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PRJ SONS DEPARTMENT —continued. WAIKERIA LABOUR CONTRACTS. Working Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Prison labour .. .. .. .. 619 7 6 By Credits for labour .. .. .. 924 16 0 Supervision .. .. .. .. 505 0 0 Loss 011 working .. .. .. .. 199 11 6 £1,124 7 6 £1,124 7 0 YVAIKUNE ROAD CONTRACTS. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Sundry expenses— By Credits for contracts.. .. 10,479 5 0 Tools and repairs .. .. 53 0 7 Haulage on motor-cars .. 510 0 Fodder .. .. .. 805 14 10 Sales of pumice .. .. 3 18 0 Upkeep of vehicles .. .. 1,276 1 7 Cartage to Hautu and Rangipo.. 1,113 10 3 Explosives .. .. .. 65 14 0 11,602 3 3 Ironwork, &c. .. .. 4 10 4 Closing stocks — Repairs to harness .. .. 50 1 6 Tools, &c., in local store .. 26 16 0 Freight and cartage .. 216 16 8 Motor accessories .. .. 264 211 Prisoners' industry earnings . . 540 0 5 Oil, grease, &c. .. .. 29 I 7 Payments to prisoners' depend- 320 0 6 ants .. .. ..1,397 2 5 Stock in transit .. .. .. .. 64 11 8 Sundry expenses .. .. 36 I!) 9 Timber .. .. .. 68 5 9 4,514 7 10 Prison labour .. .. 4,310 12 0 Loss industry earnings and payments to prisoners'dependants 1,937 2 10 2,373 9 2 Supervision .. .. .. .. 1,735 15 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 64 5 0 Depreciation on vehicles and plant .. .. 207 7 7 Profit on working .. .. .. 3,091 10 10 £11,986 15 5 £11,986 15 5 WAIKUNE SAWMILL INDUSTRY. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. j Cr. , £ s. d. £ s. d. To Opening stocks— | By Sales— Timber .. .. .. 2,805 8 4 j Timber .. .. .. 9,009 4 6 Working-bullocks .. .. 88 0 0 Horse-shoeing .. .. 15 0 0 2,893 8 4 | — 9,024 4 6 Sundry working-expenses — Closing stocks — Royalties .. .. .. 1,625 9 3 Timber .. .. .. 3,198 8 0 Fuel, power, &c. .. .. 235 4 2 Loose tools .. .. 18 9 6 Fodder .. .. .. 367 18 1 Sundry stores .. .. 193 12 7 Machine parts and repairs .. 198 11 8 3,410 10 1 Tools and repairs .. .. 121 0 0 Lubricants .. .. .. 120 9 8 Sundry store and expenses .. 375 2 1 Explosives .. .. .. 5 12 0 Harness repairs .. .. 7 19 6 Timber for repairs and renewals 133 19 9 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. 205 7 1 3,396 13 3 : Prison labour .. .. .. .. 3,100 12 0 Supervision .. .. .. .. 820 10 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 279 8 8 Depreciation on plant and machinery .. 155 15 6 Profit on working carried down .. .. 1,788 6 4 £12,434 14 7 1 £12,434 14 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Royalties undercharged in previous years .. 157 18 5 By Profit on working brought down .. 1,788 6 4 Net profit .. .. .. .. 1,630 711 i £1,788 6 4 j £1,788 6 4

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