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Statement of General Profit and Tjoss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. I),-. £ s. A. £ a. d. Gr. £ s. A. £ s. d. To Point Elizabeth Colliery Trade Kxpenses Accounts .. 80,688 8 1 By Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account— Gross profit .. 87,127 12 11 Seddonville Colliery . „ 30,186 1 0 Seddonville Colliery „ . .. 30,380 19 8 Briquette-works 3,152 14 8 Briquette . ... 668 5 11 Wellington Depot 8,462 14 1 Wellington Depot Trading Account— Gross profit .. 8,981 13 0 Christchurch Depot „ 5,563 13 1 Christchurch Depot „ .. 6,159 12 11 Wanganui Depot „ 1,961 5 9 Wanganui Depot „ .. 1,931 9 10 Dunedin Deoot 2,280 2 0 Dunedin Depot . „ .. 1,959 3 5 132,294 19 2 • 137,208 17 8 Wellington office furniture depreciation .. .. .. .. 410 6 j Balance: Net profits for the year .. .. 4.909 8 0 £137,208 17 8 £137,208 17 8 To Sinking fund .. .. .. 2,600 o 0 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 2,309 8 0 4,909 8 0 By balance down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,909 8 0 £4,909 8 0 | £4,909 8 0 Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. Br. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ a. d. £ s. d. To Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1909 .. .. 3,059 411 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 162,210 19 2 Stock of timber on hand at 31st March, 1909 .. 241 5 4 Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 616 9 5 3,300 10 3 162,827 8 7 Coal-winning— Stock of coal on hand at 31st Maroh, 1910— Wages .. .. •• •■ •• •• 60,310 11 9At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 598 17 5 Materials used .. .. .. •• •• 4,015 14 1 Afloat .. .. .. .. .. .. 938 13 4 Stores used.. .. .. •• •• •• 3,218 17 3 1,537 10 9 07,545 3 1 Stook of timber on hand at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. 105 14 7 Timber out .. .. .. .• ■. 354 19 11 Special rate .. .. .. .. 6,142 7 9 6,497 7 8 Balance: Gross profits at mine.. .. .. .. 87,127 12 11 £164,470 13 11 £164,470 13 11

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