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Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT— continued.

Number if Persons. L924-25. VOTE No. 41—STATE COAL-MINES— continued. 1924-25. 1924-25. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Other Charges for and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts Compensation payable to S. G. Jones for damage to motor-truck Deposits on contracts (recoverable) Depots : Purchase of stocks and trading expenses — Christchurch Wanganui Wellington Grant towards purchase of new residence for Doctor at Runanga Grant, bowling green and tennis court, Runanga Harbour rates and royalty ... Head office expenses James colliery expenses Liverpool Colliery expenses ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Prospecting and Development of State Coal-mines — MacDonald Mine James Mine Liverpool Mine Seddonville Colliery expenses Subsidy— Maintenance of road, Greymouth to James Colliery (£2 for £1) Runanga Medical Association Travelling allowances and expenses Tree-planting, &c, MacDonald Colliery Tree-planting at Runanga ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 165 2 3 3,000 4 5 90 300 6 7 8 9 20,000 4,994 23,000 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 100 100 8,575 125 45,000 155,000 140 200 17 18 19 20 50 2,000 12,600 25 21 i 22 23 24 25 26 300 200 120 575 600 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Return of deposits ... ... £300 Sale of plant, railway tickets, &c. 5,000 5,300 Gross Total 277,309 287,646 Credits-in-aid 5,300 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 41 282,346