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Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,257 14 5 By Balance of Trading Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,939 8 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,078 15 6 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 848 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 0 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 179 18 1 Travelling-expenses ............ 24 13 9 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 322 13 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. ~ 133 6 7 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 15 110 Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,549 1 4 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133 511 Freights, wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 774 5 6 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 13 9 Alterations .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 3 4 Bad debts written off .. .. .. .. .. 30 7 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 7 6 10,943 17 7 Balance : Net profit .. .. .. .. .. 995 11 2 £11,939 8 9 £11,939 8 9 Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 1,920 2 4 By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,498 1 0 Purchases of coal.. .. .. .. .. .. 30,142 45 " Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,048 16 5 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. 595 5 6 42,546 17 5 30,737 9 11 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1915— Haulage to depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,289 6 9 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 694 9 3 Gross profit .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. 6,474 810 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 180 1 2 874 10 5 £43,421 7 10 £43,421 7 10

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