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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 37,104 9 10 1923 .. .. .. .. 1,052 0 3 Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,244 12 11 Purchases of coal .. .. 33,702 1.9 2 38,349 2 9 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 775 9 9 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 34,538 8 11 1924— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 505 I 5 Coal .. .. .. 997 4 0 Gross profit .. .. .. 3,359 0 0 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 168 15 4 1,105 19 10 £39,515 2 7 £39,515 2 7 Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. | Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. 532 0 I By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 3,359 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. 454 18 7 Rents .. .. .. 217 4 3 Interest .. .. .. 49 5 3 Travelling-expenses.. . . 15 4 1 Repairs and maintenance .. 38 I 9 Telegrams and postages .. 37 3 2 Printing and stationery .. 28 10 2 Insurance .. .. .. 5 111 Cartage .. .. .. 488 15 0 Sacks .. .. .. 16 13 0 Freights, &c. .. .. 60 11 11 General expenses .. .. 02 2 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 18 13 4 Depreciation .. .. 140 17 8 2,171 17 10 Net profit .. .. .. ' 1,187 8 2 £3,359 6 0 £3,359 0 0 Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Property and development.. .. 2,490 14 3 Public Account at Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 346 19 9 31st March, 1923 .. .. 19,580 0 9 Buildings' .. .. .. 402 0 2 Proceeds of sale of coal 280,594 17 0 Cottages.. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Recoveries, refunds.&c. 20,543 17 5 Wages .. .. .. .. 10,275 19 6 301,138 14 11 Special rate .. .. .. 221 14 0 Contracts—Deposits 1,040 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 20 17 8 „ Refunds 70 0 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. .. 04 8 0 1,110 0 0 19,823 3 10 Investments—Realized 5,000 0 '0 Liverpool Colliery— „ Interest 607 17 11 Property and development.. .. 10,352 17 3 5,007 17 11 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 159 II 3 Buildings' .. .. .. 35 19 1 Cottages.. .. .. .. 33 0 4 Stores and materials .. .. 23,207 15 10 Wages .. .. .. .. 00,955 12 4 Special rate .. .. .. 1,400 10 3 Railwav tickets .. .. .. 1,811 3 9 Special* trains .. .. .. 2,455 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 546 1.1 11 106,964 8 0 MacDonald Colliery— Property and development.. .. 115 14 11 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 5 7 0 Cottages' .. .. .. 117 3 Plantation .. .. .. 5 15 0 128 14 2 Seddonville Colliery Account .. .. .. 55 15 9 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 24,503 8 1.1 Christchurch Depot Account .. .. 12,287 17 5 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 0,280 11 0 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 283 11 7 43,415 9 5 Management and office salaries .. 3,753 5 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,251 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 158 13 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 269 4 8 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 3,211 311 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 4,884 12 9 Railway haulage .. .. .. 20,321 8 0 Marine freights .. .. .. 69,790 12 10 , Postages and telegrams .. .. 162 2 9 Insurances .. .. .. 434 16 8 Rents .. .. .. .. 176 11 3 Compensation .. .. .. 2,234 3 7 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. 219 10 2 General expenses .. .. .. 007 11 0 Investments—General .. .. 15,000 0 0 „ Sinking fund .. .. 9,104 0 0 Contracts—Deposits .. .. 50 0 0 Refunds .. .. 30 0 0 139,059 15 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1924 .. ~ .. .. 17,389 7 5 £327,436 13 7 £327,436 13 7 r vtiTißiT-ts—r«TTCirr —— -~ i»sa-irngF7-.-.^T--Tsrf)rsai.ii>