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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Receipts. Expenditure. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Account at Property and development. 8,095 2 0 31st March, 1922 .. .. 32,970 19 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock - 175 8 6 Proceeds of sale of coal 226,106 3 5 8,270 10 6 Recoveries .. 15,788 4 2 Liverpool Colliery— Kefunds, &c. .. 99 11 1 Property and development .. 6,076 5 3 — 241,993 18 8 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 221 17 7 Contract deposit .. 40 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. 1,226 1 i Interest on investments 900 16 5 .Stores and materials .. .. 18,497 1 11 940 16 5 Wages .. .. .. .. 53,859 8 10 Timber .. .. .. . . 230 14 4 Special rate .. .. .. 1,306 19 1 Railway tickets .. .. .. 1,51679 Special trains .. .. .. 1,860 0 0 Refund of revenue .. .. 1 17 5 Wharfage .. .. .. 3,784 0 1 Coal purchased .. .. .. 726 18 7 89,307 11 11 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development .. 184 2 5 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 1,382 3 2 Cottages .. .. .. 8 3 8 Plantation .. .. .. 157 10 11 — 1,732 0 2 Seddonville Colliery Account .. .. 12 4 6 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 26,928 10 4 Christehurch Depot Account.. .. 8,635 14 3 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 3,248 11 1 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 3,473 1 5 42,285 17 1 Management and office salaries .. 4,122 9 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,251 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. 360 18 7 Printing and stationery .. .. 265 4 11 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 2,503 17 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. 14,935 12 11 Marine freights .. .. .. 64,394 6 5 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. 97 4 2 Postages and telegrams .. .. 195 19 9 Insurances .. .. .. 469 5 7 Compensation .. .. .. 2,508 7 4 General expenses .. .. .. 453 10 6 Sinking fund investment .. .. 14,980 0 0 Deposit contract .. .. .. 50 0 0 Refund deposit .. .. . . 35 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 93 13 4 114,717 9 2 Cash in hand aud in Public Account at 31st March, 1923.. .. .. .. 19,580 0 9 £275,905 14 I £275,905 14 1 . ... ! =