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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Colliery Working Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Colliery Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Plant, Buildings, etc., on Hire Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

i Dr. Liverpool. James. Gr. Liverpool. 1 James. j _ _ _[ __ _ M £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand, 1st April,1928: 6,337 18 5 535 2 2 By Sales of coal .. .. 160,712 19 0 52,660 11 5 Coal-winning - Sales of stores, power, 4c... 8,911 11 2 Wages .. .. 74,751 10 2 22,214 3 4 Stocks of coal on hand at Stores and materials used 6,854 8 1 984 0 9 31st March, 1929, at mine, Electric power .. .. .. 295 4 8 wharf, and afloat .. 4,464 6 10 550 7 1 Railway tickets .. 674 0 4 Subsidized bus fares, &c. .. 346 16 6 Stores sales (at cost) .. 7,787 1 6 Coal purchased .. 311 4 1 99 4 0 Special rate . . .. 808 7 3 j 238 18 9 Royalty .. .. .. j 477 17 6 97,524 9 10 25,191 7 8 Gross profit —To Profit and Loss Account .. .. 76,564 7 2 28,019 10 10 £174,088 17 0 £53,210 18 6 | £174,088 17 0 ,£53,210 18 6

Dr. Liverpool. James. Gr. i Liverpool. , James. | )! J j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. 3,060 18 5 918 4 11 By Gross profit at. mine .. 76,564 7 2 | 28,019 10 10 Rent . . .. . . .. 23 10 7 Rents .. .. .. 485 12 11 Interest .. .. .. 4,280 14 2 1,733 8 8 Travelling-expenses .. 159 11 3 47 17 1 Printing and stationery .. 146 3 11 43 17 3 Repairs and maintenance .. 6,145 0 8 800 0 2 Telegrams and postages .. 171 0 5 5160 Railway haulage .. .. 11,001 8 0 2,825 8 9 Insurance .. .. 3,206 5 9 ■ 933 19 7 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 277 4 6 79 17 0 General expenses .. .. 828 19 0 248 13 8 Marine freight .. .. 36,307 8 5 14,582 6 6 Audit fees .. . ■ 86 5 0 28 15 0 Wharfage .. .. 2,425 1 9 716 16 3 Superannuation Fund subsidy 74 6 9 37 6 5 Depreciation—Mine, buildings, plant, and machinery 8,653 3 7 3,282 7 5 76,823 11 7 26,353 15 3 Net profit—Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 226 8 6 1,665 15 7 £77,050 0 1 £28,019 10 10 £77,050 0 1 £28,019 10 10

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Interest .. .. .. .. 145 13 10 By Hire of plant, buildings, &c. .. .. 572 10 11 Depreciation .. .. .. 412 14 5 558 8 3 Net revenue—Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 14 2 8 £572 10 11 £572 10 11