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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand State Coal-mines for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st By Point Elizabeth Colliery— March, 1914 .. .. .. .. 30,250 16 7 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 4 6 Proceeds of sale of coal .. .. .. 213,066 9 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 383 8 1 Proceeds of sale of hulk .. .. .. 1,600 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 9 4 214,666 9 0 Stores and materials .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 9,182 18 10 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 6,315 8 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' 41,716 6 3 Refunds .. .. .. .. 915 8 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 17 6 6,325 3 8 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,006 8 6 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 392 10 6 Liverpool Colliery— 53,093 3 6 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,537 14 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 4,154 6 4 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,509 19 0 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,625 2 4 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,244 10 3 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,659 19 0 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 19 9 Seddonville Colliery— 45,896 11 3 Stores and materials .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. 102 16 7 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,762 19 7 1,865 16 2 Hulks, working .. .*. .. .. ' .. .. .. 2,575 2 2 Wellington Depot, property .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,193 2 6 working .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,663 2 9 Christchurch Depot, property .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 18 0 working .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,617 14 11 Wanganui Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. 4,291 3 2 Dunedin Depot „...... .. .. .. 3,232 8 9 35,587 12 3 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,775 8 8 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 0 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,644 17 8 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,507 16 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 '3 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 6 6 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 2 4 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,144 2 1 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,228 411 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 8 2 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. 1,863 6 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 293 2 9 Wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,157 3 5 Railway freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,013 17 3 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 W 3 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 Deposit Contract Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 89,393 11 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. 25,636 7 1 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 230 12 0 25,405 15 1 £251,242 9 3 £251,242 9 3 Mines Department, Wellington, 11th September, 1915. W. D. S. MacDonald, Louis H. Eilers, P.8.A., N.Z., Accountant. Examined and found correct. Minister of Mines. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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