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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1904. * Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, By Point Elizabeth Railway— 1903 .. .. .. .. 12,576 10 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,859 9 8 Debentures issued .. .. .. 55,000 0 0 Materials and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,078 2 3 Seddonville Colliery, proceeds of sales of coal 1,800 17 1 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 8 1 Point Elizabeth Colliery, proceeds of sales of Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 7 6 timber .. .. .. .. 45 1 0 Instrument allowance .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 12 8 Point Elizabeth Colliery, rails sold .. 360 2 7 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 9 1 Refund Accounts .. .. .. 115 14 0 23,219 9 3 — 69,898 4 8 Point Elizabeth CollieryWages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,356 4 9 Materials and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,288 2 1 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 6,447 15 3 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 9 7 Compensation for accidents .. .. .. .. .. 14 7 1 22,706 18 9 Seddonville Colliery— Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,501 16 7 Materials and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,598 3 8 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,307 911 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 479 19 3 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 419 8 0 Compensation for accidents .. .. .. .. .. 401 6 0 17,708 3 5 Greymouth office furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 9 3 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,138 3 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 821 18 10 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. .. .. .. .. 106 11 5 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 703 7 3 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Debenture-interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,072 6 5 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st Maroh, 19C4 .. .. .. .. 4,032 17 9 Less vouchers passed outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 2,694 11 0 1,338 6 9 £69,898 4 8 £69,898 4 8 State Coal-mines Office, Greymouth, 20th June, 1904, Jas. McGowan, Louis H. Eilers, Accountant. Minister of Mines. P. Heyes, f.s.a.a. Eng., Inspecting Accountant. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing 12,250 copieß), (not including Illustrations), £8 3s.

_ . By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1904. Price, 6d.

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