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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES —continued. Statement or James Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ a. d. Or. £ s. d. To Stock 011 hand at 31st March, By Sales coal .. .. .. .. 34,762 7 8 1925 .. .. .. .. 432 17 3 Stock on hand at 31st March, 1926, at mine Coal-winning— and wharf .. .. .. .. 664 9 2 Wages .. .. .. 16,202 16 8 Stores and materials used . . 601 4 5 Subsidized bus-fares, &c. .. 216 1 6 Coal purchased .. .. 68 2 4 Special rate .. .. 138 10 3 Royalty .. .. .. 277 0 6 — 17,503 15 8 Balance —Gross profit .. .. 17,490 3 11 £35,426 16 10 £35,426 16 10 Statement of James Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. 704 411 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 17,490 311 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 20 16 8 Balanoe—Net loss .. .. .. 991 7 11 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 1,694 1 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 39 1 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 65 17 8 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 534 1 0 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. 38 3 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. 1,961 19 2 Insurance .. .. .. .. 16 1 9 Compensation .. .. .. .. 163 11 10 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. .. 46 18 1 General expenses .. .. . . .. 16 0 8 Marine freights .. .. .. .. 9,653 18 9 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 18 11 8 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 415 10 9 Road repairs and subsidy .. .. .. 209 17 1.1 Reserve for bad debts .. .. .. 14 7 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 2,868 8 5 £18,481 11 10 £18,481 11 10 Wellington 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 .. .. 88,934 12 1 1925 .. .. .. .. 3,727 15 3 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 5,696 6 9 Purchases of coal .. ..79,020 18 3 94,630 18 10 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 3,739 17 10 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 82,760 16 1 1926— Wharfage .. .. .. .. 784 15 8 Coal .. .. .. 2,781 14 6 Cartage to depot .. .. .. 933 11 9 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 155 19 5 Wages—Trimming .. .. .. 289 11 10 — 2,937 13 11 Balance—Gross profit .. .. 9,072 2 2 £97,568 12 9 £97,568 12 9 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. ToWages .. .. .. .. .. 1,447 8 3 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 9,072 2 2 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,400 4 0 Balance—Net loss .. .. .. 15 8 6 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 856 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 314 19 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 159 11 7 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 49 13 3 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 410 15 0 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. 62 311 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 52 6 7 Insurances .. .. .. .. 41 5 3 Cartage.. .. .. .. .. 3,334 16 4 Saoks .. .. .. .. .. 165 0 7 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. 85 10 7 General expenses .. .. .. .. 165 14 5 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Compensation .. .. .. .. 40 19 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 477 2 0 £9,087 10 8 £9,087 10 8