CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 321

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They did a considerable export business. The follow-

ing figures are extracted from the private books; -

Invoice value. Profit. Salaries. Net profit. *

7,200 (4,200) (3,000) 3/5

Year.

1910

475,000

(Tin

373,000

4,500)

1911

860,000

4,800 4,200

5,600 3/5

(Tin

660,000

5,000

1912

1,090,000

7,800 5,100

2,700 1/5

(Tin

870,000

3,700

1913

(Tin

510,000

260,000

3,500 5,600

2,100 3/5

The invoice value includes besides cost, insurance

and freight, certain charges as telegrams, coolie hire,

godown rent which can be apportioned to individual in-

voices. There remain to be reduced from the net profit

certain other charges which appear under the heading

General Charges in the Profit and Loss account of the

whole business. Under this heading are included such

items as office rent, rent of managers house, donations,

petty expenses.

The figures are as follows:-

1910

$. 18,500

1911

32,000

1912

35,000

1913

41,000

It is clear that some of these charges are in no

way debitable to exports.

Others however, particularly

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