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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued. Statement of Liverpool Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. j Cr. £ s. d. £ g. d« To Stock on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. 168,294 12 5 1924 .. .. .. .. 4,084 1 7 Sales of stores and hire of plant 7,154 12 8 Coal-winning— 175,449 5 1 Wages .. .. . . 61,064 12 4 Stock of coal on hand at 31st Stores and materials used .. 5,982 8 6 March, 1925, at mine and Railway tickets .. .. 519 11 0 wharf .. .. .. 3,268 12 9 Special trains .. .. 2,752 2 6 Cargo afloat .. .. 347 11 1 Stores and plant sales (at cost) 5,644 7 9 3,616 3 10 Coal purchased .. .. 358 Oil Special rate .. .. 1,013 18 6 77,335 1 6 Balance—Gross profit .. .. 97,646 5 10 £179,065 8 11 £179,065 8 11 Statement of Liverpool Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries 3,158 0 5 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 97,646 510 Interest .. .. .. 5,501 16 7 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 666 3 4 Travelling-expenses .. 163 16 2 Transfer from General Reserve .. .. 19,683 13 5 Printing and stationery .. 220 10 4 Balance—Net loss .. .. .. 1,051 16 8 Repairs and maintenance . . 6,011 12 6 Telegrams and postages . . 183 16 11 Railway haulage .. .. 13,971 15 8 Insurances.. .. .. 453 2 6 Compensation for accidents .. 5,033 15 1 Sick and Accident Fund .. 294 1 6 General expenses .. .. 439 8 3 Marine freights .. .. 47,547 6 4 Audit fees .. . . 125 0 0 Wharfage .. .. .. 3,041 15 6 Depreciation—Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery .. 32,902 1 6 — 119,047 19 3 £119,047 19 3 £119,047 19 3 Statement of James Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock on hand at 31st March, By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. 40,886 14 6 1924 .. .. .. .. 1,079 4 7 Stock on hand at 31st March, 1925, Coal-winning— at mine and wharf .. ..297 11 6 Wages .. .. .. 18,619 15 7 Cargo afloat .. .. .. 135 5 9 Stores and materials used .. 960 19 7 432 17 3 Subsidized bus-fares, &c. .. 187 8 6 Coal purchased .. .. 32 0 5 Special rate .. .. 201 3 6 Royalty .. .. 397 3 5 20,398 11 0 Balance—Gross profit .. .. 19,841 16 2 £41,319 11 9 £41,319 11 9 Statement op James Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Management and office salaries .. .. 749 11 0 By Gross profit at mine .. .. .. 19,841 16 2 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 20 16 8 Balance —Net loss .. .. .. 3,774 19 7 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,827 11 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 43 9 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 54 16 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 496 3 11 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. 45 12 7 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. 2,326 2 5 Insurance . . .. .. .. 29 6 1 Compensation . . .. .. .. 386 5 2 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. .. 7113 7 General expenses .. .. . . 103 19 9 Marine freights .. .. .. .. 12,180 3 5 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 603 10 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 4,652 13 5 £23,616 15 9 £23,616 15 9 Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. ; Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand at 31st March, I By Sales of coal .. ..120,964 19 1 1924 .. .. .. .. 3,728 11 10 | Sales of firewood, coke, &c. .. 4,890 5 2 Purchases of coal .. .. 109,342 6 10 125,855 4 3 Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. 3,877 2 2 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 113,219 9 0 1925— Wharfage.. .. . . • • 1,217 1 5 Coal .. .. .. 2,583 18 8 Cartage to depot .. .. .. 1,585 15 6 Firewood, coke, &c. .. 1,143 16 7 Wages—Trimming .. .. 300 6 5 3,727 15 3 Balance—Gross profit . . . . 9,531 15 4 £129,582 19 6 £129,582 19 6

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