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ChristcMirch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ a. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s- d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,025 2 3 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,620 17 2 Salaries '.'. '.'. .. .. .. .. .. 851 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 5 3 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 216 13 11 Kepairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 82 0 2 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 716 2 Insurances .. •..i. .. .. ■• 11 16 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. . ■75 5 4 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 6 7 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 19 i Freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 12 1 General expenses .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 49 15 4 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .- 37 0 0 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. .. 393 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 14 3 6,383 6 5 Net profit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,237 10 9 £7,620 17 2 £7,620 17 2 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ a. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tβ Stocks on hand at 31st Maroh, 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,860 11 9 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,855 1 1 Purchases of coal .. .. .. .. .. 7,992 4 0 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 813 2 6 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 409 14 5 11,668 3 7 — -— 8,40118 5 ! Stocks on hand at 31st Maroh, 1916— Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. 704 11 7 i Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,177 12 0 Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,140 12 4 ! Firewood, ooke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 261 18 6 1,439 10 6 £13,107 14 1 I £13,107 14 1

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