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Liabilities £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Christchurch Depot Property Account- - Cost at 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 5,886 11 2 Additional outlay during the year .. 150 10 2 6,037 1 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 301 17 1 5,735 4 3 Stocks on hand .. .. .. ~ .. .. 249 8 9 5,984 13 0 Wanganui Depot Property Aocount — Cost at 31st March, 1909 .. .. 1.627 0 7 Additional outlay during the year .. .. 35 0 C 1,662 0 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 83 2 0 1,578 18 7 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 635 2 3 2,214 0 10 Dunedin Depot Property Account— Cost at 31st Maroh, 1909 .. .. .. .. 1,068 6 9 Additional outlay during the year .. .. .. .. 12 15 0 1,081 1 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 1 1 1,027 0 8 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. 098 0 9 1,725 I 5 Wellington office furnitureCost at 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. 90 911 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 410 6 85 19 5 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,380 4 6 Deposits, contracts account .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Suspense Account, Premiums 1910-11 .. .. .. 90 19 8 130 19 s Cash in hand and in the Public Account at 31st March, 1910 .. 61,559 0 7 Less vouchers outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 7,072 8 5 04,480 13 ■> £223,932 18 11 £223,937 18 11 State Goal-mines Office, Wellington, 25th May. 1901. „ ~ Tr ° ■" R. McKenzie, Louis H. Fileus, Accountant. Minister of Mines Examined and found correct, subject to the following remarks :— 1. The Sinking Fund shown as a liability has noc been established by being set apart from the moneys of the State Coal-mines Account. 2. There is no authority of law for the establishment of a Reserve Fund shown as a liability. Robekt J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. 4/7/10.

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