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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Liverpool Colliery Trade By Liverpool Colliery Expenses Account .. 117,097 10 11 ' Working Account— Wellington Depot Trade Gross profit .. 128,379 18 7 Expenses Account .. 17,351 8 6 Well ington Depot Christchurch vDe p o t Trading Account — Trade Expenses Ac- Gross profit .. 13,901 12 4 count .. .. 7,563 5 9 Christchurch Depot Wanganui Depot Trade Trading Account— Expenses Account 2,887 16 10 Gross profit .. 7.884 15 6 145,500 2 0 Wanganui Depot Dunedin Depot ex- Trading Account— penses and deprecia- Gross profit .. 2,677 0 11 tion .. .. .. 152 13 0 ■ 152,843 7 4 Briquette Account: Seddonville Collierv — Bad debts written off .. 230 0 0 Recovery " .. 117 11 9 Balance: Profit for year 13,962 2 8 Point Elizabeth Colliery — Recovery, sale of plant .. 4,879 15 6 Liverpool Colliery— Rents .. .. 521 1 8 Hulks sale—Recovery 40 0 0 Wellington Depot— Recovery .. 0 5 0 Wanganui Depot— Recovery .. 3 0 8 5,561 14 7 Investment Account interest .. .. .. 1,439 15 9 £159,844 17 8 £159,844 17 8 Sinking Fund Account 6,828 0 0 Balance at 31st March, Bad-debts reserves .. 222 1 0 1920 .. .. 38,670 9 10 7,050 1 0 Balance for year 1921 6,912 1 8 Balance carried forward .. 6,912 1 8 45,582 11 6 £13,962 2 8 £45,582 11 6 Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st By Sales of coal .. 222,067 19 8 March, 1920 .. .. 1,963 15 10 ' Sales of stores .. 5,116 3 8 To Coal-winning— Sales of timber .. 104 12 7 Wages .. .. 84,381 15 10 227,288 15 11 Materials used ' .. 5,777 13 2 Stock of coal on hand Stores used.. .. 5,770 9 8 at 31st March, Railway tickets .. 356 7 9 1921— ■ 96,286 6 5 At mine and wharf 2,403 14 0 Stores sold .. .. 4,870 2 6 Afloat .. .. 3,333 6 8 Timber cut.. .. 55 9 9 -. 5,737 0 8 4,925 12 3 Special rate .. .. 1,470 3 6 Balance : Gross profit .. 128,579 18 7 £233,025 16 7 £233,025 16 7 Statement of Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. To Management and office By Gross profits at mine 128,379 18 7 salaries .. .. 4,530 11 3 Rents .. .. 521 1 8 Interest and exchange 6,489 12 6 128,901 0 3 Travelling-expenses .. 331 4 8 Printing and stationery 114 16 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 2,029 9 9 Telegrams and postages 151 14 0 Railway haulage .. 22,116 13 5 Insurances .. .. 691 16 3 Compensation for accidents and fund .. 1,376 0 4 Cargo adjustments .. 51 15 3 General expenses .. 712 13 7 Marine freights .. 61.447 17 0 Terminal charges .. 2,546 13 3 Audit fees .. .. 42 0 0 Bad debts .. .. 79 18 3 Depreciation: Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 14,984 14 11 — 117,697 10 11 Balance: Net profit .. .. 11,203 9 4 £128,901 0 3 £128,901 0 3