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I 1 I I I Dr. | Auckland. Napier. | New Plymouth. ! Totals. Or. Auckland. Napier. J New Plymouth. | Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Opening stocks .. .. .. 358 8 0 20 0 0 122 10 0 500 18 0 By Sales (cash) .. .. .. 15,301 15 9 382 12 2 ! 1,226 13 0 16,911 Oil Horses .. .. .. 210 0 0 .. .. 210 0 0 Sales (credit) .. .. .. 1,161 6 8 .. .. 1,161 6 8 Materials used— Closing stocks .. .. .. 5 15 0 37 10 0 242 0 0 285 5 0 Machine parts, repairs, and renewals 1,691 5 2 .. .. 1,691 5 2 Horses .. .. .. 200 0 0 .. .. 200 0 0 Fuel .. .. .. 577 11 3 .. 6 15 0 584 6 3 Forage .. .. .. 357 13 11 .. .. 357 13 11 Lubricants .. .. .. 247 11 11 .. .. 247 11 11 Explosives .. .. .. 350 9 6 .. 26 8 10 376 18 4 Tools and repairs .. .. 106 4 11 .. 29 7 3 135 12 2 Sundry stores, timber, &c. .. 128 19 8 .. 0 1 6 129 1 2 Direct expenses — Railage and cartage .. .. 802 13 10 .. 7 1 9 809 15 7 Power .. .. .. 273 8 7 .. .. 273 8 7 Blaeksmithing, harness repairs .. 26 15 1 .. .. 26 15 1 Travelling-expenses, Quarry-man-ager .. .. .. 7 4 10 .. .. 7 4 10 Supervision .. .. .. 959 7 1 .. .. 959 7 1 Transfer of materials from other prisons .. .. .. 20 11 3 .. .. 20 11 3 Overhead expenses — Depreciation on plant and buildings .. .. .. 363 1 0 .. .. 363 1 0 Interest on capital .. .. 268 17 6 .. .. 268 17 6 Profit .. .. .. .. 9,918 13 11 400 2 2 1,276 8 8 11,595 4 9 16,668 17 5 420 2 2 1,468 13 0 18,557 12 7 16,668 17 5 420 2 2 1,468 13 0 18,557 12 7