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Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. ToWages .. .. .. 1,609 6 5 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 9,531 15 4 Salaries .. .. .. 1,490 12 1 Rents .. .. .. 856 0 0 Rates .. .. .. 310 7 7 Interest .. .. .. 151 7 3 Travelling-expenses and allowances .. .. .. 21 15 11 Repairs and maintenance .. 344 5 8 Telegrams and postages .. 76 16 8 Printing and stationery .. 92 7 0 Insurances.. .. .. 38 0 8 Cartage .. .. .. 3,021 3 7 Sacks .. .. .. 58 2 7 Freights, &c. .. .. 60 8 4 General expenses .. .. 288 10 6 Audit fees .. .. 30 0 0 Bad debt .. .. .. 9 13 8 Depreciation .. .. 448 14 7 Compensation for accidents .. 8 14 1 — 8,916 6 7 Balance—Net profit .. .. 615 8 9 £9,531 15 4 £9,531 15 4 Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 55,824 9 5 1924 .. .. .. .. 1,364 17 11 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,120 19 11 Purchase of coal .. .. 39,328 16 5 — ——— 56,945 9 4 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 577 18 5 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 39,906 14 10 1925— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 11,480 19 11 Coal .. .. .. 3,166 8 6 Wages-—Discharging .. .. .. 205 5 5 Firewood, coke, &c... .. 388 10 0 Gross profit .. .. .. .. 7,542 9 9 3,554 18 6 £60,500 7 10 £60,500 7 10 Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. i Cr. £ s. d. ToWages .. .. .. 1,102 13 11 I By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 7,542 9 9 Salaries .. .. .. 868 4 10 , Rents .. .. .. 113 10 0 Interest .. .. .. 133 13 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. 1 18 6 Repairs and maintenance .. 306 14 5 Telegrams and postages .. 47 17 1 Printing and-stationery .. 43 10 5 Insurances .. .. .. 9 17 6 Cartage .. .. 1,783 5 7 Sacks .. .. .. 81 10 3 Freights .. .. .. 4 3 5 General expenses .. .. 99 9 8 Audit fees .. .. .. 30 0 0 Compensation .. .. 1,503 9 5 Depreciation .. .. 248 5 9 Bad debts .. .. .. 38 8 4 6,416 12 6 Net profit .. .. .. .. 1,125 17 3 £7,542 9 9 £7,542 9 9 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d, £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 27,017 1 4 1924 .. .. .. .. 1,165 19 10 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 703 11 9 Purchases of coal .. .. 24,480 12 8 27,720 13 1 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 500 17 2 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 24,981 9 10 1925— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 653 17 7 Coal .. .. .. 977 19 0 Wages—Discharging .. .. .. 25 8 8 Firewood, coke, &c... .. 180 7 0 Gross profit .. .. .. .. 2,052 3 2 1,158 6 0 £28,878 19 1 £28,878 19 1