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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Yeae ended 31st March, 1931. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. 3lst March, 1930 .. .. 8.256 13 0 Property and development 106 1 4 Proceeds of sale of coal, &c. 271,939 10 3 Wages.. .. .. 23,372 12 8 Recoveries, refunds, fcc. .. 16,348 16 2 Special rate .. .. 182 19 3 288,288 6 5 Coal purchased .. .. 89 7 8 Contracts—Deposits .. .. 30 0 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. 357 4 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 2,308 0 9 Electric power .. .. 572 4 7 Investments realized .. .. 14,000 0 0 21,680 9 .6 Dishonoured cheques recredited . . 418 16 9 Liverpool Colliery— Repayment of housing loans .. 874 12 0 Property and development 710 2 8 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. 418 ]5 4 Buildings .. .. 607 11 11 Stores and materials .. 25.786 0 8 Wages .. .. .. 78,924 9 7 Special rate .. .. 933 1 11 Railway tickets .. 2,244 11 3 Coal purchased .. .. 147 18 3 109,772 11 7 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development 3 14 0 Cottages .. .. 14 13 5 18 7 5 Housing loans .. .. .. 2,100 0 0 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. 1,410 2 3 Seddonville Colliery Account 50 0 0 Wellington Depot Account.. 18,759 2 4 Christchurch Depot Account 37,269 12 7 Wanganui Depot Account .. 3,257 7 2 Coal purchased on account of i depots (Suspense Account) 4,867 8 9 Cargo adjustments (co-opera-tive coal) .. .. 5 12 0 65,619 5 1 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 297 3 10 Management and office salaries 6,334 18 5 Interest .. .. .. 6,178 17 4 Travelling-expenses .. 104 11 6 Printing and stationery .. 255 7 7 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,383 5 9 Wharfage .. .. 3,348 3 6 Railway haulage .. .. 15,163 1 11 Marine freights .. .. 58,675 11 5 Postages and telegrams .. 263 410 Insurances .. .. 46 18 9 Rents .. .. .. 91 19 0 Compensation .. .. 3,270 9 0 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 364 4 9 General expenses .. .. 1,026 2 5 Investments—general .. 2,500 0 (I Sinking Fund instalment .. 7,632 411 Audit fees .. .. 127 0 0 Cheques dishonoured .. 382 1 9 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. 30 0 0 110,178 2 10 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1931 .. 1,502 19 4 Imprests outstanding .. 7 9 4 1,510 8 8 £314,176 8 11 £314,176 8 11

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