Special* trains .. .. .. 2,455 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 546 11 11 106,964 8 0 MacDonald Colliery— Property and development.. .. 115 14 11 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock . . 5 7 0 Cottages' .. .. .. 1 17 3 Plantation .. .. .. 5 15 0 128 14 2 Seddonville Colliery Account . . .. .. 55 15 9 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 24,563 8 11 Christchurch Depot Account .. .. 12,287 17 5 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 6,280 11 (i Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 283 11 7 43,415 9 5 Management and office salaries .. 3,753 5 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,251 19 2 Travelling- expenses .. .. .. 158 13 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 209 4 S Repairs and maintenance .. .. 3,211 311 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 4,884 12 9 Railway haulage .. .. .. 20,321 8 (I Marine freights .. .. .. 69,790 12 10 Postages and telegrams .. .. 162 2 9 Insurances .. .. .. 434 16 8 Rents .. .. .. .. 176 11 3 Compensation .. .. .. 2,234 3 7 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. 219 10 2 General expenses .. .. .. 607 11 0 Investments—General .. .. 15,000 0 0 „ Sinking fund .. .. 9,104 0 0 Contracts—Deposits .. .. 50 0 0 „ Refunds .. .. 30 0 0 139,059 15 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. 17,389 7 5 £327,436 13 7 £327,436 13 7

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