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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNTZS—continued. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Receipts. Expenditure. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By Point Elizabeth Colliery £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Account at Account .. .. .. 792 12 1 31st March, 1920 .. .. 18,000 4 8 Liverpool CollieryProceeds of sale of coal 273,163 1 2 Property anddevelopRecoveries .. 17,298 16 5 ment .. .. 3,535 7 4 Refunds, &c. .. 38 0 5 Machinery, plant, and Interest on Investment rolling-stock .. 1,988 6 9 Account.. .. 1,439 15 9 Buildings .. 583 16 2 ■ 291,939 13 9 Cottages .. .. 11 8 0 Refund of investment .. 15,000 0 0 Stores and materials 21,039 13 11 Wages .. .. 85,895 1 8 Timber .. .. 159 0 5 Special rate .. 1,243 2 6 Railway tickets .. 914 2 3 115,369 19 0 James Colliery— Property and development .. .'. 9,198 4 8 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 2,569 0 5 11,767 5 1 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development .. .. 1,993 1 11 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 1,238 2 3 Buildings .. 325 12 5 Cottages .. .. 1,729 12 3 Tree-planting .. 31 4 6 5,317 13 4 Seddonville Account .. 314 3 3 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 48,233 18 4 Christchurch Depot Account .. .. 18,191 2 2 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 6,703 10 10 Dunedin Depot Account 246 6 8 73,689 1 3 Management and office salaries .. .. 4,812 5 3 Rents .. .. 92 14 2 Interest .. .. 9,101 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. 350 7 2 Printing and stationery 129 16 9 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 2,046 5 1 Railway haulage .. 18,782 18 7 Marine freights .. 58,202 19 9 Terminal charges .. 2,655 19 4 Cargo adjustments .. 11 6 4 Postage and telegrams 149 15 10 Insurances .. .. 964 1 0 Compensation .. 1,690 12 5 General expenses .. 650 6 7 Audit fees .. .. 35 0 0 Refund of revenue, &c. 34 3 11 99,710 11 4 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March. 1921 .. .. 18,292 16 4 £324,939 18 5 £324,939 18 5 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 24th June, 1921. G. Jas. Anderson, Louis H. Filers, F.R.A., N.Z., Accountant. Minister of Mines.