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Statement of Colliery Property Accounts as at 31st March, 1927.

Liverpool. James. i Macdonald. Totals. | • ! I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Development and Property Account — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,329 6 8 30,255 14 11 73,968 16 1 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,925 12 6 2,383 5 7 3,009 13 7 71,254 19 2 32,639 0 6 76,978 9 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,225 5 0 1.632 3 8 66,029 14 2 31,006 16 10 j 76,978 9 8 174,015 0 8 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock —• Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,147 0 2 10,828 7 11 Less transferred to plant, buildings, &c., on hire .. .. .. 546 13 7 3,842 7 5 33,600 6 7 ' 6,986 0 6 .. Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,972 17 5 458 12 5 j 36,573 4 0 7,444 12 11 I Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,732 5 1 759 19 4 .. 32,840 18 11 6,684 13 7 Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. 87 10 0 2 16 6 32,753 8 11 : 6,681 17 1 .. 39,435 6 0 Buildings at mine — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,937 13 6 1,190 12 3 479 17 3 Less transferred to plant, buildings, &c., on hire ...... 64 15 0 3,872 18 6 1,190 12 3 479 17 3 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 738 17 5 91 8 0 4,611 15 11 1,282 0 3 479 17 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 11 6 83 17 0 4,143 4 5 1 1,198 3 3 479 17 3 5,821 4 11 Cottages at mine — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,333 17 1 6 2 0 2,070 14 4 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 4 0 5,459 1 1 6 2 0 2,070 14 4 Less sales and recoveries during the year .. .. .. .. 700 0 0 .. j 54 12 2 j 4,759 1 1 6 2 0 j 2,016 2 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 545 18 1 ; 4,213 3 0 i — 6 2 0 2,016 2 2 6,235 7 2 Plantation at mine — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,389 1 11 .. .. .. 910 5 5 2,299 7 4 Preliminary expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,103 8 6 .. .. 1,103 8 6 Coal (Stock on hand at mine, wharf, and afloat) .. .. .. .. 5,303 17 11 1,218 8 7 Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 7 5 135 7 5 5,280 10 6 1,083 1 2 — .. 6,363 11 8 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. ., ,. .. .. .. g 986 10 2 .. I Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. .. '214 11 3 1 6,771 18 11 i .. — .. 6,771 18 11 — ; £120,581 1 10 £41,079 8 10 £80,384 14 6 £242,045 5 2