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Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Point Elizabeth Colliery Trade Expenses Acoount .. 52,732 10 3 By Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account— Gross profit .. 51,263 1111 Liverpool Colliery . •• 52,929 19 0 Liverpool Colliery „ . .. 45,063 10 10 Seddonville Colliery „ .. 5,804 13 2 Seddonville Colliery . . .. 1,822 17 10 Wellington Depot , •• 10,943 17 7 Wellington Depot Trading Account— Gross profit .. 11,939 8 9 Christchurch Depot „ „ 6,210 2 4 Christchurch Depot „ „ .. 6,474 8 10 Wanganui Depot „ „ 2,703 9 2 Wanganui Depot , „ 2,525 8 10 Dunedin Depot , . .. 2,058 18 9 Dunedin Depot „ „ .. 1,943 1 6 133,383 10 -3 121,032 8 6 Wellington office furniture depreciation .. .. .. 9 9 8 Point Elizabeth Colliery rents .. .. .. .. 128 7 3 Briquette-works depreciation, &c. .. .. .. 2,089 13 6 Liverpool „ ... .. .. .. 169 3 9 ' 2,099 3 2 297 11 0 Balance: Loss for year .. .. .. .. .. 14,152 13 11 £135,482 13 5 £135,482 13 5 Balance down .. .. .. .. .- •• 14,152 13 11 Balance brought forward from last year .. .. .. •• 23,307 18 9 £37,460 12 8 Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1914 .. .. 1,518 18 8 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. 97,394 4 11 Stock of timber on hand at 31st March, 191 J .. .. 61 8 4 Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 254 4 3 — 1,580 7 0 Sales of stores .. .. .. .. .. 1,808 0 5 Coal-winning— 99,456 9 7 Wages .. .. .. -. •■ •• 40,285 14 4 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1915— Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 2,971 57 At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 1,129 6 0 Storesused.. .. .. .- •• 2,071 411 Afloat .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,168 810 45,328 4 10 2,297 14 10 Timber out .. .. .. .. .. 124 5 9 Stores sold .. .. .'. .. .. 1,586 5 5 1,710 11 2 Special rate . .. .. .. .. .. 1,132 7 6 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. 739 2 0 1,871 9 6 Balance: Gross profit at mine .. .. .. .- .. 51,263 11 11 £101,754 4 5 £101,754 4 5

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