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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. cl. Public Account at Property and development .. 9,955 8 1 31st March, 1921 .. .. 18,292 10 4 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 2,320 9 9 Proceeds of sale of coal 274,685 8 9 Buildings ' .. .. .. 241. 8 9 Recoveries .. 13,412 12 8 12,517 0 7 Refunds. &c. .. 69 4 2 Liverpool Colliery— 288,167 5 7 Property and development .. 3,51111 0 Refund contract de- Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 147 12 4 posit .. .. 25 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. 149 19 4 Refund of investment 10,000 0 0 Stores and materials .. .. 22,094 19 3 Interest on investments 836 19 2 Wages .. .. .. .. 76,557 15 3 10,86119 2 Timber.. .. .. .. 244 4 3 Special rato .. .. .. 1,909 8 0 Railway tickets .. .. .. 1,693 13 0 Special trains .. .. .. 5,140 12 6 Refund of revenue .. .. 10 0 Wharfage ' .. 3,664 16 3 Coal purchased .. .. .. 5 3 4 115,720 15 6 Mac Donald Colliery — Property and development .. 2,323 7 9 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 2,804 9 1 Buildings .. .. . . 144 12 2 Cottages .. .. .. 566 12 3 Plantation .. . . .. 353 0 3 0,192 1 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery Account .. .. 20 15 0 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 34,073 10 10 Christchurch Depot Account. . .. 14,457 01] Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 4,079 15 11 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 2,472 II 10 55,083 5 6 Management and office salaries .. 4,786 1 3 Rents . . .. . . .. 185 8 4 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,170 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. 318 18 11 Printing and stationery .. .. 100 15 7 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 2,665 1.8 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. 18,734 511 Marine freights .. .. .. 55,640 1.3 2 Terminal charges .. . . . . 423 4 0 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. 102 11 3 Postages and telegrams .. .. 242 11 10 Insurances .. .. .. 468 3 11 Compensation .. .. .. 1,549 9 3 General expenses .. .. .. 361 17 5 : 94,816 18 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1922.. .. .. .. 32,970 19 0 £317,322 1 1 I £317,322 1 1 Statement of General Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Liverpool Colliery Trade Ex- By Liverpool Colliery Working pensos Account .. .. 115,167 14 5 Account—Gross profit .. 128,515 2 3 Wellington Depot Trade Ex- Wellington Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 11,249 5 11 count —Gross profit .. 13,872 16 5 Christchurch Depot Trade Ex- Christchurch Depot Trading penses Account .. .. 5,915 6 1 Account —Gross profit .. 5,882 15 8 Wanganui Depot Trade Ex- Wanganui Depot Trading Acpenses Account .. .. 2,505 14 1 count—Gross profit .. 2,515 9 2 134,838 0 0 150,780 3 0 Point Elizabeth —Bad debts .. 5 9 1 Seddonville Colliery—Recovery 110 14 7 Dunedin Depot—Bad debts .. 0 8 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery—Re--517 7 eovery .. .. .. 4,338 10 2 Balance —Profit for year carried down .. 21,766 9 7 Liverpool Colliery—Rents .. 483 10 3 Christchurch Depot—Recovery 54 10 0 4,987 5 0 Interest on investments .. .. .. 836 19 2 £156,610 7 8 £156,610 7 8 Sinking Fund Account for redemption of loan £ s. d. £ s. d. capital .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 0 Balance—Profit for year 1921-22 .. .. 21,706 9 7 Balance—Net profit for year .. .. 17,214 9 7 £21,766 9 7 £21,766 9 7