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Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. ToWages .. .. .. 417 6 8 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 2,052 3 2 Salaries .. .. .. 450 12 9 Rents .. .. .. 210 3 4 Interest .. .. .. 59 6 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. 6 8 4 Repairs and maintenance .. 45 18 2 Telegrams and postages .. 35 8 6 Printing and stationery .. 19 3 5 Insurance .. .. .. 5 17 8 Cartage .. .. .. 397 14 2 Sacks .. .. .. 19 5 9 Freights, &c... .. .. 2 13 6 General expenses .. .. 62 7 10 Audit fees .. ~ .. 17 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 138 4 3 Compensation .. .. 2 2 6 1,889 13 2 Net profit .. .. .. .. 162 10 0 £2,052 3 2 i £2,052 3 2 Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s, d. By James Colliery— £ s. -d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Property and development .. 312 18 0 Public Account at Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 754 12 6 31stMarch, 1924 .. .. 17,389 7 5 Buildings .. .. .. 203 12 10 Proceeds of sale of coal 254,967 14 10 Cottages .. .. .. 6 2 0 Recoveries, refunds,&c. 11,849 0 9 Wages .. .. .. .. 18,734 17 8 266,816 15 7 Special rate .. .. .. 205 3 3 Contracts—deposits 40 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 33 310 Refunds .. .. 100 0 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. .. 191 8 0 • —— 140 0 0 — — 20,441 18 1 Investments realized 17,500 0 0 Liverpool Colliery— Interest .. .. 974 411 Property and development .. 13,190 11 0 18,474 4 11 Buildings .. .. .. 299 5 10 Plantation .. .. .. 1,045 14 8 Stores and materials .. 23,207 3 10 Wages .. .. .. .. 61,085 13 2 Special rate .. .. .. 1,065 13 3 Railway tickets .. .. .. 1,938 0 9 Special trains .. .. .. 2,802 10 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 301 7 6 104,936 0 0 Mac Donald Colliery Property and development .. 33 0 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 38 14 4 Cottages .. .. .. 6 8 2 Plantation .. .. .. 280 0 9 — 358 3 3 Seddonville Colliery Account .. .. .. 37 19 2 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 18,044 8 11 Christchurch Depot Account .. .. 19,161 5 6 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 4,631 12 10 41,837 7 3 Management and office salaries .. 5,207 2 4 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,251 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 219 2 6 Printing and stationery .. .. 276 8 8 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 4,346 6 5 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 3,812 9 6 Railway haulage .. .. .. 18,758 711 Marine freights .. .. .. 61,483 1 3 Postages and telegrams .. .. 229 6 9 Insurances .. .. .. 482 8 7 Rents .. .. .. .. 119 13 4 Compensation .. .. .. 5,180 4 2 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. 147 9 4 General expenses .. .. .. 649 11 11 Investments—general .. .. 7,500 0 0 Sinking fund investment .. .. 4,552 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 85 13 4 Contracts refunds .. .. .. 20 0 0 122,321 5 2 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. 12,887 15 0 £302,820 7 11 £302.820 7 1