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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Balance-sheet. Statement, of Inabilities and Assets as ai 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debenture loan .. 175,000 0 0 Liverpool Colliery and DevelopLoan under Appropriation ment Property Account — Act, 1912 '.'. .. 50,000 0 0 Balance at 31st March, Inscribed stock .. 2,001 0 7 1921 .. .. .. 84,164 8 10 227,601 0 7 Additions during tho year . . 3,793 7 1 Debenture sinking fund.. .. 24,580 0 0 Accrued interest .. .. 4,025 19 7 87,957 15 11 Sundry creditors— Depreciation .. 8,795 15 7 Liverpool Colliery .. 20,030 16 1.1 79,162 0 4 James Colliery .. 339 0 9 Machinery, plant, ropes, and Mac Donald Colliery .. 19 4 8 . rolling-stock— Wellington Depot .. 1,296 3 0 Balance at 31st March, ('hristehureh Depot .. 544 14 0 1921 .. .. 40,200 14 10 Wanganui Depot .. 130 12 9 Additions during tho year 4,216 8 5 22,360 12 1 ■ Provision for audit fees— 44,483 3 3 Liverpool Colliery .. 70 0 0 Depreciation .. 4,453 0 4 Wellington Depot .. 55 0 0 40,030 211 Christchurch Depot .. 24 13 4 Buildings at mine— Wanganui Depot .. 35 0 0 Balance at 31st March, 184 13 4 1921 .. .. 4,751 12 1 Reserves — Additions during the yoar 148 16 11 General Reserve .. 51,467 2 8 Bad-debts Reserve .. 500 0 0 4,900 9 0 51,967 2 8 Depreciation .. 490 0 11 Contracts Deposit Ac- 4,410 8 1 count .. .. 35 0 0 Cottages at mine— Stocks Suspense Account 704 5 7 Balance at 31st March, 739 5 7 1921 .. .. 5,979 18 2 General Profit and Loss Additions .. .. 42 7 10 Account— Net profit for year .. .. 17,214 9 7 6,022 0 0 Depreciation . . 002 4 7 5,420 1 5 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. 3,701 1,5 0 Stores (stock on hand) .. 12,788 16 8 16,490 12 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 9,732 7 2 155,245 12 1 James Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1921 .. 15,500 3 1 Additions during the year .. 12,078 15 8 27,578 18 9 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1921 4,943 13 11 Additions during the year 4,809 10 2 9,753 4 1 Buildings at mine— Expended during the yoar .. 477 3 7 37,809 0 5 MaeDonald Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1921 .. 58,539 9 5 Additions during the year .. 4,610 10 5 03,149 1.9 10 Machinery, plant, and rol-ling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1921 1,709 7 9 Additions during the year 2,551 19 8 4,201 7 5 Buildings at mine— . Cost at 31st March, 1.921 394 19 1 Additions during the yoar 84 18 2 470 17 ;{ Cottages at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1921 1,808 8 3 Additions during the year 462 3 10 2,270 12 1 Plantation, at mineCost at 31st March, 1921 53 15 5 Expended during the year 330 9 4 384 4 9 70,540 1 4 Carried forward .. .. 349,273 3 5 Carried forward .. .. .. 203,000 19 10