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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Statement of James Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s . d. Or. £ a. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. 569 14 1 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 21,011 4 7 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 15 12 6 Balance —Net loss carried to Preliminary ExInterest .. .. .. .. .. 1,655 12 6 penses Account .. .. .. 1,103 8 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 18 13 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 48 14 4 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 314 15 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. 26 14 3 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. 2,866 1 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 00 3 3 Compensation .. .. .. .. 179 3 6 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. .. 32 7 II General expenses . . .. .. .. 07 6 1 Marine freights .. ' ... .. .. 10,020 13 2 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 10 8 0 Wharfage . . .. .. .. 677 9 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 4,951 3 7 £22,114 13 1 £22,114 13 1 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 151,553 9 8 1923 .. .. .. .. 2,720 0 7 Sales of firewood, coke, &o. .. 4,899 811 Purchases of coal .. .. 137,387 4 0 150,452 18 7 Purchases of firewood, coke, &o. 4,048 14 0 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 141,435 18 0 1924— Wharfage .. .. .. .. 1,593 10 9 Coal .. .. .. 2,686 3 8 Cartage to depot .. .. .. 1,424 7 5 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,042 8 2 Balance—dross prolit .. .. 13,007 13 2 — 3,728 1110 £100,181 10 5 £160,181 10 5 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 1,976 10 7 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 13,007 13 2 Salaries .. .. .. 1,472 11 1 Rents .. .. .. 856 0 0 Rates .. .. .. 291 17 8 Interest .. .. .. 103 2 3 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 46 810 Repairs and maintenance .. 243 10 10 Telegrams and postages .. 79 15 1 Printing and stationery .. 82 910 Insurances...... I 9 0 Cartage .. .. .. 3,047 0 3 Sacks .. .. .. 127 1 1 Freights, &o. .. .. 130 7 1 General expenses .. .. 132 0 1 Audit fees .. .. 15 3 4 Bad debt .. .. .. 5 5 0 Depreciation .. .. 689 7 4 9,900 5 10 Balance—Net profit.. .. . .. 3,101 7 4 £13,007 13 2 £13,007 13 2 Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31 sr March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 50,004 12 1 1923 .. .. .. .. 1,927 19 8 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,319 7 0 Purchases of coal .. .. 38,133 4 4 51,923 19 7 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 1,197 11 10 Stocks on hand at 31st March, — 39,330 10 2 1924— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 4,083 16 3 Coal .. .. .. 81118 11 Gross profit .. .. .. 7,946 5 5 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 552 19 0 —— 1,364 17 11 £53,288 17 6 £53,288 17 6 Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 1,645 18 II By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 7,946 5 5 Salaries .. .. .. 803 3 0 Rents .. .. .. 136 17 4 Interest .. .. .. 110 16 0 Travelling-expenses.. .. 38 14 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 220 3 5 Telegrams and postages .. 30 15 1 Printing and stationery .. 02 4 3 Insurances.. .. .. 9 0 7 Cartage .. .. .. 1,025 12 7 Sacks .. .. .. 103 8 5 Freights .. .. .. 1,830 9 7 General expenses .. .. 74 10 1 Audit fees .. .. 30 6 8 Compensation .. .. 87 10 1 Depreciation .. .. 179 I 11 7,055 4 1 Net profit .. .. .. 891 1 4 £7,940 5 5 £7,940 5 5

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