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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. D?\ £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Liverpool Colliery Trade Ex- By Liverpool Colliery Working penses Account .. .. 80,998 14 0 Account —Gross profit .. 82,487 11 5 James Colliery Trade Ex- James Colliery Working Acpenses Account .. .. 18,481 11 10 count —Gross profit .. 17,490 311 Wellington Depot Trade Ex- Wellington Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 9,087 10 8 count —Gross profit .. 9,072 2 2 Christchurch Depot Trade Ex- Christchurch Depot Trading penses Account .. .. 4,797 12 11 Account —Gross profit .. 7,394 17 4 Wanganui Depot Trade Ex- Wanganui Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 1,953 13 7 count —Gross profit .. 1,882 13 4 *- 115,319 3 0 Sed don ville Colliery—Recoveries 68 8 8 Balance—Profit for year carried Point Elizabeth Colliery—Redown .. .. .. .. 6,415 5 1 coveries .. .. 1,487 13 3 Liverpool Collierv —Rents . * 639 4 9 120,522 14 10 Interest on investments .. .. 1,211 13 3 £121,734 8 1 £121,734 8 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Sinking Fund Account for redemption of loan Bala,nee —Profit for year 1925-26 .. 6,415 5 1 capital . . . . .. . . 4,552 0 5 Balance—Net profit for year .. 1,863 4 8 £6,415 5 1 £6,415 5 1 Statement of Liverpool Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Br. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 149,977 17 9 1925 .. .. .. .. 3,616 310 Sales of stores and hire of plant 6,654 1 4 Coal-winning— 156,631 19 1 Wages .. .. . . 60,630 15 0 Stock of coal on hand at 31st Stores and materials used .. 5,916 12 5 March, 1926, at mine and Railway tickets .. .. 512 16 6 wharf .. .. .. .. 4,814 0 9 Special trains .. .. 1,763 15 0 Stores and plant sales (at cost) 5,340 16 10 Coal purchased .. .. 323 11 7 Special rate .. .. 853 17 3 75,342 4 7 Balance—Gross profit .. .. 82,487 11 5 £161,445 19 10 £161,445 19 10 Statement of Liverpool Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Br. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries 2,912 5 9 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 82,48711 5 Interest .. .. .. 4,040 17 5 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 639 4. 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. 150 4 10 Printing and stationery . . 255 3 8 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,867 14 1 Telegrams and postages .. 157 12 1 Railway haulage .. ..11,716 5 2 Insurances .. . . .. 94 19 6 Compensation for accidents .. 3,074 9 7 Sick and Accident Fund . . 212 8 8 General expenses . . .. 389 4 8 Marine freights .. .. 39,827 9 10 Audit fees . . .. . . 93 I 8 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,561 11 9 Stores adjustment and losses .. 62 19 5 Depreciation—Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 9,976 5 11 80,998 14 0 Balance —Net profit .. . . . . 2,128 2 2 £83,126 16 2 J £83,126 16 2