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INVERCARGILL LICENSING TRUST —continued Sundry Trading Expenses Advertising— £ s. d. £ s. d. General .. .. .. .. 264 17 7 Staff .. .. .. .. .. 94 0 3 358 17 10 Annual charges, annual licences, P.O. box rentals, telephone rentals, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,754 1 4 Detail paper .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 9 0 Disinfectant .. .. .. .. .. .. 393 6 6 Electricity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,509 14 1 Expenses, incidental (paper, string, &c.) .. .. .. 1,182 19 8 Flowers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 260 17 4 Legal and valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 145 6 0 Papers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 323 11 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 609 1 6 Signwriting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 4 9 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135 17 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,273 15 8 Toll charges .. .-. .. .. .. .. 27 7 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 17 9 £8,092 7 10 Unauthorized Expenditure, 1948-49 Donations— £ s. d. Invercargill Returned Services' Association Poppy Day Appeal .. 5 5 0 Police Picnic Committee .. .. .. .. .. 2 14 8 Staff Picnic Committee .. .. .. .. ... 10 0 0 Subscription : Invercargill Chamber of Commerce .. .. .. 3 3 0 Refreshments .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 2 6 Unidentified sale .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Wreath .. .. .. .. .. .. ..110 £94 16 2 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account £ s* d. £ s. d. Donations allocated during Balance, Ist April, 1948 .. 5,722 17 2 1948-49 .. .. .. 2,200 0 0 Transferred to General Reserve .. 3,522 17 2 £5,722 17 2 £5,722 17 -2 £ s. d. £ s. d. Provision for taxation .. .. 16,100 0 0 Net profit, 1948-49 .. .. 34,216 811 Special depreciation on buildings Refund of portion of donation to and plant .. .. .. 8,235 18 5 Boy Scouts' Association, Balance .. .. .. 10,029 11 1 1947-48 .. .. .. 149 0 7 £34,365 9 6 £34,365 9 6

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