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Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 69,550 1 10 1925 .. .. .. .. 3,554 18 6 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,187 10 0 Purchases of coal .. .. 47,662 1 2 1 70,737 11 10 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 637 12 7 Stocks on hand at 31st March, — 48,299 13 9 1926— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 15,318 8 8 Coal .. .. .. 3,686 1 11 Wages—Discharging . . .. .. 202 9 9 Firewood, coke, &c... .. 346 14 3 Gross profit .. .. .. .. 7,394 17 4 | 4,032 16 2 £74,770 8 0 ! £74,770 8 0 * Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. ToWages .. .. .. 1,185 13 5 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 7,394 17 4 Salaries .. .. .. 878 12 5 Bents .. .. .. 116 3 8 Interest .. .. .. 94 2 6 Travelling-expenses .. . . 10 18 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 241 7 9 Telegrams and postages .. 44 10 11 Printing and stationery .. 30 13 8 Insurances .. .. .. 5 12 5 Cartage .. .. .. 1,581 6 8 Sacks .. .. .. 94 12 8 Freights .. .. .. 12 2 1 General expenses .. .. 94 7 1 Audit fees .. .. .. 34 0 0 Compensation .. .. 40 19 1 Reserve for bad debts .. 2 19 5 Depreciation.. .. .. 329 11 0 4,797 12 11 Net profit .. .. .. .. 2,597 4 5 £7,394 17 4 £7,394 17 4 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ . s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 32,684 17 2 1925 .. .. .. .. 1,158 6 0 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 691 8 11 Purchases of coal .. .. 30,393 1 4 33,376 6 1 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 411 8 5 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 30,804 9 9 1926— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 372 6 9 Coal .. .. .. 709 17 7 Wages—Discharging .. .. .. 33 3 1 Firewood, coke, &c... .. 164 15 3 Gross profit .. .. .. .. 1,882 13 4 874 12 10 £34,250 18 11 £34,250 18 11 Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d ToWages .. .. .. .. .. 428 16 0 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 1,882 13 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 442 15 7 Balance—-Net loss .. .. .. .. 71 0 3 Rents .. .. .. .. . . 191 16 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 55 15 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 35 16 4 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 118 10 11 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. 23 11 11 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 6 5 5 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. 1190 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. 382 17 2 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. 20 19 0 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. 6 8 8 General expenses .. .. .. .. 40 17 2 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. 19 6 8 Compensation .. .. .. .. 25 7 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 143 0 1 j £1,953 13 7 £1,953 13 7

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