Wellington Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Stocks on hand 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. 1,061 12 6 By Sales of coal .. .. .. 26,879 2 1
Purchases, Point Elizabeth coal .. .. .. 18,758 5 6 Sales of firewood, coke, and charcoal .. .. .. 737 19 4
Purchases, Seddonville coal .. .. .. 750 15 1 27,617 1 5
Purchases, firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 545 17 8
-------- 20,054 18 3 Stocks on hand 31st March, 1908—
Cartage to depot .. .. .. 872 8 7 Coal .. .. .. 1,401 17 11
Balance, gross profits .. .. .. 7,184 17 6 Firewood.. .. .. .. 154 17 6
-------- ------- 1,556 15 5
£29,173 16 10 £29,173 16 10

Wellington Depot Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Wages .. .. .. 1,938 0 10 By Balance of Trading Account, gross profits .. .. .. 7,184 17 6
Salaries .. .. .. 602 8 4
Rents .. .. .. 494 3 4
Rates .. .. .. 55 16 0
Interest and exchange .. .. .. 83 4 6
Advertising .. .. .. 54 18 6
Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 341 10 7
Telegrams and postage .. .. .. 12 0 0
Printing and stationery .. .. .. 55 6 4
Insurances .. .. .. 8 15 0
Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 11 12 3
Cartage .. .. .. 2,802 0 11
Sacks .. .. .. 134 11 6
Freight .. .. .. 3 4 4
General expenses .. .. .. 107 17 7
Depreciation of plant and rolling-stock .. .. .. 188 6 5
-------- 6,893 16 5
Balance: Net profit for the year .. .. .. 291 1 1

                                                              £7,184 17  6                                                                                   £7,184 17  6

Christchurch Depot Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Stocks on hand 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. 401 5 9 By Sales of coal .. .. .. 20,051 16 11
Purchase Point Elizabeth coal .. .. .. 12,510 9 3 " firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 575 9 8
Purchase Seddonville coal .. .. .. 1,253 13 10 20,627 6 7
Purchases firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 296 16 3
-------- 14,060 19 4 Stocks on hand, 31st March, 1908—
Haulage to depot .. .. .. 2,069 14 4 Coal .. .. .. 345 7 6
Balance, gross profit .. .. .. 4,470 16 8 Firewood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 30 2 0
-------- ------- 375 9 6
£21,002 16 1 £21,002 16 1