The Review of Reviews. 



Auguft 1. 1906, 



Balance-Sheet of Goldsbrough, Mort & Company Limited. 



Dp. The 31st Day of March, 1906. Cn. 



CAPITAL AND LIABILITIEjS. 



Capital Authorised — 319,426 Shares at £1 

 15s. each 



Capital Subscribed— 319.426 Shares at £1 

 15s. each 



To Capita-1 fullj- paid up on 319.426 shares at 



£1 15s 



To Primary Reserve 



., Debenture Stock — " A " 



„ Debenture Stock — " B " 



(Secured by a specific charge over the 

 Freehold and Leasehold Business 

 Premises, and by a floating charge 

 over the whole of the Assets of the 

 Compan.v.) 



., Amount due on Mortgage 



., Interest accrued on Mortgage 



.. Sundry Creditors 



., Interest accrued on Debenttires, Loans, 



etc- 



., Interest on Debentures unpaid 



.. Contingent Liabilities, as per contra ... 

 ., Balance of Profit and Loss Account ... 



£558.995 10 



£558.995 10 



£558,995 10 



29.393 6 9 



1,212,412 10 



727.695 



115.000 



807 3 4 



32.149 4 8 



19,456 4 



162 13 3 



5.357 1 8 



103.991 13 11 



PEUPKKTY AND ASSETS, 

 By Oasli— 



General Account — witli 

 Colonial and London 



Bankers £175.692 6 3 



In hand 28 12 2 



Deposits 



Victorian Government DebentureB and 



Bonds 



Dut.v Stamps 



Investment of Primary Reserve in Con- 

 sols at 2\ per c«nt.. and other 



Securities 



Bills Receivable 



Advances on Stocl; and Station Pro- 

 perties — 

 Wool and other Produce. 

 Freehold and Lease- 

 hold Stations, etc. ... £936.363 19 6 

 Freehold and Leasehold 

 Properties and Stock ... 965.666 11 



Freehold and Leasehold 



Business Premises £358,883 16 10 



Less amount written off ... 48,831 1 6 



Plant and Machinery, Fur- 

 niture, etc £17,828 11 9 



Less amount written off... 5,070 11 11 



,. Merciiandise, at cost to Company .. .. 



„ Liabilit'.es of Constituents in respect of 



Contingent Liabilities, as per cont»a ... 



„ Balance in Transit between Head Office 



and Branches 



NOTE.— The liability for calls on original 

 shares, now amounting to £2665 69., is 

 preserved by order of the Supreme Court 

 of Victoria. 



£175,720 18 5 

 132,000 



155.638 7 6 

 66 2 2 



29,417 10 & 

 15,285 15 4 



1.952,030 10 5 



310,052 16 4 



12,757 19 10 

 1,485 5 S 



5,357 1 3 

 15,608 C 1 



£2.835,420 7 7 



£2,805,420 7 7 



Dp. 



CONSIGNMENT TRUST ACCOUNT 31st March, 1906 



Cr 



'i'o Cash witli Colonial and London Bankers. 

 proce*»''s of Consignments 



... £3.588 2 5 



By Sundry Creditors 

 trust 



on Consignments in 



£3.588 2 5 



That tliere is a Reserve Fund of £29,395 63. 9d.. which is invested in 2^ i>er cent. Consols and other Securities. 

 That the names, addresses, and occupations of the persons who are Directors of the Company at date hereof are— 

 Senator Sir William Austin Zeal. K.C.M.G.. Civil Engineer. Melbourne. 

 Richard Gardiner Casey, Esq., Gentleman. Melbourne. 

 Robert Gillespie. Esq., Gentleman, Melbourne. 

 Arthur Chesnev Wilson. Esq.. Grazier. Berrigan, N. S.W. 

 That the accompanying Statement and Balance-sheet of the Company is. to the best of my belief and knowledge, 

 tme in every particular, and I make this solemn declar.T.tion conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by 

 virtue of the provisions of an Act of the Parliament of Victoria rendering persons making a false declaration 

 punishable for wilful and corrupt perjury. 



J. M. NIALL, General Manager. 

 Declared at Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, this 13th day of June, 1906. 

 Before me — E. J. B. NUNN, Notary Public, Melbourne. 



PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, from 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906. 



Dr. Cr. 



To Expenses of Management — Rv Gross Profit for the twelve months. 



Salaries of Staff." Directors' ' after providing for Bad Debts, etc. ... £285,385 19 9 



Remuneration. etc.. at 

 Head Office. London, Syd- 

 ney, and Rockhampton' ... £27.551 3 11 



„ Wages 8,4% 5 11 



,, Advertising and Travelling 



Expense 4.550 18 8 I 



., Insurance. Rents. Rates. 



Taxes. Stationery, and all 1 



other charges ' 16,516 13 i 



£57,115 1 6; 



„ Interest on Debentures — 1 



"A" Stock £48,717 1 



•• B •' Stock 29,107 16 I 



77,824 16 01 



,, Interest, other than above 8,411 3 4 



,, Amount written off — 



Premises £37,305 3 7 ! 



Plant. Machinery, etc. ... 738 1 5 i 



38,043 5 



„ Balance carried to Balance-sheet 103,991 13 llj 



. £285,385 19 9 £2 85,335 19 9 



