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Depot Trading Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Dr. Wellington. Christchurch. Wanganui. Cr. Wellington. Wellington. Christchurch. Christchurch. Wanganui. ! To Stocks on hand, 1st April, 1927 Purchases of coal Purchases of firewood, coke, &c. Wharfage Haulage to depot Wages —Discharging £ s. d. 2,347 10 2 126,620 5 6 4,078 6 11 1,128 8 4 629 14 1 346 7 7 £ s. d. 6,556 3 0 52.743 4 2 836 8 3 35,163 18 10 426 19 7 95,726 13 10 6,631 7 1 £ s. d. 610 113 By Sales of eoal 16,248 2 9 Sales of coke, wood, &e. 249 13 4 Stocks on hand at 31st March, 1928— Coal.. 297 9 8 Firewood, coke, &c. 29 13 6 17,435 10 6 1,832 17 5 £ s. d. 137,184 0 10 4,674 16 0 3,691 15 5 498 7 7 £ s. d. 91,454 19 10 1,502 6 0 8,763 10 2 637 4 11 £ s. d. 18,210 18 2 552 11 3 313 5 4 191 13 2 Gross profit — To Profit and Loss Account 135,150 12 7 10,898 7 3 (£146,048 19 10 £102,358 0 11 £19,268 7 11 £146,048 19 10 ] £102,358 0 11 £19,268 7 11 ... Depot Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. I Wanganui. Dr. Wellington. Christchurch. Cr. Wellington. Christchurch. Wanganui. To Wages Salaries Rents Interest .. .. .. Travelling expenses and allowances .. Repairs and maintenance Postages and telegrams Printing and stationery Insurances Cartage Sacks Freights General expenses Audit fees Superannuation Fund subsidy . .. Reserve for bad debts Depreciation £ s. d. 1,603 14 8 1,529 9 10 577 0 0 396 8 2 79 0 9 548 15 1 73 17 3 94 7 9 116 8 9 3,385 6 0 209 9 2 87 13 10 347 12 0 40 0 0 26 12 2 72 0 0 627 2 5 £ s. d. 1,541 16 10 1.082 7 3 92 10 0 156 2 3 30 13 11 395 5 4 54 6 6 80 13 9 26 1 8 1,944 2 11 167 6 11 14 13 9 137 11 2 36 0 0 22 15 6 100 0 0 360 19 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 437 19 4 By Gross profit from Trading Account - 10,898 7 3 488 16 5 Net loss— To General Profifand Loss 201 0 0 Account 45 15 5 25 13 5 127 16 8 34 16 1 18 5 8 27 4 3 442 1 4 12 3 0 1 7 5 31 16 5 24 0 0 13 7 9 10 7 0 144 18 5 £ s. d. 6,631 7 1 £ s. d. 1,832 17 5 254 11 2 Net profit —To General Profit and Loss Account j— 9,814 17 10 1,083 9 5 6,243 7 0 388 0 1 2,087 8 7 2,087 8 7 — Ii £10,898 7 3 I £6,631 7 1 £2,087 8 7 £10,898 7 3 £6,631 ■7 1 £2,087 8 7