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Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,689 13 IBy Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. 7,884 15 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,191 14 1 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 10 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 248 14 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 139 8 6 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 15 13 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 99 15 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 713 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 32 9 8 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,368 8 2 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 189 1 8 Freights .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 4 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 49 1 1 11 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 15 0 7,563 5 9 Balance: Net profit ............. 321 9 9 £7,884 15 6 £7,884 15 6 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 738 16 4 By Sales of coal .. .... .. .. .. 14,324 14 9 Purchases of coal .. .. .. .. .. 12,785 7 5 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,438 19 10 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,273 18 9 16,763 14 7 15,059 6 2 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1921— Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. 426 4 6 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 717 5 0 Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,677 011 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,363 10 0 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 18 4 2,137 13 4 £18,901 7 11 £18,901 7 11 Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 541 12 5 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. .. .. .. - 2,677 0 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 673 8 0 Recovery .. .. .. .. .. ..' .. 308 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 00 " Balance: Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 15 3 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 92 8 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 86 10 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 813 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 511 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 10 8 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,046 19 6 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 460 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 7 8 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 29 18 4 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 6 8 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 18 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 159 8 5 2,887 16 10 £2,887 16 10 * £2,887 16 10