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Balance- sheet of the New Zealand State Coal-mines— continued. Statement of Liabilities and Assets at Vlst March, 1910 — continued. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ a. d. Seddonville Colliery and Development Property Acoount— Cost at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 11,732 9 4 Depreciation .. . . .. .. .. 586 12 6 11,145 16 10 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 11,637 2 6 Additional outlay during the year .. .. .. 66 2 8 13,703 5 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 585 3 3 11,118 1 11 Buildings at mme— Cost at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 349 7 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 1794 • ■ 331 17 9 Cottages— Cost at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 213 3 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 10 13 2 202 10 1 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. 230 18 1 Coal (stock on hand, at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 678 2 0 909 0 1 Charming CreekBoring and prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 1,890 10 1 Briquette plant— Cost at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 14,567 14 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 728 7 9 — 13,839 6 11 Briquette materials (stock on hand) .. .. .. 1,290 14 0 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. .. 26 17 8 Briquettes (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 1,370 1 8 40,807 5 4 HulkH Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 1,539 10 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 19 6 1,462 11 2 Wellington Depot Property Acoount— Cost at 31st Maroh, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 2,931 410 Sale of plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 2,906 4 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 6 3 2,760 18 7 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,618 14 0 4.379 12 7

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