Aug. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2093

Christchurch Depot—
Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,181 3 10
Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 708 3 4
Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 7 6
Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 3 1
Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 145 6 9
Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 5 0
Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 52 15 1
Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 14 9 11
Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 22 4 4
Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 0
Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 31 8 7
Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,297 6 11
Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 11 1
Freight .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 1 0
General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 44 1 4
Depreciation of plant and buildings .. .. .. 325 5 5
---------- 4,052 18 2

Wanganui Depot—
Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 420 3 4
Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 293 10 1
Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 2 6
Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. 55 2 8
Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 2 6
Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 30 9 8
Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. 13 14 5
Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 31 11 1
Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 0
Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 22 0 7
Compensation for accident .. .. .. .. 13 10 6
Cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 556 16 10
Sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 11 5
Freight .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 16 2
General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 3
---------- 1,645 17 0

Wellington Office Furniture—depreciation .. .. .. .. 10 11 8
Debenture sinking fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0
Balance: Net profit for the year .. .. .. .. .. 8,440 8 3

                                                    £138,286 15 2
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                                                    £138,286 15 2
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Statement of Point Elizabeth Colliery Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1907 1,686 14 0
Stock of timber on hand at 31st March, 1907 176 6 3
---------- 1,863 0 3
Coal-winning—
Wages .. .. .. .. .. 57,143 18 10
Materials used .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 14 7
Stores used .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,692 5 4

                                                   62,336 18  9

Timber cut .. .. .. .. .. 1,164 2 5
Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 5,346 8 6
Balance: Gross profits at mine .. .. .. .. .. 107,556 1 0

                                                  £178,266 10 11
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Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By Sales of coal .. .. .. .. .. 175,327 6 7
Sales of timber .. .. .. .. .. 1,309 2 3

                                                  176,636  8 10

Stock of coal on hand at 31st March, 1908—
At mine and wharf .. .. .. .. 597 16 1
Afloat .. .. .. .. 876 16 1

                                                    1,474 12  2

Stock of timber on hand at 31st March, 1908 .. .. .. 155 9 11

                                                  £178,266 10 11
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