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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st Maroh, By Sales of coal .. .. 29,898 8 5 1922 .. ~ .. .. 2,561 5 5 ' Sales of firewood, coke, &o. .. 1,748 16 2 Purchases of coal .. .. 24,304 18 9 31,047 4 7 Purchases of firewood, coke, &o. 533 9 2 Stocks on hand at 31st Maroh, 1922— 24,838 7 11 Coal .. .. .. 1,87114 7 Haulage to depot .. .. .. 1,707 1 8 Firewood, ooke, &o. .. 50 5 1 Gross profit.. .. .. .. 4,468 9 3 1,927 19 8 £33,575 4 3 £33,575 4 3 Christchurch Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. i Or, £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. 1,917 6 8 By Balance of Trading Acoount .. .. 4,468 9 3 Salaries.. .. .. .. .. 1,014 16 5 Net loss .. .. .. .. 1,047 1 4 Interest.. .. .. .. .. 113 17 11 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 62 9 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. . . 30 5 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 29 11 6 Insurances .. .. .. .. 10 19 5 Travelling-oxpenses .. .. .. 74 12 9 Cartage .. .. .. .. 1,587 12 8 Freights '.. .. .. .. 103 19 7 General expenses .. .. .. 46 8 3 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 768 Compensation .. .. .. .. 3 6 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 161 19 0 Sacks .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 9 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 322 18 0 £5,515 10 7 £5,515 10 7 Wanganui Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 22,198 14 1 1922 .. .. .. .. 2,143 12 6 Sales of firewood, coke, &c, .. 1,010 1 10 Purchases of coal .. .. 19,021 9 6 23,208 15 11 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 244 18 5 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 19,866 7 U 1923— Haulage to depot .. .. .. 241 8 1 Coal .. .. .. 881 17 6 Gross profit.. .. .. .. 2,009 13 8 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 170 8 9 1,052 6 3 £24,201 2 2 £24,261 2 2 Wanganui Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Wages .. .. .. .. .. 475 6 2 By Balance of Trading Account .. .. 2,009 13 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. 482 12 0 Net loss .. .. .. .. 76 13 7 Rents .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 41 910 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 43 16 0 Tolegrams and postages .. .. .. 41 0 0 Printing and stationery ...... 9 1 9 Travelling-expenses.. .. .. .. 15 13 11 Insuranoe .. .. .. ■ ■ •. 610 8 Cartage .. .. .. .. 517 16 11 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. 101 11 7 General expenses .. .. .. . . 41 3 4 Audit fees .. - .. .. .. ... 17 10 0 Depreciation .. . . .. .. 127 10 2 Sacks .. .. .. . . .. 12 11 0 Compensation .. .. , . .. 213 11 £2,086 7 3 £2,086 7 3

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