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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Dr - , Cr ' £s.d.£ ». d. To Point Elizabeth Colliery- £sd i s. Elizabeth Colliery Working Account: Gross profit .. 107,556 1 0 Management and office salaries 155 2 0 Seddonville Colliery Working Account: Gross profit .. 17,588 12 2 t f k>'„',i „™v,„V,\,„ "' *' " " i 888 7 4 Wellington Depot Trading Aocount: Gross profit .. 7,184 17 6 T „«™ 8 299 13 1 Christchurch Depot Trading Account: Gross profit .. 4,470 16 8 " " V. V. Si S 1 Wanganu. Deposing Account: Gross profit.. .. MB6_7_lo „, Telegrams and postages .. .. .. ■ ■ 131 3 5 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 505 16 5 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 20,26110 8 Insurances .. .. .. .• ■• 12 10 0 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. 1,474 0 1 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 303 4 1 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 54,904 11 8 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. 3,154 11 2 Wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,486 14 5 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 22 13 7 Depreciation : Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery 5,714 6 0 92,074 8 9 ' Seddon-ville Colliery— Management and office salaries .. .. .. 892 18 11 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 82 1 4 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 888 10 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 184 7 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 43 16 0 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 83 1 9 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 202 5 10 , Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. 6,274 15 4 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. 326 Compensation for acoidents and fund .. .. 142 4 2 * Gent-ral expenses .. .. .. .. .. 217 8 8 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. 10,125 19 5 Hulks Working Account (proportion) .. .. 58 17 7 Wharfages, <fee. .. .. .. .. .. 48 9 2 Bad debts .. .. .. .. .. 18 10 6 Depreciation: Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery 2,776 19 4 Briquette plant, working account: Loss .. .. 1,125 6 6 23,168 14 11 Wellington Depot— Wages .. .. .. .. .. 1,938 0 10 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 602 8 4 Rent 494 3 4 Rates .. .. .. .. .. •• 55 16 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 83 4 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 54 18 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 341 10 7 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. ■ ■12 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 55 6 4 Insurances .. .. .. .. .•8 15 0 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 11 12 3 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,802 011 Saoks 134 11 6 Freights .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 4 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 107 17 7 Depreciation of plant and rolling-stook .. .. 188 6 5 8,893 16 5