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Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Receipts. ' Payments. To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. 10,565 19 6 Property and development 1,465 16 3 Proceeds sale of coal, &e. .. 317,835 18 7 Machinery, plant, and rollingRecoveries, refunds, &c. .. 2,061 15 4 stock .. .. .. 105 211 Forfeited deposit .. .. 10 0 0 Buildings .. .. 21 14 6 -319,907 13 11 Wages .. .. .. 22,034 11 1 Contracts—Deposits .. .. .. 35 0 0 Special rate .. . . 268 13 9 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,655 7 2 Coal purchased .. .. 238 13 3 Investments realized.. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. 279 12 0 Dishonoured cheques recredited .. 135 11 3 24,414 3 9 Repayment of housing loans .. .. 382 7 6 ; Liverpool Colliery — Property and development.. 994 1 0 Machinery, plant, and rollingstock .. .. ~ 509 9 6 Buildings .. .. 170 4 11 Cottages .. .. 1,755 5 7 Stores and materials .. 25,158 12 2 Wages .. .. .. 80,854 15 6 Special rate .. .. 940 7 6 Railway tickets .. .. 2,583 9 3 Plantation .. .. 89 12 1 Coal purchased .. .. 313 10 5 113,369 7 11 MacDonald Colliery— Property and development 3 10 0 Cottages .. .. 419 0 .890 II ousing loans .. .. .. 4,200 () 0 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. .. .. 346 4 10 Seddon villo Colliery Account.. .. 42 11 9 Wellington Depot Account .. 16,759 16 4 Christchurch Depot Account .. 45,752 7 11 Wanganui Depot Account .. 3,742 6 8 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account).. 1,120 13 5 67,375 3 4 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 323 12 6 Management and office salaries 6,023 3 6 Interest .. .. .. 9,101 19 2 Travelling-expenses.. .. 180 7 3 Printing and stationery .. 299 15 1 Repairs and maintenance .. 3,801 18 3 Wharfage .. .. .. 3,627 3 9 Railway haulage .. .. 16,406 18 1 Marino freights .. .. 59,669 11 1 Postages and telegrams .. 224 6 1 Insurances.. .. .. 103 0 7 Rents .. .. .. 116 9 0 Compensation .. .. 3,812 18 0 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 277 14 6 General expenses .. .. 965 11 4 Investments —general .. 10,000 0 0 Sinking Fund instalment .. 4,552 0 5 Audit fees .. .. .. 115 0 0 Contracts —Refunds .. 20 0 0 Cheques dishonoured .. 141 13 6 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 1,065 0 0 120,504 9 7 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1928 .. .. 22,097 16 8 £352,681 19 4 £352,681 19 4