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Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. . Cr. £ c. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on band 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. 1,06112 6 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 26,879 2 1 Purcnases, Point Elizabeth ooal.. .. .. .. 18,758 5 6 Sales of firewood, coke, and charcoal .. .. .. 737 19 4 Purchases, Seddonville coal .. .. .. .. 750 15 1 27,617 1 5 Purchases, firewood, ooke, &r. .. .. .. .. 545 17 8 Stocks on hand 31st March, 1908— 20,054 18 3 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,401 17 11 Cartage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. 872 8 7 Firewood.. .. .. .. .. .. 154 17 6 Balance, gross profits .. .. .. . .. 7,184 17 6 1,556 15 5 £29,173 16 10 • £29,173 16 10 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,938 010 By Balance of Trading Acoount, gross profits .. .. 7,184 17 6 Salaries .............. 602 8 4 • Rents • .. .. .. .. . .. 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 postage .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 55 6 4 Insurances .............. 8 15 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 12 3 Cartage .. .. .. .. . .. .. 2,802 0 11 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 11 6 Freight .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 344 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 17 7 Depreciation of plant and rolling-stook .. .. 188 6 5 6,893 16 5 Balance : Net profit for the year .. .. .. .. .. 291 1 1 £7,184 17 6 £7,184 17 6 Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s d. To Stocks on hand 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 401 59 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,05116 11 Purchase Point Elizabeth coal .. .. .. .. 12,510 93 „ firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 575 9 8 Purchase Seddonville coal .. .. .. .. .. 1,253 13 10 20,627 6 7 Purchases firewood, coke, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 296 16 3 Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1908— 14,060 19 4 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 345 7 6 Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,069 14 4 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 30 2 0 Balance, gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,470 16 8 375 9 6 £21,002 16 1 £21,002 16 1