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PRISONS DEPARTMENT— continued: QUARRYING AND GRAVEL-PIT WORKING. Profit and Loss Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1931. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Opening stocks of metal .. .. .. 726 13 3 Sales of metal .. .. .. .. 27,018 16 2 Sundry expenses — Royalty from leases .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Machine parts, tools, and repairs .. .. 1,102 16 7 Closing stocks of metal .. .. .. 1,095 13 11 Royalty on metal .. .. .. .. 118 4 ! Net total loss for year .. .. .. 2,183 811 Explosives .. .. .. .. 406 11 7 Lubricants .. .. .. .. 155 7 7 Maintenance of railway-line and road .. 88511 Horse-feed and harness expenses .. .. 41 17 9 j Tractor expenses .. .. .. .. 141 16 7 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 1,880 9 2 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 4,605 12 4 Hospital maintenance of accident cases .. 182 9 6 Telephone rental .. .. .. .. 1686 Legal and sundry expenses .. .. .. 286 4 11 j Prison labour .. .. .. .. 15,148 18 3 J Supervision .. ~ .. .. 3,226 0 4 Depreciation (buildings, plant, and horses) .. 1,309 19 5 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 1,426 9 0 £30,747 19 0 \ £30,747 19 0 Ncms. —Opening and closing stocks of consumable stores, hitherto shown as separate items, arc included, but absorbed in relative expense headings. WAIKUNE PRISON: ROADWORKS AND CONTRACTS. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st Maech, 1931. Expenditure. Income. Opening stocks— £ s. d. £ s. d. I Credit for construction and main- £ s. d. £ s. d. Horses .. .. .. 447 6 3 tenance of roads .. .. 12,197 14 5 Stores .. .. .. 163 19 6 Horse cartages . . .. 79 18 0 Loose tools and harness .. 120 13 2 ; Sundry labour contracts .. 51 4 9 731 18 11 : Sale of firewood .. .. 6 13 4 Sundry expenses — Sale of metal .. .. .. 652 9 9 Explosives .. .. .. 189 12 8 12,988 0 3 Horse-feed and expenses .. 969 5 11 Closing stocks — Replacements and repairs to Horses .. .. .. 367 4 3 implements and tools .. 60 8 1 Stores .. .. .. 673 4 6 Repairs to harness .. .. 21 9 8 Loose tools and harness .. 112 9 7 Freight and cartage .. .. 3,258 9 7 j 1,152 18 4 Sundries .. .. .. 116 9 4 4,615 15 3 Bad debts .. .. .. . . .. 774 7 3 Prison labour .. .. .. .. 5,638 9 0 Officers'supervision .. .. .. .. 1,638 13 0 Interest on capital . . . . .. .. 51 3 1 Depreciation of plant .. .. .. 19 0 10 Net profit on working .. .. .. 671 11 3 £14,140 18 7 ! £14,140 18 7 AUCKLAND PRISON : TAILORS' SHOP. Peofit and liOSS Account foe Yeae ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditwe. Income. Opening stocks — £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Sales to Government Departments and transfers to £ s. d. Completed work and work in progress 57 19 6 General Store .. .. .. .. 6,630 6 2 Loose tools .. .. .. 13 410 Closing stocks— £ s. d. 71 4 4 Completed work and work in progress 87 14 10 Sundry expenses — Loose tools .. .. .. 1118 8 Raw materials .. .. 2,795 8 6 99 13 6 Soap, soda, brushes, &c. .. 21 12 0 Machine parts and repairs .. 21 19 9 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 110 13 9 Sundry expenses .. . . 0 3 0 2,949 17 0 Prison labour .. .. .. .. 1,610 511 Supervision .. .. .. . . .. 334 16 0 Interest on capital .. .. . . .. 43 8 5 Depreciation of plant and machinery . . .. 33 14 3 ; Rent of workshop .. .. .. .. 156 0 0 Net profit for year .. .. .. .. 1,530 13 9 j £6,729 19 8 £6,729 19 8

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