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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Statement of Liverpool Colliery Working Account for the Yhar ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock on hand .. .. .. .. 5,737 (I 8 By Sales of Liverpool coal .. 222,818 10 9 Coal-winning— Sales of Dunollie coal . . 23 10 9 Wages ... .. .. 77,793 1 0 Sales of timber .. .. 202 X) 2 Materials used .. ~ 4,105 19 3 Sales of stores .. .. 5,198 7 8 Stores used .. .. 0,234 13 7 Sales and hire of plant .. 161 13 2 Railway tickets .. .. 550 0 0 228,404 18 0 Plant sales and hire .. 103 13 2 Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1922, at Special trains .. .. 2,782 18 4 mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 3,701 15 0 91,570 11 10 Timber cut .. .. 150 12 5 Stores sold .. .. 4,851 13 10 Dunollie coal purchased .. 47 17 11 5,050 4 2 Special rate .. .. .. .. 1,287 15 1 Balance—Gross profit .. .. .. 128,515 2 3 £232,100 14 0 £232,100 14 0 Statement of Liverpool Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. I Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries 4,725 0 6 ! By Gross profits at mine .. 128,515 2 3 Interest and exchange .. 5,703 18 10 Rents .. .. .. 483 10 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. 321 17 8 128,998 12 0 Printing and stationery .. 242 3 9 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,130 14 10 Telegrams and postages .. 247 10 2 Railway haulage .. .. 18,221. 10 1 Insurances .. .. .. 408 3 11 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. 1,552 19 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. 82 5 6 General expenses .. .. 389 17 7 ... Marine freights .. .. 00,473 0 0 Terminal charges .. .. 294 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 70 0 0 Bad debts—Coal .. . . 5 5 4 Wharfage .. .. .. 3,850 13 10 Horses destroyed .. .. 47 0 0 Depreciation — Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery . . 14,341 1 5 115,107 14 5 Balance—Net profit .. .. .. 13,830 18 1 £128,998 12 0 £128,998 12 0 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Ykar ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. I Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1921 .. .. 1.510 II) 9 By Sales of coal .. .. 128,121 15 2 Purchases of coal .. .. 113,144 15 2 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 2,383 14 0 Purchases of firewood, coke, &o. 1,582 14 7 130.505 9 2 114,727 9 9 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1922—FireCartage to depot .. .. 1,273 17 10 wood, &0. .. .. .. .. 2,047 18 7 Wharfage .. .. .. 1,108 13 0 2,442 10 10 Balance—Gross profits .. .. 13,872 10 5 £132,553 7 9 £132,553 7 9 Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. ... .. 2,887 7 1 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 13,872 10 5 Salaries .. .. .. 1,527 13 2 Rents .. . . .. 850 0 0 Rates .. .. .. 252 2 8 Interest .. .. .. 171 5 8 Travelling-expenses and allowances .. .. .. 34 11 8 Repairs and maintenance .. 592 10 3 Telegrams and postages .. 57 8 3 Printing and stationery .. 194 4 9 Insurances .. .. .. 9 0 5 Cartage .. .. .. 4,124 12 5 Sacks .. .. .. 21 II 9 Freights, &c. . . .. 82 17 0 General expenses .. .. 154 8 3 Compensation .. .. 5 7 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 38 0 0 Bad debts written off .. 5 17 0 Depreciation .. .. 234 2 1 11,249 5 11 Balance—Net profit .. .. .. 2,623 10 6 £13,872 16 5 £13,872 10 5