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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand State Coal-mines. Statement of Liabilities and Assets at list March, 1915. Liabilities. i Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s - d. £ s. d. I Point Elizabeth Colliery and Development Property Account— Debenture loan .. .. .. .. 175,000 0 0 Outlay during the year .. .. .. .. 73 14 10 Loan under Appropriation Act, 1912 .. .. 50,000 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 73 14 10 Inscribed stock .. .. .. .. 2,601 0 7 227,601 0 7 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock— Debenture sinking fund .. .. .. 13,200 0 0 Cost at 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 17,068 13 4 Reserve fund .. .. .. .. 5,884 11 2 Additional outlay during the year .. .. .. 309 8 5 19,084 11 2 Accrued interest .. .. .. .. 4,282 4 6 17,378 1 9 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 13,498 8 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 8',842 10 7 17,780 13 i 8j535 n 2 Buildings at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 1,883 2 8 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 16 8 1 1,899 10 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 477 16 6 1,421 14 3 Cottages— Cost at 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 1,855 9 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 340 11 0 1,514 18 7 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. .. 2,546 11 9 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 1,129 6 0 Coal (stock on hand, afloat) .. .. .. .. 1,168 8 10 4,844 6 7 16,316 10 7 Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 95,243 17 2 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 5,389 13 10 100,633 11 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 5,091 19 10 95,541 11 2 Machinery, plant, ropes, and colling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 46,167 11 0 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 4,400 4 7 50,567 15 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 2,557 11 6 48,010 4 1 Buildings at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 2,473 5 3 Additi-jns during the year .. .. .. .. 1,278 16 1 3,752 1 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 189 3 4 3,562 18 0 Cottages at mine .. .. .. .. .. 173 1 1 Additions .. .. .. .. .. 3,051 19 5 3,225 0 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 161 7 4 3,063 13 2 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 3,364 3 6 Coal (stock on hand, afloat) .. .. .. .. 915 1 4 4,279 4 10 154,457 11 5