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Statement of Point Elisabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. & s. d. £ s. d. Cr.JßrpS! & a. d. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. 1,132 10 7By Gross profits jtt mine .. .. .. .. .. 53,430 1 9 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 5,027 7 2 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 356 15 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 94 3 8 53,786 17 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 54 16 5 Balance: Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,118 12 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 627 4 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 56 ]0 7 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 13,288 5 4 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. .. 715 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 7 7 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 719 17 9 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. 12 5 1 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 53 11 4 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 32,598 10 2 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. . .. 94 4 3 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. 77 14 3 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 2 9 Loan-flotation charges .. .. .. .. .. 520 0 0 Depreciation: Mine, buildings, plant, and maohinery .. 9,378 3 0 — 63,905 9 0 £63,905 9 0 £63,905 9 0 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr - £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on band at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,218 16 BBy Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 60,113 411 Purchases of coal .. .. .. .. .. 47,07115 4 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,089 18 7 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 648 18 5 61,203 3 6 47,720 13 9 : Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1916— Cartage to depot .. .. .. .. .. ... 865 3 5 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,895 13 2 Balance: Gross profits .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,638 19 5 ' Firewood, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 344 16 7 2,240 9 9 £63,443 13 3 .- £63,443 13 3

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